[LAU] Re: That must suck. For me it's about beauty--musicisjustone path

[Chuckk Hubbard]

On 4/5/07, Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico at vt.edu> wrote:
> > As I've said several times, I don't buy that a jackhammer could ever
> > sound as sweet as a songbird; no one will describe them as
> > interchangeable.  I don't believe that anyone would say that a
> > super-distorted electric guitar - even if they love the sound -
> > arouses the same emotional response as a "lyrical" oboe solo.  Certain
> > sounds are by nature disruptive, certain sounds are smooth, and no
> > amount of conditioning to "like" or "dislike" can change that.
> > You are a big fan of putting words in my mouth, and of assuming you're
> > the only person who has done any research into music cognition.  Maybe
> > that's true in 99% of the groups you find yourself in, but believe me:
>
> Please note that insults do not magically elevate the value of your
> argument. Realizing that this matter has now departed the realm of
> intellectual discourse and has moved on into a bashfest, why don't we simply
> agree to disagree and end this seemingly futile discussion?

I'm fine with that.  I typed my last (long) response while you were
posting this.  As I said in it, I can see you're not stupid.  I
believe we both understand each other fairly well and are maybe now
looking for things to disagree with.


-Chuckk

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