I donвЂ™t trust anybody who doesnвЂ™t love music. рџ‰ But I have a basic understanding of what Art wrote. I know enough music theory to be dangerous. And corresponding to this, the nature of melody is a constant digression and deviation from the keynote in a thousand ways, not only to the harmonious intervals to the third and dominant, but to every tone, to the dissonant sevenths and to the superfluous degrees yet there always follows a constant return to the keynote. For the absence of satisfaction is suffering, the empty longing for a new wish, languor, ennui. Indeed, his happiness and well-being consist simply in the quick transition from wish to satisfaction, and from satisfaction to a new wish.

Now the nature of man consists in this, that his will strives, is satisfied and strives anew, and so on forever. It has always been said that music is the language of feeling and of passion, as words are the language of reason. Music soothed his savage soul.Д«ut the words written by Mr. I donвЂ™t know of his work and knew nothing of him until I began to search for who people claim first said, вЂњMusic soothes the soul.вЂќ DoesnвЂ™t much matter who said it because I know it originated in that story of King Saul in the Old Testament. King Saul was tormented, but when David played his harp and then Saul felt better.ДЄrthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher and lecturer known as the вЂњphilosopher of pessimism.вЂќ Now thatвЂ™s a moniker one could wear proudly, huh? When I first heard the lyric I admit it caused me to remember something from the Bible in 1st Samuel chapter 16. With no light other than what the moon provides. Ironic that a lyric about opening your eyes to see something more clearly has been listened mostly while walking in the dark. IвЂ™ve walked a bunch of miles with this song playing in my headphones. You know IвЂ™m a sucker for compelling lyrics, which is why this track вЂ“ People Need A Melody вЂ“ got my attention.

And I admit the rest of the record sort of grew on me. Even so, this track got my attention right away when the album was released. IвЂ™m a fan of the band, but this record wouldnвЂ™t likely make my top 3 for them. It hasnвЂ™t been very well received by critics. Holding onto everything, youвЂ™re stuck in the pastД«oy, when you gonna learn the world moves fast? вЂCause people need a melody to open their eyes

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