What is music? (jazz, metal, u2, Fingerprint, Metalhead)

jackhammer · 06-20-2007, 01:56 PM

There is a whole section in your brain devoted for the assimilation of music-so essentially music is food for the brain

chumb · 06-20-2007, 02:05 PM

I like that definition.

jackhammer · 06-20-2007, 05:55 PM

A persons music tastes is supposedly indicative of their personalities. I don't know if any serious studies have been carried out on this subject. if they have , I would be fascinated to hear more.

~~The Unfan~~ · 06-21-2007, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

A persons music tastes is supposedly indicative of their personalities. I don't know if any serious studies have been carried out on this subject. if they have , I would be fascinated to hear more.

Only partially true. I can honestly say not all jazz fans are friendly people nor can I say all metalheads slay dragons. On the other hand all U2 fans are pretentious twats.

TheBig3 · 06-21-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The Unfan

Only partially true. I can honestly say not all jazz fans are friendly people nor can I say all metalheads slay dragons.

But shouldn't you be able to...in a perfect world.

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On the other hand all U2 fans are pretentious twats.

And you just "METAL HEADS LOL"'d me in another thread...how dare you.

@ boo boo

Do you mean empirically it has no emotion? Like if I drag a bow across a strong theres no emotion inherently in that sound the arises? Im asking before I argue here.

boo boo · 06-21-2007, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Do you mean empirically it has no emotion? Like if I drag a bow across a strong theres no emotion inherently in that sound the arises? Im asking before I argue here.

How do you interpret emotion in a sound?

"Look, that guitarist is playing a long note, and look he's bending the strings and everyone loves the sound of vibrato. It's so emotional"

You see, with enough technical skill and practice, any kid can learn to play David Gilmours solos, and if theres anyone whos guitar playing "sounds" emotional, it's David Gilmour. But it has a lot more to do with talent, knowing the right techniques, the right notes to play than it does investing ones emotion into a song or how much "feeling" he/she puts into it. Some hipster kid can say "Look, its not about talent, its about emotion, all I need is emotion". Well he can fiddle with that wammy bar as much as he likes, if he dosen't know how to play or construct a solid melody, then I don't care if he does it with a big stupid smile on his face and what he calls "feeling", the music can't move me if I think it sounds like crap. But then again, its that very kind of attitude that so many critics and the kids in todays music scene eat up nowadays. Encouraging aspiring musicians to not really take the time to learn their instrument, and instead telling them that all they need is emotion and "feeling". To me this is very damaging to the future of music. Because we have so many bands now who get by on the idea that their music will mean something to people just as long as they play with "feeling". Hence the whole Emo trend right now.

Note how I never say "feeling" without putting quotes around it, thats because I think its a bullsh*t term.

~~The Unfan~~ · 06-22-2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Note how I never say "feeling" without putting quotes around it, thats because I think its a bullsh*t term.

"Note" how I say "note" with quotation marks around it, thats because I think its a bullsh(asterisk)t term.

TanibaL · 06-20-2007, 08:30 PM

muzik iz anotha form of expression

Laces Out Dan! · 06-20-2007, 08:51 PM

i know of a lot of music that doesnt sound too organized..what about Jamming..thats not organized.

boo boo · 06-20-2007, 08:59 PM

It dosent have to be compromised to be organised, even in improv the musicians have complete control of the sounds that are being produced. If someone has control over the sounds being produced, it is music.

If I were to do the melody of Blister in the Sun with my right arm pit, then yes, it is still music.

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