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The Rez · 07-27-2005, 07:39 PM

Borderstone:

I figure so much of what a person get's into musically, relates to their life circumstances under which they hear it. Otherwise, it wouldn't touch them.

I expect I have the same reaction to most Rap as you did to Roy Acuff. It's just not part of my experience. I can appreciate it from a musical understanding of the form, but it doesn't grab me. It seems the rest of America, anyway, doesn't have my disconnect.

With Roy Acuff (and all the Country Sing-Thru-the-Nose folks of the 40s & 50s) it's music my Grandpa dearly loved. So, I can't hear Roy Acuff w/o thinking of Grandpa - especially the hymns. It's also among the first music I ever heard w/ soul - even though I doubt the word "soul" was ever used when I was 4 & 5.

For the life of me, I don't understand why so much of the world doesn't even appreciate Gord for his Gift, much less John Stewart, and a slew of those other singer/songwriters we love here.

I even know people who absolutely don't get The Wiggles.

The Rez

. . . Harry Chapin - oh, yes

07-27-2005, 07:39 PM	#6
The Rez Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Balboa, CA, US of A Posts: 598	Borderstone: I figure so much of what a person get's into musically, relates to their life circumstances under which they hear it. Otherwise, it wouldn't touch them. I expect I have the same reaction to most Rap as you did to Roy Acuff. It's just not part of my experience. I can appreciate it from a musical understanding of the form, but it doesn't grab me. It seems the rest of America, anyway, doesn't have my disconnect. With Roy Acuff (and all the Country Sing-Thru-the-Nose folks of the 40s & 50s) it's music my Grandpa dearly loved. So, I can't hear Roy Acuff w/o thinking of Grandpa - especially the hymns. It's also among the first music I ever heard w/ soul - even though I doubt the word "soul" was ever used when I was 4 & 5. For the life of me, I don't understand why so much of the world doesn't even appreciate Gord for his Gift, much less John Stewart, and a slew of those other singer/songwriters we love here. I even know people who absolutely don't get The Wiggles. The Rez . . . Harry Chapin - oh, yes __________________ I came to Love the Music Before I came to Be [Psalm 139:13]