Forum: Pop
01-14-2012, 05:13 PM
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Forum: Pop
01-14-2012, 11:21 AM
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Forum: Pop
08-13-2011, 12:13 AM
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People mishear lyrics anyway and just remember...
People mishear lyrics anyway and just remember bits of them more just because they are connected to the best hooks, normally in the chorus. And people hum melodies a lot too if they don't remember...
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Forum: Pop
08-10-2011, 12:52 AM
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What I mean is that people can inflate the...
What I mean is that people can inflate the importance of lyrics, it's not the same as poetry (which I also like). The music is the main thing, as long as the lyrics don't interfere with the music by...
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Forum: Pop
08-07-2011, 12:02 PM
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It always seems a bit pretentious to me when...
It always seems a bit pretentious to me when people talk about the importance of lyrics, most people don't remember lyrics to songs much and they listen to songs for the music and not the lyrics...
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Forum: Pop
08-06-2011, 10:58 AM
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The way the audience receives older works is...
The way the audience receives older works is definitely different now to how they would have 300 years ago and that is part of my point. And whether something is more conventional or more rebellious...
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Forum: Pop
08-05-2011, 04:50 AM
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I think there is a big difference between...
I think there is a big difference between something written 40 years ago and something wrote 300 years ago, the whole world has changed in the way music is produced and consumed.
'Importance' is a...
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Forum: Pop
07-22-2011, 01:26 AM
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Forum: Pop
07-20-2011, 11:27 PM
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Forum: Pop
07-20-2011, 02:39 PM
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I said in an earlier post I did this thread to...
I said in an earlier post I did this thread to show how silly it was people saying, as if it's unquestionable, that Michael Jackson is the 'king of pop'. There are obviously others who it could be...
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Forum: Pop
07-18-2011, 01:18 PM
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Forum: Pop
07-18-2011, 11:23 AM
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Forum: Pop
07-17-2011, 05:30 AM
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So you say it's just a gimmick and then you say...
So you say it's just a gimmick and then you say there is an element of truth.
Really I think these outlandish statements are more that if people hear something often enough they believe it as fact...
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Forum: Pop
07-16-2011, 02:25 AM
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That's certainly the case with me, though I...
That's certainly the case with me, though I wonder if that is the case with all. People talk about artists representing an age just because they got lots of promotion and of being totally original...
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Forum: Pop
07-15-2011, 07:22 AM
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Forum: Pop
07-14-2011, 01:18 AM
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Although I like some of his music I'm not sure...
Although I like some of his music I'm not sure he's really really produced as many good songs across the decades as McCartney. Icons? Yes that is about image, and most rock musicians depend on...
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Forum: Pop
07-14-2011, 01:11 AM
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Much of McCartney's stuff with The Beatles is...
Much of McCartney's stuff with The Beatles is basically solo stuff anyway, so I don't see much difference. Apart from the first hits they had many of Lennon's and McCartney's songs were largely...
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Forum: Pop
07-13-2011, 04:43 PM
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Except that I never said The Beatles had no...
Except that I never said The Beatles had no image. Where did I actually say that? In your imagination.
Bowie intentionally set out to shock visually, his image was part of his whole act. The...
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Forum: Pop
07-13-2011, 12:18 PM
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Forum: Pop
07-08-2011, 02:16 AM
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Forum: Pop
07-07-2011, 11:58 PM
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Forum: Pop
07-07-2011, 02:36 PM
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Forum: Pop
07-07-2011, 12:26 PM
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Forum: Pop
07-07-2011, 11:15 AM
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Well it depends what you like. Something that...
Well it depends what you like. Something that rocks a bit like Jet or Maybe I'm Amazed? Or maybe ballads like Only Love Remains, Here Today, London Town, Warm and Beautiful. Or something with more...
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Forum: Pop
07-07-2011, 08:40 AM
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