[atlantaprog] Re: Music, Schmusic -- just play something good


"Tegethoff, Andrew T." <Andrew.Tegethoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You are indeed getting the very nub of my gist. Chicago is a great
example. The aforementioned Steely Dan is another. Many of the "pure"
prog groups of the past were just plain better at melody, I think.
Frank Zappa -- another one who can blow your whole face off while
inducing you to hum a tune.


Something to ponder:  is there a funkier groove ever laid to tape than SD's 
"Green Earrings"?  If so, I have yet to hear it.


I agree that some prog musicians just may not have that "melody gene",
but I think it's more frequently the case that anything approachable is
considered beneath them. So it's a choice (albeit maybe an unconscious
one), not a natural tendency. Just because it's catchy, I suppose the
reasoning goes for some, it must be trash. :?p

Too bad for them.  Stem cell research may yet hold a cure for this malady.

Brian


 


                
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