My tastes in music - an essay on my esthetics of music

galt54 · 12-20-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

With writing of this calibre, and interest like this, why not consider starting a journal in the Members Journals section?
TH

I am a newbie here at Music Banter (and therefore ignorant). What is the "Members Journals section"?

galt54 · 12-20-2013, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by xLizardx

On the other hand though, I would purport that it's entirely possible for music to be both melodically memorable, AND mentally stimulating: for instance, one can write articulate, eloquent lyrics that are also extremely catchy.

Personally, I like music to be "clever", AND enjoyable, because then it can be appreciated on two different levels.

I much prefer simple music to complex music. But that is merely my unique taste. I am not saying that simple music is "better" than complex stuff.

The fact that I prefer simple music, and cannot even listen to complex music - is probably a consequence of the circumstance that I went through a psychosis when I was a teenager. My diagnosis was schizophrenia. After I recovered from my psychosis my mind was never the same. My mind never again had the same capacity which it did before my illness.

By the way - while we are on the subject of psychosis in the context of a forum for discussion of music:

My recovery from my schizophrenia was facilitated by the music of Blue Öyster Cult! I was obsessed with the music of these pioneers of hard rock/heavy metal during the first few years of my recovery. I would listen to the music of BÖC for hours on end. I loved the first three albums (i.e. the albums of the "black and white period"). The reason for which I believe that BÖC facilitated my recovery from psychosis is the fact that I built up my ability to focus on things "out there in reality" when I concentrated on that weird, but melodic, music - instead of remaining lost all the time in my fascinating (for me) but useless daydreams.

So music can be good therapy - literally!

galt54 · 12-20-2013, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

At the risk of mentioning this band perhaps a bit too often, have you checked out Tame Impala?

I have never heard of Tame Impala before. They are a recent band (from the 1990s or the naughties), I take it?

I will check them out. As you probably can guess, I am old-fashioned in regard to pop music. I grew up in the 1960s, and I was still young during the 1970s, so I am "stuck" in that time period to a major extent (and loving it). That is the reason I am ignorant of much of the contemporary music scene.

Taxman · 12-21-2013, 03:00 AM

Tame Impala sound pretty much like they were from the sixties. That's a compliment.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 12-21-2013, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by galt54

I have never heard of Tame Impala before. They are a recent band (from the 1990s or the naughties), I take it?

I will check them out. As you probably can guess, I am old-fashioned in regard to pop music. I grew up in the 1960s, and I was still young during the 1970s, so I am "stuck" in that time period to a major extent (and loving it). That is the reason I am ignorant of much of the contemporary music scene.

Their first album came out in 2010, their 2nd (which has been nominated for a Grammy) came out in 2012. They're from Perth, Australia. It's mainly one guy (Kevin Parker) who is like the Bono of the band, and he's got a semi-loose collection of other people who help him record and play on the road.

This song should be a good one to get you started. Give it a few listens. Then, check out a few more in the Tame Impala link I gave above.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 12-21-2013, 05:42 PM

BTW, the other band I would recommend you check out, based on what you've said, is Grizzly Bear. Work on Tame Impala for a bit, but then start checking out some Grizzly Bear. They've got a steeper learning/appreciation curve than Tame Impala, but patience is rewarded. I'll give you a teaser of not one of their own performances, but of the best cover I've heard someone do of one of their songs.

galt54 · 12-21-2013, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Taxman

Tame Impala sound pretty much like they were from the sixties. That's a compliment.

Yes, I agree. In the world of popular music that is a compliment.

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Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	Tame Impala sound pretty much like they were from the sixties. That's a compliment.