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September 8, 2026 at 11:29 am in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3238
Exactly, the room matters as much as the notes if not more
September 8, 2026 at 10:16 am in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3236That is true, and the brochure line is brutal but fair. I still think Octopus feels less like display than some of the later stuff, maybe because it never stops sounding slightly human.
That matters more than perfect cleverness.
September 8, 2026 at 8:02 am in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3234Start with something specific then. It saves time and the ears too
September 8, 2026 at 4:58 am in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3231Yes but only if you want the band to sound like they’re risking a small collapse
September 8, 2026 at 12:46 am in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3228That is the part I mean too. If it sounds merely correct I lose interest after the first side, no matter how many notes are involved
September 7, 2026 at 10:48 pm in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3224Small correction maybe, the thing I hear in Larks is less a storm and more several people arguing in different rooms. The music has edges, but it also has pauses that let the disagreement breathe, which is why it keeps me interested.
September 7, 2026 at 9:38 pm in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3222More the interlocking puzzle part, I think. Conflict in the personalities is a bonus if it comes from the arrangement and not from the singer acting cursed.
September 7, 2026 at 6:17 pm in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3220Yes does that often, and sometimes it feels like a man showing you his watch during a fire.
King Crimson at least looks slightly nervous while doing it.
September 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3218I like that description of a joke being argued in public. It fits a few records I love and also half the buses I drive.
The room stays standing, but only because nobody has found the right door yet.
September 7, 2026 at 1:04 pm in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3216Ha, yes, if the storm has better tunings it helps too
September 7, 2026 at 7:23 am in reply to: Gentle Giant’s counterpoint has the manners of a fight #3212Try King Crimson’s Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, especially for that argumentative feel.
The important part is writing down the standard first. Polite enough to coexist, interested enough to contribute, capable of stopping an argument.
August 31, 2026 at 3:24 am in reply to: Music for working that doesn’t eventually become distracting? #101Try slow instrumental tango if you can work with the occasional dramatic violin. It has a pulse but does not ask you to sing along, unless you are secretly a better worker than me.
August 28, 2026 at 3:48 am in reply to: The Incredible String Band sounds like a séance that learned harmony #2452The other room part is exactly it. They sound half-dressed and still somehow ready.
August 28, 2026 at 1:10 am in reply to: The Incredible String Band sounds like a séance that learned harmony #2449Yes, 1968. I keep mixing it with the next one when the street is empty and the radio sounds old.
Your drill comparison is good. It…
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