>>11342593>>11342596What this anon said. I tend to think of that dichotomy as "players" versus "composers," though. I consider myself a much better composer than I am a player, and I've certainly known people who were the opposite. From personal experience, technical ability and music theory (in tandem with intuitive compositional sense) are discrete.
>>11342599I recall Robert Fripp dismissed many prog lyricists as "midwits navigating through life" or something like that, but I couldn't find that quote. Best lyricist in prog was probably Jon Anderson, honestly.
>>11342600Oh, I see what you're getting at. The sonic experimentation that post-punk bands espoused remains unparalleled for sure. I'm just the kind of guy who prefers music with a lot going on structurally; the more chords and phrases the better so long as everything fits.
See, that's where the intuitive sense comes in. I can't explain why Genesis sounds better to my ears than Porcupine Tree even if I were to transcribe and compare "Supper's Ready" to "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here." It just "fits" better.
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