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Date Posted: 06:59:43 09/10/00 Sun
Author: avalanche
Subject: Re: Music
In reply to: Mariah 's message, "Music" on 06:18:19 09/10/00 Sun

> Well, of course, without music lyrics are just poetry.
>
> However, your problem might be that you don't
> understand the importance of poetry. It is a failing
> of those who culture their intelligence, which is
> expedient without charm; without also flavoring it
> with a wine of intuition and grace. Both are
> important, or the flavor of the meal is one-sided.

you take things way too serious. poetry is secondary. it is irrelevant. music is not. your words make something simple into something complex, which it isn't.

>
> There have been a few musical pieces which have held
> up by themselves, such as Mozart's work.

not a few, an almost infinite amount.

Some of
> Stravinsky. Byork's music could hold it's own even
> though the lyrics are also powerful.
>
> Little now-a-days, though.

that is your petty opinion. as an expert in these matters, i can say that your opinion is false.

But, little now-a-days as
> far as lyrics go, also. Basically because music has
> become a calculating business rather than a passion so
> all the life has been drained from its body.

this is quite a bit of nonsense. it's only true if you look at the charts, but nobody does that anyway.

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