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This old guy has observed that some pop music in the 60s and 70s included formulaic aspects in terms of time and musical complexity to be successful in the Top 40 world. Hence the large number of "one hit wonders".
What seems to be different (as observed in the video) is the lack of "risky" album side oriented musical pieces. As a teenager, I loved bands like EL&P, Yes, Renaissance et. al. all of which had long preambles and took the time to fully develop, explore and communicate a greater theme in the work. The "hook" as it were was found deep into the piece. Far past the total duration of the typical "hit".
Which is why I listen to a lot more classical and soundtracks these days. Like sex, I find that music is more rewarding when not rushed. :)
....formulaic aspects in terms of time and musical complexity to be successful in the Top 40 world...
Made me think of west coast surfer music. A lot of it had a very familiar 'formulaic' style.
Good point, no doubt this formula might have been or at least contributed to where we are today.
And I particularly enjoy tunes like Wipeout, Pipeline, and Walk Don't Run . :)
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I kind of feel bad for the starving artist of the world. I mean they gotta eat too but they don't get the chance to show their skills so much. However a lot of time they are the ones who have the real skills with real instruments and even write their own music
It was really nice to see something that was evidence-based, and not just opinions. Also the examples made it obvious what things like the loudness wars do. Good stuff.
I agree, I like this video, they seem to show very large sample sizes and from reputable sources.
Ongoing research for 30+ years, sampling 500,000 recordings from 1955-2010...etc.
Excellent video and argument. Sadly what the presenter is talking about in relation to pop music is happening in some comparable way to virtually every other aspect of our lives.
Nice shirt too!
> > Sadly what the presenter is talking about in relation to pop music is happening in some comparable way to virtually every other aspect of our lives. < <
I call this phenomenon "Capitalism eating itself". It seems to me that unbridled ("predatory") capitalism results in everything turning into "How can we make the most possible money?" when it comes to any and everything - food, music, healthcare. It would seem that there needs to be some counter-balancing force to keep things in check. As far as I can tell, the northern European countries have done the best job of this with "social democracies". But I've never visited any of those countries. Perhaps it is just a case of "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" and the people living there would have a completely different opinion.
" the northern European countries have done the best job of this with "social democracies". But I've never visited any of those countries. Perhaps it is just a case of "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"It depends on the position that you view the grass from. If you have needs that may be better served by the state then the grass will look greener - universal free health care may be one of them especially if you have no health insurance. I do live in a country that, like most western European states does provide this and I make great use of it. However there is a sting in the tail as " free" is not really " free" of course. It is all paid for out of taxation and those Northern European countries have a greater percentage of their GDP devoted to tax than others - around 50%. It is not all personal taxation although basic rates are pretty high. Much of the rest of direct taxation is paid by the employer and there are arguments that this stifles innovation.
As for capitalism eating itself just wait for what is going to happen over the next few years. The quality of products has largely been reduced to a uniformity in the cause of efficiency. Now the action moves to the production process outside of factories to offices and other places of white collar work. One prediction I heard in the past week is that in ten years+ time 30% of current jobs will no longer exist having been taken over by AI and other automated processes. Imagine what is going to happen to the economic nad political stability of many advanced countries as this whole concept removes the possibility of substitute jobs being created. Work is just left to the guy who presses the on button.
Anyway an audio forum isn't the place to get political so I will leave it there.
Yep the 'quality' of everything has decreased over time.
Fortunately although real artists can't make a good living they still are inspired to create good work, so its still possible to find, listen to and appreciate real music.
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