What is that to you - coherence?

Slartibartfast wrote: I think people who are obsessed with coherence are pretentious.

Kati wrote: richardh wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: I think people who are obsessed with coherence are pretentious. that's very punk of you hahaha RichardH, I usually agree with you but now I do understand Slartibartfast point of view too  First of all coherence is perceived differently to all of us, heck we even accept demons and wizards lol (pink unicorns is taking it a bit too far)   punk moozik btw to me is anti musicianship, anything goes no need to focus on instrumentals and this is a shame to me. more hugs

I might've thought that perceiving coherence differently would just make it more interesting, but after awhile I figured out that this thread is less about coherence itself and more about reviewing. I do agree with a point made earlier that one is unlikely to come across an album that truly lacks coherence, and it's not valuable for reviewing for that reason. It doesn't mean that it's not real and that people (e.g. Musicians) don't think about it. Who hasn't considered it in putting together their own compilations (mixed tapes)? Alas, I realize now that such a discussion may require its own thread.

This is the first time I've used 'alas' in a sentence. Do I get an award, a t-shirt or something?

Edited by HackettFan - December 10 2014 at 09:15

HackettFan wrote: Kati wrote: richardh wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: I think people who are obsessed with coherence are pretentious. that's very punk of you hahaha RichardH, I usually agree with you but now I do understand Slartibartfast point of view too  First of all coherence is perceived differently to all of us, heck we even accept demons and wizards lol (pink unicorns is taking it a bit too far)   punk moozik btw to me is anti musicianship, anything goes no need to focus on instrumentals and this is a shame to me. more hugs I might've thought that perceiving coherence differently would just make it more interesting, but after awhile I figured out that this thread is less about coherence itself and more about reviewing. I do agree with a point made earlier that one is unlikely to come across an album that truly lacks coherence, and it's not valuable for reviewing for that reason. It doesn't mean that it's not real and that people (e.g. Musicians) don't think about it. Who hasn't considered it in putting together their own compilations (mixed tapes)? Alas, I realize now that such a discussion may require its own thread.

TradeMark0 wrote: Kati wrote: punk moozik btw to me is anti musicianship, anything goes no need to focus on instrumentals and this is a shame to me. more hugs https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=ALBTKoXRg38BBJQSECCc9HU8GcUyfwUFx6&v=TPPWWkhRT8I Ok, the musicianship isn't as good as prog, but this is still pretty good.

ha! TradeMark0! Ok I believe you let me go listen to your suggestion right now

Magazine is awesome.  There are hardly any prog tracks that convey melancholy so effectively in just a few notes as Magazine do in You Never Knew Me.  

Davesax1965 wrote: Coherence for me is overall flow. Does it all hang right together ?  It's also the picture the album paints. For me, I can't listen to certain albums without being transported back to a certain time or place. Disraeli Gears, I'm around at a friends' house in the mid 70's, Dark Side, I was doing this, Space Ritual, I was doing that..... so. Does it all make sense and flow as a whole and does it paint a recognisable and memorable picture ?