On 10 Feb 98, eric hill wrote: (idm) m's and p's:
quoted 3 lines in his book "noise," jacques attali makes an argument that musical> in his book "noise," jacques attali makes an argument that musical
> innovation is tied to the breaking of existing standards of what
> music is made of. transgressing barriers,
[ and more of the same for a good long while ]
Maybe I just want pleasing sounds to wash my soul with.
NOT innovation
NOT breaking of existing standards
NOT transgressing barriers
Just PLEASE something enjoyable. Or relaxing. Or exciting. Or to
shake my bones to.
The very word "noise" as title for the book from which the thought
process is taken says quite a lot. Noise does not always equal
music. Well, not to my ears, it doesn't.
(And yes, I do "hear what you're saying"). But just because someone
promotes 'death to the infidels' doesn't make his music sound any
better, now does it?
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