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Finally, she imprudently concludes: "by sneaking a peek at the pseudo-groups she reviewed, I understand that everything I've written so far is just hot air" ah ah, interesting.. so for her, the Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, and even the Velvet Underground would be pseudo groups, which is to say one of the most important artistic creations that our now passed unfortunate 20th century has ever given birth to.. ahaheheheh :-D I can only laugh heartily, and above all, I can only pity her: she can stay there with her DTs if she likes them so much :-D

Ah, how lovely it is to see this review come to life :-D dear Davejongilmour, your enthusiastic panegyric towards the excellent musicians that make up the band called Dream Theater does not surprise me, does not touch me, and moreover does not even graze me at all. That they are monsters of technique, superheroes and various feats on their respective instruments, it is out of the question that I would deny it: but yours, just to change things up, is a point of view that does not remotely grasp other aspects, that does not approach in a critical or historical manner, that minimally goes beyond the mere, useless, decadent, empty technical factor. For me, great musicians are made of many things, and of these, technique is definitely the most contingent and avoidable aspect, hence my analysis. The choirs I hear in The spirit.. etc. I have only heard here after '73, I don’t know what groups and albums you are referring to, but to me, yours seems a statement that is not just bold but quite ridiculous: in any case, the use of female choirs in this album being IDENTICAL to the use that the Floyd (without the need for any baggage of erudition, schooling, technical study, hop hop look a bit) do in Dark Side of the Moon is so obvious that even a child would notice it.

I rephrase Matt's sentence, which appears a bit unclear :-) "if you come to talk to me about rock (a genre that started simple and direct like the Beatles) then my argument, as you rightly say, falls; because rock is based on a simple musical structure."

Apart from that, let's get to the point: I don't dismiss anything; it's rock that, by its very essence, refuses any theoretical reference. BUT BE CAREFUL: this certainly does not mean disregarding the rules of harmony that have been codified over centuries of music (after all, more than Mozart, it was the Gregorian chants that established this codification, and for modern music, it’s Bach that holds much more significance). It simply means not having the need to study them, as they are enormously simplified, canonized (but also made much more malleable): come on, have you never taken a look at the harmonic progressions of Blues or Surf? It's four chords in a row, as you say, with a repeated rhythm and even always referring back to the same scale (E for Blues, and C for Surf)… but then you contradict yourself again and take a step back, because you say: "if you come to talk to me about rock (so a genre that started as straightforward, like the Beatles...) then my argument, as you rightly say... fails... because rock is based on a simply musical structure" … but excuse me, what have we been talking about for two years? So, excuse me, what were you trying to intervene for? :-D

But I'm not getting angry, I'm having fun :-D I didn't say you're a jerk for what you said; I said you've been a jerk for the way you said it: it was, I repeat, presumptuous and excessively arrogant, because it was entirely a priori: you dared to talk about me without knowing NOTHING about my situation. This, as taught since far-off kindergarten days, is quite disrespectful. Not by chance, it all stemmed from a misunderstanding on your part, whether intentional or not I don't know: go back and reread my post in question above, Matt. I didn't use the term "composer" even once; I said: "I make my own music"; among other things, you quoted that phrase too; however, you built an insane panegyric on whether I have the right to compose or not, which is absurd. Now, instead, you shamelessly backtrack... damn, you're worse than Berlusconi :-D

Ah, another bullshit among the bullshit: I don't know if anyone has ever told you, but it's not necessary to be a genius of harmony to comment in an "erudite" way :-D Look, critics usually have never played a note in their lives, or they have never picked up a camera, or they have never written a book. Maybe you didn't learn it in elementary school, but criticism is a different thing from artistic erudition. Oh my goodness, here we are missing basic erudition, just concepts, definitions... we are not there :-)

Damn, Matt, you've spewed a series of huge bullshit in 4 posts, with all due respect, but I can't really call it anything else; first of all, let's talk about method: I can define myself however I want, it’s certainly not up to you to impose how I define what I do because, frankly, it’s my business and you shouldn't care. Moreover, your argument is historically inaccurate because it contradicts 50 years of rock music (if I had said I was making my own jazz music, you might have had a point, although not in the arrogant and presumptuous manner you displayed to the level of rudeness), your argument is a priori, you judge a quality a priori as if it alone should determine the quality of the final product, for this reason, your argument is also narrow-minded, and for both these reasons, it is honestly a discussion from the ignorant. I certainly don't want to go back to being a "teacher" of rock history, that would seem ridiculous even though you clearly need it; it's clear that your argument doesn't stand up, and to make certain claims, one should have a bit of understanding, which you SHOW NOT AT ALL (thus proving to be even more of a jerk). In short, you could have spared me this series of despicable nonsense, which can either be funny or infuriating (I'll obviously choose the former, I reserve the right to provoke irritation as usual) ehehehahahahah :-D P.S. I thank Lux for his great open-mindedness, it's always a pleasure to talk to him, at least he doesn't spout nonsense endlessly just to try to safeguard his opinion; moreover, he definitely has "a bit" more style and doesn't allow himself to shoot from the hip without knowing a damn thing about what he's talking about.

Ehm, thank goodness that at least they served to inspire your degree eheh ;-) Anyway, congratulations! Well, in the end, more than the square, it’s just the "usual" idiot on duty, like the jerk above (obviously the same word-of-mouth) who pretends not to have realized (but we all know) how many humiliations he’s already endured, poor thing :-) .. in any case, see you soon, you’ve been missing from the debate which, especially with you, I think is destined to remain infinite. P.S. But what did you graduate in?

:-) look who we have here again: how are you Orion?

ahi ahi ahi, passaparola... what a pity :-) and I was expecting a nice comment about the DT, you know, some great opinions on their fantastic music :-D and instead nothing, you keep talking about me; did I make you so angry? What causes such a waste of beautiful words? Come on, do I matter that much for your precious time? Think about it, because you’re bordering on the morbid eheheh :-D And then don’t take it so hard, come on, I know not everyone can be great artists; do one thing: gather a nice little group and start studying 10 hours a day; you'll see that sooner or later you'll become like your idols Dream Theater, if this is truly your highest aspiration ahahahhehehe :-D