I feel nothing

Originally Posted by DOFTS

I mostly meant music that doesn't produce any great emotional responds in you , but you still like it. For example, I like the book, Happy to be here, but emotionally, mentally, or anything else, it really doesn't do much for me.

It sounds like you just have trouble pinpointing what emotion it's effecting in you, not that it's not effecting you in an emotional way at all. I don't see how you can like something emotional without having your emotions hit at all. It's not like you're saying I like the theory of relativity but it doesn't make me feel anything. The whole point of music is to evoke a reaction of some sort. If there isn't any reaction at all then I wouldn't say you like it.

Originally Posted by JoshMc

The whole point of music is to evoke a reaction of some sort. If there isn't any reaction at all then I wouldn't say you like it.

I don't think he's saying there's no reaction...it's just that the reaction isn't one of sadness, joy, anger... We're getting into worrisome semiotic territory (what is emotion).

You should all read this book. It's fascinating: Amazon.com: This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession: Daniel J. Levitin: Books

Originally Posted by gms5287

Being emotionless is an emotion. Nothing is still something.

I don't think so.

Phychology is still unable to map all human emotions down. It's quite difficult to pin point the begining of sorrow, sadness, lament, or the difference between love, cherrish, adorement, etc...

There are more than 500 words to describe an emotion!

I don't get emotions from music, as precisely as someone else, and probably this is why I'm having trouble putting them into my music. I'm no good as a film composer! But I do get tendencies, power, energy from music. I always get something. If I don't I just lose interest

Originally Posted by JoshMc

It sounds like you just have trouble pinpointing what emotion it's effecting in you, not that it's not effecting you in an emotional way at all. I don't see how you can like something emotional without having your emotions hit at all. It's not like you're saying I like the theory of relativity but it doesn't make me feel anything. The whole point of music is to evoke a reaction of some sort. If there isn't any reaction at all then I wouldn't say you like it.

What if the reaction it seeks to evoke is the feeling of nothing?

I would have to say that for me it is an affinity of tastes.

Originally Posted by gms5287

Being emotionless is an emotion. Nothing is still something.

I disagree. That's like saying Not Collecting Stamps is your hobby.

Originally Posted by flint-wwrr

I disagree. That's like saying Not Collecting Stamps is your hobby.

It's more like saying that being hopeless means that you still have hope. Either way, it's stupid.

This is strictly subjective but I feel the difference between good music and great music is some sort of emotional connection. It's one thing to hear a sappy piano piece and interpret it as sad. It's quite another to actually *feel* sorrow from it. All of my favorite music is music that moves me in some way. Appealing to the ears makes good music. Appealing to the soul makes great music.

That being said though, I do enjoy Liszt's music despite not really "feeling" anything from it.

Originally Posted by spherenine

It's more like saying that being hopeless means that you still have hope. Either way, it's stupid.

What wasn't that fucken enlightening