GoldenWalrus

I've always noticed, before I even knew anything about music (other than the fact that I liked it), that some songs simply had a more calming effect, some a more energizing one, and some fell into a neutral zone feeling wise. I always assumed it was some sort of magic in the words, or in the voice, the tone of the instument. Then I started learning more about different timings, like 3/4, 5/4, and so on, and found that almost every song I found to be increadibly calming was in 3/4 (or closely related) timing. the energizing songs in 2/4, the feeling neutral almost always fell into the basic 4/4. I just found it all so incredibly interesting. What's your take on this? what's your favorite timing to use for what desired effect? Tony

Not to be confused with another thread on how you become inspired, but rather what you do after you become inspired. how is it that you write? do you start with an overall theme? just go with the flow? etc? Just curious, Scott.

surprisingly, just about every set of lyrics I've written so far was inspired by looking at a wall. ofcourse it wasnt just the wall itself, but the cracks and the imperfections of the wall, things that remind me of other things. so much can be seen in the ordinary, if you just look. Unfortunately I dont really have much skill in lyric writing yet, and my wall's about run out of inspiration to give me, so I'll have to find other things, or take a hammer to it and find inspiration in the newly made holes. Scott