The Bear Jew Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 "Musical people are so absurdly unreasonable. They always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one is longing to be absolutely deaf." --Oscar Wilde We need to remember this quote the next time we try to cram our newest opus down the ear canals of our friends/family/significant others. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh a Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 If you play loud enough, you'll both be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottomgottem Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 He wrote that about me. Great quote, Erik. My whole trick is to keep the tune well out in front. If I play Tchaikovsky, I play his melodies and skip his spiritual struggle. ~Liberace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 If you play long enough, you can understand. It is amazing how a third, a sixth or any one note can add something to a piece. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I remember going on and on about some incredible special moving jaw-dropping music I was pushing (not my own, but a favorite) and seeing musician friend's eyes glaze over. I wondered "why don't they get it?" Then people would go on and on about some music that just didn't move me at all. At some point the truth of the quote above dawned on me. It's great to offer new sounds to others, but we must temper our expectations. Erik - did a specific incident trigger this desire to post? Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanny XIII Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Yay that guy wrote The Picuter of Dorian gray. The quote continues: expcept of course all of thanny's music, which is really cool, and i like. It is hard to find it, but he told me so. I knew a girl that was into biamping,I sure do miss her.-ButcherNburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I really don't have a choice anymore. The chords that they play with just don't sound right with a r00t note allot of the time. I can't play notes that don't sound pleasing to me. I will ask about what I am playing sometimes. The best thing I can hear is, "I didn't notice". It is the best compliment that I can get if you ask me. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrunning3 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Is "Picuter" French, as in "peek-ou-TAY"? That is a very good quote. My wife and I don't share much in the way of musical tastes and I am far more passionate about music that she is. I would do well to remember this quote when I discover a new band or a new CD has arrived. She likes my bass playing though! -- Joe -- "If you think you're too old, then you are." --Lemmy Kilmister "I have not seen a man who is not god already." --Austin Osman Spare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 CMDN never ceases to impress with his knowledge of show tunes, fashion, Oscar Wilde, and words like "opus" and "canal." On an entirely unrelated point, CMDN is not gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted September 9, 2006 Author Share Posted September 9, 2006 Erik - did a specific incident trigger this desire to post? Not exactly... I was thinking more about the way we, as musicians, tend to want other (perhaps non-musical) people in our lives to understand or hear certain nuances in music we've created or that inspires us. Oftentimes, if they care about us, they'll indulge us and listen... but they may not hear what we hear. If we're lucky, they listen and get the same kind of kick from it. But I guess I was kind of thinking it's good for us to try and remember that not everyone will hear (or care to hear) what we hear... and understand it the way we do. As much as we'd like them to hear it, the experience may just not be anywhere near as interesting or worthwhile for them. That's when I remembered that ol' Oscar said something about this, and I thought it bore repeating. CMDN never ceases to impress with his knowledge of show tunes, fashion, Oscar Wilde, and words like "opus" and "canal." On an entirely unrelated point, CMDN is not gay. Thank you, sir. I included the word "nuance" in my repy to Madball just for you. And no, I am not gay. Not that there's anything wrong with it. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I have been training my wife (of 46 years) to really listen to music. She has always liked music but never really appreciated it. All she ever heard was the overall sound and could never listen just to the Bass or, just the Guitar or any of the other instruments individually. and now on good recordings she is learning to place the instrument on the stage and their positions. Hearing a true soundstage is mostly lost now with modern recordings but some of the old "Sheffield Lab" Direct recordings were wonderful in this respect. We have certainly left behind some great things with modern technology. In this Old Man's personal opinion. Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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