https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g When musicians converge in an organic and almost fully unplanned way they reach a type of closeness which Ratliff describes in this chapter. The blending of vocals and the strumming of instruments in sync is evident of harmony achieved only in song. en-us 2017-10-23 03:07:05 UTC 2017-11-13 04:46:26 UTC hello@padlet.com veneziaguzman https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206074678 Ratliff, Ben. Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty. New York: Picador, 2017. EPUB. 1 Aug. 2017. Web. 4 Oct. 2017. ]]> 2017-11-13 02:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206074678 veneziaguzman https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206075116 "But the sound of closeness—two or more musicians, or musical elements, acting in the purest coordination—tends to escape us because we can’t see it. In singing or in playing, it gives the listener a secure, jacketed feeling. Closeness is developed over time, and its value to the ear is absolute." (Ratliff 98)]]> 2017-11-13 02:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206075116 veneziaguzman https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206075201 I understand his idea of closeness but I don't see it as anything revolutionary. It doesn't feel any different from the idea of Harmonizing which has been present in music for quite a long time. ]]> 2017-11-13 02:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206075201 veneziaguzman https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206090397 Everyone whose heard this song can instantly imagine which part I'm going to talk about when looking for a good example of "Closeness" in this brilliant song. The push and pull of "We Will Not Let You Go" raises their voices into one overwhelming note of defiance, voices melting into one unholy choir over and over again. ]]> 2017-11-13 04:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206090397 veneziaguzman https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206091839 The closeness in this is in part caused by the urgent impatience to move on by Lennon and McCartney. As the last recording of the day after a jam-packed schedule this harmony couldn't be anymore surprising and miraculous showing a closeness best portrayed through music. ]]> 2017-11-13 04:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/veneziaguzman/y5aqm3ymly9g/wish/206091839