Probably the funniest thing I've seen in a long time
Friday, July 17, 2009
The distant future
What is going to qualify as oldies 50 years from now? I don't really see myself listening to Fall Out Boy when I'm 70. Are we really going to be listening to Poker Face when we're too old to play poker.
How much of today's music is going to be slowly forgotten? And how much of it will always be remembered? And what will be remembered. I like to think, in a way, the music we listen to now is going to die. Otherwise, we'd still be listening to polka
But, however, keep in mind, this is the day & age of sampling. Rap and hip hop takes the music from other songs and paints over it and calls it. Flo Rida did nothing but help Dead or Alive pay for their kids' college when he took "You Spin Me Round" and made "Right Round." Everyone who listens to Flo Rida's version knows it is complete crap.
In an age where it's all been done, will everything continue to be redone?
How much of today's music is going to be slowly forgotten? And how much of it will always be remembered? And what will be remembered. I like to think, in a way, the music we listen to now is going to die. Otherwise, we'd still be listening to polka
But, however, keep in mind, this is the day & age of sampling. Rap and hip hop takes the music from other songs and paints over it and calls it. Flo Rida did nothing but help Dead or Alive pay for their kids' college when he took "You Spin Me Round" and made "Right Round." Everyone who listens to Flo Rida's version knows it is complete crap.
In an age where it's all been done, will everything continue to be redone?
Monday, July 13, 2009
How could you be so heartless?
Today, I listened to The Fray's cover of Kanye West's "Heartless". It made we realize how much better Isaac Slade is than Kanye. Isaac can sing without Auto-Tune. Kanye will always be a better music producer and songwriter than singer.
I've been working on a song that I consider an 80's throwback. No name for it yet, but I am growing more and more fond of synthesizers, having listened more and more to great 80's classics like Talk Talk's "It's My Life" and a-Ha's "Take On Me." Today's hiphop and rap seems to have been more influenced by these styles than rock and alternative have.
I don't really like pop music anymore. I hate "Boom Boom Pow," and "Waking Up In Vegas" seems just stupid to me. How many ways are there to say "I love you," "come back to me," "I don't want you anymore," and "let's have fun/get crunk (if it's even called that anymore)."
I've been working on a song that I consider an 80's throwback. No name for it yet, but I am growing more and more fond of synthesizers, having listened more and more to great 80's classics like Talk Talk's "It's My Life" and a-Ha's "Take On Me." Today's hiphop and rap seems to have been more influenced by these styles than rock and alternative have.
I don't really like pop music anymore. I hate "Boom Boom Pow," and "Waking Up In Vegas" seems just stupid to me. How many ways are there to say "I love you," "come back to me," "I don't want you anymore," and "let's have fun/get crunk (if it's even called that anymore)."
Monday, July 6, 2009
No slack for the poor man.
Today I tried to download "Sweet Dreams" by The Eurhythmics on Amazon. $1.29 for a 20+ years song. C'mon! What the heck is Annie Lennox or the record label going to do with that extra 30 cents?
Bono has prided himself on helping the world's poor. The cheapest tickets for U2's No Line On The Horizon tour I could find were $95. It's not a beautiful day for me, Bono. What are you? Robin Hood?
Has anyone noticed how CDs don't sell anymore? That's because when an album is five bucks cheaper downloaded than disc, people will download. If the record industry wants CDs to sell, it needs the retail price to be lower than that of iTunes and Amazon. At Best Buy and WalMart, I see download cards for Viva la Vida that cost $13 bucks while the tangible album is only $10.
Indie music is great because it's cheap.
Bono has prided himself on helping the world's poor. The cheapest tickets for U2's No Line On The Horizon tour I could find were $95. It's not a beautiful day for me, Bono. What are you? Robin Hood?
Has anyone noticed how CDs don't sell anymore? That's because when an album is five bucks cheaper downloaded than disc, people will download. If the record industry wants CDs to sell, it needs the retail price to be lower than that of iTunes and Amazon. At Best Buy and WalMart, I see download cards for Viva la Vida that cost $13 bucks while the tangible album is only $10.
Indie music is great because it's cheap.
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