SPOOKYtheFUNGI said

Only when you hear the instrument off an album

The true power of instruments are when they are played live and going with the vibes of the surrounding environment (not any specific song).

Example…

People are arguing around a campfire and someone starts to strum a mellow rhythm and alleviates the problems…because a human did that, instead of a song being put on,  people feel more connected to eachother.

I can’t see ayahausca or peyote shamans performing their shit with just speakers and it providing the intended purpose of connecting to the earth  

I can see that as being true.

But it doesn’t have to be a guitar, it could be something new. I tend to look at the numbers to see the trends. The numbers show the decline in interest in guitars. …

“In the past decade, electric guitar sales have plummeted, from about 1.5 million sold annually to just over 1 million. The two biggest companies, Gibson and Fender, are in debt, and a third, PRS Guitars, had to cut staff and expand production of cheaper guitars. In April, Moody’s downgraded Guitar Center, the largest chain retailer, as it faces $1.6 billion in debt.”

The downward trend that seems to be continuing at a faster pace suggests to me that something new will break through on the horizon to replace the dying guitar. Yes, it will always still be around but it’s dominance in music is ending.

Drunkalo said

I bet some had the same feeling the first time an instrument was added to words set to rhythm. Evolution is inevitable. For me i just wish it would slow down. 

I dig a lot of the 80’s power ballads. The guitar to me is a key factor with these songs. They just WORK, and to me it makes it, what it is. I couldnt picture some of my favorites without having the guitar. I do agree with you as i cant get into blues which is largely guitar based, and many bands in the 70’s due to too much guitar. With them, to me the guitar is too overly used. Im more of a words in music guy and could care less about the background music. But sometimes its a perfect ratio. I cant see me getting into much faux music. In some cases it also makes stage presence more appealing. Imagine GWAR with just 1 guy singing in costume…

Not tryna dispute your beliefs as our musical tastes are different, just an outside opinion. Looking forward to meeting you and the mrs. In a week, Holy Shit!

Do you put two periods if mrs. Is at the end of a sentence?  To hell with proper punctuation…  

I understand. Yes, these are just my opinions due to my personal tastes and I have found that my opinion generally differs from the majority when it comes to music.

SPOOKYtheFUNGI said
This was an edit but y’all posted before I hit send.

So to answer your question you asked yourself, yes,  you don’t “hear” the music…music is more than earholes and eyeballs,  it’s about using senses not recognized by science…yet. 

Music is alot like love,  it’s just a feeling…and it fills the room from the floor to the ceiling. #Miracles 

You can’t spell magnetic without magic!  

I don’t get that kind of “feeling” from music. That may be why I tend to discount the parts of music that people say evokes “feeling”. The only feeling I get is due to my tympanic membrane vibrating due to changes air compression. I get no “magic” from it.

I suppose I should open my mind to the idea that the way I view music is not the way most people do.

SPOOKYtheFUNGI said
Also… 

Are you telling me you don’t believe in love?

It’s just like music. 

And if you didn’t believe in love,  then why would you still be around your wife…or the juggalos….

seems like you do believe in things that can’t be felt or seen  

Not saying that. Just saying, that for me, music is not like love.