Ricardo -> RE: The Art of Zen Guitar (Feb. 24 2006 7:49:56)
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Well in these hypothetical situations, the idea that an ENTIRE audience doesn't feel it or understand compas or whatever, is far fetched. The point is to put an artist out of his element I think to do a thought experiment. Like if a tree falls in the forrest...what forrest and WHY would anyone be there normally? Eventually it comes down to point of view and whose is more valid. Easy answer...all points of view are the same value. Although Einstein argued that anything traveling at light speed has a unique point of view relative to all else. quote:
Music is communication... Always? I guess the thing I am really getting at, is that I personally have always been very deeply moved by artists that seem to be playing more for themselves than the audience. You know, satisfying themselves, releasing frustration or whatever, getting it out on the instrument or whatever, looking in, rather than pleasing the crowd. I hate that phony romantic "emotion" that scrapes the surface for entertainment value, selling concert tickets and CDs. I would think playing music by yourself in your room can still be considered good music with really deep feeling, (and in or out of compas regardless if you meant to do it or not). But who did you communicate it to? Who is the recipient of the emotion "lonliness", the main ingredient of Soleares? As an audience member I blame myself for not "getting" the music. Yeah that sounds weird. But if I stop focus, I get lost, and bored, if the music is too complex especially. Sometimes it grabs me, not always, but I blame myself, not the artist for that. I saw strunz and farah, I was singing the solo to my friend before he played it, and he was improvising. I was bored, because I figured out the formula. So does that mean strunz is boring? Not to a lot of folks there. But then, if I knew the formula, why did I go? My fault again as the audience member. I mean, it is hard to go to a concert and be REALLY open minded. Vicente bored me a little last year, but two weeks ago he surprised me. Some friends missed it because they felt like me last year. Well they missed out on the opportunity. Or did they? I wouldn't blame Vicente for that, or say he plays better now. It is more about ME the listener and how focused I was. If you think a concert is going to suck, most likely it will, but it depends on your attitude.
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