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- alphaterminus, on 04/29/2008, -2/+46I always knew MC Hammer was a genius.
- dinot, on 04/29/2008, -1/+28Q:What did the drummer say before he was kicked out?
A:"hey guys, wanna hear my song?" - jacenat, on 04/29/2008, -3/+30another example about how to mix up correlation with causation.
- pegothejerk, on 04/29/2008, -6/+32HA! That will teach you girls to tell me drummer jokes at my gigs. For some reason they never tell me those jokes when I'm the lead singer, guitar player, bassist. They don't even talk to me when I'm the keyboardist, though. Anyway, on behalf of all drummers, HA!
- mplsdigg, on 04/29/2008, -8/+29Apparently they haven't met many drummers.
- luchid, on 04/29/2008, -1/+21OGC?
- kingcorran, on 04/29/2008, -3/+19Not entirely accurate. I know a Stanford grad (Computer Science), 1550 SATs, 140+ IQ, etc etc who can't keep a beat to save his life.
The premise may be correct, but at minimum it's not universal... of course. - tacojohn48, on 04/29/2008, -0/+13Q: what do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians?
A: a drummer.
j/k I would have played drums if my mom would have let me - markp93, on 04/29/2008, -0/+12remember, walk without rhythm and you won't attract a worm.
- GIACOMOSAN, on 04/29/2008, -3/+15We all know another thing intelligence goes 'hand in hand' with.
- gabesobol, on 04/29/2008, -1/+12there has always been a strong correlation between musical abilities and mathematical abilities... I would love to jam with Issac Newton and discuss advanced calculus with James Brown.
- JavertHolmes, on 04/29/2008, -1/+11I find the sound of blood rushing in my ears from having 3 big macs a day lets me keep 115 bpm pretty nicely.
- evillawngnome, on 04/29/2008, -0/+8not just the ones at the mall.
- ninjadave, on 04/29/2008, -0/+8Most drummers I know can't keep time. Whats that tell you about people who WANT to be drummers?
- colorme, on 04/29/2008, -0/+7I always thought that Stephen Hawking would bust a move, if given the chance.
- lacreme, on 04/29/2008, -0/+7evidently you haven't gotten smarter from music.
- Shots, on 04/29/2008, -2/+9Don't laugh at this people.. this is some serious sht!
I can see the day that I walk into an interview for some senior role, and see a dance dance revolution machine......or make my employees have DDR competitions. - theradical, on 04/29/2008, -3/+9well judging by most rock drummers, it doesn't work the other way round.
- inactive, on 04/29/2008, -0/+6Yeah, all the girls will want to knock boots when you tell them how intelligent you are.
- blackjack75, on 04/29/2008, -1/+7Walk like a pimp and at least you'll attract laughter.
- RetroRufio, on 04/29/2008, -1/+7Was it not already obvious?
- imnojezus, on 04/29/2008, -0/+5Not really. Those games are more about hand-eye coordination than actual rhythm.
- noahhoward, on 04/29/2008, -0/+5That's not the pope it's Senator Palpatine
- sockpuppets, on 04/29/2008, -0/+5I travel through time.
- inactive, on 04/29/2008, -0/+5We're all time travellers, albeit be in the one forward direction.
- laserblazer, on 04/29/2008, -0/+4IQ is a great bit of pseudo-science, and a popular meme. That's why. People with average or humble intelligence are intimidated by people who score well on these tests, despite often being more clever, more intelligent or more talented. Intelligence is impossible to quantify, and any scientist who espouses the importance of so-called IQ tests is a hack.
- whereiseljefe, on 04/29/2008, -1/+5'Cuase intelligence has worked so well in the past in securing poon.
- nosecohn, on 04/29/2008, -0/+4I've got to agree. There are too many counter-examples for this to be true. Sounds like some shaky science.
I know a guy who has genius-level IQ, ivy league grad, brain like a steel trap, and can't keep time to save his life. I mean, it's embarrassingly bad, even when he's really working at it. - davewashere, on 04/29/2008, -4/+8You're intelligent and you lack rhythm... you fit the description of every Jewish person I've ever known (I don't know Matisyahu).
- N256, on 04/29/2008, -1/+5Because Tickle doesn't make a very accurate IQ test.
- pegothejerk, on 04/29/2008, -0/+4hate to tell ya, but rap artists don't make their own beats.
- whereiseljefe, on 04/29/2008, -0/+3Actually Blues and Classical had a huge influence on metal, Jazz not so much. Metal is in general far more structured than the free-form jazz. It had an influence on being a rule breaker I guess...
Closest thing to metal that Jazz had a primary/huge influence would be the Progressive genres (Prog Rock, Prog Metal, Prog [insert other genre here]). - whereiseljefe, on 04/29/2008, -0/+3Why are people digging you down? You are technically correct.
- JavertHolmes, on 04/29/2008, -1/+4Looking at your comment history, this is one of your better trolls. Most people won't be able to resist correcting your lack of knowledge about the article.
In the past, you've just relied on straight-up offensiveness, which is the sign of a weak troll. - whereiseljefe, on 04/29/2008, -0/+3You can't expect internet geniuses to RTFA (or actually understand TFA)
Makes me think of http://www.somethingawful.com/d/weekend-web/genius ... .... - BXRWXR, on 04/29/2008, -1/+4Magic 8-ball says: Not likely.
- enicholas, on 04/29/2008, -1/+4I was a child prodigy -- started college at 13, was tutoring calculus at 14, and at 19 my employer sold a computer program I wrote for several million dollars (of which I unfortunately saw little).
And I am absolutely incompetent in all musical areas. Completely tone deaf, absolutely incapable of keeping a rhythm, and it takes me about twenty attempts and intense concentration to be able to reproduce even a simple melody like "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" on a keyboard. As you would expect, my wife maintains that my musical appreciation is... severely lacking. So no, this is definitely not universal. - Merlaak, on 04/29/2008, -0/+3Actually, the article does not mention any kind of musical ability as an indicator of intelligence. I mentions the ability to repeat a rhythm that is tapped out, but specifically says that it is not a musical rhythm.
- pegothejerk, on 04/29/2008, -2/+5if you're keeping the same rhythm when with a woman, they should be telling you that you're doing it wrong.
- clarient, on 04/29/2008, -3/+6'Rap artist' is an oxymoron.
- enicholas, on 04/30/2008, -0/+3I would assume that the fact that I wrote a program worth millions of dollars as a teenager would speak to my problem solving and reasoning abilities. You can't be a successful programmer without being good at both, and I assure you I am very successful.
- ein125, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2No,
You can improve your virginity... - inactive, on 04/29/2008, -0/+2So why is it that the guy who is supposed to keep time can never seem to show up to practice on time?
- Dystisis, on 04/29/2008, -1/+3Timing and rhythm can indeed be learned, but intelligence can also be improved. Of course, when you are beating a rhythm (or better yet, play it as a drummer), you are using your brain. Maybe not so much in the stereotypical crappy 4/4 beats of western popculture, but a lot more so when playing for example 9/8 or polyrhythm (or polymetric passages). Drumming, beyond the surface level of your average local rock teens, is far from as easy as it looks.
- f4nt0m4s, on 04/29/2008, -0/+2Eh, I'm poised to disagree. I think classical and jazz both have had their influence on prog rock, as seen in King Crimson or Frank Zappa's music. Metal has been influenced by classic, blues, and jazz. Bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan and Fantomas have less in common with classical and more with avant-garde or jazz. And, a lot of the stuff you can pull out of the John Zorn catalog is jazz-metal. Progressive rock is pompous and overrated, and a lot of it tries to draw influence from classical music. But, the reality is artists like Stravinsky eventually influenced artists like Ennio Morricone, who influenced guys like John Zorn and Mike Patton, who are both outputting "metal." You can draw other comparisons too.
- enicholas, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2And I said I can't keep a rhythm, which is true for both musical rhythms and otherwise. I did read the article, thanks much.
- atruskot, on 04/29/2008, -0/+2***** wizzeaak.
- kacymartin, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2gray bush
- asspants, on 04/29/2008, -0/+2I'll dig you up, because I see the dumbasses who got butthurt when you insulted their stereotypical crappy 4/4 beats of western popculture gave you the thumbs down for your surprisingly insightful retort.
- RobbieF, on 04/29/2008, -0/+2First Thought:
Steve Martin in The Jerk
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079367/ -
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