El Kiko -> RE: What do people think flamenco is ? (Mar. 11 2015 20:41:19)
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BarkellWH .. I seem to have alienated you .. not intentionally .. just that we were talking about different things .. or maybe the same thing from a different point of view .. no matter ... runner ... people have to be eased in ?/ i think that is very wring .. it means someone else decides what you can,, and cant listen to ... crazy ... and the example you gave was really not applicable ..sorry However ,, payaso .. touched on it in his post ..people dont get 'eased' into blues or rock or anything like it ...its just you hear it ... you like it ... or not ... I cant see a flamenco concert having bouncers on the door '' Sorry mate , theres a lot of seguirillas on tonight .. come back tomorrow for the sevillanas concert ..'' easing people in .. is not only impractical .. its virtually impossible , and would infuriate the vast majority .. I think people would say ..I decide what i listen to , i decide if i like it , i decide if i will listen to more ... and that s how it should be ... was it not with you ? or were you systematically eased in by instruction/education from the beginning with fairly simple/accessible bits and then exposed with increasing complexity.,... good grief man ... I could not put myself so high up or regard others as so low down ... What my point is ,, is that people do like flamenco .. more than is said here...sure they get bits wrong and have no terminology .. but thats ok .. Flamenco was designed that way .. or rather evolved that way ... This music wasnt meant to be unacessable ..quite the contrary . it was the music of the people . the lower bit .. for them to have as their own .. and pass on as it went .. I asked someone the what is flamenco question ...one answer more or less as i remember .... ''Its spanish music isnt it? .. a lot of shouting .. they get together,, sing , clap there hands ,,dance and have a good time ...its ok but i couldnt do it every night ...''' Thats is it .. a brilliant answer .. from someone who has no idea of flamenco other then bits that turn up on the telly from time to time ... Yet , that is pretty much the essence of it and how it goes ... Of course you are much deeper into it than that ...which is all well and good .. and thats good too,,, but,,,, no matter how much you study or how long you live in Spain or play or whatever ...if you dont get the bit about having a good time .. the feel good , sharing group thing of flamenco ... then you have missed the point .. in short .. lots of people like flamenco a lot .. they just dont know it .. but if they hear it they will like it ... mostly .. but of course not all the time just in small doses .. and i think that is just fine ... Yes Sr Martins ... payaso said '' If the music's good, most people will enjoy it.'' and his sentiments were right ..spot on .....they will .. How long do you spend listening to music you dont like ??
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