quoted 3 lines I'm curious about how the process works whereby we (as you put it) go> > I'm curious about how the process works whereby we (as you put it) go
> > "inside" a particular genre and start hearing the differences instead
> > of the sameness. quoted 4 lines Awesome topic. I think its one that can be applied to any music>
> Awesome topic. I think its one that can be applied to any music
> or idea really, but it works really well for certain styles that have that
> repetitious noteriety.
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Oh yeah - broaden it to any "movement"...in art, philosophy, literature, architecture and it's really interesting. Great point. Also, I think it has interesting application for styles which aren't that repetitive - is it a reaction against formula/repetition? (probably) If so, it's still shaped BY repetition and formula (like any 'movement/school' in the arts which rises from the ranks of another and, in turn , becomes some kind of bulwark which shapes a future convention/anticonvention. It's hard to get away from the old structuralist/poststructuralist binary).
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I think actually stuff like jazz/noise/metal are
quoted 4 lines more> more
> slated with the "difficult" categorization, which i think is a different
> reason people are turned off, but you can probably apply some of the
> same thoughts.
Indeed.
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quoted 3 lines I don't really know the answer to these questions, but I'd definitely>
> I don't really know the answer to these questions, but I'd definitely
> like to hear people's theories.
Ditto
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. In the end it breaks down into being willing
or being shaped by forces which can be contrued as 'the will' (I'm not a fatalist, but thought that would be another interesting node to pursue as long as the can is open)
to break
quoted 6 lines away from the standard kind of attentionspan/consciousness that we> away from the standard kind of attentionspan/consciousness that we
> are used to where we'd get bored with just "listening" to something
> repetitive. One way is through dance. Another is through drugs.
> I think people with naturally very active imaginations can break through
> also, because it can be effective background music, and it isn't trying
> to tell your brain a particular story like lyrics-based music is.
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I don't want to wax elitist - but maybe some people are more prone to being imaginative. It's impossible to be objective in defining what makes me "me" - maybe it's more to do with that which has shaped me (experiences, culture, etc) than what there is to shape. I tend to think it's both and thank God I'm not responsible for not pronouncing the proportions :-)
jeff