American Songwriter, Lyric of The Week

[Mona Dee]

A symphony doesn't have an overture.  It is music played before an opera, or a symphonic poem. 

Thank you superval, so I learned something new today. I googled an wikipdia said, that symphony is originally a greek word ...hi vgonis ;-)

[Banjo99uk]

A symphony doesn't have an overture.  It is music played before an opera, or a symphonic poem. 

Thank you superval, so I learned something new today. I googled an wikipdia said, that symphony is originally a greek word ...hi vgonis ;-)

I love the knowledge on this forum.

[Mona Dee]

A symphony doesn't have an overture.  It is music played before an opera, or a symphonic poem. 

Thank you superval, so I learned something new today. I googled an wikipdia said, that symphony is originally a greek word ...hi vgonis ;-)

I love the knowledge on this forum.

 ;)knowledge...well...it was wikipedia 

[Banjo99uk]

A symphony doesn't have an overture.  It is music played before an opera, or a symphonic poem. 

Thank you superval, so I learned something new today. I googled an wikipdia said, that symphony is originally a greek word ...hi vgonis ;-)

I love the knowledge on this forum.

 ;)knowledge...well...it was wikipedia 

Shhhhhh 

[JF]

Thanks Superval, I never knew that. Clever stuff.

That's OK!  I think Satriani or JF might have meant 1st movement rather than overture!

Yes of course I / he meant the 1st mvt
You are right, an overture is only for an opera and Townshend made a pun in Tommy with overture / underture

[xxFordiexx]

My opinion stands and that's all that matters.... MK is a genius, nuff said

[vgonis]

This topic will become legendary.

[superval99]

I just read these quotes on a thread about Mark's lyrical expertise from Silvertown Blues Forum:


"Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length."
Christian Nevell Bovee

"Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple."
C. W. Ceran

"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."
Wolfgang A. Mozart

[vgonis]

I tend to agree with Wolfgang. He was so far out! He even predicted E.Q. !!! 

And Jesus said it before him! And Paul the Apostole as well.


1 Corinthians 13:2

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.


And if you are nothing, you certainly can't be a genious or a legend...

[MusicGirl1]

I've a feeling MK wouldn't be too impressed about being called a legend or even a genius.  I think he would be more than a bit embarrassed about it.   He has already said many times that he doesn't know why people would want to be famous!  I'm sure he likes things as they are -writing songs and performing them on his own terms.

I agree, I think so too, that Mark would not be very impressed about being called a legend. I am sure he enjoys doing what he is good at, writing songs and performing them.
But yes, maybe he would be somewhat embarrassed when being called a legend or a genius......... In so many interviews he says he sees himself more as a songwriter who uses his guitar to write the songs, he doens't see himself as a guitar hero.

Maaike

[xxFordiexx]

Being famous is nothing to do with being called a genius or legend... Being famous can do one as far as I'm concerned.... Also my calling Knopfler as a living legend or genius is my opinion and I stand by it. I doubt MK would give a hoot about what I think.

In any case this is a super fan here (me) bigging up my hero and if anyone wants to criticise that, so be it.

[superval99]

Being famous is nothing to do with being called a genius or legend... Being famous can do one as far as I'm concerned.... Also my calling Knopfler as a living legend or genius is my opinion and I stand by it. I doubt MK would give a hoot about what I think.

In any case this is a super fan here (me) bigging up my hero and if anyone wants to criticise that, so be it.

xxFordiexx - Please read my reply #23 - second paragraph!   

[xxFordiexx]

In the case of some of those mentioned by JF, they had a very short time in the music business eg Hendrix and Kurt Cobain and I wonder if they would still be hailed as a legend or a genius if they hadn't died so young.   We will never know!   What I do know is that I prefer MK's music a million times more than either of them!   

 I do think MK is a genius - he's the complete musician - fine lyricist, songwriter, guitarist, producer.... and actually I do find him pretty cool too and I much prefer to have him alive and still composing and playing great music for us than be a dead "legend"!

Perfectly said. To continually evolve and write some utter masterpieces takes some doing at MK's level for 35 years. Top Stuff Val

[sweetsurrender]

Mark is a total package, nothing more, nothing less. That's how I see it.  Not only he's a super talented musician, but also a human with such kind and humble nature .  Him and his music just touches the deepest part of your soul. Therefore, he's a living legend for me.