tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post5602183802372988480..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Music Monday ~ Rachmaninoff, Maksim Mrvica, Adam Lambert.Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-88554117897148005322010-08-03T08:32:34.861-05:002010-08-03T08:32:34.861-05:00Juneau ~~~ Hi there!
"Vive la difference&quo...Juneau ~~~ Hi there!<br /><br />"Vive la difference", Juneau ! I respect your opinion, but it is just that - opinion. It's not possible to dictate taste. Taste changes, like fashion, with the decades. I believe it's better for some musicians to take what was best from earlier times and adapt it. The best of music is adaptable to a variety of styles - that, I think is the benchmark of good music, not being hog-tied to one specific way of presentation.<br />(Remember Adam Lambert and "Ring of Fire"?)<br /><br /> One person's "cheesey" is another person's "Wow - goosebumps!"<br /><br />As for Adam - I've been a fan since his first song on American Idol (there are several posts about him accessible from the Label Cloud in the sidebar at right.) I don't think we've seen the best of him yet - not nearly. But we will!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-10370924227194792062010-08-03T06:13:56.857-05:002010-08-03T06:13:56.857-05:00I adore Adam Lambert, and Maksim is cute, but Rubi...I adore Adam Lambert, and Maksim is cute, but Rubinstein rules. Now there's flawless musicianship - playing that ebbs and flows with the cosmic tides and expresses profound emotion. Maksim's performance substitutes cheese for genuine feeling. Adam Lambert at his best is the Rubinstein of pop.Juneauhttp://onthemeaningofadamlambert.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-52530512428205452292010-08-02T16:38:52.189-05:002010-08-02T16:38:52.189-05:00gian paul ~~~ To each his own, gp - in music as in...gian paul ~~~ To each his own, gp - in music as in all things. :-)<br /><br />Perhaps traditionalist or classicist would have been a more accurate term? Can Rachmaninoff not be termed pure then? Maybe because he is using Paganini's theme in this instance?<br /><br />I need to have my calssical music with a sprinkling of "sugar" or a spicy dressing. I soon tire of the original, beautiful as it is, I like the fact that it can be tweaked to appeal to (me and) a new generation. This is what helps to keep it alive and thriving I think.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-50513971064484028072010-08-02T16:14:54.285-05:002010-08-02T16:14:54.285-05:00"Purist" in terms of who listens to musi..."Purist" in terms of who listens to music, especially Rachmaninoff, may be exagerated. But if there is a choice to listen to Rubinstein interpreting - it's "no other choice"!gian paulnoreply@blogger.com