Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.
ps139 said:First we need to blow up MTV's headquarters.....who's with me?~!?!
1979-1984nadroj1985 said:If you could pick any 5 year period in the history of rock music, what 5 years would you consider the "Golden Age" of rock music?
nadroj1985 said:Quite interesting picks; although all of you have picked 6-year periodsSo much for following OP rules, eh?
Arwen Undomiel said:If only it were just MTV.....
I think that generally speaking, you are correct.nadroj1985 said:.......and not the way the world worksBy my standards, at least, the greatest music almost always has not, is not, and will not be popular. I don't mind too much, though. I just have to work a little harder.....and I enjoy the work
ps139 said:I think that generally speaking, you are correct.
ps139 said:You are right. I think that the general population doesnt have an ear for music. A minority has a good ear for music.
Thus the tastes of the minority and majority will usually differ. I'm sorry but "3 minutes and catchy" isnt my idea of great music.
Sometimes on rare occasions a song is sooo good that no matter what you have to love it. That accounts for those rare, rare, rare instances when Phish is on the radio
I think the difference is unsophistication, not a "good ear". I fully believe that if I got the chance to sit the average music-listener down and play them the 20 albums that I believe are qualitatively better than anything ever recorded, they'd not only enjoy it but that it'd change the way they listen to music. I mean, probably I'm wrong and they'd just revert to their Creed-induced stupor, or whatever, but it's worth a shot.ps139 said:You are right. I think that the general population doesnt have an ear for music. A minority has a good ear for music.
Whoa. Three minutes and catchy are some of my favorite songs. You've obviously never heard "Academy Fight Song", "Summer Babe", "Rain of Crystal Spires"...the entire Smiths oeuvre, for crying out loud!ps139 said:Thus the tastes of the minority and majority will usually differ. I'm sorry but "3 minutes and catchy" isnt my idea of great music.
lolcharmtrap said:I think the difference is unsophistication, not a "good ear". I fully believe that if I got the chance to sit the average music-listener down and play them the 20 albums that I believe are qualitatively better than anything ever recorded, they'd not only enjoy it but that it'd change the way they listen to music. I mean, probably I'm wrong and they'd just revert to their Creed-induced stupor, or whatever, but it's worth a shot.
Yes, I'm a musical elitist
charmtrap said:I think the difference is unsophistication, not a "good ear". I fully believe that if I got the chance to sit the average music-listener down and play them the 20 albums that I believe are qualitatively better than anything ever recorded, they'd not only enjoy it but that it'd change the way they listen to music. I mean, probably I'm wrong and they'd just revert to their Creed-induced stupor, or whatever, but it's worth a shot.
Qyöt27 said:If I sat the average music listener down and played the music I think is best, they probably wouldn't leave with their sanity intact or without their ears bleeding (and that's while having the music at an acceptable level; not blaring). Skinny Puppy (and the mix of music I listen to; not just Puppy) tends to have that effect on people *devious grin*
Well now, if that was the effect I wanted, I'd go straight for my noise collection and play some Einsturzende Neubaten, Aube, Merzbow, Francisco Lopez or Nurse With Wound. I don't usually like to actively frighten my guests however.Qyöt27 said:lol
If I sat the average music listener down and played the music I think is best, they probably wouldn't leave with their sanity intact or without their ears bleeding (and that's while having the music at an acceptable level; not blaring). Skinny Puppy (and the mix of music I listen to; not just Puppy) tends to have that effect on people *devious grin*
Well I did say I was probably wrongnadroj1985 said:I think you're wrong
Sure, but Sister Ray is pretty challenging to listen to all the way through, even considering all the years that have passed.nadroj1985 said:For instance, I could play the average listener "Sister Ray" by the Velvet Underground, and they just wouldn't get it.
I don't know if that's a rule or not. I think the reason most people are unsophisticated in their choices is because they encounter so little thoughtful art, which means they remain unsophisticated, which means artists who are after mainstream success must pander to unsophisticated tastes, which means said listener gets more unsophisticated art, and so on around the circle we go. You can't learn to appreciate what you can't ever hear.nadroj1985 said:I think it's a masterpiece, but most people would probably think it's unlistenable. They just look at music in a fundamentally different way than I do.
charmtrap said:Sure, but Sister Ray is pretty challenging to listen to all the way through, even considering all the years that have passed.
I don't know if that's a rule or not. I think the reason most people are unsophisticated in their choices is because they encounter so little thoughtful art, which means they remain unsophisticated, which means artists who are after mainstream success must pander to unsophisticated tastes, which means said listener gets more unsophisticated art, and so on around the circle we go. You can't learn to appreciate what you can't ever hear.
ps139 said:...... That accounts for those rare, rare, rare instances when Phish is on the radio
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?