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re: Define a "good" song...

Posted by:	keikekaze 09:15 pm EST 01/15/14
In reply to:	re: Define a "good" song... - ryhog 04:04 pm EST 01/15/14

What we get here are a lot of posts that criticize songs because the person posting doesn't personally like the song from a stylistic standpoint. While everyone's individual take is legitimate, and sometimes interesting, it often obscures any objective meaning to the question of what makes a song good There is no "objective meaning to the question what makes a song good." The question, like most questions not seeking a mathematical answer, is an opinion-seeking one, and there are no objective opinions. (Least of all the opinions of those who think their own opinions are objective.) There are well-informed opinions and not-so-well informed ones, but there are no "objective" ones.

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re: Define a "good" song...

Posted by:	ryhog 11:00 pm EST 01/15/14
In reply to:	re: Define a "good" song... - keikekaze 09:15 pm EST 01/15/14

Well, obviously, I agree with that, but the OP asked about defining "what exactly is 'good,'" which did not sound like a call for opinions. My response (as you quote) focused on what we CAN quantify, which is not whether a song is "good" or not (something we both agree is impossible to say objectively), but whether there is a correlation between intention and fulfillment.

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