[Nick Zwar]

I’m not sure I get what you are after… describing and interpreting what the music does on its own… but that’s what I do when I listen to music anyway already?
I don’t see how describing the actual music that I am listening to is a benefit? Describing the music could be a benefit if I cannot actually hear it, but I suppose in most cases, people who buy albums do so to hear the music, so what additional benefit would a description of what you are hearing provide?

And I’m also wary of provided interpretation. Interpreting what the music does on its own, again, that’s what I do when I listen to the music. No need for someone to do that for me… in fact, that is the one thing I can do on my own without additional background information. 🙂

I don’t see how interpreting what the music does on its own actually belongs into liner notes, because interpreting what music does on its own is a highly subjective and personal matter. It can be interesting, no doubt, and you can write entire theses about it, but that’s more something that belongs to forums (such as this), or review sites, or whatever, but not necessarily liner notes, because that would make the notes drift too much into one person’s view and interpretation, and it might make the notes actually be less “timeless”, because views and interpretations may change over time. Liner notes should be a bit more neutral. At least personally I have comparatively little interest to read in liner notes how a piece of music affects the writer of the liner notes or makes him or her feel. That’s personal, I prefer the notes to remain more or less factual and objective. (I don’t mind a personal voice in liner notes at all, I don’t mind opinion either, but most important thing for me are facts. Interpretation is obviously not fact.)