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On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:02:41 -0400, Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> Well, I disagree. Most pop music in and of itself consists of very
>> simple rhythm and not a lot of musical ingenuity, based on what I've
>> heard.
>
> Musical ingenuity does not necessarily have to be measured in
> technical
> terms. There's also the subjective component to it.
Of course. And in my subjective opinion, pop music simply isn't complex
enough or rich enough to meet my own criteria for "genius".
> Even a simple tune can be really catchy. If someone composes such a
> tune,
> one could argue that's music ingenuity at work.
Sure. Sometimes simple is ingenious, but there's a difference between
something simple that's ingenious and a three-chord wonder.
Jim
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