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From:  Greypins@a...
Greypins@a...
Date:  Fri Mar 9, 2001  3:42 am
Subject:  just sing, dammit!!! was snowjob


forget the damn moaning thing! it is even simpler than that- just
sing. john link said it the other day. and that is exactly what i keep
coming back to- just sing (dammit!).

in a zen-like fashion, i should have just left it like that however,
because i like to see myself write, i'll elaborate.

when you read the text of a song, it should paint a picture in your
mind. as you learn the music, it should make that picture more vivid in
your mind. when you sing this song, your only goal should be to describe
that picture using the song to do so. all else is bullshit! (sorry, there
is no better word to describe what i mean). now, i'm not necessarily
opposed to being full of crap every now and then but, that's what it is.

at the very least, that's where we should start. if you want to
decorate something with an operatic sound, fine. but, at least, start with
the song as pure expression. taste the meat before you salt it (odd
instruction from a vegan). and use the same voice you speak with.

mike


  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size
10052 Re: just sing, dammit!!! was snowjob Reg Boyle   Fri  3/9/2001   2 KB
10055 Re: just sing, dammit!!! was snowjob Greypins@a...   Fri  3/9/2001   4 KB
10206 Re: just sing, dammit!!! was snowjob Leo Morgan   Tue  3/13/2001   2 KB
10208 Re: just sing, dammit!!! was snowjob Greypins@a...   Tue  3/13/2001   2 KB

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