#music is for everyone

[lifemod17]

saw That One impudent and heinous anon ask going around just now (editing cuz it was actually like 12hrs ago but i was busy then but the message still stands) BUT since they were a coward hiding behind an anonymous ask, I'm not gonna reblog it cuz they just want the attention ✨

Instead I'm just gonna leave this little reminder from Vessel himself ^^^

OH ALSO FROM II HIMSELF:

[munsonsduchess]

People gatekeeping music after Stranger Things is so funny to me because youve got all these people who grew up listening to 80s music or maybe they got into metal because they heard a Metallica track on a CD a parent had and now they’re like “oh no because you just heard this song in a show that uses music so heavily to portray the feeling or emotion they want you to feel you can’t like it because you haven’t been listening to it since you were little”

People really out here telling folks they can’t listen to Master of Puppets because they only heard it for the first time in the show and didn’t make it their entire personality at age 16. Or they can’t like Kate Bush because they don’t know any other tracks than Running up that Hill.

My brother in Christ. How did you get into the music you like? Did you hear it on a show or have someone say “you should listen to this” cause I know that’s how I got into a lot of the music I like.

Also I know for a fact that the official Metallica Social Media accounts have been posting about that Master of Puppets Scene and praising the show for its use of the song.

Also it was Robert Trujillo’s son Trey who played the Master of Puppets Solo so they’re involved in the whole thing.

Kate Bush has come out and said she loves that her song was used in the show as well.

The official Iron Maiden Social Media accounts used that screenshot of Eddie holding up their album saying “This is music!” to be like “hey guys we watched it too!”

Give people a break ok. Not everyone grew up listening to the same music as you did. Stop gatekeeping.

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

🥰

[samanthasgone]

[randommillie-22]

I OWE Y'ALL TWO SONG RECS SO HERE YOU GO :D

Both of these are amazing and I hope y'all have a listen :3

[everydaylouie]

The Virtual Toad Choir Presents: SILENT NIGHT

[daddysothermusic]

Don't be this person. Let somebody enjoy something. Nobody should keep anybody from discovering music they resonate with.

[oasisr]

after hearing "simply having a wonderful christmas time" by paul mccartney 74 times while working in retail, I came to the conclusion that they shot the wrong beatle

[aaronstveit]

if you’re cold, she’s cold. let her in your window

[misterpseudonym]

[shittysawtraps]

getting out of a group saw trap and taking the survivors out to denny’s

[catboirights]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The musical episode.

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[sporesgalaxy]

TWO THANGS

when I say "love" with no descriptors, I don't mean romantic by default

when I say "art" with no descriptors, I don't mean visual by default

[jay-birds-fly]

A candid image of me cleverly tricking my unsuspecting friends into sharing an interest with me so I have someone to infodump to

[mythology-void]

okay so I was doing a Research™️ about ancient Greek etymology as one does and I found some Things that made me want to Violently Claw My Arms Off please allow me to force feed you my discoveries

So there are 2 words for "not" in ancient Greek, depending on the context: ou and mē. Having introduced himself in the Cyclops episode as " ou tis", or No-man, he then stabs Polyphemus in the eye. When Polyphemus' brothers come to check on him, they say this:

"... surely no man [mē tis] is carrying off your sheep? Surely no man [mē tis] is trying to kill you either by fraud or by force?"

Right after this, after the other cyclopes ditch Polyphemus, Odysseus's inner monologue goes something like this:

"Then they went away, and I laughed inwardly at the success of my clever strategem [metis]." (pronounced mEH-Tis)

Now, there's a difference between mē tis and metis. [mē tis] (pronounced mEH-Tis with a space between the syllables) is the literal translation for "no man". Metis is a word for extreme intelligence/cunning, which is something Odysseus is famous for.

Now, there are several examples of abuse of metis/intelligence in the Odyssey, but I think the juxtaposition between [mē tis], or the concept of anonymity, and metis, or extreme intelligence, is REALLY interesting. Odysseus's adoption of the title "No-man" was characteristic of metis--it was a really smart move that simultaneously hid him from the cyclops and avoided any future consequences. It was a highly effective strategy all wrapped up in a nest little package with a bow on it.

But when he revealed himself as Odysseus of Ithaca, effectively throwing off No-man (anonymity and [mē tis]), that was characterized as idiocy--he's essentially doxxed himself, and now he's doing to (spoiler alert) get tossed around the Mediterranean by Poseidon for the next 10 years.

This is really interesting because it lets you see the parallels/codependency between metis(intelligence) and humility. When Odysseus refused to allow himself to go unnoticed (hubris) he suffered for it. BUT when he declined instant glory/satisfaction (kleos) in order to achieve the long term goal of survival, he was rewarded with Athena's favor (pay attention. This part is important).

And this situation repeats itself MULTIPLE TIMES in the Odyssey--the EXACT SAME THING happens near the end of the book, with the suitors. When. Odysseus is dressed as a beggar and the suitors/Antinious are abusing him, he ACTIVELY CHOOSES not to react--he doesn't stand up and rip off his disguise and start hollering "TIS I, ODYSSEUS OF ITHACA! FEAR MY WRATH"

No. He sits there patiently and waits. He plans and schemes and quietly orchestrates their downfall without alerting them of it. Why? Because he learned his lesson the first time this happened. He buried his rage and adopted what was, according to Grace LA Franz, a more feminine form of metis, weaving a web of destruction for his enemies that ultimately resulted in their total annihilation (see Weaving a Way to Nostos: Odysseus and Feminine Metis in the Odyssey by Grace LaFranz). His patience allowed him to win the whole prize--no questions asked, no 10-year-long-business-trip strings attached--just the sweetness of a full victory. And he is, once again, rewarded with Athena's favor--both in the battle with the suitors and in the aftermath (cleanup/reuniting with Penelope).

This really reinforces the idea in the Odyssey that Odysseus's defining characteristic is not just his intelligence--it's his ability to learn from his mistakes. He used what he learned at the Lotus Eaters Island against Polyphemus--the Lotus Eaters drugged his men, so he drugged Polyphemus. He used what he learned from Circe and Polyphemus against the suitors--Circe used false sweetness and honeyed words to lure his men into a trap, so that's exactly what he did to the suitors. His hubris on Polyphemus' island cost his whole crew their lives, so he intentionally left well enough alone until the right time. He didn't just learn from his failures--he turned them into BATTLE STRATEGY.

i don't care what anyone says that is completely totally and objectively awesome