quoted 4 lines What I'm saying is that not all music can move you!> What I'm saying is that not all music can move you!
> it's not a formula. It's not IDM vs. Indie rock /rnb/soul what ever. It's
> needing to connect with something in the music and that can come from
> anywhere. it all depends on the person.
Absolutely...as I said in my post, it was Liszt's Hungarian Dances that
brought me back to reality. It's nothing to do with the style / genre as
such. I'm sure there are many people who hate Liszt as much as I like him.
quoted 2 lines I think that if there's one thing in> I think that if there's one thing in
> music that does it to more people that not, it's ROMANTICISM. now how
would
quoted 1 line you guys descibe this nebulous term?> you guys descibe this nebulous term?
Romanticism...well...I described it as soul. I think we're talking about the
same thing, tho.
quoted 2 lines Side note: does anyone think "moonlight> Side note: does anyone think "moonlight
> sonata" is boring or make them feel 'detached'? I bet there's someone.
Well, the first movement is for me the worst (probably cos I was forced to
learn how to play it at an early age), but the second is better, and the
third totally captivates me. As an example of classical music that makes me
feel detached, I'd say the worst offender is Prokofieff. In the first half
of the last century, he was one of the most ground-breaking composers...part
of a trend away from the romantic period of music (Tchaikovsky, et al) thru
'impressionism' which could be amazingly beautiful (Ravel, Debussy) towards
more 'interesting' music (Satie, Cage, Glass). It was at this point in time
that composers started exploring the use of weird scales, atonality and
rhythm instead of conventional melody and harmony in their music. The roots
of IDM?
Anyway, the moral is: variety in your listening habits is a VERY good thing.
Don't blind yourself to the huge range of music available.
Stevie.
www.ignition.org.uk
www.rewind1000.co.uk
np:: Kumquat - 'Gradually Expanding Rutabaga'
PS - Does anyone know anything about coding web pages for WAP phones? Please
reply in private or everyone will get pissed off for the off-topic-ness.
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