Ian Anderson's SILENT SINGING

Another thing that is coming up these days is that reading is not an important thing anymore, and at times, it makes you wonder how some folks got a college degree in America, and have not exactly shown an appreciation for things that were written, like the words have no meaning anymore.

In this sense, for example, a podcast is more important these days, than any thoughts about "reading" ... and for me, this is an issue, but I'm not sure what is right to say and do anymore. A lot of the examples are very clear in these days, when checking these threads, and how the comments are about things in general, specially when one has to "read" the comment ... and it feels like it always gets partially ignored so that only a small part of the comment is mentioned at all ... I am not sure that a perspective is not missing, though it is usually thought that the long comment usually misses the point, but the idea/thought is that it is a much wider thought and discussion than the simplistic comments.

Hard to say what the issue is, but (for example) it is not fun when some folks say things like the comment is "snobbish" or "condescending" when in essence the actual saying of that is more of that attitude than otherwise.

It's like words don't mean anything anymore! It's really scary and an educational thing I would imagine. And "libraries" are falling apart as the books are digitized, but I'm not exactly sure that anyone is actually reading that digitization of the book ... maybe this is the transition stage to the new way and form ... but I'm not sure that a Moby Dick, War and Peace and other long things will be around any time soon ... even songs/music that is longer than the standard commercial sounding thing, is usually considered full of "filler", and that is even discussed on the big bands of the "progressive" era, and a lot of the music today is not as long, or as important it seems, though it gets a little reaction for the usual "five minutes" ... and then it's gone!

The best in all the arts last a long time, and are still appreciated ... though you would not know that by being a part of this board and the majority of its threads. Same issue with the news things ... the comment is more important than the issue ... and five minutes later it's like nothing happened, and the fart has already dissipated itself!

Hi,

Good deal ... try to see if you can find used copies of the Peter Hammill book, and then the Jim Morrison book ... it will give you a really nice difference and perspective on lyrics.