Two Good Reasons

[thomas kyhn rovsing hjoernet]

On 21/02/03 20:03, "prozak at anus.com" <prozak at anus.com> wrote:

> 
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 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.
> 
How do you tell that a ³metaphysical expression² is being communicated?
> 
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 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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