Unpopular Musical Opinions - Page 44

Pookie · 08.16.2007, 07:01 AM

I love 1970's Elvis much more than 1950's Elvis.

Rob Instigator · 08.16.2007, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by racehorse

oh come on, i wasn't at all saying that the hypothetical musician wasn't at all talented. i was raising a question, using those two analogies to demonstrate the confusion and dislike i have over the term "talent" when used by mainstream music literature and the listening public.

i wasn't relaying my personal opinions in the slightest. the vast majority of the listening public would call one musician talented and the other untalented. however, who are we to say which has a greater artistic value? that's all i was saying.

regarding classical music: to lend individual interpretation to a piece of music is obviously a skill that is hugely difficult to aquire, and takes a massive amount of sensitivity and creativity. this i agree with you on one hundred percent. i play the piano classically myself, and even if i don't do it very well, it really is the most wonderful aspect of playing.

p.s. when i said "following sheets of music that have been played in the same way for 300 years" i was regarding baroque piano/harpsichord music. it is actually almost impossible to perform a truly individual interpretation of most of the baroque keyboard works without actually altering the notes (something bach actually encouraged but which hardly anybody does). musicians have to inject personality with dynamics (which is impossible on a harpsichord) and these are dynamics which, for the most apart, are the dynamics widely encouraged and accepted by the scholarly institutions.
record labels, audiences and scholars obviously don't want to see their music slaughtered in this way so there is a limited creativity, which is on the opposite end of the spectrum of free improv. that is why i used the two examples.

all true my man. talent is talent though.

I fucking HATE the harpsichord. HATE

Rob Instigator · 08.16.2007, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

i thought of another one: the who.
surely no one here likes the who.

Mods die

demonrail666 · 08.16.2007, 07:42 AM

The Mission were better than The Sisters of Mercy.

racehorse · 08.16.2007, 07:55 AM

most stoner rock bores the pants off me.
when used tastefully (i.e. not in oasis songs) the cello is the most beautiful instrument to listen to, from jazz to classical to 20th century experimental to improv music.
eminem is an extremely talented man with an ingenious marketing scheme who has a number of amazing songs.

ZEROpumpkins · 08.16.2007, 08:02 AM

I agree on the cello part. Most songs with cello's are beautiful.

Cantankerous · 08.16.2007, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Mods die

how dare you

GIIIRL YOU REALLY GOT ME NOW
YOU GOT ME SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOINNNNAAAAHHHH
(i realize that's the kinks but in my opinion they're better and mod-er than the who)

Savage Clone · 08.16.2007, 08:41 AM

Clear some PM's, will ya?

(apologies to the rest of you)

Rob Instigator · 08.16.2007, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

how dare you

GIIIRL YOU REALLY GOT ME NOW
YOU GOT ME SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOINNNNAAAAHHHH
(i realize that's the kinks but in my opinion they're better and mod-er than the who)

Mods die!

Cantankerous · 08.16.2007, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Mods die!

PEOPLE TRY TO PUT US...D-D-D-DOWNNNNN (people like rob instigator)
JUST BECAUSE WE G-G-G-GET AROUND
AND I'M NOT TRYIN TO CAUSE A BIG S-SENSATIONNNN
JUST TALKIN BOUT MY G-G-G-GENERATIONNN

Savage Clone · 08.16.2007, 09:06 AM

Rob apparently thinks it's OK to have loud amps, but only if you look like shit while you use 'em.

Rob Instigator · 08.16.2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

PEOPLE TRY TO PUT US...D-D-D-DOWNNNNN (people like rob instigator)
JUST BECAUSE WE G-G-G-GET AROUND
AND I'M NOT TRYIN TO CAUSE A BIG S-SENSATIONNNN
JUST TALKIN BOUT MY G-G-G-GENERATIONNN

in the Immortal words of the great Houston hardcore band JANITOR

extreminate, exterminate, exterminate my generation....

Cantankerous · 08.16.2007, 09:07 AM

the who looked brilliant AND had loud amps so put that in your pipe and smoke it rob!

Rob Instigator · 08.16.2007, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Rob apparently thinks it's OK to have loud amps, but only if you look like shit while you use 'em.

yes! YES! YES!!!!

Mods die!!!!!

Rob Instigator · 08.16.2007, 09:07 AM

the best looking abnd ever was 4 non blondes

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!!!!! fuck I hated that band!

Toilet & Bowels · 08.16.2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

New Order were better than Joy Division.

you're either mental or in need of some zovirax

Cantankerous · 08.16.2007, 09:52 AM

you're all mad!

Toilet & Bowels · 08.16.2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

you're all mad!

no, everyone is mad except for me

Cantankerous · 08.16.2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

no, everyone is mad except for me

that haircut was pretty ill-advised.

Rob Instigator · 08.16.2007, 10:07 AM

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