THE COLOUR THEORY

Sir. Psychedelic Soul · Sun Nov 30, 2003 6:09 am

...i made up this theory in high school, like almost 4 years ago....

the colour theory
it categorizes music into colours. for example i hate bands like creed, nickelback, pearl jam....and to me all those bands have a very similar sound and they remind me of the colour brown....
a band like radiohead/sigur ros reminds me of white. zeppelin reminds me of black. bands like the verve and oasis remind me of blue....

pink floyd however has a very complex colour theory....a tune can be several colours....thier songs have so many different sounds and emotions that several colours can come from one song....

although wish you where here (the whole album) reminds me of yellow mixed with white feeling...

dark side of the moon has a deep blue colour to it....

etc....

so basically when i hear a band that sounds "brown" i dont even have to know what band it is i just know it's awful music cos it sounds brown....

all my friends agree with my theory and since i'm the one who thought of it the colours are right if i say they are!

but since you people don't know me...ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE!

dswain81 · Post by **dswain81** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 7:28 am

I have similar experiences, but mine are more in tune when I am playing music myself. When I was in my first band I came into a problem one day. We were working out a song and I told the other guitarist to play something with more of a red color to it and he just looked at me kinda funny (we were not on drugs by the way). Anyhoo, it had not occured to me that others could not see musical colors like I could. I had to explain what I meant and it was all good.

The condition, I later learned when senses kind of combine in a weird way is called Synesthesia. It is believed that Hendrix had this as well (look at all the references to colors in his music, which may or may not have been because of LSD).

PS: Floyd's music is generally green to me.

Sir. Psychedelic Soul · Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:44 am

so i have Synesthesia??????? mega.....i guess that's a good thing if yer musical like me....

i've always envisioned sounds as colours for many years and sometimes i see them as shapes as well....i always just thought it was creativity that sparked that but maybe you shed some light on why i actually think that way about colours and sound......

ill look into this Synesthesia condition...

cheers

Anna-Roza · Post by **Anna-Roza** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 11:46 am

It's not an illness, it's a term used in the theory of art. Became very popular at the turn of the 19th and 20th century, when artists tried to create music that had colours and smells, write "colourful" poems (compare Rimbaud's poem, where each letter has a colour), paint pictures that has a musical structure and so on. Philosophers and artists believed then, that there are special connections between every kind of art, and between senses, so you can "translate" one sensation into another, colour into sound, sound into words...

Avani · Post by **Avani** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:51 am

Floyd are definitely blue.

Powderfinger · Post by **Powderfinger** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:02 pm

Meddle is red and Atom heart mother is green, then.

seamusz · Post by **seamusz** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 3:17 pm

I disagree with your theory, to simplistic.

There should be a law against putting Creed and Pearl Jam in the same category.

Anna-Roza · Post by **Anna-Roza** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 3:34 pm

seamusz wrote: There should be a law against putting Creed and Pearl Jam in the same category.

Of course! You can dislike both, but you have to distinguish the original one and one of the numerous cheap copies

Sir. Psychedelic Soul · Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:55 pm

Anna-Roza wrote:
seamusz wrote: There should be a law against putting Creed and Pearl Jam in the same category.
Of course! You can dislike both, but you have to distinguish the original one and one of the numerous cheap copies

oh c'mon pearl jam has always tried to be like led zeppelin.....so they're not all entirely original....and nickelback and creed are just copying pearl jam....all in all its the same sound b/w pearl jam and those other money grubbing bands like creed.

rockinroll_mister · Post by **rockinroll_mister** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:49 am

if you want proof about how pearl jam coppies zeppelin then DL:

pj - even flow (one of their biggest songs i think)
L.Z. - Nobody's Fault But Mine

Anna-Roza · Post by **Anna-Roza** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:02 am

So why don't you attack Oasis for copying the Beatles? Or Sigur Ros for their prog-rock insprations? Is it something different?

Time.Traveller · Post by **Time.Traveller** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:05 am

Who exactly are these bands? Pearl Jam, Sigur Ros, Creed?

May I ask for more information about them. Do they have any significance with The Pink Floyd?

<Thank You>

dogs_pigs_n_sheep · Post by **dogs_pigs_n_sheep** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:04 pm

Time.Traveller wrote:Who exactly are these bands? Pearl Jam, Sigur Ros, Creed?

May I ask for more information about them. Do they have any significance with The Pink Floyd?

<Thank You>

Pearl Jam - co-founders of the Seattle "grunge" rock movement. They and Nirvana cut the path for the catagory of rock called grunge-rock. Characterized by heavy guitar, dark lyrical styling, and a less than flashy fashion sense in apparel. Not related to PF in very many ways.

Sigur Ros - Very ambiant music. Lyrics which do not actually exist, but are rather made up as an additional instrument. Voice sounds are used similar to singing words, but no actual words are used. I wouldn't say it is very closely related to Floyd either, but more close since it is ambiant sounding.

Creed - I can't comment much on this, since I don't know it well. I'd say pop-rock, and not related.

Hope that helps.

seamusz · Post by **seamusz** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:08 pm

Time.Traveller wrote:Who exactly are these bands? Pearl Jam, Sigur Ros, Creed?

May I ask for more information about them. Do they have any significance with The Pink Floyd?

<Thank You>

You need to get out more.

Time.Traveller · Post by **Time.Traveller** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:52 pm

dogs_pigs_n_sheep wrote:
Time.Traveller wrote:Who exactly are these bands? Pearl Jam, Sigur Ros, Creed?

May I ask for more information about them. Do they have any significance with The Pink Floyd?

<Thank You>
Pearl Jam - co-founders of the Seattle "grunge" rock movement. They and Nirvana cut the path for the catagory of rock called grunge-rock. Characterized by heavy guitar, dark lyrical styling, and a less than flashy fashion sense in apparel. Not related to PF in very many ways.

Sigur Ros - Very ambiant music. Lyrics which do not actually exist, but are rather made up as an additional instrument. Voice sounds are used similar to singing words, but no actual words are used. I wouldn't say it is very closely related to Floyd either, but more close since it is ambiant sounding.

Creed - I can't comment much on this, since I don't know it well. I'd say pop-rock, and not related.

Hope that helps.

Thank you for trying to help me understand. Although I cannot fully understand what you mean until I hear this music.
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