MEME: Monday Music Mambo

Rfduck must be preening his tail feathers again – this week's topic is high faluting, for sure! See for yourself:

“Hi gang! Ready for another Mambo? I am. Today is Day Of The Artisans. In honor of that, we'll talk about arty and progressive rock. What do I mean by that? The Velvet Underground. The Smashing Pumpkins. Pink Floyd. Talking Heads. Stuff like that! However, I'll leave it completely up to your interpretation. One person's art rock is another person's garbage.”

1. What is your favorite art or progressive rock band?
By your definition, it's a coin toss between Pink Floyd and The Moody Blues, off the top of my head.
2. Name one of your favorite songs by the above-mentioned band, and another song by a different art/progressive artist.
My favorite Pink Floyd album is “The Wall” and the favorite song from that album is the three-part “Another Brick In The Wall” whereas, “Nights In White Satin” is probably my favorite Moody Blues tune. Then again, the whole musical score from "Hair!" and Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" could be considered "progressive rock"...

3. How much art do you like in your music?
Musically, I'm a moderate. I don't mind experimentation, I enjoy new experiences if they're melodic or have other redeeming features that appeal personally. I'm not impressed with 'art for art's sake' or the fucked up attitudes it breeds. Going off the deep end without knowing how to swim (most young musicians and garage bands make this mistake), breaking the rules of music without knowing what they are or why the rules exist in the first place is often the first sign of a lazy mind, musically. That often translates into crap “music,” if one dares to even call it that.

Have a super week, fellow Mamboers, and keep your powder dry – the assault on your sanity and sensibility by those who demand “Christmas Carols” 24/7 at this time of year has begun in earnest. I actually witnessed my wife waking from a nap humming “Deck the Halls” the other day. They're not invidious, I'll give them that – they'll fry the brain cells of anyone in hearing range, be s/he Atheist, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist or Hindu. We're all grist in their mill...

The rules are, there are no rules!!! All you need to do is copy and paste the above questions into your blog and add your responses. After you've finished, return here and leave us a comment so we'll know you've Mamboed. Be sure your Mambo is linked back to http://bdinsanity.blogdrive.com so others can dance too.

Remember, there are no right or wrong answers. If one of the questions doesn't inspire you then simply "pass" it. Just use your imagination and dance like crazy!

If you don't have a blog or you're an exhibitionist *woo hoo* feel free to Mambo right here in our comments section. There's absolutely no pressure ... although it's called the Monday Music Mambo you can Mambo on any day.

Until next time, this is your music-lovin' Mememeister saying have a good Monday and a good Mambo!
Posted at 10:58 pm Sunday by rfduck the music-loving mememeister