Post by bobaquog on Jul 29, 2011 9:36:09 GMT -5
In an attempt to kickstart further discussion/argument on this forum, I have had a couple of further thoughts about the word "quog" and its usage.
The first is a question: Is a quog necessarily a note played in error, or can it be the correct choice of note played on an out of tune instrument?
My second thought follows on from the idea of being "out of tune" as distinct from quoggishness: Gaz, our illustrious founder, is very clear that a quog should be an unpleasant experience, objectively a Bad Thing, ". . . Satan's way to irritate us". Working on the premise that you can define a thing by defining what it is not, should we discuss (and possibly name) positive reactions to questionable tuning? The second guitar on REM's "It's The End Of The World As We Know It", the bass on Aretha Franklin's "Chain Of Fools" and just about anything recorded by The Rolling Stones in the '60s are all noticeably "out-of-tune" to a greater or lesser extent, but I would not describe any of them as "quoggish". Indeed, it is hard to see how you could tighten up the tuning on any of the above without robbing them of part of their unique character.
Feel free to disagree or expand on this post.
Incidentally, I appear to be leaning towards a double "g" when expanding quog to quoggish, quoggly etc any thoughts?
The first is a question: Is a quog necessarily a note played in error, or can it be the correct choice of note played on an out of tune instrument?
My second thought follows on from the idea of being "out of tune" as distinct from quoggishness: Gaz, our illustrious founder, is very clear that a quog should be an unpleasant experience, objectively a Bad Thing, ". . . Satan's way to irritate us". Working on the premise that you can define a thing by defining what it is not, should we discuss (and possibly name) positive reactions to questionable tuning? The second guitar on REM's "It's The End Of The World As We Know It", the bass on Aretha Franklin's "Chain Of Fools" and just about anything recorded by The Rolling Stones in the '60s are all noticeably "out-of-tune" to a greater or lesser extent, but I would not describe any of them as "quoggish". Indeed, it is hard to see how you could tighten up the tuning on any of the above without robbing them of part of their unique character.
Feel free to disagree or expand on this post.
Incidentally, I appear to be leaning towards a double "g" when expanding quog to quoggish, quoggly etc any thoughts?