Re: (idm) listening to music...

From Crtrdge003
Sent Mon, Jun 28th 1999, 17:02

In a message dated 6/26/99 2:33:08 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx writes:

> I can relate, a great deal, to what you're saying.  I find myself into
>  music for the music only.  Sure if the lyrics to some song are great or
>  something, I won't fail to mention it or discredit it or whatever.  But
>  for the most part, they could be giving me step-by-step instructions on
>  how to win the Publishers' Clearing House Sweepstakes for all I care...

I find it assinine to clump music and lyrics together into one catagory and 
even worse, to call the entire catagory music. Music is music, lyrics are 
words.. two EXTREMELY different forms of communication. Music convey's 
emotions, words convey definitions in the listeners mind.. Verbal 
communication is a flawed form of commication, and music is not. My favorite 
is when people refuse to listen to music that does not have words, I love 
those people and would like to give them flowers.

-=Aaron