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208 | Rick Beato on the Theory of Popular Music

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Is There a Sales Pitch for Music Theory?

Even the grunge bands that you mentioned were not characterized by amazing virtuosity. The guys were virtuos singers as far as I'm concerned including Kirk O'Bane but Chris Cornell was a virtuoso he's one of the greatest rock singers that ever lived. Rick Bioto: Music is very universal everyone can enjoy it but then to talk to other people about it you need to be able to put words to what is causing or what is behind that particular sensation you got with that drum fill or whatever it is yeah.

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