On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Kent williams wrote:
quoted 2 lines When it comes to writing about music, it's something I do a lot, so I> When it comes to writing about music, it's something I do a lot, so I
> think that it can be done. Otherwise I wouldn't bother.
yes. but you can only go so far.
we (or at least, i) lack the diction to describe sound to any level of
satisfaction. when we describe sound using words like 'bright', 'dark',
'textured', 'hard', 'sharp', we're drawing in words used for our other
senses.
i can feel some satisfaction in describing a piece of music using
elaborate genres, like 'jazzy french techno' or 'minimal glitch', but any
other person will interpret that differently from me.
so talking about music is hard. everyone interprets music in their own
way... no wonder reviewers end up talking about themselves and the other
music the like. but it is a good process to go through. i guess dancing
about architecture is good too.
so i am agreeing with you, and adding a tangent...
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