Comments on: Music and Lyrics http://uzair.nairang.org/articles/2007/02/27/music-and-lyrics/ Where Uzairs Roam Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:20:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Music February 26, 2007 5:57 pm http://uzair.nairang.org/articles/2007/02/27/music-and-lyrics/#comment-13647 Music February 26, 2007 5:57 pm Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:58:10 +0000 http://uzair.nairang.org/articles/2007/02/27/music-and-lyrics/#comment-13647 <p>[...] Recent Blog Posts Music and Lyrics People who sing a lot tend to focus on how singable a song is, which necessarily demands an examination of the lyrics (and also the quality of the music). People like me, on the other hand, look primarily at a song?s bopability. …Vox Hunt: Symmetry Show us symmetry. Hallway that leads to the venetian ballrooms. Hallway that leads to the venetian ballrooms. Two interesting photographs I took while on my lunch break. I was working in Las Vegas for a few tradeshows these past few …Logitech Wireless Music System for iPod $30 at Surplus Computers Surplus Computers offers the Logitech Wireless Music System for iPod for $30 with free shipping. [BizRate]; Use it with your home stereo or powered multimedia speakers; Plugs into any MP3 player with a standard (3.5mm) headphone jack …Live Review: The Pigeon Detectives - LMUSU The home date of any tour is always going to be that little bit special, and with high expectations the 1000+ crowd sing-along joyously to Justin Timberlake and Amy Winehouse, before ‘Drove All Night’ welcomes the Rothwell boys to the …Government Plans To Licence Live Music The Government have recently passed laws in the UK to try and suppress live music and dance. Pubs which could previously offer work to solo singers or duos now have to pay for a special licence and can only have 12 of these per year. … [...]</p> [...] Recent Blog Posts Music and Lyrics People who sing a lot tend to focus on how singable a song is, which necessarily demands an examination of the lyrics (and also the quality of the music). People like me, on the other hand, look primarily at a song?s bopability. …Vox Hunt: Symmetry Show us symmetry. Hallway that leads to the venetian ballrooms. Hallway that leads to the venetian ballrooms. Two interesting photographs I took while on my lunch break. I was working in Las Vegas for a few tradeshows these past few …Logitech Wireless Music System for iPod $30 at Surplus Computers Surplus Computers offers the Logitech Wireless Music System for iPod for $30 with free shipping. [BizRate]; Use it with your home stereo or powered multimedia speakers; Plugs into any MP3 player with a standard (3.5mm) headphone jack …Live Review: The Pigeon Detectives - LMUSU The home date of any tour is always going to be that little bit special, and with high expectations the 1000+ crowd sing-along joyously to Justin Timberlake and Amy Winehouse, before ‘Drove All Night’ welcomes the Rothwell boys to the …Government Plans To Licence Live Music The Government have recently passed laws in the UK to try and suppress live music and dance. Pubs which could previously offer work to solo singers or duos now have to pay for a special licence and can only have 12 of these per year. … [...]

]]> By: Uzair http://uzair.nairang.org/articles/2007/02/27/music-and-lyrics/#comment-10646 Uzair Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:51:32 +0000 http://uzair.nairang.org/articles/2007/02/27/music-and-lyrics/#comment-10646 <p>I think that's what makes jazz such a powerful performance art: half the fun is watching the artists just have a grand time free-styling their way through their sets. Old-school crooners didn't just play the piano or sing songs, they <em>engaged</em> the audience, sometimes with anecdotes and sometimes more directly -- Nina Simone used to comment on who she thought was cute in the audience and Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis used to play with their audiences like that too.</p> I think that’s what makes jazz such a powerful performance art: half the fun is watching the artists just have a grand time free-styling their way through their sets. Old-school crooners didn’t just play the piano or sing songs, they engaged the audience, sometimes with anecdotes and sometimes more directly — Nina Simone used to comment on who she thought was cute in the audience and Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis used to play with their audiences like that too.

]]> By: a. http://uzair.nairang.org/articles/2007/02/27/music-and-lyrics/#comment-10582 a. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:39:30 +0000 http://uzair.nairang.org/articles/2007/02/27/music-and-lyrics/#comment-10582 <p>ah! nice insight into why you don't like leonard cohen! :) I agree.</p> <p>Jazz - I thought I loved it, but mostly the only time I enjoy it is when someone else figures out when to put it on & then I'll listen and enjoy it with them. Like this bus driver at school here - he gets into the bus with his little tape recorder, puts on his favourite jazz cd or jazz radio station and then glides (at high speed) all over his route, taking fast swingy turns and swooshes the whole way. You can see him enjoying it so much, you gain an instant apprecation too!</p> ah! nice insight into why you don’t like leonard cohen! :) I agree.

Jazz - I thought I loved it, but mostly the only time I enjoy it is when someone else figures out when to put it on & then I’ll listen and enjoy it with them. Like this bus driver at school here - he gets into the bus with his little tape recorder, puts on his favourite jazz cd or jazz radio station and then glides (at high speed) all over his route, taking fast swingy turns and swooshes the whole way. You can see him enjoying it so much, you gain an instant apprecation too!

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