{"id":13255,"date":"2014-03-10T09:52:16","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T16:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=13255"},"modified":"2014-03-10T09:52:16","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T16:52:16","slug":"british-football-blogger-reviews-concert-and-we-all-learn-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/10\/british-football-blogger-reviews-concert-and-we-all-learn-a-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"british football blogger reviews concert – and we all learn a lot"},"content":{"rendered":"

I HATE \u201cI might not know art, but I know what I like.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

I hate that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI might not know art, but I know what I like.\u201d But also \u2013 you do know art. You might not know all the words around it but you are sentient and it is happening around you all the time. What you are saying is I can\u2019t be bothered thinking about it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…<\/p>\n

I do know art. I do know music. I do know what I like as well. And so do you. You know that. And so know this: this music is neither dead nor dying. It\u2019s being played with startling aggression and pride in most cities in the country, most cities in the world. Yes, it\u2019s being played with incredible virtuosity but much more than that it is being played with soul searing passion. It\u00a0is\u00a0music of soul searing passion, not smooth, not relaxing, not the soundtrack to a drive home or a commercial or a Hollywood film, not supplementary to the product but there, THERE! \u2013 demanding your attention, your contemplation, your catharsis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n