Re: [Harp-L] Music

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

 Along with this goes the MTV/Video Game culture that grew up with short attention span marketed towards them. Current culture has moved away from depth towards instant gratification w/out having to work for it. People make snap judgements based on 30 seconds of listening these days.

Impress'em w/a million notes coming at'em.......





Safe makes money. Like Wal-mart. But Target, with its more imaginative 
advertising, is paying bigger dividends to stockholders 9at least per this 
morning's piece on NPR).

Long forms, development, dynamics, complex harmonic shading - great if you're 
willing to listen actively. But consumption culture is largely about being 
passive - except in the critical moments when you're forkling over the bucks for 
whatever it is that will make your life amazing simply by owning it - without 
your having to do anything. (dont' even have to get int eh car and go anywhere; 
just shop online).



 


 


 

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From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>





      
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