Comments on: “Cool” Music http://duckduckrevolution.com/rants/cool-music/ Liberating the fowl. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Echo Schmecko http://duckduckrevolution.com/rants/cool-music/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Echo Schmecko Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:15:30 +0000 http://duckduckrevolution.com/?p=173#comment-792 I think "cool" is relative. Ex: The mere fact that you listened to David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and jazz in middle school proves to me that you are still the coolest girl I've ever met; bolstered ever more by the fact that you keep your bunny in the bathtub :D I think “cool” is relative. Ex: The mere fact that you listened to David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and jazz in middle school proves to me that you are still the coolest girl I’ve ever met; bolstered ever more by the fact that you keep your bunny in the bathtub :D

]]> By: skiv http://duckduckrevolution.com/rants/cool-music/comment-page-1/#comment-791 skiv Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:54:24 +0000 http://duckduckrevolution.com/?p=173#comment-791 I think you also need to take into consideration the always changing sub-cultural winds. As a culture morphs and progresses (or digresses depending on perspective) aspects of art or music are no longer new and attractive, or no longer hold the same cultural significance because the mainstream has changed. Its all setting and perspective. That is what I find so magical about lasting art- as it stands the test of time it maintains its significance (whether we understand it or not). A flaming tennis ball is interesting at first, but it gets old quick. However, a flaming tennis ball bouncing off the walls of a deep mine shaft... timeless! I think you also need to take into consideration the always changing sub-cultural winds. As a culture morphs and progresses (or digresses depending on perspective) aspects of art or music are no longer new and attractive, or no longer hold the same cultural significance because the mainstream has changed. Its all setting and perspective. That is what I find so magical about lasting art- as it stands the test of time it maintains its significance (whether we understand it or not).

A flaming tennis ball is interesting at first, but it gets old quick. However, a flaming tennis ball bouncing off the walls of a deep mine shaft… timeless!

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