Your old musical prejudices
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Your old musical prejudices
Anybody playing fretless bass guitar high up is a massive twat, and by association, the band they are in and the music they are making is shit.
I was bloody awful when I was 18.
I was bloody awful when I was 18.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
So you have revised this opinion?
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
More than four strings on the bass makes my blood run cold.
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Bent Fabric wrote:More than four strings on the bass makes my blood run cold.
Have you ever played a bass with the low string detuned a step? Did you find it nice to have that low D at your disposal? Or is it just the visual impact?
"Quite."
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zoomboogity wrote:Bent Fabric wrote:More than four strings on the bass makes my blood run cold.
Have you ever played a bass with the low string detuned a step? Did you find it nice to have that low D at your disposal? Or is it just the visual impact?
Musically, for all that it indicates/warns, it may as well be a HAZMAT sign.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
Yeah, it's usually the sort of players who would want one of these things. I've never even played one, but I've often thought how convenient it would be to go below the bottom E sometimes. C# was enough, though - B was like pushing it past the realm of credibility. Detuning the string was sufficient for my own needs.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
zoomboogity wrote:Yeah, it's usually the sort of players who would want one of these things.
Yeah, that's it in a nutshell.
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Toby wrote:Anybody playing fretless bass guitar high up is a massive twat, and by association, the band they are in and the music they are making is shit.
I was bloody awful when I was 18.
What about Japan?
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
Leopard skin print trousers because disco Rod wasn’t authentic enough for me.
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The Venerable B. Eef wrote:So you have revised this opinion?
Of course! I love Pat Metheny now!
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NMB wrote:Leopard skin print trousers because disco Rod wasn’t authentic enough for me.
But now you're fine with wearing them?
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
I've been thinking about this for a while, trying to figure out if I have any hard and fast musical prejudices these days, but I really haven't been able to pinpoint any.
Strings, electronics and drum machines, reggae rhythms, jazz stylings, disco and dance music, 80s production, lo-fi, blues rock, free jazz, "unique" vocalists etc. - none of them are total deal breakers, and the same goes for any genres I can think of.
It wasn't always like that, but my tastes have grown and evolved a lot.
Strings, electronics and drum machines, reggae rhythms, jazz stylings, disco and dance music, 80s production, lo-fi, blues rock, free jazz, "unique" vocalists etc. - none of them are total deal breakers, and the same goes for any genres I can think of.
It wasn't always like that, but my tastes have grown and evolved a lot.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
I still have all of my old musical prejudices- and continue to add new ones!
Being discriminating is good.
Being discriminating is good.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
No way! Being musically selective but open, fine; being musically closed off and prejudiced, unrewarding.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
Dance music is shit
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
I’m more close minded now than I was 30 years ago, but I prefer to think that I’m more “focused.”
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
When you consider the meaning of the word, how likely are we to be prejudiced to any musical form? or artist?
How much music have we heard, over the years?
How much music have we heard, over the years?
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
Sepultura do not make good music. But I am more focused now.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
fange wrote:No way! Being musically selective but open, fine; being musically closed off and prejudiced, unrewarding.
Everything is a matter of degrees. Being too open-minded is as bad as being too closed off. Part of living is learning. Learning is ultimately about discrimination.
At some level - I generally find declarations of musical open-mindedness to be a bit annoying. You find the good in the latest Jason Mraz album. I only have a finite time on this planet.
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Re: Your old musical prejudices
I still won't do the Beastie Boys. Changed my mind on Jesus and Mary Chain, Sonic Youth and AC/DC.