[NewMusic] game soundtracks

[barry threw]

I think I'm going to have to clarify.  "Culturally irrelevant" sounds  
a bit strong, and could definitely be read other than the way I  
intended.

My original statement is half right.  I don't believe that it is  
really completely irrelevant, because obviously it exists, and people  
play it, and any historical cultural forms that we have built upon are  
worthy to listen to.  Plus, it hasn't been enough time yet for it to  
fade. And, its good.

But, as was argued earlier in some MG Cope post, Baroque music has  
largely lost its relevance in certain ways due to our change in  
context.  Certain aspects of it are timeless, but it just doesn't  
speak the same way to us as it did to the generation from which is was  
birthed. The same holds true for Jazz, and any other genre, medium, or  
artistic form.

There isn't an exact moment, but things slip away. That's ok,  
everything does.

I also am curious as to opinions on how genres redefine themselves to  
stay current, and if this anachronistic aspect to musical form is  
inevitable.

b


On Dec 31, 2007, at 4:56 PM, Travis Johns wrote:

> ...so can anyone accurately pinpoint the exact moment when jazz became
> culturally irrelevant? just curious as to what everyone's opinion on
> this matter is...
>
> and, uhm, its new years eve... away from the computers, people!
>
>
>
> On Dec 31, 2007 6:49 PM, Damon Smith  
> <Damon at balancepointacoustics.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 31, 2007, at 2:18 PM, barry threw wrote:
>>
>>> The genre having no relevance to current culture probably has
>>> something to do with it too.
>>
>> - That is one of the best parts about jazz, if you asked me.
>>
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of change; the greatest novelty the extent of novelty."

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