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ladies and gentlemen: consider this sort of a bar and grill for music fans of mac-forums.
this isn't necessarily about who your favorite artist is, or what the top ten albums of all time are, but it certainly can be. it's also about the little things. sounds, art, lyrics, voices, etc. the things that really make music unique and especially appealing to you.
so, talk about all the stuff you like, even if it was just a band on tv last night or a song you heard but can't identify.
here's something i was just thinking about (and didn't want to devote a whole thread to).
one thing i love about music is hearing the little imperfections and movements of instruments that are not technically the vocals, notes or beats played. clearing throats, string noises, amp fuzz, piano pedals etc.
i was just listening to a song by ben folds called b@stard, (sorry for bypassing the filter, had to for the story, plus i'm not using it in a derrogotory way, it's the name of the song) at about the 3:16 minute mark the music stops and you can hear ben release the sustain pedal on his piano in a distinct and satisfying "squeeeek/thunk". and again at the end of the song, the music dies out and there's some unidentified noise and residual amp hum.
it's so nice to hear that. not edited out, not drowned out by over layering instruments, etc. elliott smith has a lot of that in his music too, mostly guitar strings squeeling. i love it!
does anyone else like that sort of thing?
this isn't necessarily about who your favorite artist is, or what the top ten albums of all time are, but it certainly can be. it's also about the little things. sounds, art, lyrics, voices, etc. the things that really make music unique and especially appealing to you.
so, talk about all the stuff you like, even if it was just a band on tv last night or a song you heard but can't identify.
here's something i was just thinking about (and didn't want to devote a whole thread to).
one thing i love about music is hearing the little imperfections and movements of instruments that are not technically the vocals, notes or beats played. clearing throats, string noises, amp fuzz, piano pedals etc.
i was just listening to a song by ben folds called b@stard, (sorry for bypassing the filter, had to for the story, plus i'm not using it in a derrogotory way, it's the name of the song) at about the 3:16 minute mark the music stops and you can hear ben release the sustain pedal on his piano in a distinct and satisfying "squeeeek/thunk". and again at the end of the song, the music dies out and there's some unidentified noise and residual amp hum.
it's so nice to hear that. not edited out, not drowned out by over layering instruments, etc. elliott smith has a lot of that in his music too, mostly guitar strings squeeling. i love it!
does anyone else like that sort of thing?