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bullgoose · 06-20-2003, 11:30 AM

I have a real problem with labels; my perspective is if you like a musical piece, who cares when it was written, or by whom? I listen to all forms of music equally (except ANY type of "pop" music, it'susually crap). At any given time, in my house, Hendrix might be followed by Sgarlatti, or The Allman Brothers by a little Prokofiev; music is subjective, the typical human trait of putting labels on different types of music makes people think that (for instance) Classical music is too old to be good, so folks short-change themselves and never sit down and enjoy the "The thoughts of a brain that has been dust for two hunderd and fifty years". (Not my quote; I wish it were). Forgetting about the artifical labels that people put on music opens up your perspective; if you've never heard a piece of music, it's new to you, why would the fact that it was written 200 years ago alter that?

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bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	I have a real problem with labels; my perspective is if you like a musical piece, who cares when it was written, or by whom? I listen to all forms of music equally (except ANY type of "pop" music, it'susually crap). At any given time, in my house, Hendrix might be followed by Sgarlatti, or The Allman Brothers by a little Prokofiev; music is subjective, the typical human trait of putting labels on different types of music makes people think that (for instance) Classical music is too old to be good, so folks short-change themselves and never sit down and enjoy the "The thoughts of a brain that has been dust for two hunderd and fifty years". (Not my quote; I wish it were). Forgetting about the artifical labels that people put on music opens up your perspective; if you've never heard a piece of music, it's new to you, why would the fact that it was written 200 years ago alter that? __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."