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Here's a great article on songwriting in today's pop market. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/arts/music/02simplicity.html?_r=1LATELY I've been having a recurring sinking sensation. A hit on the radio gets my attention and doesn't repay it; it adds up to little more than a dull thumping Eurodisco beat and a robo-tuned voice repeating an inane hook, something like the "Ay-oh, gotta let go," in Taio Cruz's "Dynamite," or Justin Bieber piping, "Baby, baby, baby, oh" or the Black Eyed Peas chanting "Imma Be" more than 100 times (though at least that song goes through some rhythm changes). O.K., I shrug, that's just pop radio. Predictable catchiness is all that matters, nobody's looking for much content, and current audience research tells radio stations that robo-voices and simple beats are the bubble gum du jour. No big deal. So I head for an alternative: indie-rock, realm of the self-conscious, self-guided maverick. Standing at some club alongside earnest music fans awaiting blog-anointed artistes, what do I hear but a beat straight out of an old girl-group record, some familiar doo-wop chords and songs like Best Coast's rudimentary (but enjoyable) "I Want To," which repeatedly declares, without fear of ambiguity, "I want you so much." Read more...
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Sorry don't know what happened to the link. Can't access it on the New York Times site anymore.
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I was able to access the link. Interesting read. Ott
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Hmmmm. I had to register for the New York Times site in order to access it again. It's free to register though. I thought the article was spot on and hopefully an indicator for how songwriting will change over the next few years.
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Thanks for sharing this Carlos... Some good stuff in there. A bit too many fancy word mixing and creative writing to really nail the point to the wall. There are much easier to understand reasons why pop music is the way it is. Don't have the zip right now to explain them again Thanks
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