On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:02:28 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

Stephen Howard wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:18:18 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
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why make a perjorative remark?: I merely expressed a personal opinion,
and made no comment about others..

Nothing pejorative about it - it's well-known that more advanced forms
of music require a degree of, for want of a better word, education.
First time I heard Charlie Parker I thought it was nothing more than
some geezer making squeaky noises on an alto - but with a significant
number of excellent players speaking in terms of 'genius' etc. I made
the effort to find out why I couldn't appreciate the music.
I understand it now, and appreciate it for its staggering beauty - and
better still it opened the door to even more exciting artists.


Well I suppose that you could say that being fairly clued up as am
engieer,the sound of a Mclraren F1 car has a certain sort of beauty,
but frankly I wouldn't wander around with my nose in the air telling
people its high Art./

It's Engineering.

Jazz like that is technique, but its not what I call Art.

I can appreciate it, but I wouldn't want to have it playing in my room,
any more than i would a Mclaren F1 car..

All skill, no creativity.

You've already made it clear you don't understand it - not much point
your trying to critique it when you haven't got a clue what's going
on.

Regards,



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