Sarah147 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hello, I'm looking at some relaxation music on Amazon. There is a CD that has violin, piano, etc. and sounds normal but Amazon put it as being new age. Is this a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I can't think of a reason listening to music without words being problematic. Even if labeled New Age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Bookstores will also put books on Tarot, Palmistry, and scrying in the "Metaphysics" section. Labels like "New Age" and similar don't always mean something. Like Papist said, if it's just instrumental, you've got nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Unless it's a cursed violin, you should be okay. You'd better check the CD insert, just in case, though. Edited January 21, 2012 by USAirwaysIHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 For the love of all that's holy, stay away from this one [img]http://www.enya.com/images/vboe.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah147 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Eek. Before I converted, I listened to Enya. But she makes me feel weird, so I wouldn't listen anymore. What exactly is wrong with her music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I love Enya!!! Nothing wrong with it at all. So pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 [quote name='JoyfulLife' timestamp='1327181985' post='2372847'] Eek. Before I converted, I listened to Enya. But she makes me feel weird, so I wouldn't listen anymore. What exactly is wrong with her music? [/quote] It's bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regina_coeli Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 From a technical standpoint it's poorly structured. There is no form. It doesn't begin or end. I could offer to pay you 100 bucks to hum a specific Enya song and you (nor anyone including Enya probably) could hum it. My music theory profs called it musical masturbation. It leads to nothing positive and is pretty much just self involved. It can be relaxing but that would only add to my music theory prof's argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 The only Enya song I know is Orinoco Flow (you know the one, "Sail away, sail away, sail away...") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 [quote name='jaime' timestamp='1327187555' post='2372901'] From a technical standpoint it's poorly structured. There is no form. It doesn't begin or end. I could offer to pay you 100 bucks to hum a specific Enya song and you (nor anyone including Enya probably) could hum it. My music theory profs called it musical masturbation. It leads to nothing positive and is pretty much just self involved. It can be relaxing but that would only add to my music theory prof's argument. [/quote] You couldn't very well hum many of Steve Reich's works, but that doesn't make them not music. (Mind, I'm not disagreeing with you about Enya, just saying that not being able to hum it doesn't make it bad music.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyP89 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 New Age is just a genre, like folk or roots or ska. Most of the time, it's instrumental and meant to inspire a relaxed, peaceful mindset. Electric piano (keyboards), piano, guitar and other strings are usually involved. If you're familiar with Native American flute, often that'll get lumped into the New Age label, too. Just because it's called New Age doesn't make it bad, though. Listen to the words. As long as they're not singing about Cernunnos or Hecate or anything, listen away. [s][size=2]Heck, even if they [i]are [/i]singing about Hecate, it's probably no big deal, but I digress.[/size][/s] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1327188830' post='2372914'] You couldn't very well hum many of Steve Reich's works, but that doesn't make them not music. (Mind, I'm not disagreeing with you about Enya, just saying that not being able to hum it doesn't make it bad music.) [/quote] Part of the reason I couldn't hum Reich's works is I don't know who he is. I've probably heard 20 or so Enya songs. Not one makes a lasting impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA4jbZtkYeo[/media] Edited January 22, 2012 by USAirwaysIHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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