Thursday, October 06, 2005
The Importance of Being In Touch With Yourself Musically
Note: This entry is not intended for those who might incidentally be seeking for comic relief. It is advisable that you skip this entry for its mundane content which is absolutely unsuitable for impatient readers.
Many a times do we find ourselves beguiled by the soothing melodies of melancholic tunes. Time slows down to a halt and our emotions inevitably runs through our psyche spontaneously. Such is the wonder of songs.
Ballads evoke emotions that are otherwise usually kept hidden. Rock songs bring us to higher grounds. Rhythm & Blues(R&B) move those reluctant legs on the dancefloor. Classicals soothes the mind. Oldies brings back, well, memories?
Mere tunes and lyrics can move people to tears, bring joy to the hearts of young children, or simply bring people together for a common cause. Music, in itself, is a component of paramount importance attributable to the evolution, survival and possibly, continuity of human society, amongst many others (which are irrelevant here).
Music has always been used as a media for conveying messages, information, feelings and thoughts across people everywhere. This explains its pervasiveness in society. As such, its presence has never been undermined. There are people who live on it, some who live with it and others who live for it.
I think there's always a genre that individuals tend to find a niche in, which they think specifically suits their character and/or is to their liking. Mainstream pop is the overwhelming victor in polls; not many can get themselves out of its bubblegum stickiness. But once anyone manages to get out of it, he will then discover the other delightful alter egos of music.
As we grow older, we realize that our tastes and choices of music change. I've often wonder whether it is because of the environment that has caused this change, or is it due to changes in the receptivity of our mind to music at different stages of our lives.
Nonetheless, there's this trend of upward listening culture that I've also observed. Most people turn to music that are not as easily appreciated as mainstream pop as they become older. For example, a change from oldies to classical or jazz. Appreciation for such music is acquired (personally speaking). What is the reason? Pop is becoming too cloying for their taste buds? Perhaps compelling social conditions and influences? Could this be a marked trend that will spread to the younger generation?
Music should be an enjoyment and a form of luxury - think of the Ethiopians suffering in Africa.
If the eyes are the windows to the souls of people, then songs are the writings on the wall by those very souls.
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