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Here's a favorite of mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C4PsXoFslM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C4PsXoFslM
strangerep said:Anyway, here's an example. The song linked below (Cruel Sister by The Pentangle) is one that totally transfixes me.
Nah, I bought the original album on vinyl when it first came out. I find it hypnotic. That's kinda why I posted my question about it. I get a similar feeling with some of Pentangle's other tracks (though, curiously, nowhere near 100% of their stuff). But other people totally don't.DiracPool said:I got bored with this song at about 1:57. ? It just keeps repeating?...
I think you're transfixed with the grammaphone in the picture and the 19th century theme?
Oh, don't bother if it doesn't grab you. I had a feeling you wouldn't like it.I'm forcing myself right now to listen to the rest of it.
What's going on deep in the human psyche that makes this so?
If any psychologists or neurobiologists are reading this, can you shed any light on this question?
Oh well, at least I've now got a diagnosis. (BTW, did you see my edit in the previous post?)DiracPool said:For this song I would say it is probably a tumor in your superior temporal lobe, possibly just caudal to the Sylvian fissure. I can't think of any other reason you'd be transfixed with that dysphony...
Ah good -- seems like I'm not alone in the braindamage club. :-)WannabeNewton said:That sounds like video game music from the elder scrolls o.o. I like it though.
Yeah I'm pretty accustomed to this kind of music because I used to play a lot of fantasy rpg games in high school. The sitar was a very nice touch I have to say; overall the music is quite serene, thanks! If you like soft music like this you *might* like the following artist, however the genres are different:strangerep said:Ah good -- seems like I'm not alone in the braindamage club. :-)
Hey, try some of the other Pentangle tracks linked from that youtube page -- "Once I had a sweetheart" is another fine example of Jacqui McShee's rare vocal purity (at least for those who can appreciate it).
Hmmm -- what would you call this genre?WannabeNewton said:If you like soft music like this you *might* like the following artist, however the genres are different:
I would say folk but not the kind of folk you linked to before as they seem to have distinct sounds. I don't know about the gravestone thing but he did die very young at the age of 26 in 1974 if I recall. Here's anotherstrangerep said:Hmmm -- what would you call this genre?
I'd never even heard of him before. But... was that a gravestone with his name of it at the end? Was that real, or just part of the visual montage for the sake of the song?
Yeah, Pentangle is kind of blend of traditional old-English, a touch of jazz and some rock. They pretty much invented the genre, and fans began to call it "folk-rock". Steel Eye Span is similar, but not as good as Pentangle, imho.WannabeNewton said:I would say folk but not the kind of folk you linked to before as they seem to have distinct sounds.
Ah, that would explain it. It's probably real, then.I don't know about the gravestone thing but he did die very young at the age of 26.
dkotschessaa said:This is kind of blowing my mind to think about.
We're about to go see this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKdnkGBSgA
In the same hall where we saw this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDZuNM3HmU4
strangerep said:Recently, I've become intrigued about why certain types of songs can totally "possess" a certain type of person, while other people are indifferent to it, or even dislike it and want to turn it off. What's going on deep in the human psyche that makes this so? Some types of music are a thoroughly addictive drug to some people, but other people hate it.
Interesting thought, but... I think there must be more to it...jim hardy said:After watching some recent NOVA shows on brain development, i wonder if it's simply what one listened to as a teenager & into early 20's.
My (now elderly) mother is besotted with Andre Rieu (and absolutely everything he releases), but I can only tolerate his versions of the more sombre classics, not the fluffy musical-theatre songs my Mum likes.What about [...] your parents?
Hmm. Interesting take on the modern protest/rejectionist genre.jbunniii said:[... "All the MotherF-----s ..." ]
Try getting this one out of your head after you hear it once or twice.
strangerep said:jim hardy said:After watching some recent NOVA shows on brain development, i wonder if it's simply what one listened to as a teenager & into early 20's.
Interesting thought, but... I think there must be more to it...
DiracPool said:... I promise it will change your life...
It changed my life too.
DiracPool said:How come you clowns haven't put this one up yet?
OmCheeto said:I don't think anything from that album has not been put up.
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strangerep said:Recently, I've become intrigued about why certain types of songs can totally "possess" a certain type of person...