I was listening to Beethoven and a broad asked if I was listening to carnival music

The more people that "get it" the better

but this is unlikely to happen via mainstream exposure etc.

if it was possible, sure

I don't think many people can appreciate music

yeah, I say so often enough

well, not quite that

deep down, everyone can

if not actually impaired in some gross way

like amusia or something

Well, when she said that

one can consider music listening in three stages

child, adolescent, adult

It struck a nerve

child like listening, direct access to the emotional content, the beauty

but no conscious appreciation or little conscious appreciation

Like she looks down on classical because it's not as cool as NIN (her fav band)

HBhahahahaha

adolescence, fixation on novelty, excess, difference etc.

Another NIN elitist

those are the best

Adulthood, resolution, appreciation of both childlike direct-access emotional content

and adolescent revelations

So that would make most people children in music

Metal-archives people adolescents

and say @Nester would be an adult

the middle stage is least preferable

and worst for appreciation

but it's necessary to go through

@fallot I agree. That is probably why I like NIN in the first place. Though, nothing really passed The Fragile.

to reach adulthood

I truly believe she's irredeemable

It's a deep pathology

Too deep

nin elitist??????

Fallot

NIN, Rob Zombie, Tool

how is that possible

It is irredeemable to confuse Beethoven with carnival music. What would she think of Mozart?

Are jews spiritually emaciated?

NIN elitists are very common