On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:57:25 -0700 (PDT), VivaU.S.A.M@
gmail.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:21:04 -0700 (PDT), VivaU.S....@
gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>>>Tony Elka
shadowlane.com> wrote:>>>>>> Sure there are similarities. Both existed on the same planet, were
>>>>>> subject to gravity, time etc.
>>
>>>>>> But were there significant differences musically? I mean, when you
>>>>>> consider that the universe is infinite, and time goes on for eternity,
>>>>>> is there that much of a difference between anything?
>>
>>>>>It's odd times like this where I am reminded of (and so enjoy) the fact
>>>>>that Hendrix opened for the Monkees for a little while in 1967.
>>
>>>> Heh! Then again, Hendrix didn't have a weekly TV show.
>>
>>>At least Hendrix achieved high levels of Pioneering, creative,
>>>thoughtful, original, and image provoking qualities to ORIGINAL
>>>COMPOSITIONS, pushed Musical Boundaries beyond anyone I have EVER
>>>HEARD (Don't forget HE instigated this.), put heart, optimum effort,
>>>and FEELING into anything he applied himself with Music, was not
>>>afraid to have a challenge with varying degrees of Music theories, no
>>>matter how raw & unrefined the result(s) turned out within the final
>>>processes, dabbled with different, and sometimes complicated TONAL
>>>CHORDS (His favourite and often commonly used Chord in this category
>>>is Augmented Ninths, particularly E7(#9) often known to be a Jazz
>>>Chord), while others were limited to the odd sevenths, ninths, sixths,
>>>Power Chords (These are usually Dominant Fifths), as well as the basic
>>>Majors and Minors, had the enormous potential to develop, and hone out
>>>high levels of Musicianship had he not been subjected to corrupt Music
>>>Management. He could've achieved enormous possibilities with
>>>unpredictable potential had his life not been cut short through the
>>>incompetence of someone who found him in those final moments.
>>
>>>So in conclusion, what did ' The Monkees ' REALLY achieve Musically?
>>>For a start, they were just an Image to promote a basic level of Pop
>>>Music with little significance any applied Musical Theory, and rarely,
>>>if at all, left the boundaries of that Genre, excessive amounts of
>>>merchandising and propaganda, while over-saturating a broad spectrum
>>>of Media, and the best part of all... there Musical dexterity and
>>>abilities ONLY ever led them to MIMIC their instruments and their
>>>mastery, were unashamedly commercialized to every conceivable point
>>>imaginable, but the question I want to ask, did they even write, or
>>>possibly put a slight contribution to the Compositions they SUPPOSEDLY
>>>performed or recorded? As for the TV show... Ha! I'm not even going to
>>>go there!!!
>>
>>>So don't even insult Miles Davis by comparing HIM to 'The Monkees'. At
>>>least Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix were genuine, authentic, and
>>>ORIGINAL Song-writers/Composers, Recording Artists and Performers of
>>>that era. So broaden your Horizons, educate yourselves and listen to
>>>some even half decent quality Music, at least provide yourselves with
>>>a basic challenge and elevate and diversify your tastes... What a
>>>sacrilegious thought to even compare with such false statements in the
>>>art of Music!
>>
>> Whoa, there Nellie! I think you need to re-direct this angst to the
>> original instigator of the subject tripe. Mine was an attack on this
>> very issue.
>>
>> We can go head to head, line by line in a debate to see who can come
>> up with the first 1,000th trivia question on both Hendrix and Miles,
>> but let's not and save the bandwidth. Maybe we can catch the unwashed
>> masses in their own game, like I've been trying to do.
>
>My apologies to you Tracy, I made the grave error of corresponding to
>the wrong reply, for this I will humbly retract this statement, once
>again, I do Apologize, and with my honourable intentions, redirect
>this to the instigator of such a travesty and ridiculous farce... Over
>to you Tony!!!
Sometimes we can get quite "cheeky" (tongue in cheek) around here. The
usual suspects know what is going on, but when someone comes in off
the street - well, sometimes chaos ensues! :^)
