tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667681340053932905.post4192985076487471672..comments2024-03-29T07:31:04.836+00:00Comments on I Don't Hear A Single: The Brit AwardsAnything Should Happenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593722184088140203noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667681340053932905.post-57919084664199623532021-05-13T12:41:08.627+01:002021-05-13T12:41:08.627+01:00@Darcen
I do. More than once.@Darcen<br />I do. More than once.Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667681340053932905.post-20241269079115932722021-05-12T23:54:36.044+01:002021-05-12T23:54:36.044+01:00If your argument stands correct, you should really...If your argument stands correct, you should really be listening to those that inspired the Beatles. <br />Darcen Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419626742858875023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667681340053932905.post-9917126341983769532021-05-12T15:33:03.472+01:002021-05-12T15:33:03.472+01:00"The Beatles are ace. but what are you gonna ..."The Beatles are ace. but what are you gonna learn by constantly listening to something you've listened to forever."<br /><br />Answer: Plenty.<br /><br />It's not just The Beatles, but since they are the band you cited, I will talk about them first.<br /><br />The Beatles are who they are for a reason. Musicians to this very day, still try to emulate sounds, harmonies, and chord progressions, that prior to the Beatles, were rarely utilized. "Beatles Harmonies" is a term. Ever try covering a Beatles song in a band? It's no cakewalk. Their albums are like epics movies, often unfolding before your eyes and ears, and revealing nuances that might have been missed first few times around. It's quality through and through. What you "learn" is how to appreciate melody and harmony, and various ways to be subtle. I've heard the clamoring for years about the Beatles being overrated. I would argue that the Beatles are underrated.<br /><br />Much of what I just said about the Fabs, I could apply to hundreds of artists from the 60s through the 70s. Once the 80s and MTV took over, the game changed and the art of record making was all but flushed into a river.<br /><br />Presently, it's even worse, as every artist with an iPad and a guitar can slap a few chords together, toss it into GarageBand and release a record, even if it is barely ready to be heard. This is why new music bores me. Not because I am closing myself off to it. Or because I am an old codger who'd rather listen to "Sticky Fingers." But because the history of great music is no longer respected. It's tossed off and dismissed as "been there, done that." <br /><br />There is zero to "learn" from new music because no one respects the influence. It's simply copied and that's why so little of it sticks. Entire catalogues of classic artists are embedded into our DNA for a reason. Now it's, "Oh that new record by (enter any name) is pretty good. I like tracks 3,4 and 9. Sounds like XTC." <br /><br />20 years from now, if we are still kicking about, do you think new bands will be reviewed as "sounds just like The Legal Matters or The John Sally Ride or The Armoires, with respect to all three bands? Doubtful.<br /><br />Power to the up and coming songwriter, would be guitar god and vocal phenom. Make your music and the best of luck with it. But if you want to stand out and be respected, if you want to "learn" something, you should always listen to what came before. <br /><br />Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.com