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But art is interpreted differently by each individual. Everyone has an opinion. No one is right or wrong as every has their own taste.
Beethoven may be viewed by a greater number of people to have more artistic value than Taylor Swift, but ask my 7 year old which she prefers and you'll get a different answer. My daughter isn't wrong, she's just stating what SHE prefers. You like what you like, taste is an individual thing. There isn't a correct answer when it comes to appreciation of art. there is just opinion. As you are demonstrating so well.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
Plenty of decent tribute orchestra's though ...
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Whenever I go I find the performers often aren’t deaf enough to convey the true art of Beethoven’s music.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_bloom_the_origins_of_pleasure
Anyway what would Thora Hird have said?
A Beethoven sonata has more music theory applied to it, that's what you really mean. "Artistic value" is entirely subjective - and if you disagree about that, you really are wrong.
there is a distinction between being creative and performing.. and it's very clear too..
context though..
we all have to start somewhere.. everyone.. including the finest players ever will remember not being able to play at all..
they had to learn how to do it just like everyone else..
and that is where this kid is at...
he's on a journey [just like the rest of us].. and he looks to have made a very solid start too..
what he's doing though is not insincere.. he's trying to recreate the music of his heroes, which is part of the learning process..
learning music is like learning a language..
it starts with little words and phrases.. over time you build on it..
it first you'll only be able to have simple conversations to get by..
but fluency and a full mastery to the point where you can fully express yourself takes much much more time..
this kid has a nice fat "phrase book" and so has plenty of licks at his disposal..
so he's a long way down the path to true fluency.. but maybe not there yet..
I don't doubt that he'll get there though..
when it comes to being creative though [writing your own songs / solos etc], this is a whole different thing..
we can all remember the first songs we wrote.. and how much they sucked... lol..
creativity is a skill like any other.. you have to work at it.. it takes practice by doing it... a lot of it..
I believe that song writing / composition is a direct reflection of your repertoire
I like to think of creativity as being part of a sort of lake within us..
the styles you know very well are places that are deep..
the more different styles you know make it wide
when you write you are drawing from this lake
it's not just copying what's in there though.. it's more nebulous than that..
your creativity puts things together in a way I'll never try to understand.. but it does need sources..
and that's why folks that spend 100% of their playing time working only on scales, arps and technique complain that their songs and solos really suck.. it's because they have very little in the way of repertoire.. and so no music with real context..
going back to languages.. they know all the words and grammar rules... but never had a conversation or read a novel..
when it comes to writing lyrics, I think that being an emotionally sensitive person is a biggie..
and this is where life experience and / or exposure to all kinds of experiences [good and bad] really comes to the fore..
I still don't believe that bad life experiences are the only thing that enable someone to create authentic music...
many amazing composers and song writers in all sorts of genres didn't have this at all..
they simply had the ability to create incredibly moving music because they understood it..
in the context of Blues you're essentially saying that the only way to be authentic is to be of a specific culture and set of life experiences.. basically a black guy from the deep south that's had a miserable life..
sure the cultural immersion will mean you're surrounded by it and you'll 'live it'.. but it don't mean that no one else can do it and still be authentic.. it's all about the individual no matter where they are from..
likewise, you don't have to be a black Jamaican to be an authentic Reggae musician..
JoBo...
in my opinion he's the Michael Buble of blues..
extremely skilful and highly polished
and so very sickly
in my opinion, it's not a matter of authenticity.. it's that both of them are simply 'too nice' for my personal taste..
a prefer music that's maybe a little less polished / pretty but with more attitude
And a question was earlier asked (to paraphrase) 'What is the point of an art critic?'. Quite.
Adam
It’s a kid having a fucking good time playing the guitar and being damn good at it to boot.
Appreciate it for what it is - someone enjoying themselves doing something we all love.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Any paramedics on here? I couldn't shovel body parts into a body bag.
Any firefighters on here? I couldn't run into a burning building to save a life.
Any soldiers on here? I couldn't run into a hail of machine gun fire to save my mates.
Any carers on here? My personal nightmare is having to wipe my parent's backsides.
The kids great but when it boils down to it, all he's doing is playing a bit of blues guitar. He'll probably grow up to be a successful surgeon or a high court judge and his guitar will be in its case under the bed whilst he get's on with living his life like the rest of us.
That said, there's a few licks that he played that I'll be slowing down and learning myself!