what the heck are people idolize him anyway? what's missing?
UPDATE
I completely respect, and value each one of your comments and will likely remember some of the good stuff. I know it can take some effort to hash through spiderwebs. Seeing rants beyond my participation, that ignore what I'm asking, is somewhat disappointing. Taking shots at me personally?.. whatever. that's weird and low.
Please allow me to repost here, and edit into my original post (OP) for clarification, a reply I wrote back on page 11 that I feel was buried by boisterous chatter. We can take this in a positive direction!
I feel like you guys are saying what you want to say, which is awesome, but the topic isn't being addressed. Not more than ONE forum member, have I connected with in here, has the sensitivity to seriously engage on an intellectual level. In regards to Jaco within the confines of a mere thread, I don't care about what you like. I don't care about what you don't like.
What's more, I can't quite identify if I'm learning more about Jaco, or about each one of you individuals.
MY REPOST AND ADD TO OP IS AS FOLLOWS:
“Thank you. This reply is right on mark in regards to the struggles I have in understanding the hype within the crouching Jaco fandom. Some say that ‘it is difficult to truly know someone without having gotten to know their friends’.
Overnight and through this morning, as I contemplate the many above responses, it’s becoming clearer that there is this sort of lurking separation between consumers (who don't know they're being told to “hey look at this” by mainstream media industry), and those who care about their fellow people as individual-beings living along side us in the same broken world.
I'm especially moved by your calling-of-the-nations to take a deeper lesson - one of more than frail surfaces of which are proved no greater than watching a monkey bang cymbals together.
I'm glad you mentioned that you are somewhat unpleased with the fact that his (so called) decline wasn't met with greater personal support or attention. Being regarded as famous is isolating and normally contributes to a subject’s psychological evolution in negative light. If Jaco wasn't an ego-manic (not saying he was or wasn't), the chances that he doubted himself internally are the same as any-average-body.
Knowing one’s self becomes a greater challenge per the amount of feedback given by his success. Fans (you guys who are as such) can see that he has a unique talent, and then go on to say he IS that talent emotionally…which isn't true. Then they level-up even more and want to be him, do what he does, get what he has etc.. In doing so, one would be preventing the advancement of humanity in a snowballing bully bus.
If so many people here have such ideas that Jaco was “da man”, I'm like; bruh, you don't even know him. You're a consumer with a brand loyalty. Yea, people collect bits and bobs of yesteryear, but it's self serving.
My hope would be that the Jaco story doesn't even come to fruition again, but I know it will to some poor soul.
Being supportive, and as a partner is noble (bass players know that right?).” /quote
UPDATE
I completely respect, and value each one of your comments and will likely remember some of the good stuff. I know it can take some effort to hash through spiderwebs. Seeing rants beyond my participation, that ignore what I'm asking, is somewhat disappointing. Taking shots at me personally?.. whatever. that's weird and low.
Please allow me to repost here, and edit into my original post (OP) for clarification, a reply I wrote back on page 11 that I feel was buried by boisterous chatter. We can take this in a positive direction!
I feel like you guys are saying what you want to say, which is awesome, but the topic isn't being addressed. Not more than ONE forum member, have I connected with in here, has the sensitivity to seriously engage on an intellectual level. In regards to Jaco within the confines of a mere thread, I don't care about what you like. I don't care about what you don't like.
What's more, I can't quite identify if I'm learning more about Jaco, or about each one of you individuals.
MY REPOST AND ADD TO OP IS AS FOLLOWS:
“Thank you. This reply is right on mark in regards to the struggles I have in understanding the hype within the crouching Jaco fandom. Some say that ‘it is difficult to truly know someone without having gotten to know their friends’.
Overnight and through this morning, as I contemplate the many above responses, it’s becoming clearer that there is this sort of lurking separation between consumers (who don't know they're being told to “hey look at this” by mainstream media industry), and those who care about their fellow people as individual-beings living along side us in the same broken world.
I'm especially moved by your calling-of-the-nations to take a deeper lesson - one of more than frail surfaces of which are proved no greater than watching a monkey bang cymbals together.
I'm glad you mentioned that you are somewhat unpleased with the fact that his (so called) decline wasn't met with greater personal support or attention. Being regarded as famous is isolating and normally contributes to a subject’s psychological evolution in negative light. If Jaco wasn't an ego-manic (not saying he was or wasn't), the chances that he doubted himself internally are the same as any-average-body.
Knowing one’s self becomes a greater challenge per the amount of feedback given by his success. Fans (you guys who are as such) can see that he has a unique talent, and then go on to say he IS that talent emotionally…which isn't true. Then they level-up even more and want to be him, do what he does, get what he has etc.. In doing so, one would be preventing the advancement of humanity in a snowballing bully bus.
If so many people here have such ideas that Jaco was “da man”, I'm like; bruh, you don't even know him. You're a consumer with a brand loyalty. Yea, people collect bits and bobs of yesteryear, but it's self serving.
My hope would be that the Jaco story doesn't even come to fruition again, but I know it will to some poor soul.
Being supportive, and as a partner is noble (bass players know that right?).” /quote
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