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Jerm the worm

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Greetings, I have a question/ comment/ or just want to provide some food for thought. We live in a "relativistic" society commonly known as post-modernism, where there are no absolutes; the only exception is in the question. Most all things are considered "subjective", where the truth is with the one experiencing it. "Objective" being the other.

Is music at a point where there is no objective truth? What I mean by this: If say Joe, plays a song with one message in mind, should that not be the only message (one concpet/ truth), rather than have someone who does not understand the language re-interprit it to meet his idea of the message of the song? Simply put, could "Cryin'" be a song about chopping wood?

Wed Nov 16 '05 1:26:12 am Set this message as last read

Jerm the worm

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To Zenfish: Thank you for your response to my message posted.

I appriciate you pointing out the dogmatism I conveyed pertaining to "subjectivism". Sometimes my words are not quite as well presented as I would like. But, non-the-less, thanks for pointing it out. I will try to be more clear.

The unspoken message I was asking: Do people even care about the message I want to convey through music? You see, I have difficulty expressing myself verbally and I know this because people misunderstand what I am communicating. This is frustrating to me. I do not want to have this problem musically. Musical instruments have been the only safe haven for me to really convey what I need to communicate. It has been this way since I was five years old. I just do not want to be misunderstood.

Pertaing to the chaos (change) in music over the centuries, thanks for bringing that up. I never really looked at music from the big picture standpoint. I have looked at specific times and places. I was focused on a tree rather than the forest:)

Sat Nov 19 '05 4:07:53 am Set this message as last read
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