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posted June 15, 2002 10:17 PM            

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Listening to Zero 7's "Destiny" sometimes makes me... well, not sad but quite melancholic... nothing serious, just some little stupid thoughts and illusions passing by... so, wether you're in a realtionship or not, do you know those little heartaches and earthquakes, shadows of doubt, a weak feeling that ain't supposed to be there?

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posted June 16, 2002 11:10 AM            

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Oh! OH! Sunday I have never heard of Zero 7...but this is good idea to list songs of melancholy...it would be interesting to find out which ones strike people Jann Arden's "Good Mother" always gets me...it's the way she belts out those lyrics...awwww
And also pretty much anything that Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo sings...melts me ol' tough heart!

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posted June 17, 2002 04:33 PM            

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I've always thought that a characteristic of good music was the song's ability to provoke a profound emotional response from the listener. In my opinion, good music has the ability to bring the listener into the mix, to allow them to use their thoughts or emotions to complete the sonic and lyrical landscape.

Personally, I remember listening to the Beach Boys' "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," also known as "Fire" (from their unreleased SMiLE album), and having adrenaline rush through my body. The strings on that song screached eerily to create an image of a fire, as the base and timpanis provided a steady beat to create the impression that the fire department was on its way. Through such pictorial music, I got the feeling that I was there watching the fire unfold.

The song was so powerful, and Brian Wilson's mental state was so deteriorated, that he thought that the song itself had created a series of fires that took place after the song was recorded. Consequently, Wilson claimed he destroyed the master copy, which he later said wasn't true. You can still hear "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," in two versions (to my knowledge), on several different bootleg copies.

Richard

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posted June 18, 2002 12:56 AM            

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I was almost afraid to read this topic, Alex. I thought something horrible had happened to you. I'm glad all that happened was music. I've only heard the one song by Zero 7, but I want to get the record. I shall think about the topic more....
-steph

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posted June 18, 2002 06:26 AM            

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Wow Richard, thanks for the info..I just love topics like this, I feel I learn so much

My dad is a Harry Chapin fan, and I remember him playing me "Danceband on The Titanic" one time when we were travelling back together from one of his gigs. The end of the song you hear the band get distorted where the music really slows down, literally as if the song was sinking. Whilst hearing it (as a child) I asked him why it gets "scary", and he relayed the story of Titanic to me. That image has always stayed with me....and even in adulthood I am afraid of the ocean! LOL, I can laugh now...but can I get on a ferry?!! Nooooo Music is so powerful!

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posted June 18, 2002 05:35 PM            

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choo vant melancholy???? You must listen to any of Mark Eitzel/American Music Club (or Red House Painters as well). I would recommend Mark's 60 Watt Silver Lining, Songs of Love Live (hard to find), or any of his 3 other solo releases...for American Music Club, i would recommend Mercury, United Kingdom, California, and a few others. He is the king of melancholic beauty.

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