Guarantee we find out one of the songwriters and producers worked on Ariana Grande music. These lyrics are non-sensical, a too accurate reproduction of the 90s.
This is potentially a really bad thing... It could stop people in their tracks writing a good song, or even getting better at songwriting. The 'plagiarism' might be a false negative as well. Also, plagiarism is an knowing act... so this isn't a tool for the artist to know if they are plagiarizing... they know they are already or they aren't plagiarizing (even if they write a similar song).
And how much of a hook needs to match to provide a positive match?
It brought to fruition what we would come to hate and detest about U2, but it is pretty good record. It kind of started the clean and modern production of 'rock' bands. The XY forward Coldplay template, if you will. The post-Nimrod Green Day Template. Whatever the fuck happened to Weezer. You know what, I'm not going to blame U2 for that one. That's on Rivers.
I was always a big Wild Honey fan from this record, one of the first songs I learned to play on guitar back in 2001.
But most importantly, this record led me to the earlier U2 records. I was 16, was listening to 'punk' and surf music having just transitioned to Beatles and Zeppelin. It'd be a short U2 phase before I found the Smiths and that changed it all.
", but who is Joe Talbot to wag his finger and cast judgement on these people?”"
Joe Talbot who used to be somebody that he now stands against in hopes that others don't repeat his mistakes. He has seen how people feel when they are treated in certain ways and cannot stand for that any longer.
But mostly... Joe Talbot is somebody who calls our racism and misogyny and if you take a different stance to that... we have names for you.
One of the best! Really enjoyed Music Complete and I hope this leads to something larger. Also, because I always have to when I talk about Stephen Morris, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0spojjpFtQY He is one of the nicest people on the planet. And watch any interview with him on youtube, he is so kind to each and every interviewer no matter how large/small their publication is.
I thought I saw Micachu and the Shapes live. Apparently this wasn't the case, that is not the same band. I hated whoever that band was. The singer said something like "I've got a funk record recorded on my laptop, this is from that". Pretentious skinny kid.
Happy my uploaded music transitioned over from Google Music. Dislike the YT music UI/UX. Having to switch from YT Music/Uploaded music seems unnecessary. After hitting 'Artist' having all of the songs from all albums listed out instead of thumbnails or name of albums is probably a deal breaker for me. I've been with Google Music since mid-2011 or so. I'm not a person that will ever pay for a subscription service, I just don't believe in them even if it'd make my bank account heftier.
I haven't checked it out yet, but try Groove Music, they allow you to store in OneDrive and stream songs from there which is pretty cool. It will cost money, but I'm willing to pay a small fee to have my music library in the cloud.
Amazon Music is a bust, they claim to allow you to upload your own music but two hours with technical support prove otherwise.
Anybody else have any suggestions?
I would argue the opposite. Spotify is, not alone, driving the 3-5 year album cycle. Tour, tour, tour, non-album merch. That is how bands have to survive these days. They can't rely on their spotify revenue as the traditional album revenue sharing where they'd get a buck or two, plus publishing, for each album (or more on an independent) is gone.
Oooh!!! Abandoned Love cover, one of the finest songs Dylan wrote. Clearly this is a cover not of the HORRIFIC studio version but of the bootlegged open mic sit in of Dylan at the Bitter End Club which is one of the finest moments in Dylan's career.
I have to give 'Iconic' to Williams. But 'iconic' certainly doesn't mean better. Morricone's music had more impact on the scenes, it was miles ahead of Willliams artistically.
Williams was a bit of a plagiarist, so I'm not the biggest fan.
Morricone is the one film composer that would give any credit to being a 'composer' Take the film out of it, the guy was just an amazing composer.
Morricone is also much more imitated than Williams. As Williams was just doing the Holst 'The Planets' thing, you can tell when somebody is giving an homage or copying Morricone, and you can always instantly tell it wasn't Morricone.
One of my favorite Dear Science tracks, there are some great tracks on it. Tracks as good as Cookie Mountain, but the album/sequencing isn't quite on the same level.
Also, Tunde has never had great intonation live and it really showed in this Love Dog version. I couldn't make it through.
Loop pedals are my least favorite tool of the past decade. There are those that use it to great effect, particularly pre-recorded loops. But most people don't don't how to transition/modulate/go to a chorus/bridge. It's a crutch that is being used to replace a bridge. Since the general public are luddites, it amazes them.
Traditionally a rarity is an unreleased track or b-side/comp track. I don't know if the second track on one of their most popular and acclaimed albums counts as a rarity. A few weeks back you also called "The Agony of Lafitte" a rarity. It's the most cited song on that record as it is about their record label dispute, a dispute that defines that record and shaped Spoon's career.
I'll forever be curious about if/how overrated Dave Stiek's contribution to TV on the Radio was. His solo album is one of the most disappoint releases in my life.
I was wondering why the quality was so low, then I noticed the lower right hand corner "Activate Windows". Somebody too a screen capture of the program using a bootlegged version of Windows. That video is a mess as far as editing/changing the channel.
Something they feel and like. Something that took them somewhere. There is a bit of a 'covers culture' that is a bit of an issue. Sadly, doing a cover gets a lot more press than releasing a new song.
It's a masterpiece. They really set the stage with their single Metanoia, that hit single the label wanted to follow up Oracular but was a 14 or so minute long 10" that isn't unlike Siberian Breaks but with vocals. My first listens to Congratulations are some of my best and most vivid moments with a new album. It is sequenced so well, all of the tracks are just beautiful but also challenging.
I came in expecting to really like Martin's Shelter from the Storm. I think he is kind of a silly individual but tend to like his music. There is no right way to cover Dylan and you don't necessarily have to remain faithful to the music/melody but this version just kind of doesn't capture 'it'. His changes to the melody/timing of the song do little to create the world that Dylan creates in his performances. Here is a sick Dylan performance that proves there is no right way to do the song as long as you conveying feeling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4Z6smOrZw He fucking sings the same note for an entire line... it is glorious.
Holy shit, I was no prepared for her voice, I quickly adjusted though. Great cover, so rare for an artist to really get, understand, and place that original feeling/emotion back into the song. Time to check out some Charly Bliss!
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