Miguel de Maria -> RE: Ch.. ch... ch.... Changes! (Jun. 19 2005 17:31:40)
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Ron, I hear you man. You know I got into this thing with PDL and then Vicente, etc.; but I find myself steadily moving "backwards." It does seem that for me, Paco Pena is a nice period that combines technical interest with the flamenco feeling that I enjoy. Now, although I don't mean to be negative, there is something about the newer styles, a kind of "cooler than thou-ness" that I do not respond to. It's like you're supposed to be wearing sunglasses when you play. It reminds me of "modern art", those big splashes of red paint on a huge white canvas; or 20th century classical music. A bunch of dissonances with no discernable pattern. While I don't contend that these forms are without skill, they certainly don't interest me. I guess I'm just getting old. When you syncopate too much, you lose all the rhythmic interest. It becomes bossa nova, elevator music. But without the sunny, tropical feeling.
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