Other than A Love Supreme, what albums have you found really impactful? Could you write 500-1000 words off the top of your head on why one of those albums is a work of genius? Have you ever taken over a conversation at a party (without really intending to) to explain how good some piece of music is and how everyone should go home and listen to it right away?
I am really really not trying to call you a philistine, there is nothing wrong with not having super strong feelings about music. But my guess is that most music critics (professional or armchair) would answer yes to both. If you don’t answer yes to these questions, maybe you’re not responding to music the way that other people do. (Which, again, is okay.)
Personally, fine art (painting, sculpture) does almost nothing for me. I couldn’t offer any authentic opinion at all on whether Jackson Pollack was a more important artist than Georgia O’Keefe. So I have to assume that the people who do care about that question are perceiving something that I’m not.
For what it’s worth I consider Pet Sounds to be sublimely beautiful, but I have no idea how I’d explain what exactly is so beautful about it in a way that would convince anyone else.
Other than A Love Supreme, what albums have you found really impactful? Could you write 500-1000 words off the top of your head on why one of those albums is a work of genius? Have you ever taken over a conversation at a party (without really intending to) to explain how good some piece of music is and how everyone should go home and listen to it right away?
I am really really not trying to call you a philistine, there is nothing wrong with not having super strong feelings about music. But my guess is that most music critics (professional or armchair) would answer yes to both. If you don’t answer yes to these questions, maybe you’re not responding to music the way that other people do. (Which, again, is okay.)
Personally, fine art (painting, sculpture) does almost nothing for me. I couldn’t offer any authentic opinion at all on whether Jackson Pollack was a more important artist than Georgia O’Keefe. So I have to assume that the people who do care about that question are perceiving something that I’m not.
For what it’s worth I consider Pet Sounds to be sublimely beautiful, but I have no idea how I’d explain what exactly is so beautful about it in a way that would convince anyone else.