what happens once robert pollard has written a song with every possible melody? (eta: 2015)
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 21:23 (5 years ago) Permalink
Before anyone has managed to write a song with every possible melody, Sufjan Stevens has released a concept album covered every single American state. And with non-concept albums in-between even.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 21:42 (5 years ago) Permalink
"Because the world needs new songs. Not the same old songs, but new ones. In the same style, but with new melodies. After a while, you get sick of humming the old songs, and you need new songs to hum."
But why not new styles as well? What's the difference?
― max r, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 22:35 (5 years ago) Permalink
Nothing wrong with new styles as long as the contain hummable songs. The new styles of the past 20 have been too much about rhythm and repetition though, not enough about melody and harmony.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 22:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
Plus entirely new styles are not needed. One should rather mix the styles already existing, creating new conglomerations of already known stylistic elements.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 22:37 (5 years ago) Permalink
Eh? Don't you think your criteria for what makes a song enjoyable or worthwhile is bit limited, Mr Grongo?
― max r, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 22:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
It's the only criteria that mattered until 1920 in classical music, and until the late 80s in popular music.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 22:54 (5 years ago) Permalink
That's nonsense. Classical composers were always experimenting with different orchestral arrangements, new instruments, etc... And there's been experimentation with production techniques in pop since at least the late 60s.
― max r, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 23:03 (5 years ago) Permalink
I was going to send this thread around to some friends b/c of the interesting review but then the thread got derailed. still derailed i see.
― Billy Pilgrim, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 00:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
But melodies were always an important part of 60s pop and 19 century classical music, even if there were other elements too the melody was always there at the bottom.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 09:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
geir do you like harry warren?
― Pashmina, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 10:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
i regret reviving this thread.
fucking geir.
-- That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, September 24, 2007 2:48 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 10:46 (5 years ago) Permalink
Votes for imagebombing?
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 10:47 (5 years ago) Permalink
there should be a 'killfile last 100 posts' function
― Just got offed, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 10:48 (5 years ago) Permalink
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 10:51 (5 years ago) Permalink
ilm has been silent for 17 minutes, as the LBZC plots its next move
― Just got offed, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
― roffle roffle, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:14 (5 years ago) Permalink
I couldn't find a .jpg of three pots and one kettle, sorry.
― roffle roffle, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:15 (5 years ago) Permalink
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:19 (5 years ago) Permalink
TS mr idée fixe vs the holy trinity of lazy, adolescent snark.
(ha, xposts)
― Pashmina, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:20 (5 years ago) Permalink
That looks like a Yello video that never was.
― NickB, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:24 (5 years ago) Permalink
Personally I think their comeback album is indeed better than any of their two 90s albums. They have stripped away all of the "indie" elements and gone fully fledged hippie-pop with quite a hint of 70s softrock/pomp pop. Which fits them greatly.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 01:55 (5 years ago) Permalink
I like "Tattva."
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 02:28 (5 years ago) Permalink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqncFetwku0
Yeah, they sucked
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 23:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
I'm happy to say that KulaShaker never graced my stereo - I thought they were bollocks.
this DG guy OTM
― DG, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 23:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
Mr Snrub OTM 2 posts ago
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 18 March 2008 23:30 (5 years ago) Permalink