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08-10-2015, 07:01 AM | #61 (permalink) | |||
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And two, I'm very pick-and-choose about my modern pop -- not because it's contrived or anything, but a lot of it just isn't as catchy as pop should be -- but... Don't know why this is listed as a Jessie J song, as it's from Arianne Grande's album. Great singles, but her albums aren't entirely consistent. Note: These are all British artists, so I'm thinking that American pop is currently inferior to the sounds from across the pond.
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08-10-2015, 07:15 AM | #62 (permalink) | |
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Batty. I understand what Pop is meant to look, sound, be portrayed as. I know the subject matter isn't meant to really be something that has a point behind it, lyrically I find that the words are jumbled together in not a random order, but not particularly in any fashion either, they're just there and I'd even call the lyrics a filler to be honest, as the music is the forefront or how it sounds is. But just because Pop doesn't exist to have something to say, I don't get why a Pop artists wouldn't want to be known for the subject matter of their music being something meaningful, record sales and being relevant just mean more? It boggles my mind, because it's almost something I feel betrays the point of making music to begin with, like as an outlet for your inner voice and to express yourself with, but to be content with what they doing being mundane or vapid, it just goes to show me that maybe they take music for granted. Music is important for me to the point that I feel I'd not even want to be here if it never existed, so when an artists just pumps out music for the f*ck of it, they just want the fame and money, notoriety, it gets my blood boiling because it shows no appreciation or respect for music. You're not the only one that is picky with music. Contrary to what you think by consequence of the music I have shared thus far here (you've liked a fair amount of it, but there's a lot you detested too) the music I gravitate toward is much more grounded around really actually being good. Beartooth is not an example of the music I actually listen to every day. Take me at my word on that. In regard to those videos you posted... The first one, by Neon Hitch, was horrid, sorry. She sang like she was wanting to sound like Britney Spears, or her voice just sounds like that. Either way I didn't like it. The second one, that Jessie J collaboration, I've heard it over and over at work. It isn't a song I'd say that I hate, but I just don't think it's that good either. Natalia Kills was probably the best of what you posted. I can't say she is anything special, and frankly none of what you posted sounded much different than Pop in the USA. Very similar or what you posted was a poor representation of Pop from over seas. Last edited by CoNtrivedNiHilism; 08-10-2015 at 07:21 AM. |
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08-10-2015, 08:24 AM | #63 (permalink) | ||||
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I think you should delve into some pre-00s metalcore, as it's vastly superior to the later bands. A lot different sounding, since it was a movement coming from hardcore and post-hardcore bands rather than metal ones. Deadguy - Doom Patrol These are more like proto-metalcore/hardcore bands. Ringworm - The Sickness Integrity - Heaven's Final War Quote:
If you want a more creative pop artists, then I'd suggest M.I.A.. She's got a sound somewhere in-between pop, rap, club music, and some kind of bastard combo of tribal beats. Can't really compare her to anything else going on TBH.
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08-10-2015, 09:12 AM | #64 (permalink) | |
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What I've listened to of pre 00's Metalcore, and I'll be honest that there hasn't been a lot of it and it came out at a time that I wouldn't gravitate all that much toward your more aggressive vocals as well, at one point of my musical evolution, I looked down on bands that had vocalists that screamed or growled throughout an album, because melody is such an important thing for me in the music that I like. Obviously now it isn't so much the case, the whole not liking or favoring vocals like that, because there's Trivium, Lamb of God, August Burns Red, Unearth, Protest The Hero, Paradise Lost, Whitechapel, I listen to all of those bands now and 15 or more years ago I wouldn't have given them the time of day, but I was a lot more ignorant or unaware of how good the music could actually be too. I listen to Unearth, as mentioned already. I had heard of Poison The Well, heard a song or four from Converge, but I cannot say that I have heard anything from those other bands you posted, but I liked pretty much each of those songs too, especially found myself drawn to Converge, I really liked that imperfect, raw and aggressive sound in that one song posted. Oh, and M.I.A.... I thought the music was pretty strange, didn't hate it though. I might look more in to her stuff to find if I'd like more of it, certainly isn't typical. |
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08-10-2015, 11:22 AM | #65 (permalink) |
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I think a possibility with pop music too is that in general it's bought by a much younger crowd, and they simply don't want to know about or don't care about social issues in their music. If it's not Facebook or Twitter or something that matters to them, in general, they don't seem to want it in their music. I'm sure if politically-charged themes and world consciousness was what the masses wanted, the artistes would be told/encouraged to go in that direction, but kids just want music to dance to, they don't want really to have to think about it, and what the public wants, the public gets. Whatever sells, ya know?
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So... Classical Jazz Country Rock Metal Punk Rap/hip hop Parts of EDM Disco (Part of pop) and waiting on Prog rock Here is another. Industrial music: Starts in the UK in the late 70's but doesn't really begin its ascent until the mid 80's with the popularity of band like Ministry & Skinny Puppy, we hit peak industrial sometime in the early 90's, perhaps 1994, the big commercial spike of NIN, FLA ect, where after that it begins a quick decent back down into a small underground niche. |
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08-12-2015, 12:53 AM | #67 (permalink) |
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Pretentious Throbbing Gristleheads like myself don't even consider bands like NIN to be industrial music, so maybe you're right on that one if we're going with what's ripping the charts a new one.
However, on folk music, I think that it's too vague of a term to really have a beginning or end. Americana folk music is going to be vastly different from Vietnamese folk music. In a way, you could say that most artists who are clearly passionate about their music make folk music since they are a product of their time whether they like it or not. Even if you don't take such a liberal definition with folk music, a lot of the alternative music (lol at the genre name btw) have very prominent folk roots from what I've heard (even if the ringleaders suck some serious ass).
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NIN isn't even the worst offender. When I say Industrial and people think 'Rammstein', that's what really hurts.
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08-12-2015, 01:02 AM | #69 (permalink) |
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Jesus Christ. What did you have to gain by reminding me of that monstrosity? You must hate me.
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