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| From | "Lee Elliott" <pop@anotherplanet.ca> |
| Subject | Re: 4/4 or Fight (was Re: What makes a great song? Poll!?!!) |
| Date | Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:35:18 -0600 |
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> Figuring out what makes an individual song work is an
> interesting exercise >>>(or what would improve it)<<<, but there's no
general
> template...
>
> Mike Bennett
That is interesting - makes me think of how once a song is released to the
world it is almost impossible to improve becuase any changes conflict with
the memory of the original so much that it doesn't matter if the new one is
better, you tend to like the first version you heard. Problems in a song
become so important to making it what it is you don't want them removed.
Which reminds me of another thing I read about sound - how your brain is
able to self equalize music, like when you get a new car and the stereo
seems crappy (becuase it is) - eventually it won't bother you anymore
because you brain will compensate for many of the flaws. I've always
thought that was a big part of the so-called 'beak-in' period for stereo
equipment. This isn't really proof or anything - but I always enjoy
re-arranging my furniture and moving the speakers - always sounds so
different it's fun to listen to again for awhile.
Lee Elliott
NP: New CT (must.. find ..one ..song.. i .wanna ..play ...on ..radio) - i
think i pick 'Pop Drone'/'Tonight It's You' - play it back to back with Mick
Jagger solo.
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