Well said Kent. I would lean toward Robotnik feeling they are abused -
thus he "hates" blue notes in (modern) music.
The problem with the whole argument is that only one of us were in on the
original conversation.
It might have been a sweeping statement, and poorly expressed.
He could been in a foul mood too.
MEK
"kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/28/2006 11:43:47 AM:
> Blue notes (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_note as referred
> before) are problematic for me, not because of any racial issues, but
> because they can be abused.
>
> A perfect example is the the guy who sings for the Black Crowes, who
> hammers incessantly on the flat 3rd, 5th and 7th notes. Some of his
> 'melodies' end up being just those notes. I can take about 30 seonds
> of the Black Crowes before I start feeling like kicking a dog. And I
> like dogs.
>
> Beyond that, the vast majority of music made in any genre isn't very
> original, and breaks down into a collection of genre gestures and
> cliches. These can be strung together on a standard template to
> produce music in the genre, but with nothing really new to say.
>
> The 'blues' gestures, the 'i-used-to-sing-solos-in-church'
> ornamentation, can become pretty empty, rote exercises in the wrong
> hands. As with any music, as a listener, you have to work pretty hard
> to find the original and authentic work out of the sea of workmanlike
> imitations and rank crap. Contrast and compare the early work of
> Aretha Franklin -- especially the real gospel she recorded when she
> was a teenager -- with annoyance-factories like Mariah Carey. Aretha
> sounds fearless and completely free in her singing. Mariah by
> comparison is a talented kid who'll never touch that depth of feeling.
>
> I can understand the musical choice to shy away from music that's
> heavily dependent on the R&B and Blues idiom, because it doesn't speak
> to your condition. If you don't connect emotionally as a listener with
> a genre, it's all going to sound the same. More power to someone who
> goes a different direction and find the sound that feels authentic to
> them.
>
> On the other hand, statements like "I don't play Black Music" are
> unfortunate, whether they indicate a bit too bluntly an aesthetic
> choice, or reflect a real prejudice. The latter is obviously a bad
> thing, the former a lack of sensitivity. Not being able to speak
> English well isn't really an excuse, because it's not like the
> statement is idiomatic or abstract.
>
>
> On 7/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Well, that doesn't explain the "I don't play blue notes" thing.
> >
