Its an interesting take and insight that old, independent cultures and philosophies came to the same conclusion about music, as well as tying it back to Eliot,

Its an interesting take and insight that old, independent cultures and philosophies came to the same conclusion about music, as well as tying it back to Eliot, the eternal and universal. Not sure how it relates to today though. Did Woodstock signal the beginning of the end? Plato would be horrified by our drug fueled raves. Also spending a whole article lamenting discordant music and then on the last note praising jazz is a great punchline.