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| From | Gene Good <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Tops of first half |
| Date | Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:11:46 +0000 |
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Very well said. I am amazed at great music can move us.Whatever music it may be.
I wish I were only 40. But you don't need viagra to enjoy a cool tune.
> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:32:59 -0400
> From: jlmicek@verizon.net
> Subject: Re: Tops of first half
> To: audities@smoe.org; govango@yahoo.com
>
> I think it was me who first brought in the stoning metaphor, so perhaps I
> should be the first with my back against the wall.
> As I get older, I'm finding I'm more and more fascinated by the mechanics of
> what makes a good song. This is equally true of everything from Michael
> Carpenter to a Kylie Minogue single.
> Frankly, I'd give my eye teeth to write a chorus as catchy as the ones in
> "Stacy's Mom," or "Viva La Vida." I'm just consistenly amazed the people
> find new ways to string notes and chord progressions along in a way that
> cause people to jump up and down in their seats or to have something
> approximating a transcdental experience at their concerts.
>
> True, the stuff being produced by American Idols may be soulless. But if you
> actually *listen* to the way Max Martin put "Since U Been Gone" together,
> it's damned near genius. And, as I recall, it was "ok" to like that song
> because it was "power-poppy," or as long as it was done with the
> appropriate amount of irony.
>
> I'll be 40 in 2 years. If I spent all my time worrying about what I was
> supposed to like, I'd never leave the damn house.
>
> john micek
>
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