A great man once said - "Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music"
This man would've been ordinary had it not been for music. This man would've ended up in the army had it not been for music. This man wouldn't have changed lives had it not been for music. Indeed, this man would not have changed the world had it not been for music.
Who this man was is irrelevant for what I'm talking about. You see there is something incredibly special about music - there is nothing in the world quite like it. Most humans cannot speak more than one language fluently and yet they can hear a peace of music and be equally 'wowed' by it in the same way that another would. Music is the most powerful thing on earth. Fact.
I challenge you to name one other phenomena on this earth that can make every hair on your body stand upon end simply from what you hear. There is nothing that can make you just sit back and think 'that is truly mind blowing' - it is a concept that is remarkable. That humans can make music, record music, write music and of course appreciate music is beyond belief. Many people would look at a piece of literature or art and be completely unmoved by it. But I'd place a high bet that there are very few people who aren't moved by each of these pieces of music. They are all completely individual in their own way. And yet all 3 of them so powerful.
If you are not moved by any of these pieces - and moved does not mean saddened or upsetting - then its safe to say there is something not quite right with you. Music has this power. Music has something that humanity cannot quite put its finger on. No science can fully explain why we feel so connected why people have lived solely because of a love of music. You do not need to know the story behind each of those pieces to know that they have such an emotion behind them. Regardless, I shall explain.
One - was Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre. Very little is said about the meaning of the piece (in fact it is a poem written by Edward Esch) but what is astonishing is that the recording is 185 people who recorded themselves singing the piece. From all over the world people created this - not only is the piece a feat of incredible standards but the recording is simply fantastic. Humanity can do this? What else?
Two - was So Far Away by Avenged Sevenfold. It was written after the death of their drummer Jimmy Sullivan. Its 5:27 long and in that time you can experience the kind of pain and anxiety that the band and his family must feel. The emotion that comes across in that short time makes your spine shake. RIP
Three - was Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Perhaps the greatest rock song ever written? The meaning behind the song is somewhat irrelevant but the shear epicness and musical talent expressed in this song is beyond belief. Most of the band tragically died in a plane crash and a song of this nature may never be written again. But the song itself is a memory of the band.
In a world of hatred and fear there are very few comforting notions. Music is without a doubt humanity's greatest trait and my it continue until the end of time. Peace, Linus
"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music" - Jimi Hendrix
Peace, Linus
Peace, Linus
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