tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post7118298740638669..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Singing versus MusicCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-62234166984978229742015-08-20T05:31:00.629-05:002015-08-20T05:31:00.629-05:00Victorian Barbarian,
you are my man with the Tibe...Victorian Barbarian,<br /><br />you are my man with the Tibetian chants. Absolutely relaxing.<br />SzelsofaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90038536847699651902015-08-20T05:29:54.265-05:002015-08-20T05:29:54.265-05:00I laughed at some parts. I especially liked how yo...I laughed at some parts. I especially liked how you chose a smaller font for the you~know~which~genre. Mwah~hah~hah.<br />I agree: some modern pieces are there just for the voice of a singer, some are for music.<br />As for me, I am an omnivore in music (although I do not consume anything).<br />I love renessaince and baroque music, even chorals (chorus music), from Bach through Mozart and Verdi to Puccini and Arvo Pärt and almost everything in between :) You probably know that I sing in a women's choir.<br />But I like some of the modern music like Metallica, Abba, or Lisa Gerrard as well.<br />And when I do fitness at home I may turn up some techno.<br /><br />(I guess the list of composers/bands I dislike would have been shorter...)<br /><br />Szelsofa<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-76209847261623343552015-08-12T11:04:18.586-05:002015-08-12T11:04:18.586-05:00Ever listen to Tibetan chants? Wagner? (talking ab...Ever listen to Tibetan chants? Wagner? (talking about the power and the glory with both voices and instruments).Victorian Barbarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996053716446191390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-24848336617106127602015-08-07T09:34:03.401-05:002015-08-07T09:34:03.401-05:00Lisa, I like some Dire straitsLisa, I like some Dire straitsCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-91851995959170183852015-08-06T11:58:00.752-05:002015-08-06T11:58:00.752-05:00love the way you describe for the power and glory,...love the way you describe for the power and glory, there are different music listeners, some for the tune, some for the singing and some for the lyrics, I really like Mraz's music but only his old songs, his recents and latest I do not really like, I do love music and love many many songs and singers, I think Dire Straits has the all rounder songsLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-47928079357387498902015-08-06T09:58:25.203-05:002015-08-06T09:58:25.203-05:00Riot Kitty, I couldn't quite make it invisible...Riot Kitty, I couldn't quite make it invisible. :)<br /><br />Travis Cody, I do often appreciate vocal harmonies, like in Bohemian Rhapsody.<br /><br />Greg, I tend to think about weird stuff.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-45352987565075364132015-08-06T05:28:44.991-05:002015-08-06T05:28:44.991-05:00That's interesting. I never really thought ab...That's interesting. I never really thought about music that much, about what I like and don't like about it. Maybe I should.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-48699399445259546862015-08-05T20:50:44.372-05:002015-08-05T20:50:44.372-05:00I like your description of how you feel the music....I like your description of how you feel the music. I do the same, but for me the drivers are melody and vocal harmony. I need a melody for my ear to understand, otherwise it ceases to be music to me and just sounds like noise. Tight harmonies that enhance the melody make it all go.<br /><br />So it's not about style of music or genre or beats or anything. If it's metal with a melody I can understand and some kind of vocal harmony, I dig it. Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-53730154797204679582015-08-05T14:53:53.364-05:002015-08-05T14:53:53.364-05:00I love how you put disco into a smaller font.
I ...I love how you put disco into a smaller font. <br /><br />I love music, and almost always have it on - many kinds. <br /><br />BTW did you get my email?Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79409366181051571852015-08-05T08:42:44.756-05:002015-08-05T08:42:44.756-05:00Erik, that is the question.
Ty, I do rather like ...Erik, that is the question.<br /><br />Ty, I do rather like Gregorian chants when I'm in the right mood.<br /><br />David J., I need to try more instrumental stuff.<br /><br />Misha, thanks for visiting. I tend to hardly ever know the lyrics other than the title phrase. Sometimes I will pick that up.<br /><br />G.B., I've never actually listened to a lot of music so I don't think it ever became important to me the way it does for many people.<br /><br />Bernard, a way in which we differ, my friend<br /><br /><br /><br />jodi, you and Lana would get along. :)<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9296781924941978012015-08-04T19:42:28.042-05:002015-08-04T19:42:28.042-05:00OMG-Team Lana all the way!!! I love Sinatra, Deano...OMG-Team Lana all the way!!! I love Sinatra, Deano, Barry and all those old boys. That's when a song was pure-lyrics and melody!jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-10301644622146169772015-08-04T07:24:18.069-05:002015-08-04T07:24:18.069-05:00I like music of all kinds, but I do love the singi...I like music of all kinds, but I do love the singing and lyrics. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-70122281506506928322015-08-04T05:23:34.696-05:002015-08-04T05:23:34.696-05:00Back in my younger days (roughly my son's age)...Back in my younger days (roughly my son's age), it was more about the music. Which was quite normal for me, since in my younger days I used to play a musical instrument, so it became easier to pay attention to the music (rhythm, beat, melody, etc.)<br /><br />Now, because I listen to 20 times the genres/sub-genres than I did when I was younger, the voice now becomes predominant when I listen to non-commercial music.<br /><br /><a href="http://gbmjrflashy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Father Nature's Corner</a>G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-45431157019572224602015-08-04T04:08:20.398-05:002015-08-04T04:08:20.398-05:00To me, meaning and music must come together or I&#...To me, meaning and music must come together or I'll just be ambivalent about the song. Happens all the time. <br /><br />Also, I pick up that I listen more deeply to lyrics than most people. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79265945161248772722015-08-03T22:48:33.417-05:002015-08-03T22:48:33.417-05:00I love that song "Angel" its powerful!
...I love that song "Angel" its powerful!<br /><br />I have a hard time with some songs if I hate the singer, even if I like the music. If the singer bugs me too much I don't listen. And when it comes to writing (I'm on a Led Zeppelin kick for this book) but I usually listen to instrumental = Two Steps From Hell.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-21924170651985580012015-08-03T18:04:34.168-05:002015-08-03T18:04:34.168-05:00You kids with your fancy rock and roll music. Why,...You kids with your fancy rock and roll music. Why, back in my day we listened to a good organum, or a madrigal, or even a Gregorian chant when we really wanted to rock. And we liked it!Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-55724016619958796152015-08-03T15:55:06.865-05:002015-08-03T15:55:06.865-05:00Fascinating. "It's all good" -- depe...Fascinating. "It's all good" -- depending on what "It" is . . . Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-10130977035656678622015-08-03T15:07:20.552-05:002015-08-03T15:07:20.552-05:00X Dell, Oh, I know it's all an aspect of what ...X Dell, Oh, I know it's all an aspect of what we typically call music. I just prefer the sonic. But only certain kinds of sonic vibrations will catch me.<br /><br />R.T., I do like a fair amount of classical. Never could handle Big Band. I don't really like the sounds of horns and wind instruments for the most part.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-566729563479002332015-08-03T09:01:50.041-05:002015-08-03T09:01:50.041-05:00I confess that my music preferences are forever lo...I confess that my music preferences are forever locked into the past. I enjoy almost everything between Beethoven and Big Band era music (with Mozart and Benny Goodman being the front-runners), and -- even though I tried to expand my interests -- I never warmed up to any music that has been produced since the 50s with the exception of some music written for stage and screen. Egads! I am a f***ing dinosaur! But there is this: I thank God there are different styles of music for different people, and I shudder to think what life would be like in one of those demented socialist countries (e.g., North Korea) where people can "enjoy" only the music chosen and approved by the government. Can you imagine anything more horrible?R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-10835650520145706132015-08-02T23:08:13.854-05:002015-08-02T23:08:13.854-05:00Hmmm. Don't know how to respond. As a musico...Hmmm. Don't know how to respond. As a musicologist, I would say the singing is also part of the music (sonic text).<br /><br />It might interest you to know that music isn't universally defined. Many cultures who compose and perform what we would call music don't even have the word 'music.' Instead, singing and instrumental work is usually referred to the activity associated with it. So here, music can be thought of anything from dancing to beer drinking.<br /><br />On the other hand, there's an increasingly broad definition of the term 'music' by millennials and their kid siblings. Here, the sonic text (whether instrumental or vocal) often takes a back seat to the look, perceived attitude/ideology or lifestyle of the performer. For some audiences, everything I mentioned in that last sentence constitutes music. And you'll quite frequently hear something along the lines of "Such and such has a unique approach to music, even in the way it sounds."<br /><br />I kid you not.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-11271526464375742812015-08-02T22:20:40.290-05:002015-08-02T22:20:40.290-05:00Sage, Lana is about 9 years younger than me. So sh...Sage, Lana is about 9 years younger than me. So she definitely grew up in a more disco friendly era.<br /><br />Cloudia, I don't know that song but I'm guessing so.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-6303149458373662052015-08-02T21:44:09.238-05:002015-08-02T21:44:09.238-05:00Interesting, Charles. Chandelier by Sia is another...Interesting, Charles. Chandelier by Sia is another vocal driven song, no?<br /><br /><br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89215658734686221222015-08-02T19:37:39.387-05:002015-08-02T19:37:39.387-05:00Gotta love rock (when I am down, just put on some ...Gotta love rock (when I am down, just put on some Pink Floyd, Steely Dan or Yes). I am assuming Lana is younger than you as my wife is younger than me. I was in college when disco came along and ruined AM radio--I hate it and but those who were much younger seem to like it. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75099584202507612132015-08-02T17:12:26.802-05:002015-08-02T17:12:26.802-05:00Oscar, I like Johnny Cash, I'll say that. :)
...Oscar, I like Johnny Cash, I'll say that. :)<br /><br />Sphinx Ink, classical is the metal of its era!<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-47601863170552269142015-08-02T17:04:20.735-05:002015-08-02T17:04:20.735-05:00I too prefer the music to the singing, Charles, ex...I too prefer the music to the singing, Charles, except the music I prefer is classical. Go, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi!Sphinx Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429797402360703839noreply@blogger.com