repoman
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I have recently been listening to a little bit of Bluegrass on the radio and it is pretty cool. Making an effort not to fixate on the band names. The structure seems a bit different from standard even older pop music.
I think that the western style of chord structures is really getting boring to me, even a lot of well made classical music. Some Beethoven is ok, and Debussy still thrills me - he is a master a phrasing. Bach is a different thing, I like it to try to analyze the complexity and it is tiring in a good way.
I tried to listen to Balinese Gamelan after liking the japanese version of it from the Akira soundtrack and can't get into it. Almost would need a tutorial to be able to it is so different. I guess for zoning out music it could work.
recently I have been listening to Goose House which mostly covers Japanese pop music often with inventive arrangements. I don't understand music theory and don't play, but have been told the chord structure is a bit different and the chord cycles are longer. I often have no idea of when the music will have a crescendo or lull. I don't think I could say the same for new current western music. Barely understanding Japanese helps, lol.
I think a song can still be simple, but if it has a different structure it can surprise. I don't think I have ever heard something like the part from 4:05 to 4:18 before.
But for western music I still keep on going back to the crazy late 60s to mid 70s (and also some new wave/industrial) to hear stuff that continues to stimulate me as far as novelty of structure. About ready to play "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" now. Been on my mind for 3 or 4 days.
I think that the western style of chord structures is really getting boring to me, even a lot of well made classical music. Some Beethoven is ok, and Debussy still thrills me - he is a master a phrasing. Bach is a different thing, I like it to try to analyze the complexity and it is tiring in a good way.
I tried to listen to Balinese Gamelan after liking the japanese version of it from the Akira soundtrack and can't get into it. Almost would need a tutorial to be able to it is so different. I guess for zoning out music it could work.
recently I have been listening to Goose House which mostly covers Japanese pop music often with inventive arrangements. I don't understand music theory and don't play, but have been told the chord structure is a bit different and the chord cycles are longer. I often have no idea of when the music will have a crescendo or lull. I don't think I could say the same for new current western music. Barely understanding Japanese helps, lol.
I think a song can still be simple, but if it has a different structure it can surprise. I don't think I have ever heard something like the part from 4:05 to 4:18 before.
But for western music I still keep on going back to the crazy late 60s to mid 70s (and also some new wave/industrial) to hear stuff that continues to stimulate me as far as novelty of structure. About ready to play "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" now. Been on my mind for 3 or 4 days.