Does intelligence matter?

Originally posted by chopper Originally posted by Phulax-Wolfgang Is a decent attention span a more necessary part for enjoying prog would you say?   I think it's more that than intelligence. Most people don't really sit down and really listen to music these days - it's just something they have on in the background.  A lot of prog demands attention to really appreciate.

This.

I read articles like this all the time, they appear to correlate some credibility with their claims but I personally take it with a grain of salt. The "smarter" kids could enjoy prog for completely different reasons, not solely because of their IQ. You could even make the leap with that logic and say "people with more money seem to enjoy prog!" I think it just comes down to taste to be honest with you. Did those same Ivy League students listen to classical music as well?

Originally posted by fuxi Intellectual ability in any given subject does not necessarily mean that you're someone of sophisticated taste. For example, I know quite a few people with PhDs running university departments, but some of them are bigots, others are ultra-nationalists and many of them are only interested in tacky pop music. For (most) symphonic prog, Canterbury Scene, RIO and proggy jazz-rock, all you need is a certain preference for ECLECTICISM. Such preference is relatively rare, but I keep bumping into progheads everywhere. However, since they don't wear kaftans anymore, it can be hard to spot them!

Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 I guarantee that prog listening is in no way correlated with intelligence.

I agree with this. People sometimes get the impression that when a person listens to simple music and cringes at prog, it has to do with a lack of intelligence to understand the music. It's probably preference. Although it can be a bit misleading when a person attempts to make observations of society's reaction to music in general. I was waiting for you to make a post reply and I support your view.

Is anybody interrested in music these days? It is so secondary that people take it for granted . It's everywhere. TV, movies, games etc. Most of tEarth's population think what  Bieber and Céline Dion do  is music.

 I remember back in 2007 ( I think ) Joshua Bell who is considered to be one of the top clasical violin virtuosos ( and highest paid ) on the planet took his 3 million dollar Stratavarios vilion into the Washington DC metro during rush hour and played for about an hour and collected about $ 30 and hardly anyone stopped to admire his playing. One woman stopped and said that it was "fantastic " Of course it was a publicity stunt staged by the Washington Post just to illustrate how clued out people are.

I dunno,  were there any intelligent people passing by besides that woman.



Edited by Vibrationbaby - February 28 2011 at 12:49

Ok let's conduct a experiment here. 

I can't fry an egg without breaking it 

Originally posted by lazland Originally posted by The T I can't fry an egg without breaking it  Ah Teo. Then it is, I'm afraid, the option of last resort - you'll have to go down the hard boiled route

Hi,

Edited by moshkito - February 28 2011 at 13:41

Even dummies can enjoy music.