Writing About Music
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Topic: Writing About Music
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Subject: Writing About Music
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 10:19
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First heard this one from Laurie Anderson, but it's also been attributed to Frank Zappa and Elvis Costello.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: proglil49
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:01
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Well this is hard to tell... ------------- I want to be an astronaut |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 14:03
| Maybe; it depends on how well written the text is. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 17:39
And how good you dance ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Philéas wrote:Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 17:42
Rather, how much you look like a building while dancing. |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 18:09
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There are processes in which the music progresses (writing, performing ETC..) which can be written about. Also your opinion of the music as well as how it sounds. ------------- 
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Posted By: Freak
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 20:17
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No, writing about music is meaningful, fun, and sometimes necessary. Dancing about architecture (whatever that may be) is just silly. ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 20:19
One actually can be so inspired by architecture to dance, so I find the question unanswerable.  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Duncan
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 21:03
| It's an ideologically wonderful but ultimately downright silly quote. |
Posted By: Soul Dreamer
Date Posted: November 26 2006 at 21:50
No way. Writing about music is as writing about dance or writing about architecture. All meaningfull exercises. Dancing about architecture is downright strange 
------------- To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica) |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 09:35
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one can express feelings and concepts through many languages, like the ones using words (verbal - speaking or written - communication) visual signs (visual arts) volumes (architecture), moving bodies (dance), sounds (music), numbers (maths and cyber-disciplines) etc... one feeling/concept can be used with the same meaning in any of these languages, one just needs to know how to use it's morphology and syntax. of course speaking, verbal communication is the most used to "translate" because we all know how to use it, at some point in evolution we decided we should all have this common language in order to communicate. of course all this is in theory, it's practice that's killing us.  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 15:22
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"Dancing about architecture" could also mean "Dancing on or around architecture." An odd hobby, I grant that, but I'm sure someone out there does it. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 17:47
I am frequently inspired to dance by Greek architecture, as well as gothic style cathedrals.  ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |