My post yesterday was a bit heavy – and the comments were AWESOME! But what I had scheduled for today was ALSO heavy … so I decided to step back and set that one up for Monday and put something a bit lighter up instead.
Do you have friends who can't just enjoy something as entertainment? You know what I mean – because of what they study and how they look at things, they immediately dissect things in that area and can't help saying it out loud, robbing you of your ability to just 'think it was fun'? Maybe it is movies, or books or architecture or pizza or whatever … chances you know someone like that.
Well, despite a lifetime of trying NOT to be … that is me when it comes to music. I hear music with a dissecting ear – when a new song comes on (say, as we listened to the new Taylor Swift album, for example) I immediately hear the way that the rhythm section was construction, the way the beats and baselines were shaped according to what will sound familiar but not immediately reductive … the way that the harmonic structure borrows enough from existing Top 40 and something from the 80s to tweak that part of your brain that says "I like this, but I don't know why".
– I have learned to let those voices have their chats inside my head since almost no one really wants to hear about it.
– Most music is really meant to just be entertainment, and so I have become much better at discussing highlighting little elements of familiarity (something like "hear how that line kinda sounds like that Police song?"), which is a much more fun discussion.
ANYWAY … I found this little comic amusing!
Happy Friday – and thanks again so much for the incredible insights and comments on yesterday's post!
Video Games – A Winner, and Another Freebie!
Well, last week I posted offering a free copy of The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings – and today I am announcing a winner!
I had to REALLY dig deep for this one … joking, there was only one person who commented, so Darlin' Rae wins! Yay! 🙂 I have sent an email with the code. I really enjoy her site, she just got married and her posts are loads of fun – check it out!
* Forge strategic alliances with compatible races to leverage each race's unique skills and abilities.
The rules? You comment, you're entered. I'll select a winner on Friday the 12th.