Today I went to Rock Beach Studios to be in the audience for a pilot episode of a show called "Roadhouse". Yuca was playing there and I was invited along with Scott, Tugrul, Matt, and Evan. It was my first experience on a set of any kind that I can remember. It was a fun experience. As well, I got to watch Yuca perform again. I really enjoy their music probably because they are very professional sounding, they seem to be great guys, and because I have a friend in the band. Always have to support friends in what they do, music or otherwise. I like Yuca's music also because I find it to be very catchy.
On the ride home I thought a lot about my outlook in regards to music. I think that I am usually fair and positive about persuing music, though Im sure that's not always the case. I base my opinion of a band on the following three things:
1) If they appeal to me and my musical tastes.
2) Their reasons for pursuing music and if they are approaching their goals appropriately.
3) If they deserve to play infront of a certain audience or in a certain venue, based on their talent and skill as musicians.
Those are the three things that I think I base my musical opinions on. And ofcourse I am usually more forgiving if I know the artist or band personally.
I've decided that I am absolutely tired of hearing people being negatively over-critical about bands. What we fail to realize sometimes is that music is art...their isn't nessisarily a right or wrong way to do it. Just preferences held by musicians and audience alike.
The person who appriciates simple music usually dislikes complicated arrangements. The person who likes rocking out to a shredding rock guitar solo may not appriciate one guy and his accoustic guitar. Someone who loves extremely technical music may not appriciate more basic songs where notes are "felt" and where the guitar "groves".
My point is that people have to start realizing that when they are being critical about a band or artist, they are doing so while looking out through the eyes holes of their own box of musical preference. I think to be fair we have to understand where the band is, where they want to go, and how they are going about getting there. Ofocurse we can be critical about a band when it comes to whether or not we "like" them, but when it comes to deciding if a band is "good" then we must try our best to look beyond ourselves especially if we don't poersonally like the artist(s) in question,
On the ride home I thought a lot about my outlook in regards to music. I think that I am usually fair and positive about persuing music, though Im sure that's not always the case. I base my opinion of a band on the following three things:
1) If they appeal to me and my musical tastes.
2) Their reasons for pursuing music and if they are approaching their goals appropriately.
3) If they deserve to play infront of a certain audience or in a certain venue, based on their talent and skill as musicians.
Those are the three things that I think I base my musical opinions on. And ofcourse I am usually more forgiving if I know the artist or band personally.
I've decided that I am absolutely tired of hearing people being negatively over-critical about bands. What we fail to realize sometimes is that music is art...their isn't nessisarily a right or wrong way to do it. Just preferences held by musicians and audience alike.
The person who appriciates simple music usually dislikes complicated arrangements. The person who likes rocking out to a shredding rock guitar solo may not appriciate one guy and his accoustic guitar. Someone who loves extremely technical music may not appriciate more basic songs where notes are "felt" and where the guitar "groves".
My point is that people have to start realizing that when they are being critical about a band or artist, they are doing so while looking out through the eyes holes of their own box of musical preference. I think to be fair we have to understand where the band is, where they want to go, and how they are going about getting there. Ofocurse we can be critical about a band when it comes to whether or not we "like" them, but when it comes to deciding if a band is "good" then we must try our best to look beyond ourselves especially if we don't poersonally like the artist(s) in question,
I agree with what you say.
ReplyDeleteI'm also one of the worst for over-judging a band, especially because half the time I have as much nice things to say about the band as bad things.
Sometimes I should watch what I say, because I'm way too over critical of bands 90% of the time, and I'm even harder on myself 100% of the time.
Ahh, life's many lessons.
Great day though, I agree, it was so cool to see how interviews work and stuff, very weird.