quoted 1 line Can you elaborate on that concept, I'm not quite able to digest it. BURP.> Can you elaborate on that concept, I'm not quite able to digest it. BURP.
Hmmm...there's probably a reason why there exists on the one hand
fictional books (poems, novels, short-stories) and on the other hand
non-fictional (essays, academic litterature etc.). The moment a
novel, or in this case a piece of music, decides to become
explicit in the sense that they choose one specific political theme
(Bosnia, Tibet...), there is a clear & present danger (heh!) that the
theme takes control over the piece of art itself. It becomes so
important for the artist to "save the world" that he or she looses
sight for what art really should be (in my and, if I understand him
correctly, Harold Blooms opinion): source for insight, and not a
microphone for a capital-letter manifesto.
Simplification (but still part of my point): Why did Sartre and
Foucault participate in rallies and protest-marches? They were both
very competent (!) writers, so wouldn't a book be enough to put the
wrongs into rights?
quoted 1 line and >>some guy writing an LP's worth of music to bring about awareness?> and >>some guy writing an LP's worth of music to bring about awareness?
I'm not condoning (sp?) anyone's sincere intentions, it's just their
means to their ends I'm doubting. When you copy or put together your
mix tapes, you're not politically motivated in doing do so. When
Black Dog decides to make music about Tibet, they're focusing their
music towards one specific, political agenda. They stand the *risk* of
Tibet standing in the way of their music, you don't.
I decided to join Amnesty International instead of making some kind
of musical statement about prisoners of conscience. This is my way of
doing things, others have other ways. If they think music or art in
general is the way to do it, fine; I don't. Think about it: How many
people do you know who's actually been motivated to act after
listening to a piece of music or reading a novel? And how many
people listening to music does *not* know about Tibet?
quoted 1 line Teep<--eager meter up two knotches in anticipation of some 'rally time'> Teep<--eager meter up two knotches in anticipation of some 'rally time'
Looks like the heat is on.
/Oivind Idso/