Being a discussion board, I'd like to throw this out there. This thread has been tweaking me since I saw it. I'm not trolling here, just discussing how i feel about something.
Anyway, I see I'm in a very small minority of people that aren't musicians that have responded to the tread. I think the idea that a non-musician having a hard time appreciating prog, or any other kind of music for that matter, is a bit snobbish to me. I don't believe that was the intent of the post at all, but its like saying because someone doesn't draw they wouldn't be able to appreciate my work. And I don't believe that to be true, at all.
I've gone up to musicians to tell them how much I dug their work to have them ask me if I played, and upon hearing I didn't, turn away to talk with someone who did. As if I couldn't tell they had chops because i didn't play the instrument. I find it offensive actually. I really bugs me, because I think I have pretty good sense of music, and I
certainly have exceptional taste!!
I stated earlier I'm not a musician. I wanted to play vibes as a kid, and ended up at my dads urging, to play sax. Hated it actually, and never played anything else.
I wish I still could read music like some of you can, I really would love to know whats really happening in a composition theoretically. At the same time, I've read posts where I came away happy I couldn't because it seemed like the theory got in the way of the enjoyment.
I'm a fan of what a lot of you guys do, I may not understand what the
hell your doing, but I dig it all the same! In fact, the more complex it is, the more I'm drawn to it.
Just my three cents, and again, I'm not trying to poop in the cereal bowl, just discussing my take on the
Cheers!
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