https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3 In summary en-us 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC 2026-04-20 18:49:12 UTC hello@padlet.com jmacfarlane71 https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676861 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676861 jmacfarlane71 https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676862 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676862 jmacfarlane71 https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676863 In this cut from The Clash's "London Calling" record, The Clash dabble in an unfamiliar tempo that was atypical in the context of the entire "London Calling" record. What makes it perfect? In my opinion the energy and the structure of the song work unceremoniously together in order to bemoan the increasing role of consumerism in post-WWII London.  ]]> 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676863 jmacfarlane71 https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676864 The finest dealin' song from 1990's southern rap. The beat, the hook,and the verses all perfectly describe the connotations of "3 In The Mornin." Shady, desperate people looking for a fix and the shady, stoic men providing the said fix.  ]]> 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676864 jmacfarlane71 https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676865 "It is the song turning itself inside out for you, sleepwalking or convulsing or speaking a temporary truth." - (Ratliff, pg. 228) ]]> 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676865 jmacfarlane71 https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676866 "A perfect moment is often wordless, or indirect if it has words. It is the song blushing: an unplanned or perhaps only semi-planned occurrence in which the music suddenly embodies its own meaning." - (Ratliff, pg. 228) ]]> 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676866 jmacfarlane71 https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676867 I got opinions on opinions(does that mean the TA's got opinions on opinions on opinions?). What do I mean exactly? I mean that Ben Ratliff has found this poetic, yet superfluous way with words. He organized his arguments and feelings around twenty musical pillars that, somehow, describes the intangible connection between musician and listener. The problem is that the supposedly discernible differences between the musical pillars are far more ambiguous than given credit for. What's really the difference between "Linking" , "Transmission" and "The Perfect Moment." Anyhow, I still got a lot out of the book because it gave me enough information/theories to ponder on. Take "The Perfect Moment" and the following songs; Sly & The Family Stone's "Time" and New Order's "Thieves Like Us", for example. In "Time"  Sly and gang mediate on the fleeting nature of time. The tone is patient which is contrary in relation to the subject matter. In "Thieves Like Us" New Order provide the perfect anthem to dance your feelings away. Throughout the first two and half minutes of the song New Order dwell in this brooding ambiance that becomes more deliberate once the guitars and Bernard Sumner's voice hits. The brooding is meant to propel the momentum of the song and set a moment of tension right at the 5:00 minute mark. It's at that moment the listener leans in to hear Bernard whisper how "un-cool" love is. We dance in sync to the beat to think about everything but love, yet we lean in to find love. Songs like this keep me up at night for far too long of a time than I care to admit. Thanks a lot New Order.  ]]> 2017-12-04 00:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jmacfarlane71/6ptqz79g0oa3/wish/212676867