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Old 01-20-2018, 04:45 PM   #31 (permalink)
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This album is a mess, it's all over the place, but it's great and I love it. It's very avant garde, so I can see why some people would hate this because it's similar to Trout Mask Replica where it's just bat**** crazy and it doesn't seem to follow any patterns really. I like when music does that.
I know I’ve kind of been a dick talking to you about music so I’m not wearing my dickhead here. Coltrane’s playing is actually obsessively about very complicated patterns. It’s a lot like organic patterns in nature. He takes a theme and reworks it in a very systematic way.

This isn’t like the Daydream Nation conversation where I was just needling at you for no reason. I'm not just contradicting you on purpose. It just caught my eye when you mentioned patterns.

I’m not voting in this poll because I won’t partake in a poll that accepts less than the highest possible rating for Coltrane’s music.
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Old 01-20-2018, 04:52 PM   #32 (permalink)
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A short excerpt of Elvin Jones explaining his style. It might add a tiny insight to his style of drumming, maybe it will help to understand and enjoy album a little bit more.
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Old 01-21-2018, 04:12 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Geez, Occult. Even the Beatles weren't perfect.


Oh, well, it will probably be a classic anyway
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Old 01-21-2018, 05:49 AM   #34 (permalink)
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After the first two tracks, I can see that I don't want to bother with the rest of this album. It would be unfair to vote, and I won't.
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I know I’ve kind of been a dick talking to you about music so I’m not wearing my dickhead here. Coltrane’s playing is actually obsessively about very complicated patterns. It’s a lot like organic patterns in nature. He takes a theme and reworks it in a very systematic way.

This isn’t like the Daydream Nation conversation where I was just needling at you for no reason. I'm not just contradicting you on purpose. It just caught my eye when you mentioned patterns.

I’m not voting in this poll because I won’t partake in a poll that accepts less than the highest possible rating for Coltrane’s music.
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His music means a lot to me. It might sound childish when I explain it but it has shown me something enlightening. It has taken me somewhere I didn’t think existed. Even further than LSD and much better because it’s so much more enriching long term and unlike an acid trip Coltrane’s music can be taken apart and understood. Maybe it’s silly to treat it like it’s sacred but it fills that role in my life. I know it’s only sound vibrations but I think it triggers the god button in my brain.
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I feel the same way tbh.
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I've got that with some other artists but I'll avoid ridicule by not saying which.

Some music has just grown to be immensely important to me and become a part of the fabric of my life to the degree where it's hard to imagine life without.

If I'm ever to appreciate Coltrane, it would have to be his best foot forward. More likely, I'll need to get into some other jazz first.
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The point I'm trying to make is that I may be into [insert artist here] and think they're the greatest thing ever, but even I would know there would be people who would not appreciate iah, and I would accept that. To say you only accept top ratings for anyone's album, no matter who they are, is, to be fair, and honest, musical snobbery. How do you know how other people feel, especially those not into jazz?

Mind you, I should point out that I have not yet listened to this; I may, but some of the reviews have warned me that it will not be something I would personally like. I did hear a few Coltrane tracks and liked them, but within anyone's discography has to be the potential for some albums that will not necessarily appeal to everyone.
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The point I'm trying to make is that I may be into [insert artist here] and think they're the greatest thing ever, but even I would know there would be people who would not appreciate iah, and I would accept that. To say you only accept top ratings for anyone's album, no matter who they are, is, to be fair, and honest, musical snobbery. How do you know how other people feel, especially those not into jazz?
Those people can go get ****ed if they're going to dismiss an album like this for not being pop music or directly aligning with their tastes. You could write a thesis on why this album is absolutely perfect both from a musical theory standpoint and from the viewpoint of an uninformed listener. This isn't just an album with a song that people like from the radio, this album is a goddamn musical revolution.

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Mind you, I should point out that I have not yet listened to this; I may, but some of the reviews have warned me that it will not be something I would personally like. I did hear a few Coltrane tracks and liked them, but within anyone's discography has to be the potential for some albums that will not necessarily appeal to everyone.
Coltrane has dips in his discography but this album is certainly not it. Appealing to everyone is a ****ty goal anyways, I'll gladly inform people not into it that they're wrong.
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