Well when I did music I had a month of lessons about why Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was so amazing, so in some ways we're already there. We also did a bit on rock turning into grunge.
Poll:Will recent musician's music be taught in the same as music by people like Mozart?
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For one, Hendrix is already taught in contemporary music history classes.
Secondly, you can't even compare the two. Mozart is a significant figure in the entire of Western music history. He broke ground like few others have, and in a way that can't be repeated let alone topped. His music is technically far far far superior to anything that Hendrix or Metallica could have ever hoped to create.
Hendrix did have a significant contribution to music yes, but it's nothing compared to how important Mozart is.
Secondly, you can't even compare the two. Mozart is a significant figure in the entire of Western music history. He broke ground like few others have, and in a way that can't be repeated let alone topped. His music is technically far far far superior to anything that Hendrix or Metallica could have ever hoped to create.
Hendrix did have a significant contribution to music yes, but it's nothing compared to how important Mozart is.
Yes and no. Jazz is so broad though. Yes there is a form of Jazz that is an old form of pop music. But there is a huge difference between a 1930's pop song (which would now come under the 'Jazz' umbrella) and say, some kind of modern experimental free jazz.Lebynthos said:
No-one is going to call Glenn Miller 'art music'. But something like Miles Davis' Bitches Brew was recognised as revolutionary and experimental from the time it was released in 1970, and perhaps be called art music in retrospect.
Ah jeez.Treefingers said:
Way to rip on our music, man.
Although Enter Sandman is hardly an opus magnum.
Just saying, there's plenty of better Metallica around.
In retrospect, you look at say, Pachbel's canon, and you look at a classic 30's pop track, and you have to admit that classical truly was a great genre, as some music was just not made to last.
I say classic 30's pop track with disdain, as pretty much all music prior to Elvis is held with contempt in my eyes.
I don't even know what I'm talking about most of the time.
We heard, and that merely strengthened our resolve all the more.Woodsey said:Did you see what I said about Mozart?Straz said:
Perhaps Metallica's talent is just beyond your comprehension?
.EDIT: Whilst I view Metallica as very talented musicians, I admit their writing and formatting aren't always up to scratch, as in the case of the Black album, which I could listen to all day long, on the provision that it was on mute all day long.
They still play their instruments proficiently.
Technically competent. Out of the current 4 only Hetfield is. Lars is a terrible drummer, Kirk reuses guitar solos and Trulio(spelling?) doesn't compare to Newsted in technicallity. But at least they can keep being original. (Though originally shit on their recent albums)Straz said:
Well, I'm sure its not impossible for that to be the explanation...Straz said:We heard, and that merely strengthened our resolve all the more.Woodsey said:Did you see what I said about Mozart?Straz said:
Perhaps Metallica's talent is just beyond your comprehension?
History is full of the technically competent. They're not the ones who live on into eternity, it's the technically gifted...Straz said:
What? What do you mean by taught? Like, their actual music being taught to musicians playing specific instruments, as they do with orchestras? Or do you mean that their music will be studied in the social sciences? Because the latter is happening already. I'm fairly certain the former happens too, just in private classes.
Well with any luck all rappers, black or white, will be first against the wall when the revolution comes and have all their shitty 'music' erased from human consciousness till the end of time.
I'm going to hope that was a typo and you ment "doesn't compare to Cliff in technicallity".aruseusx said:
Even then, I think you are wrong but not as wrong as if you really did mean Newsted.
Have you heard Rob in Infectious Grooves? All Newsted did was follow the guitar lines or pound straight 8ths.
OT: I study contemporary music and I've looked at a lot of bassists from the 70's, studied Tool songs for exams, played Acid Jazz and learnt about the history of music from the 50's.
So, unless you study classical music it is already happening.
I think most reasonable people tend to scoff at such perilous attitudes, given the broad nature of most music genres.Peanut Butter said:
Jazz was, after all, viewed the same by most academics and even some of the older population, back in the day.