--- Erin Noonan <enoonan@kent.edu> wrote: > DMB: A
heckler's dream. He and I had an exchange
> that had the whole place
> laughing.
>
> ERIN: DMB a heckler? surprise surprise.
>
> DMB:Art is what puts me in touch with the divine.
>
> ERIN: I can agree that art can put you in touch with
> the divine.
> As for replacing religion, I don't know because a
> lot of things
> can do that. This person into sailing told me that
> it is
> a religion for some. Whatever floats your boat I
> guess (pun intended).
> My summer job is an usher at Blossom Music Center.
> Iget to see a whole bunch
> of major events sponsered by house of blues during
> the week and the Cleveland
> Orchestra on the weekends all for free.. it is quite
> nice.
>
>
> DMB:>For the past few years I've been very excited
> by a genre of music that
> you
> >might not be familiar with. Its called alternative
> country, which is a bit
> >misleading.
>
> ERIN: is that music for alternative hicks? just
> kidding
>
> DMB: It allows for a greater range of
> >freedom and innovation. There is a dyanmic quality
> that can't be duplicated
> >by corporate stars. It has a edgey, ironic quality
> that can't be pinned down
> >and isn't easily commodified. There are lots of
> variations within the genre,
> >but generally speaking one could say that it has a
> simple sound based on
> >traditional American forms like, country, folk,
> bluegrass, but the
> >sensibility is decidedly Punk.
>
> ERIN: One of my favorite performers of all time is
> Ani Difranco. I first
> saw her when she opened up for Bob Dylan. Amazing. i
> don't know if she is
> alternative country or not but she is a mixture of
> folk and punk. Anyone who
> buys Living in Clip will not be disappointed.
> Instead of signing
> on with a major record label made it on her own by
> starting her
> own independent one. I don't know if it was you or
> Squonk that mentioned
> Woody Guthrie but she brought together a whole bunch
> of artists
> to do a tribute to him. I don't own that particular
> record but
> heard it and was good.
>
>
> DMB:It has a very, very country sound. Its
> shamelessly
> >twangy. Upon hearing this sound, one might expect
> the lyrics to be about
> >pickup trucks, getting drunk, or patriotic
> sentiments. Instead, its a song
> >about the necessity of experience over dogma in
> matters spiritual. Its
> >called "Hallelujah Shine".
>
> ERIN: I know what you mean. There are some good
> country singers
> like John Prine but most just get too twangy. One
> of the
> free concerts I skipped at work was Kevin Chesney.
> He opened
> up for somebody last year I worked and sang a song
> "she thinks
> my tractor sexy". Too much.
>
Hello Erin,
Pirsig says quality about "what you like". Hence the
eternal debate about what is art. Religion is a form
of art. The art of representing a worthwhile life.
Most of it seems couched in nonsense of course, but
thats with the benefit of hindsight. While choosing to
seek worth in life ... it is likely that the intellect
will contrive a great deal in order to create the
image of a worthwhile existance ... e.g. an afterlife.
This forum is no less an art gallery than any other.
The art form is metaphysics, and we are the punters.
Some like what they read, some don't.
:)
André
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