Does expressing an attitude outweigh the actual message?
What i’m trying to get to is the tone of the subject matter, or more precisely, the tone over the subject matter.
Many times when we hear somebody say something we are judging not the message, but rather if the person has a positive or negative pitch. In turn, if we are feeling either positive or negative at the time, we agree or disagree, at any given moment.
For me, I hear the tone over most messages, that is why the newscaster with their cheery delivery of sad news is disturbing, even more so.
I wonder if we were conditioned by those first moments of mothers squealing into our baby carriages, to forever listen for the the sounds that equate to smile, that equate to happiness.
If you have ever read, The Catcher in the Rye, much debate arises over whether the story is optimistic or pessimistic. The words of that story sound of a hostile tone, expressing negative ideas, but there is humor in the release of that tone, and therefore, positive.
If you think about a member of this forum, Joker, not everyone agrees with his world view (I mostly do) but he has an attitude that is easily recognizable as one that many might want to identify with. Why is this so?
What do you think of attitudes expressed in tone, whether verbal or by way of music?
Feel free to take this topic in any direction, in regards to the sound of things and the way they sound.
You are a thinker, there is no need to fool anyone. You did nail a big influence. But imagine the whole message if you did not like the person and their tone was one that conveyed something other than their words even if it was meant to be humorous. That is what happens to public speakers all the time. That is why their words are often removed from context. The media loves to butcher a decent well meaning, well intended speech. How the media feels about a person will be reflected in how they edit a speech.