tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887174005230362615.post3977955528059495808..comments2022-11-14T14:25:01.539-05:00Comments on Deconstructing Jim: contemporary conundrumJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978950787428621702noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887174005230362615.post-45585256750367958612020-01-01T13:08:44.411-05:002020-01-01T13:08:44.411-05:00Added to that is the simple fact that music exacts...Added to that is the simple fact that music exacts vastly more concentration and time to comprehend, and to appreciate. Further, the sad fact that half any human population has below-average intelligence and you have a clear case for the disparity.... The music that is most successful with audiences is essentially ancillary to the words in the vocals along with the attitudes, posturings, and costumes of the singers....For music to be successful in a mass market it must be subordinated to a popular narrative to which the music itself supplies a simplified and heavily clichéd atmosphere at best…. (Nicolló Macchiavelli)Jeff Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936062235216102238noreply@blogger.com