What's the word...

[bitflipper]

...for that state of euphoria that music can sometimes elicit? I know there's a word for it. It's the dragon I'm always chasing.

This literally brought tears to my eyes.

 

[craigb]

Never seen an intentional 5-string acoustic guitar before!  (In this case a Taylor.) ?

[Bapu]

1 hour ago, bitflipper said:

...for that state of euphoria that music can sometimes elicit? I know there's a word for it. It's the dragon I'm always chasing.

This literally brought tears to my eyes.

 

Transcendental?

 

[bitflipper]

23 hours ago, Bapu said:

Transcendental?

Yes, that's a good word for it.

Not one I'd use, though, as it's a bit woo for my pragmatic sensibilities.

It's definitely an altered state of consciousness, and I've heard and subsequently forgotten a clinical term for it that psychologists use.

Other possibilities, according to the Thesaurus: euphoria, elation, exhilaration, jubilation, joy, and "frenzy" (?). I guess that last one might fit for those joyous nutjobs thrashing about in a mosh pit. An activity I cannot relate to, unless it involved a bunch of soft ladies in a vat of pudding.

[Byron Dickens]

Rapture.

But definitely not in the eschatological sense.

[Bapu]

Xanadu?
 

[bitflipper]

I think that's what they call a Xanax overdose.

[bitflipper]

Oops, my last comment included a forbidden word and required moderator approval...I said yes, it's OK.

[Salvatore Sorice]

I got the free Jacob Collier Audience Choir from Native Instruments. It's fun!!

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/vocal/jacob-collier-audience-choir/

Edited April 16, 2024 by Sal Sorice
typo

[craigb]

becan? ?

[Grem]

17 hours ago, Sal Sorice said:

I got the free Jacob Collier Audience Choir from Native Instruments. It's fun!!

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/vocal/jacob-collier-audience-choir/

I thought you were joking!! Apparently not.

 

After watching it I was so moved that all I could think of: spirituality. 

First thing is I couldn't believe the rich voice  coming out of this skinny guy. Then I thought the orchestra in the back was just waiting for them three to do their little thing and get off the stage. 

But my impression, as this was the first time ever seeing this "audience choir" thing, was that the crowd responded to his gestures with out a word being spoken. Which was amazing to me and testament of the common spiritual nature of all of us.

The I saw Sal's post about the choir and really thought that  he was making a joke (a good one at that!)  about the video. I clicked the link fully expecting to see some BS choir from NI!!

Then when I saw the actual "Audience Choir" lib I was left... less than "spiritual". Yep, that crowd was expecting what happened. It wasn't a spontaneous event, which is what I thought was happening.

Anyway, I watched this drinking my first cup of coffee and enjoyed it regardless. 

 

[edit] Thanks for the link Sal

Edited April 17, 2024 by Grem

[Salvatore Sorice]

6 minutes ago, Grem said:

I thought you were joking!! Apparently not.

 

After watching it I was so moved that all I could think of: spirituality. 

First thing is I couldn't believe the rich voice  coming out of this skinny guy. Then I thought the orchestra in the back was just waiting for them three to do their little thing and get off the stage. 

But my impression, as this was the first time ever seeing this "audience choir" thing, was that the crowd responded to his gestures with out a word being spoken. Which was amazing to me and testament of the common spiritual nature of all of us.

The I saw Sal's post about the choir and really thought that  he was making a joke (a good one at that!)  about the video. I clicked the link fully expecting to see some BS choir from NI!!

Then when I saw the actual "Audience Choir" lib I was left... less than "spiritual". Yep, that crowd was expecting what happened. It wasn't a spontaneous event, which is what I thought was happening.

Anyway, I watched this drinking my first cup of coffee and enjoyed it regardless. 

 

[edit] Thanks for the link Sal

Hey @Grem, glad you got the NI Jacob Collier Audience Library! Guess I should have been clear that it was a real thing! It's a cool instrument. Love the foot stomps, the "Yes", "No" shoutouts, etc. Highly recommended.

[PhonoBrainer]

Perhaps our language's inadequacy at having the proper word for it is the best definition of all.

 

 

[bjornpdx]

Ecstasy.  (Hope that's not a forbidden word around here.)

Ashokan  Farewell does it to me every time.

https://youtu.be/uZmxZThb084?si=wLmAv2RZHEDqo3mX

[57Gregy]

Transfixed.

[craigb]

3 hours ago, 57Gregy said:

Transfixed.

No politics please.

 

 

?

 

[57Gregy]

Isn't that sociology?

[paulo]

The one word that first came to mind.........

Rehearsed.

[PhonoBrainer]

2 hours ago, paulo said:

The one word that first came to mind.........

Rehearsed.

Yes, when the first one breaks down on the way to the cemetery.

[craigb]

1 hour ago, PhonoBrainer said:

Yes, when the first one breaks down on the way to the cemetery.

True story:

My Mom was in a serious car accident in 1958 and, when they needed to transport her and a cousin from one hospital to another and didn't have any ambulances available, they used a hearse!  They had some fun raising and lowering their legs while wiggling their toes in front of the back window whenever a car pulled up behind them. ?