Tud, That is definitely one ass-kickin' song from Ms. Jett, the whole A.C.D.C. thing how can you lose? The black & white noir, driving distortion - Rockin' F'n Roll man!! Yeah that's seriously out there in the far distant galaxies of anything i would want to try and play, i don't even have one of them electric geetars - dang.
On Nov 19, 11:19 am, Tud Jones <tudjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thoughtful post. > That is one reason I like to listen to (or go hear) music I don't want > to try to play. It is easier to turn off that voice in my head and > just enjoy music for what is is rather than thinking who it is, what > they are playing, are they in tune, is it "traditional" enough blah, > blah blah... On that tack, I was listening to Joan Jett recently and > she really knocked me out! Check this > out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVlcAJFTPRo > Man, she still looks and sounds great! > I also try to make an effort now and again to spend time with a friend > who is not a musician. > > On Nov 19, 12:49 pm, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I borrowed "The Music Lesson" from David Grier. It's a book filled > > with a lot of interesting insights of ways to look at music, how it > > relates to life situations and life in general and our interpretation > > of it or lack thereof. I find it to be enlightening in some ways and > > far-fetched in others, which may be a reflection of my own ignorance > > or resistance to what lies within the book's pages. I'd say it's worth > > a read though. Here's a quote that I came upon today that I must > > confess to being all too familiar with... > > > "...Humans only hear what they want to hear. Play a record for a > > musician, and before he can listen to it he has to know who it is. And > > once he knows, he decides what it sounds like before he ever hears it, > > solely based on what he thinks he knows about the performer. What > > difference does it make who it is? What does it sound like and how > > does it make you feel? That is what is important. " > > > Guilty as charged. > > Taterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=.
