Teto16

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DeAge™ : 7125 days • Here since 7 december 2006

Muse Absolution

15 dec 06

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You tend, dear Teto, to put it on the level of "likes." Dear Arianna, that's not true... I do like the Muses a lot, but I'm trying to remain as objective as possible. As for the Slint, I said I would reserve my comments for later, when I’ve better understood their album and their way of making music, as much as I can given my not-so-great musical expertise. Don't put words in my mouth that I didn't say, please...

Muse Absolution

15 dec 06

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Mediocre (2+ 2.5) is not terrible (1). I finally found and listened to Spiderland by Slint. It’s definitely not an album for a first listen, so I'll reserve my comments for later. But honestly, my first impression is that Slint doesn't seem to be enormously more communicative or narrative than many others. Definitely less commercial, but that in itself isn't a virtue. Anyway, I reiterate, I’ll reserve a more in-depth and informed comment for after I listen to the album for a while longer.

Muse Absolution

14 dec 06

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Of course, I wasn't expecting a mathematical demonstration... ;-) I still believe that Muse don't make trivial music, maybe not particularly innovative (although I think some of their insights are brilliant, but without technical knowledge I wouldn't know how to describe them), technically they are very valid (even though that is a different level from what we're talking about now), and that your 1 is a bit excessive. I think there are some objective elements that you've overlooked. You don't have to like them for sure, and that’s fine, it's just that your judgment seems a bit swayed by personal tastes.

Muse Absolution

14 dec 06

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I remain convinced that we are always on the level of ideas and hypotheses. I fully agree that the whole must be greater than the sum of its parts, that there must be alchemy, etc... but since none of this is objectively measurable, what may seem useless and meaningless to you can have a very high value for me and establish perfect synergies with the rest.

Muse Absolution

14 dec 06

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I repeat, I have NEVER said that Radiohead lack technical ability. It’s just that they don't indulge in virtuosity (which was also confirmed by Easy himself). I also added that this (the lack of virtuosity) does not, in my eyes, make them a subpar group; on the contrary... personally, I love "Everything in its right place," I find it brilliant. In terms of art, at certain levels it doesn’t stand out... to you, a certain expressiveness may seem false or genuine, but I don’t think it’s possible to determine from a CD whether the author truly intended to “deceive you” or not. Obviously, I repeat, at certain levels...

Muse Absolution

14 dec 06

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I want to reiterate that your criticism of Muse (especially the last 2-3 lines of your latest post) is absolutely a personal viewpoint. Quite legitimate in a free country, but nothing more because the idea of "you don't know what they were thinking" (clearly provocative) refers precisely to the fact that it's impossible to discern formal aspects that are simply placed for their own sake (or worse, as a decoy) from others that are instead the result of a communicative research. This applies to music (which is now widely codified) as well as to any other art.

Muse Absolution

14 dec 06

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I don't have much musical knowledge, and I stated that right from the start... but I really enjoy these artistic discussions :-) And that's why I got involved in this one. Regarding Radiohead, I didn't say they aren't technically skilled; I just think that (from what I've heard) they don't rely too much on overly virtuosic solos, not that I dislike them or think they have little value. The "sophisticated" was in a broad sense (sorry, I've been in Canada for three months and I'm losing my command of Italian), I meant it in the way you described in the last lines of your post.

Queen Queen

14 dec 06

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I like all the Queen albums; I know the ones from the early period better, but my memory doesn't allow me to remember people's names—let alone the titles of the songs. I agree with pretazzo (I think) in saying that "The March of the Black Queen" is a beautiful song... in my opinion, it's genius (personal opinion, nda). The review is also great.

Paolo Meneguzzi Favola

14 dec 06

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AHAHAHAH!!! Paola's family is a hoot... the nice review, I’d rather not discover the album...

Muse Absolution

14 dec 06

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If what I said above is true, that is, if I have understood correctly what you want to say, then we can end the discussion here. Because it would only be your personal opinion, you could not prove what motivated Bellamy and the other two to compose pieces like that. First, because you cannot know what they were thinking, what they were seeking, etc., and second, because the impression of freshness is still just an impression.