[ashtanga]

The release of the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen," signaled the death of rock and roll. In two and a half minutes, all rock was made a parody of itself. I write this not to praise punk or diminish rock and roll, as I am interested in neither except for scholarly reasons. I believe, too, that the superior man seeks the Apollonian in art rather than the Dionysian, but the relativists might take exception to this...and there certainly are exceptions to my rule.

[Chad Fairbanks]

The Dionysian madness makes the Apollonian dream-state possible.

[MagnumRancid]

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I believe, too, that the superior man seeks the Apollonian in art rather than the Dionysian, but the relativists might take exception to this...and there certainly are exceptions to my rule.
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Alas, I am afraid I must abandon any and all hope of ever being a "superior man", since I don't grok Apollonian vs. Dionysian relative to music. I am going to guess that the Apollonian is more lofty or celestial/cerebral and the Dionysian is more base/physical/earthy. Am I close? I like my Bach just fine, thank you. I suppose I could drop another name or two but no point in that. I also like to "kick out the jams". Blue Oyster Cult, The Stones, or even Pantera is superior to Bach, Wagner, or Mozart for certain purposes. Fine dining is inadequate if what I want at the time is a hamburger.

[Blind Eye Jones]

Ah, you must like Nietzsche! And he wrote and played music too, not that it was superior and withstood the test of time. But do you have any arguments that counter the relativists? Why believe in superiority if all cultural values are relative, at least according to Nietzsche. He does favor the creation of values but so what... why is that superior to anything else?