On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Ed Hall wrote:
quoted 10 lines On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:39:07 -0500, wells@hiro.submute.net wrote:> On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:39:07 -0500, wells@hiro.submute.net wrote:
> : There's a profound argument if I've ever heard one: if you didn't like it,
> : you didn't understand it.
> : Brilliant.
> : phew.
> Yup, it's a trite argument (your sarcasm noted). But that doesn't mean it's
> always wrong. Some of my favorite music is stuff that left me cold at first,
> until I somehow "got" it. And even though folks on this list never seem to
> admit it (I wonder why?), most people I know have similar experiences.
> -Ed
Well, "getting" something and understanding something are two different
things. Not understanding a selection of music implies (to me) that the
listener is having trouble comprehending what he/she is qualifying what
he/she is listening to as music altogether. Not "getting" something
implies that the listener hasn't mustered enough appreciation for the
music just yet.
Seriously though, I don't think there's anyone on this list that doesn't
understand (by the above definition) any artist's music we discuss here.
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