08-17-2017, 03:53 PM
(08-17-2017, 03:27 PM)Cuzz Wrote:(08-17-2017, 03:10 PM)Wonky3 Wrote:(08-17-2017, 02:56 PM)Cuzz Wrote: I think you read more into my response then was there. I thought I was being pretty neutral. Do whatever you want.Yes, "neutral to a fault". I listened to a bit. Didn't grab me. But maybe a few words from you about what attracts you to it might have caused me to go back and give it another try, maybe hearing what you hear. Or maybe not...like chicken soup, wouldn't hurt.
It was only a suggestion, and I said as much in my original post.
Here's an example: I like this song. I'm not sure why. It's a strange poem (Mr. Newman does this a lot) and the first couple of times I hear it I was not especially attracted to it. In time, it grew on me and I enjoy it from time to time for reasons I don't even completely understand.
Actually Wonky, the song didn't grab me either but I didn't want to say that. I try to make it a practice to not denigrate music anyone posts here. Just because I might not like it doesn't mean someone else might not love it. Everyone has their own tastes in art.
I like Randy Newman, just not all the time. I have to be in the mood but then it's great.
He is an acquired taste I guess. Then too, I first tumbled onto him many years ago with his "Rednecks" album, so I've had time to adjust to him. Basically, I hear his poetry. (Feel the same about Kristofferson)
One thing I'd bet we all agree about: Life without music would be unbearable. My tastes in music are eclectic (Like puppy poop...all over the place) but I never learned to like acid rock or progressive jazz. Growing up in rural surroundings I was exposed to C&W and still enjoy some of it.
And aside: I REALLY like "Adagio For Strings" (the theme for the movie Platoon) and for a long time thought it was "classical"...only to learn it was written in 1936 . And for my money, Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" is "classic", the hell with the critics.
Whatever: I don't understand folks who don't need music.