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Post by iceish on Oct 27, 2011 16:16:51 GMT -5
SB 9.4/10 ??????????  AL Jackpot/10 Totally agree.  I don't understand, they bring in X-factor, Susan Boyle and Mad world and I would think she will make a version of MW at least somehow comparable to AL. Hers so boring, so flat from beginning to the end. Maybe I am too spoil by Adam!!! |
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Post by cassie on Oct 27, 2011 16:16:54 GMT -5
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Of course it is coming from an emotional level. I would never propose that music is all about technique. Music, at its core, is about emotions. It is created to express the composer's emotions and to evoke the listeners'. The technique and prowess of a musician are what allows him/her to most effectively convey that emotion to others. Technique is the tool. The performance is the art. If it doesn't evoke an emotional response - sadness, joy, longing, pride, vulnerability, anger, disquiet, love lost and found, sensuality - it fails on an elemental level. I see nothing contradictory in objectively examining how a piece of music or a performance succeeds on an emotional level. I would not be much of a musician if I could not.
It is my opinion that a listener does not need a back story to appreciate a musical performance. A great performance should stand on its own without needing explanation. And for me, just sayin', YMMV, IMHO, etc., Susan's performance of MW doesn't work on an emotional level. She hits the notes. She sings all the words. Her voice is pleasant. But, without the emotional content... it falls flat. Now, if I add in what I have read about her disability, about her inability to relate to others, her inability to recognize emotions and articulate them, her isolation from others because of her lack of social skills, then, listening to her MW I can interpret all that into the piece and give it meaning it does not have, standing on its own.
Ultimately, our musical appreciation is deeply personal, and linked to our own life experiences and preferences. Thank goodness there are performers who make music that is as varied as the individuals listening to it. We pick and choose what appeals to us.
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Post by revlisacat on Oct 27, 2011 16:18:39 GMT -5
Adam said in an interview quite a while ago that he always dressed as some sort of vampire on Halloween, so I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a new vampire variation this year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 16:18:45 GMT -5
adamlambert Adam Lambert
And please tweet me your costumes too! I'd love to see you all feeling creative. Dress up is the BEST expression (besides music of course)14 seconds ago 1 minute ago I need help here: what does one express by dressing up as a vampire? Or a skeleton? or a zombie? Seriously....I have a hard time with fashion/dress up etc., but Halloween stuff is totally beyond me...aside from "lets concur scary stuff by making fun of it" I can't think of anything... Another custom which has been stripped of the meaning it once had. The dressup is an ancient Celtic custom. Once a year the spirits of the dead were believed to roam free. This occurred on All Hallows Eve (Halloween). You dressed up to disguise yourself and blend in with the spirits of the dead. The custom came to the United States with Irish immigrants. The Celtic origins would explain why Sauli doesn't know much about it. |
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Post by katycake on Oct 27, 2011 16:19:18 GMT -5
Frank'n'furter and Rocky! My legit reaction OH YES PLEASE GOD IN HEAVEN!! Haha! Praying...  |
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Post by tigerlily on Oct 27, 2011 16:28:18 GMT -5
It is my opinion that a listener does not need a back story to appreciate a musical performance. A great performance should stand on its own without needing explanation. And for me, just sayin', YMMV, IMHO, etc., Susan's performance of MW doesn't work on an emotional level. She hits the notes. She sings all the words. Her voice is pleasant. But, without the emotional content... it falls flat. Now, if I add in what I have read about her disability, about her inability to relate to others, her inability to recognize emotions and articulate them, her isolation from others because of her lack of social skills, then, listening to her MW I can interpret all that into the piece and give it meaning it does not have, standing on its own. True! This is all I was saying. The back story is what gave it an interesting interpretation. But it was MY interpretation, not one that she communicated to me. That's why I said it was "interesting". Plus, the video of Susan with the headlines added to my feelings. If I didn't know anything about her and didn't have the visuals of her breakdown moments, it would be a different impression. |
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Post by flowergirl on Oct 27, 2011 16:42:42 GMT -5
Adam said in an interview quite a while ago that he always dressed as some sort of vampire on Halloween, so I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a new vampire variation this year. Bill & Sookie? :D |
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Post by gelly14 on Oct 27, 2011 16:44:49 GMT -5
Going to bed. Good night guys!  |
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Post by LindaG23 on Oct 27, 2011 16:50:25 GMT -5
mwp - you've already taken all the best places in Austin but that's OK because my Adam fantasy doesn't go like that. It always begins with some chance meeting in which light but brilliant repartee occurs.  This is followed by an offer of a backstage pass to his concert at the Erwin center:  I have so much fun talking to him and his band that he invites me and my two sons to a party at his house in LA where I get to meet and talk to all his friends and family:  Iconic Los Angeles house, not Adam's though.There is lots of drinking and laughing for hours and hours and all his friends and family decide that me and mine are the bees knees and we become permanent fixtures of the guest list with backstage passes for life. NO SEX in my fantasy, sorry.
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