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>I'm just amazed that a lot of ohhhhs and ahhhhhs are paid to some folks
music that frequently is essentially >self-indulgent noodling with long
delays, galaxy-sized reverb patches and ebows.
Hey, I resemble that remark. You say that like it's a bad
thing! I posted a song a while ago and it's pretty
'bleepy/bloopy/meandering/improv' and it got a lot of different reactions from
'the collective' here - some liked it, some thought it was too much,
one decided to start a flame war about it.
It's not as easy as it seems to make good listenable music that consists of
beeps and boops with long delays and galaxy-sized reverbs. No less
difficult than making it with a rock trio, or a jazz group, or an orchestra, or
a singer with a guitar. It's all just sound waves anyway. Why do we
care how they were made? Do ya like it? Did it make you react? Isn't
that the point?
>But for music with incredibly creative instrumental licks (like mine),
I frequently hear a yawn from the >collective. Is it me?
Not necessarily, like anything, everybody likes something different.
For instance, I have a friend who LOVES Marillion, and for the life of me I CAN
NOT get into that band. Not that they are bad, they just do nothing for
me. Big yawn. I appreciate the talent, and their stuff is good,
creative music, but it just doesn't do it for me.
I've heard some pretty self-indulgent noodley music that was full of
creative licks. Didn't make it any less self-indulgent! Then again, isn't
all music pretty self-indulgent? Hmm...
It depends on the collective. From my perspective, I think there
are a lot of performers/readers on LD who are into non-melodic, soundscapey,
sound-experimentation types of things. I know there are loopers who
do extremely creative licks in their loops. But we've got some pretty
avant-garde people here. :)
I like it all. Post a link to your "incredibly creative instrumental
licks". I'll show you mine, you show us yours. ;)
it's late, I'm rambling...
Tony
"You can strap a Stratocaster onto a chimpanzee and turn the volume
up to twelve and for a few seconds it's going to sound brilliant, you know." -Nick Saloman
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