h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley

"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest."
-Henry David Thoreau

Music hath charms to soothe the savage...er at that point i never know if it's beast or breast, either way seems Ok, but i think it's Shakespeare; whatever, is the ultimate sanctuary and uplifter of spirits for me.

zdt

Thou dost protest too much...


"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."
Plato (that philosopher guy)

And a nice charming little ditty don't 'arf cheer yer up when fings are a bit niffy...my favourite has to be Ian Dury (RIP)

"Ar**oles; Ba***tards, F****ing C***s and Creeps!"....ah; so very very zen.

zdt

OOps got it wrong, last expletive is pricks; which of course refers to dear ian doing his darning

zdt

Like both of those, especially the Plato quote & that Thoreau quote was aldight too cl, thanks!

Yes I had heard that Terri...I think the music soothing the breast bit/concept goes back to when Ragtime & early Jazz was being played in brothelsthen of course there's the whole burlesque thing... But how are things in Angouleme? Reasonably tres bon I hope?

Reasonabaly tres bon; just had Musique Metisse festival here, you would have loved it, musicians from all over the place!

So how is life in sunny(!?!) Canada?

zdt

Well cloudy & 17 C right now, although it was only partly cloudy & 21 this afternoon. Quite time just now, music festivals coming up though;Jazz festival starting on the 24th, (oh & Street Performers http://www.edmontonstreetfest.com ) then Folk music festival http://www.edmontonfolkfest.org 0& the Blues fest http://www.bluesinternationalltd.com

Nice collection of quotes! Here's another Plato that always makes me wonder:
"Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul... Musical innovation is full of danger to the state, for when modes of music change, the laws of the state always change with them."
Plato
Happy Cole Porter's birthday

"Music is our only weapon"

part of a poster of a rock group years ago(can't remember which)

Mum had dementia,and couldn't remember what she had for her dinner,but she always remembered the words of the"old war songs".and christmas carols!

no, not weird, dementia attacks early memories first and works back.

To remember the songs, was something to hold on to and that is great, respect for your mam, from me

Yes that is great Sal...& I'd think the accumulation of holiday seasons over the years made those memomries much stronger & spedial to her - but that's just my opinion. And yes as Animal said my respest for the woman.

I seem to vaguely remember that one Animal.*scrstches head*Might've been The Damned or one of those Punk bands.


Hmm interesting quote there hstwrd, gets one wondering just how much effect changing musical styles & the accompanying attitudes have on politics - at a societal level.

I just love music for the 60s & 70s, as that was the time I was a young teenager! A lot of the songs have memroies for me, as I struggled to cope with growing up
I must admit though it was really good music! It must have been, as the kids of today are lapping it up
They started to use it to sell jeans, then my daughter was gobsmacked to find that I did indeed have that record! (Ah! yes, a record, I had to show her what it was) Yep! a round flat piece of vynil
Smudger,

Yes some great music from those 2 decades Smucger! Can't argue that & even though I was just goin' into my teens in 67-68, I had quite a record collection. In fact I got a great John Mayall record that's since been released on CD.

"If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that ... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it."
-John Lennon

I like that arrietty42! Not all musician's have that kind of commitment. It's a real shame John was taken from us the way he was.

this is my musicinc' Deep Purple/Yes/Black sabbath and that era of Heavy Rock--no other music to me matters

http://www.led-zeppelin.com/home.html

Just be sure to remember how many of the metal and such bands were influenced by Bach!