Re: CHAT: Philip Glass Knockin'

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Haven't heard of them myself, but I should look for them.  Guitar is
>great (I took classical guitar for a few summers and enjoyed it
>immensely, though "Recuerdos a la Alhambra" killed me--I never did master
>tremolo).  I don't know what kind of music they fall into, but Gypsy
>Kings (?) is fast-paced and fun.  If I knew how to dance, it's the sort
>of music I'd dance to.
Gypsy kings and Alabina do a similar mix of styles. They've even done a
song together, called "Habibi Ya Nour El Ein". Alabina's songs are often
fast paced, but they have some slower ones, some salsa - La Cubanita, Ya
Mama Ya Mama), A french one "Comme Toi", and a Hebrew song "Shir
Ha'keshet".
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>There's something about strong, rhythmic bass that gives me a headache
>real quickly, and I'm an absolute wimp about headaches.  I don't know if
>that's the kind of electronic you're talking about, though.  I was raised
>with country (yes, I do listen to country, and it isn't for the lyrics--I
>never hear lyrics anyway) and Tchaikovsky, so you might say my musical
>upbringing was heavily biased.
I do like hard beats, but continual repetetive ones that are the main
focus of the song get tiring (i cant stand hard house, which has a very
repetitive simple beat......like pounding on a door, for 5 minutes or so).
I like electronic that has wonderful melodies, along with strong beats. I
also prefer songs that have kind of a dark feeling to them.
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>But hey--all sorts of kinds of music for all sorts of kinds of people.
Exactly, whatever floats your boat.