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starrynight · 06-07-2011, 07:59 AM

The vast majority of popular music is simple.

Howard the Duck · 06-07-2011, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

The vast majority of popular music is simple.

not all of them, everytime I learn a Carpenters song, i'm quite perplexed at its complexity

~~The Virgin~~ · 06-07-2011, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

The vast majority of popular music is simple.

not when you're talking about rap music.
personally, rap artists are the most difficult to mimic.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 06-07-2011, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The Virgin

not when you're talking about rap music.
personally, rap artists are the most difficult to mimic.

~~The Virgin~~ · 06-07-2011, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

starrynight · 06-07-2011, 08:24 AM

You can get good simplicity and bad simplicity, just like you can get good complexity and bad complexity.

Howard the Duck · 06-07-2011, 08:29 AM

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You can get good simplicity and bad simplicity, just like you can get good complexity and bad complexity.

of coz

but when you're eschewing songwriting abilities for a pretty much throwaway song just so you can have a mega-hit, and only to stick in people's head, I frown upon

starrynight · 06-07-2011, 12:15 PM

That depends on how you define 'song writing abilities' and 'throwaway song'. It's a well constructed disco song which is still popular, many would say it is one of the best disco songs they did. It has a great groove, is catchy and has a good production which the vocals fit quite well too.

Dotoar · 06-08-2011, 06:28 AM

"The life pursuit" and "Dear catastrophe waitress" are not only the best albums by Belle & Sebastian, but their only good ones. People who laud them (are crazy, since B&S are not exactly the kind of band that you laud, but I digress). Starting over; people who dig them tend to think that whatever they did before "Waitress" are their main reason for existence. I just think their earlier albums are duller than gravel.

Syrith · 06-09-2011, 12:42 AM

Guns N' Roses is one of the greatest bands of all time.

06-08-2011, 06:28 AM	#5949 (permalink)
Dotoar Supernatural anaesthetist Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Örebro, Sweden Posts: 436	"The life pursuit" and "Dear catastrophe waitress" are not only the best albums by Belle & Sebastian, but their only good ones. People who laud them (are crazy, since B&S are not exactly the kind of band that you laud, but I digress). Starting over; people who dig them tend to think that whatever they did before "Waitress" are their main reason for existence. I just think their earlier albums are duller than gravel. __________________ - More is more -

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Syrith Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 39	Guns N' Roses is one of the greatest bands of all time. Last edited by Syrith; 06-09-2011 at 12:48 AM.

06-07-2011, 07:59 AM	#5941 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	The vast majority of popular music is simple.

06-07-2011, 08:24 AM	#5946 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	You can get good simplicity and bad simplicity, just like you can get good complexity and bad complexity.

06-07-2011, 12:15 PM	#5948 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	That depends on how you define 'song writing abilities' and 'throwaway song'. It's a well constructed disco song which is still popular, many would say it is one of the best disco songs they did. It has a great groove, is catchy and has a good production which the vocals fit quite well too.