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> The exception is Slayer, I think they are tuneful and musical, she
> doesnt. Im referring mostly to South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss.
>
> What do you all think?

>
> She wants me to get some sheet music so she can look at the vocal lines
> and general structure, is there a good website where I could download
> the proper music?
>
> Obviously I would love to win this argument

>In article ,
> Ian Watts wrote:
>
>> The exception is Slayer, I think they are tuneful and musical, she
>> doesnt. Im referring mostly to South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss.
>>
>> What do you all think?
>
>Tuneful is a loaded word, but theyre certainly musical. They create
>music. Your wife might not like that music, but shes not in charge of
>the definition of what music is ;-)

> >Tuneful is a loaded word, but theyre certainly musical. They create
> >music. Your wife might not like that music, but shes not in charge of
> >the definition of what music is ;-)
>
> I suspect that no one is in charge of such a definition, and,
> moreover, its effectively impossible to define. Much like the
> broader term art.

> The wife and I are having a disagreement over whether Slayer are musical
> or not. She is a classically trained royal academy graduate and I am a
> self taught average guitar player. Her musically knowledge is far greater
> than mine will ever be and most of the time we agree on what music is
> actually rubbish or doesnt work.
>
> The exception is Slayer, I think they are tuneful and musical, she
> doesnt. Im referring mostly to South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss.
>
> What do you all think?
>
> She wants me to get some sheet music so she can look at the vocal lines
> and general structure, is there a good website where I could download the
> proper music?
>
> Obviously I would love to win this argument
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian

> Ian Watts wrote in message
> news:eqps10$5da$1@frank-exchange-of-views.oucs.ox.ac.uk
> The wife and I are having a disagreement over whether Slayer are
> musical or not.
>
> I think Slayer are very musical, their music suits the subject material
> perfectly, using minor sounding scales and occasional chromatic notes to
> build tension*. The songs are also chock full of interesting time signatures
> and tempo changes, all adding to the image conveyed by the lyrics. I saw
> them live at Donington in 92 and was blown away by the sheer power of it
> all.
>
> Fred
>
> *probably explained that wrong, but i know what i mean :)
>
>

> In article ,
> Champ wrote:
>
>> >Tuneful is a loaded word, but theyre certainly musical. They create
>> >music. Your wife might not like that music, but shes not in charge of
>> >the definition of what music is ;-)
>>
>> I suspect that no one is in charge of such a definition, and,
>> moreover, its effectively impossible to define. Much like the
>> broader term art.
>
> Exactly my point!
>
>
> Adrian