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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Unfortunately, what we have today is, I believe, a culture that provides the rather hollow pleasure of access, without the real pleasure of understanding.
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Oh, Classic FM is deplorable. They won't play anything too long, they rarely venture outside of the classical era (except the ocassional dalliance with Bach) and they have a habit of playing the 'lush' recordings.
This notion of the
real sort of irks me. I'm sure it just flew off your keyboard, you seem a very considered chap. But it's the notion of fidelity, the idea that some art is 'real' and some art is 'fake'. I've had conversations with people who were dyed-in-the-wool Warholites telling me that dance music wasn't 'real' because they don't play 'real' instruments.
Ultimately, again, whatever floats a person's boat is no business of mine, so long as the aforementioned floating doesn't interfere with the rather fine bobbing I do.