What are you listening to?
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BHelmet
The Living Force
Mr.Cyan said:
Music is indeed good for self remembering and reflection. That is good. And music can certainly be packed with emotion. Both the song in and of itself, and how it affects the listener in relation to their life and experience. I listen and remember where I 'was' 'then'. And yes there are timeless songs.
I would like to add that I think there is more to it than just remembering where we were or what we felt at some time. We are also growing and progressing (hopefully if we are working on our self) and the feelings will have a slightly different flavor after years. That was then and this is now. (well, kinda, from 3D warped time perception) There is some added poignancy from our present state and perspective looking back and recalling. Some added depth; an extra dimension important to notice.
skycsil
Jedi Master
I love this woman!
https://youtu.be/-Sd_Km5Y8nM
This resonates a lot with what's going on in my head these days. "Find the enemy on your own being" also resonates with something that I read yesterday in Bringers Of The Dawn.
https://youtu.be/-Sd_Km5Y8nM
This resonates a lot with what's going on in my head these days. "Find the enemy on your own being" also resonates with something that I read yesterday in Bringers Of The Dawn.
sarahelizabeth
Padawan Learner
skycsil, I am a huge Damian Rice fan. This is one of my all time favourites:
Damian Rice - 9 Crimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgqOSCgc8xc&noredirect=1
Damian Rice - 9 Crimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgqOSCgc8xc&noredirect=1
skycsil
Jedi Master
sarahelizabeth said:
Thanks, sarahelizabeth! I ussually listen metal music, but I have my girlie days ;D
Here's a beautiful version of one of his songs, performed by one of my favorite female artists:
https://youtu.be/eyni32LvWm4
skycsil said:
awesome, I have a soft spot for Tori as well, here's my one fo my favourite songs of hers with my favourite singer of all time Maynard from Tool.
Muhammad, my friend (Live)
https://youtu.be/64LnAIC9RWo
BHelmet
The Living Force
OK... Semi-rant warning.
First - I love music. I am super sensitive to sound. I have listened closely my whole life to all kinds and genres of music and vocal and instrumental arts; and I have played guitar and sung professionally. That said, here is my intent in this post: To request upping the level and raising the bar a bit. Maybe to set some kind of standard for the What are you Listening To thread. Of course this is my opinion and nothing more. Take it or leave it. Do it or don't.
Here is where I am coming from. Gurdjieff basically said something to the effect that 1000 authors writing a thousand books would not serve to awaken a single person but would only increase the sleep of everyone if the words of the authors were all written in sleep.
Music can be like that. BIG TIME. Music can be many things. There was even a post awhile back that said a piece of music was good for sleep. While, I know the poster meant for physically going to sleep, I could not help but see the irony.
So I am interested in music that supports the aim of waking up, of accessing objective reality, which is perhaps an aim many if not most of us share here. (Yeah - big assumption on my part) Music that keeps you on your toes. A lot of people do post this way with a little explanation or background on the piece. I like that - why should I listen to it? Oh, you are telling me. Good! What does it say to you? Why do you like it or why are you posting it? Will it further awakening or lessons? Is it an example of an awakened soul? Or a soul trying to awaken? Yes? Great!
Some music is just posted with no guidance or reason at all. Hey check this out.
Why should I? (is it Kenny G?!
)
I am asking you to tell me why I should listen. Give me a heads up. That also opens the door for some deeper discussion. And, to be honest, I don't see a whole lot of that on the music thread. It could potentially be so much richer than it is. Mostly it is a series of "Hey - check this" / "I just heard this" "this song makes me feel... something" "cool" "this-lyrics splat-boom" etc But not much real in-depth analysis or back-and-forth.
Which is what I like. It is a great thing to sit at a glass of wine and discuss its merits and flaws. It is an even greater exercise to do the same with music. IMO, of course. Anybody want to do that with me, I am game.
But maybe that is not the intent here. If not, well OK.
(I do understand the difficulty, given the basically subjective nature of musical impressions. But still, this is such fertile ground for discussion. Egos can get so on the line when it comes to musical opinion. Which is exactly why this is a potentially great tool for learning. And speaking of TOOL...no, I will save that for later! :))
So to reiterate and emphasize the free will part of the equation:
I request that everyone who posts here, please give a brief explanation of why anyone should listen; what is the song a reflection of; something; anything! That is just a request. I understand I don't have any right to expect anything and I don't. You can honor this request or not. I don't care if you do or don't; but I would like to ask, anyway.
First - I love music. I am super sensitive to sound. I have listened closely my whole life to all kinds and genres of music and vocal and instrumental arts; and I have played guitar and sung professionally. That said, here is my intent in this post: To request upping the level and raising the bar a bit. Maybe to set some kind of standard for the What are you Listening To thread. Of course this is my opinion and nothing more. Take it or leave it. Do it or don't.
Here is where I am coming from. Gurdjieff basically said something to the effect that 1000 authors writing a thousand books would not serve to awaken a single person but would only increase the sleep of everyone if the words of the authors were all written in sleep.
Music can be like that. BIG TIME. Music can be many things. There was even a post awhile back that said a piece of music was good for sleep. While, I know the poster meant for physically going to sleep, I could not help but see the irony.
So I am interested in music that supports the aim of waking up, of accessing objective reality, which is perhaps an aim many if not most of us share here. (Yeah - big assumption on my part) Music that keeps you on your toes. A lot of people do post this way with a little explanation or background on the piece. I like that - why should I listen to it? Oh, you are telling me. Good! What does it say to you? Why do you like it or why are you posting it? Will it further awakening or lessons? Is it an example of an awakened soul? Or a soul trying to awaken? Yes? Great!
Some music is just posted with no guidance or reason at all. Hey check this out.
Why should I? (is it Kenny G?!
)I am asking you to tell me why I should listen. Give me a heads up. That also opens the door for some deeper discussion. And, to be honest, I don't see a whole lot of that on the music thread. It could potentially be so much richer than it is. Mostly it is a series of "Hey - check this" / "I just heard this" "this song makes me feel... something" "cool" "this-lyrics splat-boom" etc But not much real in-depth analysis or back-and-forth.
Which is what I like. It is a great thing to sit at a glass of wine and discuss its merits and flaws. It is an even greater exercise to do the same with music. IMO, of course. Anybody want to do that with me, I am game.
But maybe that is not the intent here. If not, well OK.
(I do understand the difficulty, given the basically subjective nature of musical impressions. But still, this is such fertile ground for discussion. Egos can get so on the line when it comes to musical opinion. Which is exactly why this is a potentially great tool for learning. And speaking of TOOL...no, I will save that for later! :))
So to reiterate and emphasize the free will part of the equation:
I request that everyone who posts here, please give a brief explanation of why anyone should listen; what is the song a reflection of; something; anything! That is just a request. I understand I don't have any right to expect anything and I don't. You can honor this request or not. I don't care if you do or don't; but I would like to ask, anyway.
BHelmet
The Living Force
Art said:
So what are you waiting for? Let's hear your 'take'! You have my curiosity now!
And hey - you don't need to post an mp3 of this - I think it is engraved everyone's brain who was born in the 20th century who is still alive.
And I agree - there is a LOT that is unsettling about this...'thing'.
And a lot unsettling about the fact that it STILL gets airplay.
Miss.K
Dagobah Resident
BHelmet said:
For me music is the voice of emotions. Like the African slaves (I read) were singing in the cotton fields, as a way of surviving, I have also used it a lot a fuel to help me keep going when I was too tired and sad, and had to keep working, (I guess that fuel=horses=emotions)
Sometimes I can't listen to music at all, as all I hear is the musicians having nothing to say, and really only think about wanting to be famous, and perhaps something like
At those times, even the artists I have cherished most, and who are really brilliant, turn to meaningless dust.
When I later can enjoy music again, I don't think it is "going back to sleep" but simply that having seen the meaninglessness, coming back to that music is perhaps not supposed to be more than what it is, "the voice of emotions" or an art form that is beautiful, and I am grateful when I can enjoy it again, as "life in the cotton field" is much worse without.
I think the suggestion to say a little about why we post a song when we do can be good (for the ones who want) as long as the reason "this song voice emotions I can identify with, or this song is beautifully performed" is OK to say
Talk about vent, here's Ventilator Blues, I enjoy it because everybody needs a ventilator sometimes, and I like the way it's put together, and mostly that the use of saxophone in the song makes me feel very good inside (no big spiritual insights or anything)
https://youtu.be/zwsl-SuOEXc
HiThere
The Living Force
Miss.K said:
I agree to this, including Ventilator Blues! Fantastic record, but I would have great difficulty in explaining why I like it - I can't see any higher reason behind my appreciation of (the parent record) Exile On Main Street, (and the first 10 years I failed to hear anything special except for the song Sweet Virginia, which I always thought was brilliant) but the record has grown on me over the years.
Miss.K
Dagobah Resident
Hithere said:
Yes Sweet Virginia is a wonderful song (it comforts me, and always makes me smile), and I really like the record as a whole too.
When I was young I didn't listen to Rolling Stones, as I thought they were too commercial (and IMO they had gotten really bad in the 80's when I was a teenager) But then later when I though I better catch up some on mainstream musical culture and history too, I thought to check out if all the people who cherish Rolling Stones were on to something (so I listened to most albums up to "It's only R'n'R"), and Exile On Main Street was what I listened to most.
When after having listened regularly for some months, one early morning I was woken up by Rocks Off playing really really loud in my head, and I had to admit I was a fan too
BTW fantastic intro guitar in Rocks Off,
-but very difficult to copy as it is tuned differently than normal (and maybe it's 2 guitars playing at once, one normally tuned and one differently tuned?), and I don't know how to do that (I sometimes play guitar, badly, but just for fun)
just in case someone who don't know those songs, are interested, here's Sweet Virginia
https://youtu.be/CvpMeq_4BPM
and Rocks Off
https://youtu.be/Sqk1kdjk5o0