Yes, Pink Floyd is quite diverse and a rather enlightened mindset IMV. They clearly advanced to a solid level of disillusionment...fairly high up the ladder of subjectivity.
On Aug 21, 10:37 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > I consider Pink Floyd the greatest band of all time not because of their > lyrics (which I love), or their technical mastery (which is unquestionable), > but because of the fact that they have a discography which spans 40 years, > has countless hits, and covers so many genres of music that it's truly mind > blowing. In a single album, you will hear musical elements of rock, jazz, > gospel, soul, and blues, and all performed flawlessly. Simply brilliant. > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Pat <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > On 21 Aug, 17:18, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > P.S. There are a few ProgRock bands that I've heard over the years...I > > just > > > never really got as much into them. I do like what nerdcore has become > > > though...big fan of Radiohead, and a few others in their ilk, but I don't > > > really think they are as technically talented as many of these other > > > musicians. I just like the sound of their music. That would get me stoned > > by > > > most Radiohead fans, who think they are the greatest band of all time. I > > > save that description for Pink Floyd. > > > Enter a tie-in synchronicity to yesterday, when a colleague told me > > that they were listening to Pink Floyd on their drive into work that > > morning. He had never really heard anything of theirs before and was > > pleasantly impressed. Which brings me to another end of the week > > where I can truly say, all in all it's just another brick in the > > wall! And/or: We don't need no double negatives*. > > > * That's a bit of 'dark sarcasm' for the classroom! ;-) > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Chris Jenkins > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Yeah, and Flea was a Bootsy disciple. That's why you have this: > > > > ** > > > > *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gs2o5T7oN8* > > > > ** > > > > ** > > > > Stevie Wonder was fantastic, but Flea funkdafied this song. > > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Pat <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > >> On 21 Aug, 14:51, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > Bite your tongue. Les Claypool is one of the greatest bass players > > to > > > >> ever > > > >> > live. I love that album. Jerry Was A Race Car Driver is fantastic. > > > > >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUxAol0wbak > > > > >> > Try and keep up with his hands. Les, Bootsy Collins, and Flea are > > the > > > >> unholy > > > >> > Trinity of Funk Bassists. > > > > >> Collins!! Thanks for that, I've been trying to remember what > > > >> Bootsy's last name was for months. Of course, I never bothered to > > > >> look it up. ;-) Definitely, Bootsy. > > > > >> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 9:00 AM, [email protected] < > > > > >> > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > Yep I stopped reading any sort of music reviews year ago, after > > being > > > >> > > pursuaded to purchase an album called 'Sailing the seas of > > cheese', by > > > >> > > a band called Primus. My god noooooo! > > > > >> > > On 21 Aug, 13:55, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > The idea that humility is the basis of grace is, I think, > > wonderful. > > > >> > > > I have personally known several public officials who have taken > > a > > > >> > > > great deal of flack and criticism over the years, yet know them > > to > > > >> be > > > >> > > > humble, loving people with empathy for others central to their > > > >> > > > actions. I wonder at the nature of our need for criticism, > > perhaps > > > >> it > > > >> > > > is driven, as you suggest, from occult low self esteem. Roger > > > >> Ebert, > > > >> > > > the movie critic, is one I have watched over the years and > > enjoyed > > > >> > > > even though he can be caustic and bend toward the popular at > > times. > > > >> > > > Because of a recent bout with throat cancer, he continues his > > work > > > >> as > > > >> > > > a writer with a wonderful blog. He posted recently that very > > few > > > >> > > > people under 50 read the movie reviews and it is becoming a > > dying > > > >> > > > trade. It got me to thinking who wonderful life might be > > without > > > >> > > > critics - which of course, does not include integrated > > discernment > > > >> and > > > >> > > > positive feedback. That everybody wins spirit can be hard to > > find. > > > > >> > > > On Aug 21, 7:41 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > On 21 Aug, 12:05, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > On the way to work this moring I was pondering over a thing > > with > > > >> the > > > >> > > > > > intent of bringing it up here. Then of course I got into > > work > > > >> and > > > >> > > > > > promptly forgot all about it. > > > > >> > > > > > However when Pat said this: > > > > >> > > > > > 'The history of our world is littered with good 'bad > > examples', > > > >> yet > > > >> > > we > > > >> > > > > > never see them as such and, so, are doomed to repeat them > > until > > > >> we > > > >> > > > > > sort out our perspectives.' > > > > >> > > > > > In the 'What is fair?' thread, it brought it all back to me, > > so > > > >> first > > > >> > > > > > off, cheers for that Pat. > > > > >> > > > > No worries. Synchronicity is a speciality of mine. ;-) > > > > >> > > > > > Our history is rich with examples of one culture or one > > religoin > > > >> > > > > > invadeing the terriotory of another country in order to > > bring > > > >> their > > > >> > > > > > own form of 'order' to that place. Think British Empire, > > think > > > >> > > > > > crusades, think Tibet. > > > > >> > > > > > So is this ethicaly sound, and is there then any differance > > > >> between > > > >> > > > > > these examples and our troops in Afganistan? > > > > >> > > > > The main difference is time. The TRUTH is that we're all in > > this > > > >> > > > > (world) together and it would behoove us (all!) if we 'grew > > up' > > > >> and > > > >> > > > > realised that. Some people view their desires as more > > important > > > >> than > > > >> > > > > those of others. So, rather than trying to seek out a way for > > all > > > >> > > > > parties' desires to be striven for, those with a technological > > > >> > > > > advantage, step on those without it and force their desires on > > the > > > >> > > > > others without consideration (might makes right). This is > > done by > > > >> > > > > selfish/self-important, callous individuals who MAY also have > > a > > > >> form > > > >> > > > > of occult low self esteem veiled by an outward projection of > > > >> arrogance > > > >> > > > > (usually seen by others as false or baseless arrogance). A > > good > > > >> dose > > > >> > > > > of empathy is the cure, but, unfortunately, it doesn't come in > > a > > > >> > > > > tablet, capsule or injectible form. Rather, it requires > > humility, > > > >> > > > > which to the individual with an occult low self esteem, > > appears to > > > >> be > > > >> > > > > too big of a price to pay, as it requires themselves to humble > > > >> > > > > themselves when they would rather be seen as 'on high'. It > > was to > > > >> > > > > this way of thinking that Jesus appealed to us by saying, > > > >> "...those > > > >> > > > > who would be last will be first and the first last". Thus the > > > >> true > > > >> > > > > servant of God is a servant to all humanity, rather than > > > >> attempting to > > > >> > > > > be the Lord of all humanity. It is for this reason that Islam > > > >> > > > > endeavours to instruct its adherents to be 'slaves of Allah', > > > >> i.e., > > > >> > > > > servants of God. The term 'slave of Allah' is intended to be > > a > > > >> great > > > >> > > > > compliment, but many non-Muslims don't understand it and take > > > >> offense > > > >> > > > > at the term 'slave', not realising its intention as 'willing > > > >> servant'.- > > > >> > > Hide quoted text - > > > > >> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
