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Jacob 05:03 pm UTC 08/17/07 |
| In reply to: | re: A request to all of you - Rob 11:55 am UTC 08/17/07 |
| No, that's not what I'm referring to. I mean when people are listening to songs and literally searching for something in them, whether it's who's the lead vocalist of the recording or if there's a tiny, tiny piece of melody recycled from an earlier song or used in a later song. I just want to remind some people to actually take an occasional moment and just enjoy the music instead of thinking about if there was an event in Jim's life that caused him to write the song. And something I fear is very common - the music is simply used as a "background entertainment". You do something else while listening to the songs, which causes you to distract yourself from the lyrics and the music. In order to enjoy it fully, you should pay 100% attention to the music. > Interesting post, but I'm not sure what you mean by > 'over-analysing' Jim's music. It's a bit saying you're not > listening to it 'properly' - what does it mean? > > I find sometimes I can turn Jim's music up really loud and > just let it wash over me - his arrangements can be so > intricate that I'll suddenly hear something (a bass line, > a piano riff) deep in the mix that I've never heard before > and it'll catch my attention for the whole song. > > Sometimes I put it on and really listen to the lyrics - > familiarity sometimes breeds complacency with Jim's words > and you forget how intelligent they are, and how worthy > they are of closer attention. For example, I listened to > 'Total Eclipse...' (the Bonnie original) the other night > and the line 'forever's gonna start tonight' suddenly > jumped out at me. > > Now, I've heard that song and that line a thousand times > before probably and it's always just been THERE. I'd never > have touted it as one of Jim's finest or even particularly > memorable, but all of a sudden it made the whole song come > together for me - so many meanings, so many > interpretations are possible and I just sat and thought > about it for a good while after the song had finished. > > I don't want to write an 'up my own arse' essay about it > here, but it made me reconsider my view of the song and > what it means, and I played it again an hour or so later > and enjoyed it like I did the first time I heard it, like > it was something new. > > Maybe I was 'over analysing', but it did it for me. I > think everyone listens to music in their own way and > approaches it in a manner that works for them - I don't > think you can prescribe how that should be. > > But still, interesting post. | |
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