Music. Simple and Effective.

Woah, finally a post that ISN'T about whining heh.

Steven Wilson said, "You don't write from the intellect, you write from the heart."
I think this sentence pretty much sums up his music. While his songs are not overly complicated or flashy. They are very rich in sound quality. The kinds of tones he uses, the effects.

Gavin Harrison, drummer of Porcupine Tree feels that technically played drums is just a regurgitation of hours of practice. He too uses simple beats that are unique and effective.

Being able to feel the emotion of a song as a whole, that is great. But playing a single note and doing the same is a whole different thing. That is why Porcupine Tree owns.

Every kind of instrument has the ability, if played well, to produce a certain emotion. And it does not require a whole line up of shred's, double pedals, arpeggios or that flashy sweep picking to make it sound good.

Which brings me to ask, where is today's music going? Pop Music as it were. A way to make music accessible to the masses. Thats why its called mainstream. It attempts to remove the elitist element. Just like Pop Art. True the concept is different, and interesting. But does it then have detrimental effects on the quality of music or art produced?

Then again, music is subjective. What genre do you like? Which can't you stand? So different genres cater to different needs. You may have your criticisms but you still have to be some what accepting. And if nothing else it sure as hell makes a lot of money.