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Re: Nine Inch Nails

smitty wrote:

> 1) I like Nine Inch Nails.  Do you?

um, i own _phm_ and _tds_, but i haven't heard anything since that.  trent 
makes me happy, generally speaking, though.  i should look into getting some 
more of their stuff...i have a $20 gift card to media play.  maybe i'll go 
shopping...

but then there's the new dream theater...decisions, decisions...

>  2) Noise (in my opinion) can be musical.

ok, this is the really interesting question.  i think that noise *can* be 
musical.  it definitely has the potential to be musical.  many avant garde 
composers have used this principal to create all sorts of pieces...and many 
are successful.  i'm sure most of you are familiar with john cage's "4'33", 
where a pianist comes out and sits at a piano bench and does nothing...it is 
the noise of the restless audience during those 4 minutes and 33 seconds that 
create the *piece*.

then there are the electronic musicians, who use crazy electronic instuments 
to play...have you ever seen an electric cello?  it's interesting.  there is 
also a weird instrument called the theriman, (i know that is misspelled, but 
i can't find it on the internet and i have no other way of discovering it's 
true spelling...sorry.  :( ) which played the high *vocal* part in _the lion 
sleeps tonight_.  it's really really strange...i've played it.

in doing research on 20th century music, i discovered a piece where, to be 
experienced, a number of people agree on a certain length of time, and then 
go outside and listen to the snow fall.  i don't consider myself to be 
conservative, but that's just strange to me.

at any rate, the topic of music will always be completely subjective.  there 
will be people who enjoy certain pieces, while others will hate them.  there 
are some who would call dan's _jack's valentine_ musical, and others who 
would call it strange computer generated stuff.

goodness, that was longwinded...sorry.  :)  it comes from studying this stuff 
for so long.

*hugz and kisses*
jessyka

behind the clouds, beyond the rain, there are many rainbows.  one is on it's 
way to you.
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