tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post1599197154262287200..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Robots vs. Musicians (1931)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-32675716839252773222008-07-07T00:05:00.000-04:002008-07-07T00:05:00.000-04:00henque: It's a robot, he's black as in color, not ...henque: It's a robot, he's black as in color, not race. They're using black vs. white to represent good vs. evil, not racism.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572650400503098145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-27034376705097391932007-12-14T04:57:00.000-05:002007-12-14T04:57:00.000-05:00Notice that the evil music robot is black, there i...Notice that the evil music robot is black, there is a bit of rascism in the picture as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-17903031919927830942007-10-31T04:52:00.000-04:002007-10-31T04:52:00.000-04:00Stravinski pointed out that the purpose of recorde...Stravinski pointed out that the purpose of recorded music is to provide a record of how the composer wanted his music to be conducted; therefore, the only legitimate phonograph records are recordings of classical music from the score with the composer conducting. The former dean of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University commented to me privately that at least half of the people graduating from Rice University had never heard music in their lives. I cannot turn the sound on when I watch baseball on TV because of the horrible noise that is passed off as music.Tom Wayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722539859652296773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-60530547300228108902007-10-29T10:56:00.000-04:002007-10-29T10:56:00.000-04:00I suppose it's an issue of quality and consistency...I suppose it's an issue of quality and consistency versus immediacy and intimacy.<BR/><BR/>With soundtracks, directors are able to realize (and control) their "vision" of the movie, and in genearl the audience is exposed to a higher-quality level of sound. Soundtrack by John Williams and the London Symphony vs. the guys from down at the firehouse who also play banjo in their spare time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-39916731525732542442007-10-29T09:03:00.000-04:002007-10-29T09:03:00.000-04:00I wonder... Considering that many people think tha...I wonder... Considering that many people think that the only "real" music is that which is performed by musical professionals and sold on CD (or traded illicitly, to the chagrin of the professionals), they may not be far off. Of course, they were arguing against the advent of sound in motion pictures specifically, since it imposed on their professional field, but the broader point is there. How many of us gather around the family piano anymore?Cory Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141983255020503557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-50539906765729162962007-10-29T05:25:00.000-04:002007-10-29T05:25:00.000-04:00They're right you know.From Milli Vanilli to Britn...They're right you know.<BR/><BR/>From Milli Vanilli to Britney Spears.<BR/><BR/>Oh if only we'd listened!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469462608067586388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-23366489088719250882007-10-29T03:16:00.000-04:002007-10-29T03:16:00.000-04:00In E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia books (set in the...In E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia books (set in the 1930s), Lucia complains about recorded music and how corrupting it is. She loves to play the piano to edify her friends, so I imagine the gramophone must have been a bit of a threat.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411950678231892082noreply@blogger.com