Thursday, May 17, 2007

Why this blog?

Well, like many people i listen to music everyday and muse about it. Coincidentally the word music is derived from the word muse. Muses in Greek mythology were goddesses of art, from which music is derived - I wonder why they were goddesses and not gods & goddesses! But this blog is not about, etymology or history - wonder why it is his-story and not her-story! (Sorry about that, couldn't resist it) . It is mainly, notes on the music i hear every day and other random thoughts associated with it.

I listen to something new all the time. I listen to stuff ranging from the latesht indian music to the current indie music. In other words from Pritam to Wilco, from Illayaraja to The Shins, from ARR to Killers, from...you get the drift.

As i listen to these stuff, i wonder aloud in my head, why do i like the songs i like, why do i just play a song again and again while i don't even give a second thought to others, i mull on why the lyrics are so crappy (esp. in some latest tamil songs), I wonder what makes profanity tick (in hip hop), i ponder how my dad (a carnatic enthusiast) will react to a Killers song - btw i know the answer to that one, - hideous nonsense, i think about how my american friends will react to Andhi mazhai (not favorably btw) or Its the time to disco (much more favorably).

Also, whenever i hear something interesting i send it out to my friends for their reaction and comments. So i thought, why not just capture all this in a medium where it can be preserved through time with easy access! I would love to come back a year from now and find a great song i listened to and posted about. This blog is mainly for myself and maybe some friends and not a statement to the world. If others with similar musical tastes find some things they like in the blog then, well; You are welcome!

Btw has it ever happened to you that your ipod picks that random gem from your shuffled playlist that you haven't heard in years? If it has, you know the feeling...

Has it ever happened to you that you are thinking about some song and it comes up on the radio coincidentally (or is it really coincidence?) Well, muse about it ...

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