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Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson  Thankfully I've had enough experiences with real when it comes to music that I know it would be unmistakable to anybody. Pop records are rarely all that real but the James Brown Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, several black Gospel singers I've known, a few older country singers, some actors and an 18 year old girl singing classical Indian music were real enough to stand my hair on end in a manner that no recording I've ever encountered could. These folks changed the atmosphere of the room. They take over your breathing and change your whole outlook on life. |
Someone alluded to this, but I have come to the conclusion that a vast majority of people don't WANT this experience - the outlook shaping, hair-on-end experience - from their music, art, film, etc. I think this is MUCH more the case in our present day than it was in past decades. In fact, if you look around, one can see a trend towards the "interactive" experience, allowing the viewer/experienc-er to shape the experience, pick their own ending, democratically vote on the fate of the art, etc. This is an entirely valid and engaging experience but, for the most part, is the antithesis of the experience you are describing.