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Old 05-07-2010, 08:41 PM   #2069 (permalink)
sidewinder
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In general, musicians were more skilled, more imaginative and more passionate 200 years ago than they are now.
I find this quote that was in my head this morning appropriate:

"Nothing is a powerful place to stand. Only from nothing can you create."

So it follows that anything after the initial invention of music is influenced by what came before it, and therefore, less imaginative.
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