Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 15, 2018

That’s a little unfair: Timberlake can occasionally mature, unless no one’s listened to “Not a Bad Thing” or “Mirror”, in which case, stop kvetching and open your minds.

Gotta watch presenting those personal preferences as universal absolutes (again). I prefer classical but even there, plenty of examples sound bad to me. I’ve found examples I like in quite a few music genres — yes, even (insert the one you HATE HATE HATE) — and, though I have yet to lend an ear to Mr. Timberlake (or “Justin Bieberlake” as I call him when teasing my niece, a Timberlake fan) I’m sure I’d find something I would at least not mind.

In many localities, classical music stations are much fewer in number than other music. Good thing. Reduces channel flipping trying to find anything worth the listen. But, then, I liked WKRP’s playlist, too.

As a vegetarian I can tell you, I really don’t appreciate that smell.

The reason classical music has such a good reputation today is that it’s been around for centuries, during which time all the bad stuff (and there was plenty of it) has faded into obscurity. A couple of hundred years from now, we’ll still have Elvis, the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver, the entire soundtrack from The Little Mermaid, and the collected works of John Williams, but what else?

“Fanfare for the Common Man” is a favorite of mine. Both the classic orchestral version and ELP’s version which AAron Copland approved when ELP played it for him. Copland was no snob when it came to music genres.

Young People’s Concerts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgj7_DmgDqs

ELP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2zurZig4L8

For example, the basic structure of Pachelbel’s Canon in D has been used as chords in many rock songs. And Pachelbel has not sued any of them for plagiarism. Of course, since he died over 300 years ago, I guess his chords are in the public domain now.

“Classical Music” is a misnomer. The Classical period spanned about 70-80 years, from the mid-1700’s to the early 1800’s (think Mozart). It was preceded by the Baroque period (think Bach), and followed by the Romantic period (think Chopin). Each of these periods has a distinct style and sound, and there were many offshoots for each period. To lump them all together (let alone with 20th century composers like Copland) as “classical music” is like lumping all contemporary music from 1960 to 2018 together and calling it “rock music”.

I live where we blessedly have a 24-hour classical station that works hard at making its broadcasts interesting.

A friend of mine hates the smell of meat (raw or cooked) and feels sick when smelling it cook. She says it’s why she became a vegetarian the moment she was old enough to control her diet.

Actually, to continue the metaphor:

Classical music is the smell of the burger grilling

Timberlake is the smell of the burger hours after the body has processed it.

Got to wonder if Mallet is so out of touch he inserted the wrong “Justin” into this gag. While I’m not a fan of Timberlake’s music, he seems like a super funny, talented, nice guy. The other Justin, however…

Justin Timberlake isn’t my cup of tea – made worse by my toddler-aged daughter being ADDICTED to one of his songs and demanding it be played on repeat for hours on end – but even a rocker like me can recognize that he’s a phenomenally talented individual. Plays multiple instruments, writes his own music, choreographs his own shows, acts (erm…), and away from the spotlight is (apparently) an incredibly gracious person, and (according to Mike Myers, who I’d trust on this) is hilarious.

As @DonLee2 astutely points out, this is just a case of presenting personal opinion as fact. I’d warrant that the author would never use his beloved Lyle Lovett as the butt of such a punchline.

Vegetarians are firmly divided into those who like meat imitations and those who don’t.

I know plenty of committed non-coffee drinkers who really appreciate the smell of coffee being brewed. There is a lot of smell in what we think of as taste.

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Check it out! GoComics interviewed me recently about an upcoming swim, and how all this sports and training helps out my writing and drawing. I’m suspicious it’s just their way of reminding me that I have to meet my obligations in both arenas, but it turned out pretty nicely. If you’ve got a few moments, enjoy!

https://www.gocomics.com/blog/4626/frazz-s-jef-mallett-on-endurance-sports-and-writing

I used to smoke, and after I finally quit, I still found the smell of cigarettes enticing. Now, though, it just smells nasty.

Since when does classical music sound good to someone who doesn’t like it?! Sorry, Jane.

Burgers is not an entire food group. Pizza on the other hand….