Very interesting topic! For your first reference to Arr's music is spiritually informed. I agree with you in total there. Being spiritual in my opinion is being in sync with your soul and mind. If the music is touching these two most important things which is 'the actual self' its got to be highly spiritual.All of us have it in us to relate to spiritualism in some manner and music is the media which bonding us all together to relate to spiritualism. Today we are in a world where we can access diverse music and we also know each type of music has its own merits.But when one is able to blend the diverse music beautifully and give to us people are always ready to lap it up. Here as ARR's fans we have people with similar tastes on a macro level and hence we are able to gel well even though we have some difference of opinion within that ambit. Finally most fans here are knowledgeable. Its not easy for a common or lay man to understand the intricacies of ARR's music. On the surface the music might look simple but when one goes in depth one will find the nuances very complex. ARR's fans are able to appreciate that and I guess that's where we are able to gel well as a group. Exceptions are there here too!. Last but not the least Arr's Compassion is bound to rub off on anyone who gets to know him. Fans here atleast a majority of us are aware of this aspect of ARR and subconsciously we all try to practice this. Arr is a trigger for all of us to move in this direction. So we as fans are slowly moving towards the phrase "Compassion Unlimited"
--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Chord <[email protected]> wrote: From: Chord <[email protected]> Subject: [arr] What do we as ARR fans all have in common? To: [email protected] Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 8:37 PM This question relates to our love for ARR and his music. I have always been fascinated in the relationships between human variables and music/art preference. We all love ARR and his music for various reasons. There are many individual differences as to why each of us loves his music so much. But, I'm more interested in the common factors. We are part of a fan group, posting messages, having ARR and his music as a big part of our lives. This same question can be asked to any fan group of any artist, but why is it that ARR's music touches us and impresses us AS A GROUP and does not have the same effect on others? Again, I'm more interested in COMMON human factors that bind us as a group that lead us to be such passionate and devoted ARR fans. Because ARR's music is so spiritually informed, are we as a group of devoted ARR fans more sensitive to and attuned to spirituality in general? Because ARR's music is so diverse and encompasses worldly influences, are we as a group more worldly and tolerant in our approach to human differences? Because ARR's music is often so thick and layered and well textured, are we as a group for some reason better able to process this complexity in more meaningful ways than others who prefer simpler music by virtue of our education, upbringing, or other factors? Are we as a group more compassionate towards others since ARR is all about giving and helping? Again, these are just thoughts. I'm interested in generating a aningful discussion about what factors bind us as a group of passionate ARR fans. Thanks for reading and hope to hear your responses.
