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LITURGY is fixing heavy metal, and there's nothing you can do to stop them
Koremora:
Gonna have to agree with Johnny there. My enjoyment of a lot of bands has been framed by my understanding of them, and my understanding of a lot of bands has been influenced by reading what they or others think about their work or the meaning of their work.
I think context is extremely important for music and I don't think it is pretentious for an artist or musician to attempt to give their work the context that it was intended to have.
JimmyJazz:
While I also agree context is important, I think it's unfair how certain people feel entitled to a thorough and/or academic discussion on the art by the artist. If an musician wants to spend time disclosing their views on their art to the public, then they should! As avid music lover I'll be interested in what they have to say as well the effect it will have on my listening experience. But if they want to let the music speak for itself, then the audience doesn't have a right to demand an explanation. As Martin Scorcese said when asked to describe the point of Taxi Driver; "If I could articulate it, I wouldn't have made the picture."
Koremora:
Definitely. Consciously choosing to not have a context for your art is as important a decision as choosing a context.
Akima:
--- Quote from: JimmyJazz on 17 Apr 2011, 22:28 ---"If I could articulate it, I wouldn't have made the picture."
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Oh so very much. Or, in a musical context, as Louis Armstrong put it: "Man, if you gotta ask, you'll never know."
StaedlerMars:
--- Quote from: Johnny C on 17 Apr 2011, 22:07 ---i dunno about that, necessarily! there's a lot i've been convinced to re-evaluate after hearing people talk about it.
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eg. Silkworm
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