It’s possible to go through a day without music. I’m just not sure if it’s that much better a day without it. There’s the music that’s heard. I love listening to the music. The way the instruments are crafted together in the amazing soundscapes that I applaud. The way they craft the lyrics that evokes […]
Read More JJ 24 #12: As The Music PlaysHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: There are some things that people take for granted as the way of the world. My brother considered some of those things and ripped them to shreds concisely and clinically. The words spent on dismantling one particular area of normal life was a tremendous piece of […]
Read More ADBC: 33 – God Alone Can Fix The Mess We’ve MadeHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: When I was a boy growing up at home with my siblings and our parents, for a few years I was prone to cry relatively easily. It got to the point that it was a little concern to my Mum who encouraged me to save some […]
Read More ADBC: 32 – Music, God and If You Can Be FreeHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: David put together an excellent insight into his view of the way we measure time in months and years. I also recommend you check out his later piece on the role some fictions play in what we refer to as “real life”. He also wrote something […]
Read More ADBC: 23 The Impossible Dignity of MusicI established the premise of the blog conversation I’m having with my brother right here. David responded to the two questions I asked on his blog and you can read those responses in full by clicking this link. I will engage with the issues David raised with some minimal quotes from his post, but it’s […]
Read More ADBC: 02 – Rights and The Music in my MindMusic is fascinating. All the different types of music. All the ways they are expressed and conveyed. All the factors involved at the professional level All the issues involved at the amateur level. When you explore it you cna really get hung up on some wonderful and not so wonderful human stories. Music has certainly […]
Read More Sing Your Song – Sing Our SongThose opening chords did it. No one was singing yet, there wasn’t even a beat. Just those opening chords and you remember the song, you remember where you were, you remember the tears, you remember the very feeling of emptiness that was acknowledged by the power of that whole song. Just those opening chords. You […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Remember That SongYou ever hear a piece of music and get a taste of life? My daughters and I were listening to a piece of classical music and sharing what we heard in it. The thins we shared were about what life is like – happy moments remembering the good things that have happened. Within that there […]
Read More Hear the Life in the MusicI love music. I love it a lot. So much can be expressed and experienced by the power of music. I am so grateful for the various influences in my life who have opened avenue after avenue of appreciating the power of the song. Just when I think I’ve got it, someone refers me to […]
Read More A Simple SongOne of my daughters was excitedly me telling me the news. She was in a band and she was loving the experience of creating sounds and delivering performances and renditions that showed just how tight they were. And now they were looking forward to their first gig. She was ecstatic about that. All the rapport […]
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