Two Good Reasons

prozak at anus.com prozak at anus.com
Fri Feb 21 13:03:25 CST 2003


> >>> > > There's different types of soul. Some are very earthy, and others are
> >>> > > ultimately a form of soulful pure logic. Some are in the middle
> >>> > > (Kraftwerk, Bach).
> >> > 
> >> > What soul? Where? Detected how?
> > 
> > The same way all soul is detected in art.
> 
> Don¹t know of any ³soul² detected in ³art.² What would that ³soul² be?

A passion in creation and metaphysical expression communicated to the 
viewer.

> >>> > > There was once this argument made about metal, that it didn't have
> >>> > > the soul of the blues, and thus was soulless. I pointed out to the
> >>> > > (drunken) blues fan involved that metal's soul is not based in
> >>> > > feeling and sharing pain, but in feeling and sharing the majesty of
> >>> > > nature / life / risk / triumph / bravery.
> >> > 
> >> > You mean pompousness?
> > 
> > No, I don't mean pomposity.
> 
> Just sounded that way.

Sounds like bigotry to me :)

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