06-18-2016, 05:38 PM
Eric Wrote:I think gabrielle touched on the difference between someone like me and you guys. For me, a "best song" has to have some level artistry that's similar in some ways to a classical music piece. A high level of artistry such that it could compare to the work of classical composers. And remember, those composers also wrote actual songs, not just symphonies. ...
I actually agree with this. I like songs that confirm my sense of reality as it actually is. To wit, the state of relations between say Corporate America and folks like me.
Balls To The Wall is a perfect example of this. No matter how you cut it, exploitation ain't pretty. Balls To The Wall hits on that reality hard and heavy, and confirms my attitude wrt Corporate America.
Lyrics Wrote:Too many slaves in this world
Die by torture and pain
Too many people do not see
They're killing themselves, going insane
Too many people do not know
Bondage is over the human race
They believe slaves always lose
And this fear keeps them down
Watch the damned
(God bless ya)
They're gonna break their chains
(Hey)
No, you can't stop them
(God bless ya)
They're coming to get you
And then you'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall, balls to the wall
You may screw their brains
You may sacrifice them, too
You may mortify their flesh
You may rape them all
One day the tortured stand up
And revolt against the evil
They make you drink your blood
And tear yourself to pieces
You better watch the damned
(God bless ya)
They're gonna break their chains
(Hey)
No, you can't stop them
(God bless ya)
They're coming to get you
And then you'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall, balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Come on man, let's stand up all over the world
(Balls to the wall)
Let's plug a bomb in everyone's arse
(Balls to the wall)
If they don't keep us alive
(Balls to the wall)
We're gonna fight for the right
(Balls to the wall)
Build a wall with the bodies of the dead
(Balls to the wall)
And you're saved
(Balls to the wall)
(Balls to the wall)
Make the world scared
(Balls to the wall)
Come on, show me the sign of victory
(Balls to the wall)
(Balls to the wall)
Come on, show me the sign of victory
(Balls to the wall)
You better watch the damned
(God bless ya)
They're gonna break their chains
(Hey)
No, you can't stop them
(God bless ya)
They're coming to get you
And then you'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
Balls to the wall
(Balls)
Balls to wall
Quote:Something by boy bands or sexy girls to groove to that has a beat you can dance to, or some interesting lyrics, is different from that.
Oh, but either the lyrics or the actual sound of rage are interesting.
Quote:Not to mention deliberate decadence, like Rags is posting in this thread, which simply means poor quality music. To each his own; it's not a moral issue. It may be fun or funky for you guys, OK; but that's a difference.
1. You rang?
2. Well, again, it's the experience there. I was decadent in the 1980's years. I went full fledged Yuppie in regards to seeking $ (influenced by elders no doubt) and lot's of poker junkets.
Quote:A great song by The Who may have some different instrumentation and singing that's not the same as a majestic and rocking Beethoven symphony finale. But otherwise they are the same; the best Who songs have magnificent form and structure, power and feeling that's like what I hear in Beethoven or Bach. Many great rock songs from the 2T can compare or surpass many classical works in those qualities. Critics of the time agreed. The Beatles and other musicians sometimes brought western and eastern classical influences into their music, and thereby raised it to a higher level of artistry. In my preferences, I hold music to the same standard of artistry, regardless of genre.
1. Newsflash, man. Not everyone uses music like Eric does.
2. Some 2T music certainly works because it's tied to some sort of nice memory.
Quote:Not one preference for rock, another for classical, another for folk, etc. Those from the 3T, do not aspire to that kind of standard. It was perhaps just a question of what the musicians were interested in doing in those 2 different turnings.
I'm sure the audiences were different.
Quote:Also, the original purpose of music should be remembered. Music and the other arts are here to help facilitate mystical experience. Art is the handmaiden of spirituality.
That's for prophet generations, man.
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