Reply #13: Get yourself out of that bunker, no harm. As to what took me so long... [View All]

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:hi: As I said, as an entire genre Country has never been more than a tiny part of what I like. The specific songs and artists I mentioned strike me at the heart for the MELODY ABOVE ALL, which is what "my" music has to be about. Lyrics are nothing to me unless the MELODY is there first. After the MELODY has grabbed me, I'll give a scan to the lyrics mainly to see whether they match the MELODY in quality (some don't, like "MacArthur Park"). As for the singers, they need to have a MELODius voice not a thin, screechy thing (Dolly).

In the case of the the 3 songs I cited, the lyrics are simple and heartfelt.

But what really took me so long is that my main music is Classical/Pop-symphonic/Romantic. I'm not great on full operas, but scattered individual arias hit the spot -- MELODY, emotional intensity; opera lyrics usually don't matter for their story ties.


Now it's my turn to use the bunker 'cause I'm going to step into it (can't help it) and squander whatever good will I have seen in the thread: GERSHWIN is the closest I can come to liking jazz, NOTHING else of jazz. :hide:


As for the other suggestions (rap), it's not like I'm looking for something to like. I know what I like and (stepping into it again: ) I haven't exposed myself to rap except for the Big Hits that broke through the barriers of somebody limited like me: I like the rap that is used as counterpoint to soaring, overarching MELODY, as in "Where is the love?" (Blackeyed Peas) and some things in Latino Euro-Pop. Whew, I've done it now!1

Does THIS count as my wild'n'crazy (with a MELODY) : Insane Clown Posse:: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs