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07 Sep 11 - 02:14 PM (#3219618) Subject: Good tunes From: The Sandman "When a good tune goes somewhere it goes to the least expected place, but after it's been there you get the feeling that there is nowhere else it could have possibly gone" Do people think there is any merit in this statement? |
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07 Sep 11 - 02:36 PM (#3219629) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: Speedwell A good tune is a combination of many things that unlocks a special feeling for you. If it resonates then there's nothing like it. Therefore there in merit in this statement. It attempts to explain that special moment when music moves you. |
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07 Sep 11 - 03:31 PM (#3219659) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: GUEST,dom good quote,sort of makes sense,where's it from? |
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07 Sep 11 - 04:41 PM (#3219685) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: The Sandman I agree,It does have some merit. I found it on www session.org Can't remember where I saw it now or who said it,but I like it. |
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07 Sep 11 - 05:37 PM (#3219724) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: Smokey. Yes, it has some merit but at the same time I think that to purposely write a tune which always goes where it's least expected is probably a big mistake. On its own it's not a good basis for composition, but I agree that a good tune should ideally sound as though it couldn't have been written any other way. Any fool can write complicated unpredictable tunes - simplicity is a whole bit trickier. |
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07 Sep 11 - 05:41 PM (#3219727) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: The Sandman Yes. One sometimes wonders if there are any good tunes left that have not already been written. |
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07 Sep 11 - 05:52 PM (#3219736) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: Smokey. I like to think there are, GSS. Of course, the player can be an important factor. A good player can often make a good tune from a mediocre one, and a bad enough player can certainly ruin a good tune to the point of effective disguise. |
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07 Sep 11 - 07:15 PM (#3219781) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: alex s With you on this one, Smokey. It's also true that a good arrangement can transform a simple tune into something special. For my money Phil Beer is a master at this. |
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07 Sep 11 - 07:20 PM (#3219785) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: Steve Shaw That saying was resurrected on TheSession by Dick's great mate Llig. Can't think why he didn't credit him. |
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07 Sep 11 - 07:53 PM (#3219801) Subject: RE: Good tunes From: Smokey. I agree a good arrangement can make all the difference, Alex, but I also like to think a really good tune (folk/mock folk) should be able to stand on its own too, and imply its own backing. Not that I've anything whatsoever against 'arrangement' - far from it. |