Posted by Trung
on 3/6/2012, 6:26 pm, in reply to "Trouble listening to jazz"
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What I find so far is that when I listen to the frenzy section in something like 21st century schizoid man. I hear sounds of the apocalypse.
When I listen to a lot of jazz (so far the davis, coltrane and mingus on the summary list), I just hear a trumpet solo. I don't really seem to 'get' the context/atmosphere or emotions on what the instruments playing represents. So far it is a collection of notes rather than anything emotional.
--Previous Message--
: I've decided to expand my horizons beyond the
: usual gamut of rock musicians by purchasing
: some jazz fusion music. I picked up Kind of
: Blue by Miles Davis, Unorthodox Behavior by
: Brand X and As Long as your living yours by
: Keith Jarrett in hopes that I might achieve
: the sophistication of my fellow alumni.
:
: Ay, but here's the rub. I find them all
: incredibly boring. Everytime I listen to em,
: I either can't sit still or I zone out and
: fall asleep. And in that sleep of death what
: dreams may come?
: Should I shuffle off this mortal coil and go
: back to listening to the likes of James
: Taylor and Collins era Genesis? Or is there
: better selections I could've made in
: jazzvile?
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