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| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad onhwy61, I don’t think there’s a single, absolute definition of either that we can all agree on. Some academics define music as "the art of sound." I find that broad. In school I heard a lot of post WWII classical compositions that I found to be b... | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad When I was growing up it was typical for comedians and comic writers to make fun of the beatniks. One tried-and-true method was to do a parody of the beat poet accompanied by a bongo player. I ask all of you: is such a performance (the real thing,... | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck hew, are you sure you're not playing the "age card" without really thinking about what the bunch of old farts are saying? You can dislike something or somebody without being prejudiced. Neither age nor race has anything to do with my disapproval... | |
| Audiogon and the Hi-Fi Mags I get my information online these days--no newspapers or mags for many years. Audiogon and online reviews give me all I need for support and education in the field of audio equipment. | |
| Cork floors? How much absorption do you want? According to this, cork will absorb as much as carpet:http://greenhomeguide.com/askapro/question/is-cork-as-good-for-sound-absorption-as-wall-to-wall-carp...Personally, I like it a bit lively. | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck oblgny, ha-ha, never bought an issue in my life, I wouldn't know. But I read stuff on the internet. If anyone has interest in sports and/or music (and I like both) it's hard to escape the Kardashians. But I've never seen their show. Not sure w... | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad Exactly calvinj--I don't happen to think rap is music. So, by your definition, it's not. You're right, case closed! Thanks, Bro'! | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck There's a reason you did not know he's married to Beyonce--it's because he's not. Jay Z is. I think Kanye is married to a Kardashian. | |
| Hearing loss and audio reviewers ? READ ON Oregonpapa, have you checked? I was shocked and dismayed to find my h.f. hearing diminished while still in my forties. Checking again years later, it has diminished further. But I wouldn't have suspected it without an actual test.Sometimes I ge... | |
| Best Acoustic Carpet and Padding for music room? A few years back we found some rugs on craig's list--some were free, the others were cheap. Start with their "free stuff" section. | |
| Where does your user name come from? When I was in music school in the late 70's I composed a piece of music for solo guitar. It was somewhat in the style of the preludes of Francisco Tarrega so I attributed it to the imaginary turn-of-the-century guitarist Tostados Unidos. Title o... | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad onhwy61, I think rap is part of rock and roll tangentially--certain rock songs have rap elements. And what all is rock and roll? Is disco rock and roll? Is Motown rock and roll? I don’t even think a lot of the Beatles’ catalog is rock and roll--ce... | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad Whipsaw, there's a lot of music that I don't like. But I don't say that it's not music. I simply don't believe rap possesses the melodic element required. If you're not going to have the melodic or harmonic element you'd better have some pretty... | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad Rap is not a form of rock and roll--it is rope-skipping rhymes set to a beat.And, Whipsaw, my thoughts are not reflexive. I have been listening to this music for over 30 years and have thought about it a lot. I just don't think there's a lot to ... | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad I don't think most of it (rap) is even music. I feel the same about a lot of the modern classical compositions I was forced to study in college. Comparing either to real music is akin to comparing that orange-colored chemical crap they put in Pi... |