I've had plenty of internet friends, but I haven't talked to them in a while. Seems that the more real friends I had in real life, the less internet friends I had I guess lol.
[QUOTE="TacticalElefant"] I'm using it broadly as term for "enjoyable". Feeling good or being fulfilling can be the most earsplitting sound ever, but if you revel or relish in it in anyway, I think blissful can be used for describing ones enjoyment with a song. Even something as depressing as Rooster by Alice in Chains can be considered blissful if you enjoy listening to it, even if it only makes you depressed or anything. It serves a psychological need, and fulfilling that need is relieving and enjoyable (no pun intended) .quiglythegreat
There is this persistent prejudice that people have that if they listen to a song about heartbreak after being dumped they'll feel better or something. Why the hell would that be true? That ****of listening to music really only kind of structures what you're feeling, or maybe chnages it just so you agree with whatever the person's saying. You can't really call it catharsis since it's not your own product. The only other argument I can think of is that beautiful music makes you happy. I don't think so. Beautiful music just is worth listening to and is beautiful. That's not bliss, that's more awe, and you very well can be sad while experiencing awe.
But if awe is something to enjoy can't it be blissful? In the end it's about enjoying the experience and the end result even if it makes you sad or what not. You feel fulfilled in some way. Frankly when I was and still do get depressed I listen to Alice in Chains and the Cure alot. I don't feel happy afterwards but it does get me thinking and what not, and I feel fulfilled in some way, even if I'm just as angry with something afterwards or even have my feelings afterward only amplified. Sure awe has its own definition but in the broad spectrum of things, can any word pertaining to pleasure of some kind be used in such a broad sense? I think so, as the author makes his interpretation and others are free to see it that way, see different, or build upon someone elses experience. Maybe the ether or human emotions, thoughts and feelings is way to broad in general to lay down definitions and authoritive descriptions hence why music is such an important part of our lives because we can interpret and enjoy it uniquely?
[QUOTE="TacticalElefant"] I'm using it broadly as term for "enjoyable". Feeling good or being fulfilling can be the most earsplitting sound ever, but if you revel or relish in it in anyway, I think blissful can be used for describing ones enjoyment with a song. Even something as depressing as Rooster by Alice in Chains can be considered blissful if you enjoy listening to it, even if it only makes you depressed or anything. It serves a psychological need, and fulfilling that need is relieving and enjoyable (no pun intended) .LJS9502_basic
That's as may be...but I did say I'd not use it. :|
Well ok, let's use fulfilling from now on, no matter whan kind of fulfilling you need. A need to feel powerful and badass (Motorhead), deathly and evil (Slayer), distressful or loving (The Cure), provoking and thoughtful (The Church), depressed and downtrotten (Alice In Chains).
Seems this discussion is going to go a million ways now lol.
1. I've never seen to Hawaii, and niether have any of my friends
2. Hawaii is never mentioned in the bible.
You might say other people have claimed to see Hawaii also, but really what proof do they have?? People have claimed to be abducted by aliens, and taken picture of bigfoot does that mean I have to believe in that nonsense also.
Face it Hawaii doesn't exist.
Doomlike_Mitc
Further prove Hawaii is some foreign communistic country. So they can pretend they are invading own land !!! HAHAHA US GOVERMENT I GOT YOU NOW !
Bigfoot exists tough, Canada killed Bigfoot but didn't want problems with Greenpeace.
Canada IS Greenpeace. Didn't you know that?! Although the lumberjacks are doing their best to rebel against the Canadian authorito-cratic government, and they need our support!
[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="TacticalElefant"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]I don't find all the current music to be similiar.LJS9502_basic
I'm mainly targeting music that brands itself as "indie". Now I do recognize that all music seems to achieve some kind of harmony that comes together in way to produce a blissful and engaging sound that makes you feel good, be it the very moody sound of the Cure, which I do like alot, The Church (probably my favorite band), and even heavy metal/death metal like Slayer and Motorhead (of which they brand themselves as "rock 'n roll"). You mention 'blissful' and go on to mention the Cure, the Church, Slayer, and Motorhead. Something up?
The Cure and The Church can be blissful.....I'd not use it to describe the other two bands however.
I'm using it broadly as term for "enjoyable". Feeling good or being fulfilling can be the most earsplitting sound ever, but if you revel or relish in it in anyway, I think blissful can be used for describing ones enjoyment with a song. Even something as depressing as Rooster by Alice in Chains can be considered blissful if you enjoy listening to it, even if it only makes you depressed or anything. It serves a psychological need, and fulfilling that need is relieving and enjoyable (no pun intended) .
[QUOTE="TacticalElefant"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]I don't find all the current music to be similiar.quiglythegreat
I'm mainly targeting music that brands itself as "indie". Now I do recognize that all music seems to achieve some kind of harmony that comes together in way to produce a blissful and engaging sound that makes you feel good, be it the very moody sound of the Cure, which I do like alot, The Church (probably my favorite band), and even heavy metal/death metal like Slayer and Motorhead (of which they brand themselves as "rock 'n roll"). You mention 'blissful' and go on to mention the Cure, the Church, Slayer, and Motorhead. Something up?
LOL You mean my ****? :P
Haha, I just like using that word for things people and myself like ALOT. But of the 4 I mentioned, they are bands I like, The Church and Motorhead especially. The Church is excellent at producing wonderful music that is very well expressed through changing melody and rhythm but uses in times a second electric guitar in some songs, or even a violin to produce the long, pulled notes to give it a very melted appeal that I love so much (listen to their Sometime Anywhere album). Just like I said, it's like a great steak and it's juices flowing throughout your mouth, except in your head. Similar pleasure to it.
I don't find all the current music to be similiar.LJS9502_basic
I'm mainly targeting music that brands itself as "indie". Now I do recognize that all music seems to achieve some kind of harmony that comes together in way to produce a blissful and engaging sound that makes you feel good, be it the very moody sound of the Cure, which I do like alot, The Church (probably my favorite band), and even heavy metal/death metal like Slayer and Motorhead (of which they brand themselves as "rock 'n roll").
You tell me how the Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse are so similar musically. I still can't figure it out.quiglythegreat
Well I tend to throw Franz Ferdinand into that group too. The whole repeating medoly/chords/rhythm with loudly outbursted almost "British" sounding vocals (I'm talking about you Killers) is getting annoying.
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