do you like music? - Page 3

Clodfobble · 10-04-2009, 11:03 PM

Meh. I agree her control and intensity are flawless--which is why I can't get into it. The operatic style doesn't sound like a human voice to me at all. I can appreciate the skill, but it gives me no emotional reaction. She might as well be Sharon Apple.

smoothmoniker · 10-04-2009, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

it gives me no emotional reaction

Wow. I'm out.

Clodfobble · 10-04-2009, 11:10 PM

Naw man, don't say that.

Look, it's like when you were arguing with the singer in your studio about how his song needed that voice crack, and he definitely shouldn't try to re-record it to be flawless. The flaws make it interesting.

smoothmoniker · 10-04-2009, 11:51 PM

Different genre, different thing.

When I hear Yo-Yo Ma play cello, I don't need him to f up in order to make it interesting - the flawless execution, flawless in spite of him being swept up in the passion and intensity of it, that makes it interesting. Gheorgiu is the same way, for me.

Undertoad · 10-05-2009, 12:01 AM

One of the greatest scenes in movie history

smoothmoniker · 10-05-2009, 12:09 AM

Yes.

That scene was the beginning of opera for me, the first time I actually got it.

Also, it's good to be reminded that Tom Hanks used to actually act.

Flint · 10-05-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

...I cannot listen to Shania Twain clones or hat country flavor of the week.

Here's how I translate what they call genres these days to what I know them to be:

"Pop" = R & B
"Rock" = HARD Rock, or Metal
"Country" = Rock, or Pop

dar512 · 10-05-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

May I humbly suggest that you may have been listening to the wrong operatic sopranos?

dar512 humbly admits he has been listening to the wrong sopranos.

Wow, smooth. I have heard or seen maybe a half dozen operas or bits of opera and have not heard a soprano like her. Very nice.

My father-in-law is Italian and I've watched parts of operas on tv with him. I like the subtitles - makes it easier to follow what's going on.

piercehawkeye45 · 10-05-2009, 03:42 PM

I used to be very picky about my music but I will now be open to just about everything. I prefer psychedelic indie rock and alternative 90's music but I don't mind jazz, classical, rap (of all kinds), pop, punk, metal (the screaming stuff), and folk. I still can't get into country but I did make a few honest attempts.

Even though I don't think most mainstream music involves much musical talent, they are good with being catchy and something you can move too, which I've re-learned to appreciate.

smoothmoniker · 10-05-2009, 05:21 PM

Huzzah! I love it when somebody discovers something new to enjoy!

View Poll Results: how much do you like music?
Most music is swell	9	40.91%
I like more than I dislike	9	40.91%
I like half of it	2	9.09%
I dislike more than I like	2	9.09%
Most music out there suxors	0	0%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

10-04-2009, 11:03 PM	#31
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Meh. I agree her control and intensity are flawless--which is why I can't get into it. The operatic style doesn't sound like a human voice to me at all. I can appreciate the skill, but it gives me no emotional reaction. She might as well be Sharon Apple. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-04-2009, 11:10 PM	#33
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Naw man, don't say that. Look, it's like when you were arguing with the singer in your studio about how his song needed that voice crack, and he definitely shouldn't try to re-record it to be flawless. The flaws make it interesting. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-04-2009, 11:51 PM	#34
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	Different genre, different thing. When I hear Yo-Yo Ma play cello, I don't need him to f up in order to make it interesting - the flawless execution, flawless in spite of him being swept up in the passion and intensity of it, that makes it interesting. Gheorgiu is the same way, for me. __________________ to live and die in LA

10-05-2009, 12:09 AM	#36
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	Yes. That scene was the beginning of opera for me, the first time I actually got it. Also, it's good to be reminded that Tom Hanks used to actually act. __________________ to live and die in LA

10-05-2009, 12:01 AM	#35
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	One of the greatest scenes in movie history

10-05-2009, 03:42 PM	#39
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I used to be very picky about my music but I will now be open to just about everything. I prefer psychedelic indie rock and alternative 90's music but I don't mind jazz, classical, rap (of all kinds), pop, punk, metal (the screaming stuff), and folk. I still can't get into country but I did make a few honest attempts. Even though I don't think most mainstream music involves much musical talent, they are good with being catchy and something you can move too, which I've re-learned to appreciate. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

10-05-2009, 05:21 PM	#40
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	Huzzah! I love it when somebody discovers something new to enjoy! __________________ to live and die in LA

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