the definition of music | xltronic messageboard
 
You are not logged in!

F.A.Q
Log in

Register
  
 
  
 
Now online (1)
belb
...and 113 guests

Last 5 registered
Oplandisks
nothingstar
N_loop
yipe
foxtrotromeo

Browse members...
  
 
Members 8025
Messages 2613410
Today 2
Topics 127499
  
 
Messageboard index
the definition of music
 

diemax from detroit on 2002-02-02 03:26 [#00077780]



okay this is just some lame ass cry for relief from artist
block via some stupid question... can anyone define the
bad????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
difference between good music and ?????????



 

The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2002-02-02 03:29 [#00077783]



the difference between good and bad music is the differense
between what the individual likes and dislikes...


 

diemax from detroit on 2002-02-02 03:32 [#00077785]



good fucking answer, but i was hoping for something from an
n'sync fan about how the artist has to look good and be able
to dance
oh well



 

m on 2002-02-02 03:38 [#00077791]



I've had a lot of trouble with this question. To me, my
opinion is definately that the super intricate detailed
stuff like autechre "lp5" otto von schirach "8000 bc" crunch
"1" etc. is soooo far ahead of everything else in terms of
what sounds good to me. I think it's that the brain can only
process so much information at one time and these works
provide information overload, hypnotically sort of. I think
there are casual listeners that don't want to spend much
time on a single work, like lp5. But with complex material,
the brain understands it much better with repeated listens
and it gets much better. I also like stuff that is striking
in some way, like imaginary fantasy is quite simple but the
use of melody is so ahead in originality.

As for the definition of music, I like "organized sound"
because nothing can really challenge it. Music simply is
organized sound. People can define stuff anyway they want
though, it's only when people together agree on a single
logical definition that they can communicate about the same
thing.


 

diemax from detroit on 2002-02-02 03:40 [#00077794]



now define "organized"


 

Ophecks from Nova Scotia on 2002-02-02 03:42 [#00077797]



I don't know what makes some music better than others, or
what music IS. But I know it's the most important thing in
the world to me, by far.


 

m on 2002-02-02 03:43 [#00077801]



yeah, good come back. Doh! does it have to be organized by a
person to be music, or just simply organized. I think the
former would be better because otherwise everything would be
music, which would make it exactly the same as the word
"sound". But you can't limit it to the human species either.
Aliens, dogs, kangaroos are capable of organizing sound too.


 

diemax from detroit on 2002-02-02 03:51 [#00077812]



yeah,
personally i'm fond of the former, it's the sorta shit i
hear outside when i'm smokin' a joint- y'know night noises-
that inspires me before i get back in and get back on the
gear


 

blue_clax from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 2002-02-02 03:57 [#00077814]



Good Music: a universal sound that trancends race culture or
language, and is appealing to most everyones sences (gos
beyond just sound but also has feeling and mood).


 

jingle from london england on 2002-02-02 04:00 [#00077817]



good music is something that should create emotion,
inspiration and thought in the mind of the listener: this
goes in hand with the fact that the best music is usually
made by someone using genuine emotion, thought and
inspiration to create the music in the first place.

music at its best is the implicit aural representation of
the creators thoughts

jingle



 

diemax from detroit on 2002-02-02 04:01 [#00077818]



granted, but no matter what you do, or how you do it or how
you "transcend" there's gonna be someone out there who
doesn't like it.
5 billion plus people livin' on this planet, statistics make
this obvious.
still you have a point.



 

The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2002-02-02 04:04 [#00077820]



good music is a relative term... for instance, if person A
writes a song with emotion, and lays his heart on the page
or computer screen, but person B doesn't feel it, does that
make a bad song? No, it just means that person A and person
B are on different wave lengths or whatever... so, what an
individual considers good music is what that person likes
listening to...


 

m on 2002-02-02 04:14 [#00077824]



and what makes something sound good to a particular person
and not to another. After all we all have slightly altered
copies of the same biological bodies and ears and brains.
It's probably past experiences.


 

diemax from detroit on 2002-02-02 04:17 [#00077825]



all good all good. but that doesn't really explain
anything

GODDAMMIT i have a definition for money, love, anything else
you want
but art is ever elusive, but i suppose that's what makes it
interesting


 

The_Funkmaster from Newfoundland, Canada on 2002-02-02 04:26 [#00077829]



"what an individual considers good music is what that person
likes listening to"

the point of that statement is that really, there is no
definition of what is good music... but each person has
their own definition or interpretation of good music...


 

AMinal from toronto, canada on 2002-02-02 05:27 [#00077842]




IMO, quality is subjective... but as long as its subjective,
good music should sort of challeng ur brain a little bit..
this is why music always sounds the best the first few times
u hear it.. and why u can eventually get bored of it and
move on to more challenging material..
i think thats also why people's musical preferences (at
least most people) tend to continue to develop towards more
and more advanced/complicated music so ur brain always has a
fresh challenge


 

wayout from out here on 2002-02-02 07:05 [#00077857]



ok...this doesnt really have anything to do with whether its
good or bad...
but heres how the dictionary defines music...
"1: the scinece or art of combining tones into a composition
having structure and continuity; also: vocal or instrumental
sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony 2: an agreeable
sound"

dont worry everyone...im going to bed soon...


 

jingle from london england on 2002-02-02 19:15 [#00077925]



erm, thinking about it good music is probably any music that
fulfils the purpose it was intended for: to challenge,
educate, motivate, please, scare or whatever. that
fulfillment can only be judged on an individual basis

sorry, i couldn't sleep, so that popped into my head: wotcha
think?

jingle


 

offline diemax from somewhere in tennessee :( (United States) on 2002-02-03 04:12 [#00078102]
Points: 2040 Status: Lurker



k, i'll never ask a question that stupid again...
chucn


 


Messageboard index