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dtguitarfan
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 09:36 | ||||
But that's just the thing - I think Progressive Rock is a genre where people who actually knew about music theory are rebelling against the popular attitude that it doesn't matter: the attitude that it isn't about music but about pretty people dancing around on stage to repetitive beats. Which is why in THIS genre, it IS important to know the difference between crap and good music. |
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Snow Dog
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 11:15 | ||||
Really? What is crap music? What is good?
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HolyMoly
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 11:35 | ||||
Personally, I find it interesting to understand WHY and HOW music works, and music theory makes it clearer to me. There is some method to it besides it just "sounding good". My appreciation comes from a balance of techncal knowledge and subjective "feel".
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 11:37 | ||||
Pretty much every artist that won a Grammy this year (that was televised) is crap music. |
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 11:39 | ||||
Oh, OK, then I'm NOT sorry
I don't know much about that either, but I'm game Edited by The Bearded Bard - March 10 2012 at 12:45 |
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 11:43 | ||||
I really would like to know more about the WHYs and HOWs of music. Perhaps a book like 'Music Theory for Dummies' is just the thing for me?
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Horizons
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:13 | ||||
I quite enjoy Bon Iver.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:26 | ||||
I did say "pretty much" - here, THIS is crap music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llKlUBkEQAE&feature=youtube_gdata_player |
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Snow Dog
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:41 | ||||
Aah! Then I disagree.
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octopus-4
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:48 | ||||
Give a look to this...few theory for beginners and a lot of interesting stuff. |
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progprogprog
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:50 | ||||
Sorry to interrupt you, but I would love to have some examples here for your disagreement.
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Always thinking in extremes.That's my way to beat boredom.
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progprogprog
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:52 | ||||
Sounds like an interesting book Luca, I will check that out.
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Always thinking in extremes.That's my way to beat boredom.
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:07 | ||||
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Dean
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:08 | ||||
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What?
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Dean
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:10 | ||||
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What?
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:31 | ||||
... and it totally explains why chicks don't dig it . I wouldn't really consider prog "greats" illiterate ... sorry for bugging you with the intro to Firth of Fifth again, but you have to acknowledge Banks' weird talent.
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:35 | ||||
I never expected them to - I know the Grammy's are a big popularity contest that has nothing to do with musical value. But that doesn't change the fact that the Foo Fighters suck. I mean, they played a song and the only thing their drummer did the whole time was "Dum-Pa-Dum-Pa-Dum-Pa-Dum-Pa-Dum-Pa-Dum-Pa..." Edited by dtguitarfan - March 10 2012 at 13:59 |
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:41 | ||||
Yeah, I think I know that beat; it's something Simon King pulled off on the opener of "Here Come the Warm Jets", right? Sorry for deviating from the topic of the thread. You know what? Instead of apologizing, let's just stick with the topic .
Edited by Dayvenkirq - March 10 2012 at 13:42 |
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The Bearded Bard
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:42 | ||||
Oh, I see what you mean.
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TODDLER
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 14:15 | ||||
Decades ago when I was surrounded by fine musicians , there was a lot of talk about developing a "feel" for a certain style of music. Every musician I traveled with studied with some sort of master. Being great at sight reading, scales, theory yet still asking me if I thought they had the right "feel". It happens when you are young musician with great technique, but haven't reached the level of expressing your own voice. You can be a schooled reader and not know how to express through an instrument ...the true expression of the composition. The composition is complex, but has a lot of feeling. It is not evident to the majority of people in the world. It's America's pathetic reaction to ethnic music. They cringe and let off a nervous stare. They have always been afraid of Arabic music ..which was easier for them to except through a Warner Bros. cartoon or a 3 Stooges episode.
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