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You’ve run into a person, and this is very prevalent, who confuses something they do with who they are. It is a sign of a not wholly developed psyche. They internalize something they are better at than most people and integrate it into their personality, and it becomes part of their ego.
Either learn to let them stay confused in their ignorance, or say fuck it and burn a lot of bridges as you go through life. I’ve tried both approaches, and find the live-and-let-live approach better for me.
Heavy use of psychedelics decreases this phenomenon.
Not a music person but most of my music friends would talk about how “band friendships are the most paper thing friendships you can have”. It seemed like a pattern, it’s hard for me to understand how this can happen, I can’t really explain it. What I can add is that you’re not the only one going through this, for whatever solace that can bring.
I have played in dozens of bands, possibly over 100. I have been in 2 bands where I’m still friends with anyone from them now that we’re done. Most musicians are extremely good at having a casual-seeming quasi-professional friendship and then just never talking to you again unless they see you in public. It’s kind of part of the gig of playing with a ton of groups all the time
all of this is systemic to the ‘music theory’ intellectuals because it really is ‘the harmonic style of 18th century European musicians’ but they just don’t want to deal with critical takes on it
Lol I knew the exact video that you linked before I clicked on it.
I really think music theory needs to take the route of linguistics and try to analyze patterns in enjoyable music and try to figure out what makes something “music”. You are right that music theory right now is just a bunch of lanky white guys jacking each other off but it could be a lot more.
you were in a ska band? unfathomably based
the fact you did ska at all makes your folk punk much more credible :very-smart:
Thats an interesting point about the Negro Spiritual genre.
One thing that makes it odd is generally the GJ players aren’t typically Roma, and especially now few of the players have any real connection to the origins. Its as if a white upper managment guy got interested in performing Negro Spiritual and made it his thing and started festivals and events for it etc.
Some Roma people like the term, as well as another group, the Sinti. Others don’t. Also in part is the derogitory nature in which Gypsy is used, often times the people at fault of crime and Roma travelers are not the same, but the “Gypsy” gets the blame anyway. Additionally there are two other period correct names for it, unlike the spiritual genre which was very specific.
Thanks for bringing this up, it’s a very interesting counter example to explore.
