Thanks Vithur. Both MJ and ARR brought people from various backgrounds and cultures together. Both believed in loving people unconditionally and valuing tolerance and acceptance. MJ will be missed. I just wish his life wasn't so filled with tragedy and controversy.
--- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > Good Similarities Chord..... Once again a write up from you, which needs to > be archived. > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Chord <purev...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > With the news of MJ's death, I have taken a re-interest in MJ and his > > music. It's interesting the psychology of why someone's work of art becomes > > popular again when that person dies, supported by recent stats showing that > > MJ's music is topping charts worldwide again. > > > > As I downloaded some of his most famous and influential songs from Itunes > > recently and listened carefully, I could not help draw up some comparisons > > between his music and ARR's. Here are some parallels that I thought of: > > > > 1) MJ and ARR are both perfectionists. There is a quality to both their > > bodies of work that define high achievement and perfectionism, a certain > > drive and ambition and motivation to be the best they can possibly be, often > > working ridiculous hours to achieve this. > > > > 2) Tightness and crispness of arrangements. Both MJ and ARR boast of > > extremely high quality arrangements in their music and a very tight and > > planned set of arrangements that are line with their perfectionistic work > > ethics. > > > > 3) Both masters of rhythm: ARR and MJ both boast of extremely high quality > > rhythmic concepts and super-intelligent rhythmic patterns in their songs. > > Again, consistent with tightness. > > > > 4) Both are trend setters: MJ and ARR were both trend setters in their own > > ways. Both revolutionized music in their own respective spheres and had a > > huge following among artists of their kind. > > > > 5) Both are passionate about unity, diversity, and charity: MJ and ARR > > share a very similar type of compassion towards the world, towards the less > > fortunate, and both believe in transcending artificial boundaries to help > > unify cultures and races and highlight bonds that tie us all together, > > irrespective race, culture, etc. Through their music, they were able to > > transcend and go beyond hard set boundaries that were not able to be > > transcended before (ARR with regional and international reaches and MJ with > > racial and ethnic reaches). > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
