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I feel like I'm in a really obvious game within the Crystal Maze now, wearing an ill fitting jump suit, knowing full well that everybody at home behind the tele is shouting at me, "What a Richard!, just freaking listen and get it already you ****!".

I give up!

What happened to the days of just putting a CD on and just listening? It seems this improv stuff is a complete mission. Right, attitude adjustment... an hour of Qigong should get me there.

Big in the 60 and 70s you say? So was LSD. Hmm... Its true what you say about music bringing an emotive response. This sort of stuff actually makes me quite angry - so maybe thats a valid form of response... a response that said authors may or may have not been going for... but they have succeeded in some sort of emotional attachment. That's got to be a more interesting response than indifference I guess.

Got it... we all thought they were gearing up to play "Walk of Life" at 0:29?

Is the joke that they appear to have scores in front of them?

Did I miss the joke? I'll give it a second listen.

Always good to see Collier cropping up at these jazz events. Even at the end of this masterpiece. (OK, he's in the audience doing some weird clap at the end)

What...?! 😛 Funnily enough, if you check - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_the_Spice_Girls - you'll find they are quite the songwriters apparently - although I'm not entirely sure if they aren't just squatting on songwriting credits. If so, Halliwell needed to up her game.

Just watching this now. I'm getting Jojo's contribution. The rest is still mostly nonsense to me. I think guitarists are largely the people that grate on my senses. But as a bass player, thats to be expected... right?

Tough gig - knowing that the guy on the piano can play your instrument better than you can....

I don't know what's harder - trying to get it, or trying to listen to it in the first place! There's certainly enough of this stuff around... and as of yet, I can't quite figure out why - and why in fact, it appears to have an audience. Background reading - whilst I'm open to the idea of reading about it - seems an odd prerequisite in order to get this music also. I thought music was a universal language. Maybe not. But as alluded to, I don't get the Smiths either. So maybe thing aren't as straight forward as you'd think. OK, before judging you, my question is this. If I came around you house for a BBQ and you went to put some music on... would you ever consider putting this sort of stuff on? What sort of environment would you typical listen to this stuff in? I could kind of get it if it was a meditative thing... you know, lying in bed, sleeping mask on, headphones and chilling out in a zen like fashion... but I think a lot of stuff in this thread would make me want to go on a killing spree. And I include the Smiths in that.

You see, I can get with Magma, although they could work on their lyrics. 25:37 of the second, we are back into shred videos. I'm just imagining listening to this in my car with my window down and pulling up next to somebody at the lights...

The Smiths?

What's your take on this? Do you enjoy the first video more... or this one?

I can't imagine it'll be appearing on any Now album anytime soon either? "now that's what I call animal sounds dressed up as free form jazz"

It was deliberately emotive to stir up some passion. Go on - Tell me why I should give this stuff a listen and try to understand it. If I just wrote, I don't get it, that's boring and the thread will have no passion. If I write "I judge you", we get the creative juices flowing and the discussion is immediately more emotive and interesting. If the video stirs up emotion for some, why can't I do the same with my choice of words? Art can stir up all sorts of feelings deep inside, whether it's words or music or whatever is contained in that video in the OP.

Maybe you should ease yourself in gently with some Phil Minton!

Ah. Somebody who doesn't understand the level on which I'm operating. Nice direct personal insult too. I'll be sure to cry myself to sleep tonight.

It's clearly operating at a much higher level than you then! 🤗

Um... you may have noticed that I started the thread and tone was set out from the start.... However, this thread may be more to your liking -

Never seen so much brilliance in one room... ever. PS this thread is in the interests of restoring balance. And for the Jeckyll and Hydes amongst us.

Is this one called Saturday morning instrument window shopping at the music shop?

Next year then. Lets make it a hot date. x