Even though
he specifically denies it about a third of the way in, it is very much 'old men shouting at clouds'.
Lots of strawmen (literally nobody has ever campaigned for 16 second pop songs) and 'if everyone just listened to the music I like, they would realise it is objectively better than the music they like'
Also, referring to 'a scientist in the early 60s showed that listening to rhythm for ten minutes boosted immune response'... well that's a fascinating claim, has no one in the subsequent 60 years reproduced/built on that finding?
Rant over, I actually like the guy's channel.
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FridgeBadger, Tue 24 May 2022, 14:24,
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'likens the process to sitting on a subwoofer'
maybe Fripp and co is therapeutic
(, Tue 24 May 2022, 14:30, Reply)
I have no doubt
that music has genuine therapeutic properties, I'm just a bit suspicious when a man of a certain age quotes (without referencing) some 'science' done in the 60s which then leads to a lot of talk about shamanic rituals... not saying it's wrong, neccessarily, just that I'm not convinced by this particular gentleman's scientific rigour... ;)
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FridgeBadger, Tue 24 May 2022, 15:19,
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when fabric first opened, they used to get pilled up birds sitting on the bodysonic dancefloor so that the could 'enjoy' the sensations
(, Tue 24 May 2022, 16:17, Reply)
There is a problem with the business model which doesn't reward musicians
But excellent music is still being recorded. Proportionally its volume may appear smaller now that anyone can record an album and upload it to Spotify . The audience is also much more fragmented so simple mainstream pop seems more prominent.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Tue 24 May 2022, 16:58,
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was minded of
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise:_The_Political_Economy_of_Music
and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Tue 24 May 2022, 17:14,
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