Laurence Sherwood <[log in to unmask]> argues against Dave Lampson's
thought...j

>There is no objective truth about the quality of music because it's all
>based on subjective perception.

... by describing the experiences of a hypothetical Mr K from the planet
Klatu.  All of which was quite interesting but was also too limited in
focus.

If Mr K came all this way to earth in search of objective truth in music,
surely he would not just sample various genres of "Western" music.  As
a scientist surely he would want to sample everything musical that this
planet has to offer.  What would he objectively make of Tuvan throat
singing, Indonesian Gamelan music, Chinese Opera, & the wealth of other
Oceanic, African, Middle Eastern, Indian, Arctic & South American genres,
for instance? If his ears were more bat-like, would that make him an
audiophile, far more interested in the sound of his equipment & its
noise filtering systems than in the actual music?

Geoffrey Gaskell