sno1man
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After listening to two very different albums today. Deep Purple's Machine Head and John Coltrane's A Love Supreme I am reminded again why so much new music leaves me ( and i suspect many others) cold.
You can feel and appreciate both of these albums on a very visceral almost primal level.
Deep Purple is great air-guitar shake your fists balls-out rock. You almost get tired out from the experience.
John Coltrane is highly spiritual and almost transcendent in his music. You almost go outside yourself.
Most music today is performed proficiently, has some clever hooks in it and pleasant sounds, but you rarely experience it on more than a superficial level.
I do think that there are a few current bands that achieve that, even one that i personally cant stand, Opeth. But watching two of my friends who are big fans listen, they get to where i get with Coltrane.
Sadly I think that is why so much pop and hip-hop is so short lived. It sounds great initially but does not stick with you.
So now as i play my air guitar to "Highway Star"....
You can feel and appreciate both of these albums on a very visceral almost primal level.
Deep Purple is great air-guitar shake your fists balls-out rock. You almost get tired out from the experience.
John Coltrane is highly spiritual and almost transcendent in his music. You almost go outside yourself.
Most music today is performed proficiently, has some clever hooks in it and pleasant sounds, but you rarely experience it on more than a superficial level.
I do think that there are a few current bands that achieve that, even one that i personally cant stand, Opeth. But watching two of my friends who are big fans listen, they get to where i get with Coltrane.
Sadly I think that is why so much pop and hip-hop is so short lived. It sounds great initially but does not stick with you.
So now as i play my air guitar to "Highway Star"....