Some interesting stuff in those articles, although musicologist FAQ Girl says that this
musicologists have long emphasized that while each culture stamps a special identity onto its music, music itself has some universal qualities. For example, in virtually all cultures sound is divided into some or all of the 12 intervals that make up the chromatic scale -- that is, the scale represented by the keys on a piano.
is a gross generalisation.You need only look to Eastern countries like India to find huge exceptions to that "universal" quality.
FAQ Girl's a musicologist? How hot is that?
And well, it does say
virtually
all, so I guess its ass is covered.
I don't think those billion other people think the rest of the world counts as "virtually all".
How hot is that?
HOTTTTT!!!!!1!
OK, tina, thanks to your rec I have ordered the Built to Spill CD! (New music, yay!)
I finally head the John Cale version recently
I looked back, and I'm not sure if you're talking about
Hallelujah
, but if you are, I didn't like that version either. I just happened on one by kd lang, which I've yet to listen to properly, and I've tended towards collecting them.
I read on livejournal the other day how the original Cohen version and the Buckley version have different verses--apparently Buckley added some. And then, when Cohen recorded Hallelujah, he used Buckley's version. The ins and outs of this song get more fascinating the more I learn. And I just thought it was pretty when I first heard it.
I'm not sure if you're talking about Hallelujah , but if you are, I didn't like that version either.
It's my favorite. I just like Cale's delivery and the arrangement. This might be because it was the first one i heard, in the movie Basquiat.
And SA, I didn't know Buckley had added lyrics! Do yoou remember whose journal that was in?
Um. I can look. I should have flagged it, because at the time I thought it was really interesting.
I've tended towards collecting them.
I *love* the Ari Hest version that you put on one of the CDs that you sent me.
No big deal if you can't fiind it, SA. Thanks for checking.
