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new music
We were talking recently about ahh, music today......aaaaaaaah, music today........you know those kinds......and when I get into these conversations, I (we) can sound as if I think there is NO good music. I'm actually writing something about the various mitigating factors on the state of music and culture (i'm sure you can't wait, lol).........but despite the fact that I believe we're not in the glory days, it is NOT my feeling that there's NO great music out there.
This new album by Esperanza Spalding is frickin' great. SHE'S great. Holy smokes. Check out this wild first song (and video) from her new album, it might be too crazy for some, but it might be just rocking enough for others. It's right up my alley, though. A fine musician, an amazing bass player, a bold song, a bold statement...harmonically adventurous.....designed to dazzle.....completely in command.....check it out.
Esperanza Spalding. She just played for free in Harlem and I missed it. I can't wait to see her live, I can't wait! She's the real deal.
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So what about you? Maybe you don't like the Esperanza! One thing about today? No one agrees what's great anymore! Everything got splintered and music has become people's wallpaper. Me? I'm only interested in the musical idea, I don't care what clique they're from! So won't you share your favorite? Give me your best stuff! Not just the "ok" stuff.
EDIT 2020: Since this thread devolved pretty quickly into something akin to socially-challenged,nonverbal autistics addicted to embedding (like most of the music threads), I've changed the title of this thread simply to "new music", since so much of it is in-one-ear, out-the-other, forgettable mediocrity. Just as well we never had a music subforum since very few have anything to say about any of it, nor does anyone listen to the crap. Real music freaks like to talk music, not just pose as music snobs.
We were talking recently about ahh, music today......aaaaaaaah, music today........you know those kinds......and when I get into these conversations, I (we) can sound as if I think there is NO good music. I'm actually writing something about the various mitigating factors on the state of music and culture (i'm sure you can't wait, lol).........but despite the fact that I believe we're not in the glory days, it is NOT my feeling that there's NO great music out there.
This new album by Esperanza Spalding is frickin' great. SHE'S great. Holy smokes. Check out this wild first song (and video) from her new album, it might be too crazy for some, but it might be just rocking enough for others. It's right up my alley, though. A fine musician, an amazing bass player, a bold song, a bold statement...harmonically adventurous.....designed to dazzle.....completely in command.....check it out.
Esperanza Spalding. She just played for free in Harlem and I missed it. I can't wait to see her live, I can't wait! She's the real deal.
**************
So what about you? Maybe you don't like the Esperanza! One thing about today? No one agrees what's great anymore! Everything got splintered and music has become people's wallpaper. Me? I'm only interested in the musical idea, I don't care what clique they're from! So won't you share your favorite? Give me your best stuff! Not just the "ok" stuff.
EDIT 2020: Since this thread devolved pretty quickly into something akin to socially-challenged,nonverbal autistics addicted to embedding (like most of the music threads), I've changed the title of this thread simply to "new music", since so much of it is in-one-ear, out-the-other, forgettable mediocrity. Just as well we never had a music subforum since very few have anything to say about any of it, nor does anyone listen to the crap. Real music freaks like to talk music, not just pose as music snobs.
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