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Old 03-31-2010, 03:30 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog View Post

I'm always trying to understand music in a way that allows me to know it from all angles. There was a time, for example, that I saw songs as some sort of video game code you didn't so much as learn as you did memorize. While I've come along was from that point, songs like Border Song still hold tremendous power for me, because their simplicity will always remind me of what skeleton works best for these musical frameworks; saying it directly, and playing only what supports that simplicity, and just seeing where you come out on the other end.
This bit was well said, and explains a lot about your musical taste.

And I have to agree, I think it takes more talent to conquer simple musical structure and make it great, than to throw every technique you know into one giant frenzy and call it a song.

Great write-up, btw. And great song.
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