where would ilm be without americans saying "I heard a thing on the radio"
― Knob Dicks (wins), Monday, 23 June 2014 22:46 (nine years ago) link
very true, it's in the board's dna
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Monday, 23 June 2014 22:48 (nine years ago) link
ya interrupting the other vital work that goes on like
― leave the web boys alone (darraghmac), Monday, 23 June 2014 22:50 (nine years ago) link
American radio only plays like 5 songs at any one time so it is a big deal when a new one is given the nod -- and noteworthy when one is inducted into the mainstream pop landscape months after its release. Also major label or not, non-Calvin Harris UK dance on the US charts is a new, interesting development, imo. Like what's next, Rudimental?
Anyway thank you for giving me a chance to explain myself on the I Love Music board's Sam Smith thread. Best wishes.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 14:13 (nine years ago) link
"restart" is incredible, i'm really mad that sam smith isn't trying to be millennial darryl hall or something
― le goon (J0rdan S.),
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― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 June 2014 14:17 (nine years ago) link
I'm more a fan of "I heard this blasting from cars that drive past my place really slowly at night".
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 15:21 (nine years ago) link
just swinging by right quick to say that id like to thank you all for reminding me of the name of the dude from saturday night live that bored the living shit out of me.
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Tuesday, 24 June 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
vocally he reminds me of antony without the high notes or range
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Tuesday, 24 June 2014 16:05 (nine years ago) link
music made by running a regression model on what would sell
― Poliopolice, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 17:07 (nine years ago) link
― MarkoP, Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:21 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"heard 'axel f' from a passing lorry whilst in the loo at halftime of the footy match"
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 24 June 2014 17:41 (nine years ago) link
sorry ill get me coat *goes to the back of the queue*
can I join you for a fag?
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 June 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
Tried to give more of this album a proper listen and I had to give up. I think I'm actively repulsed by something in his voice, but that causes more of a reaction in me than whatever else is going on in this mostly boilerplate collection of stately, predictable ballads.
― Greer, Tuesday, 24 June 2014 18:15 (nine years ago) link
I FUCKING LOVE THIS ALBUM AND FUIUD
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 25 December 2014 07:13 (nine years ago) link
I think his voice only really works on "Latch" and "Stay With Me". The other songs I've heard him sing have been super boring.
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Thursday, 25 December 2014 16:41 (nine years ago) link
"Restart" is so sweet
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 25 December 2014 17:46 (nine years ago) link
i do like "restart" a lot but zzzzz for most of the rest
― dyl, Thursday, 25 December 2014 17:49 (nine years ago) link
undeniably he works a narrow range of moods on this but that seems quite deliberate and he works them beautifully imo
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 25 December 2014 17:56 (nine years ago) link
lol I was talking to my coworker and he called Sam Smith "the male Adele" and I was like "...yes", except he meant it as a compliment
― Dej & the Fommly Loaf (The Reverend), Thursday, 25 December 2014 18:25 (nine years ago) link
he's Bobby Darin.
― Mark G, Thursday, 25 December 2014 18:46 (nine years ago) link
He's the male Bobby Darin.
― Eric H., Friday, 26 December 2014 02:38 (nine years ago) link
bobby darin never resembled a Goth frog so hurdle #1 says no
― local eire man (darraghmac), Friday, 26 December 2014 03:16 (nine years ago) link
Kevin Spacey....as Sam Smith
― Master of Treacle, Friday, 26 December 2014 03:31 (nine years ago) link
Adele is not all that great but she's still so so so much better than Sam Smith
― some dude, Friday, 26 December 2014 03:38 (nine years ago) link
look, i said FUIUD
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 26 December 2014 08:41 (nine years ago) link
Wrote a big check to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.
http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/26/tom-petty-now-gets-songwriting-royalties-for-sam-smith-stay-with-me/
For all the zillion times I've heard "Stay," that never leapt out at me. But totally obvious now that they mention it.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 26 January 2015 13:17 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiWYmjBzx7s
as the people's wizard i will now let you kids in on the smart play
― r|t|c, Monday, 26 January 2015 13:58 (nine years ago) link
"latch" is a great song but fuck his solo stuff
― soyrev, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
restart is the jamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGzHgo7n4jM
― deej loaf (D-40), Monday, 26 January 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
It's not like "Stay" is such a remarkably original melody, I'll bet the similarity was completely accidental. Still, serves you right for coming up with such a lazy tune.
― SCOTTISH PEOPLE ONLY (I M Losted), Monday, 26 January 2015 17:35 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, so many songs sound like bits of other songs that it's kind of mysterious to me which ones get singled out as violators.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
the ones that make a shitload of money
― virtuoso thigh slapper (Jordan), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:25 (nine years ago) link
yeah I was gonna say
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:25 (nine years ago) link
There is that. I have a lawyer friend who does copyright work, a certain amount of her time is taken up with aggrieved lawsuits from people who are positive that somebody heard their song on Soundcloud and ripped off their I-IV-V progression. (Think she defended Marilyn Manson at one point.)
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:28 (nine years ago) link
haha
― example (crüt), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:35 (nine years ago) link
get this little shit out of here. career needs to be ended right now
http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201502/sam-smith-new-rat-pack
But I feel like class and romance have gotten lost. We've become a bit lazy, not just in terms of music. I miss the days when girls would wear full long dresses and just stand onstage and sing. That's what I'm trying to bring back: that timeless element. I want to create music that people will be listening to in fifty years, you know?
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 10:21 (nine years ago) link
lol what a creepy fuck
― Ban Kil Moon (imago), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 10:25 (nine years ago) link
"I long for the days when gays didn't have to have sex with men."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 11:53 (nine years ago) link
lol at the first line of that article making it sound like he's some impoverished piaf story when his privilege is well-documented
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 12:27 (nine years ago) link
samsmith, a humble working-class maker of sams
― some dude, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 12:56 (nine years ago) link
Even if you overlook the basic misogyny there it's a particularly galling example of unjustified rockism.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 13:09 (nine years ago) link
Maybe it would be if it had anything to do with rock music
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:11 (nine years ago) link
wat?
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:26 (nine years ago) link
i think i must have heard approx thirty seconds of this guy's music but he's p much the worst isn't he?
― UK Horseshit Cru (dog latin), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:28 (nine years ago) link
I saw an old TV show with Bobby Darin, he's definitely trying that style/class of singer.
(i.e. I think that's what he meant by class)
I don't mind his stuff like "I need to know now", that's fine.
But, strikes against: "Stay" is such bullshit he's lying. and "Money on my mind" is the title yelled out loud and the "I don't have.." and "I do it for love" is whispered, so as not to put off people who want to join in that like money. "Price Tag" Jessie J is the same for that.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 14:42 (nine years ago) link
― Mark G, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:42 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm, this is part of my beef with "royals" as well
― katherine, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
this kid is very dumb but his music is good!
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 28 January 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link
Tom Petty:
"About the Sam Smith thing. Let me say I have never had any hard feelings toward Sam. All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen. Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by. Sam’s people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement. The word lawsuit was never even said and was never my intention. And no more was to be said about it. How it got out to the press is beyond Sam or myself. Sam did the right thing and I have thought no more about this. A musical accident no more no less. In these times we live in this is hardly news. I wish Sam all the best for his ongoing career. Peace and love to all."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:30 (nine years ago) link
Id like to see Sam Smith write something that sounds familiar to a Don Henley solo joint
― Master of Treacle, Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:45 (nine years ago) link
"to coin a phrase, sam is just a 'rebel without a clue'"
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link