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| From | Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Lily Allen |
| Date | Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:39:30 -0600 |
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Yeah, sorry -- I forgot to write ‘in my humble opinion’ at the end of my
post. No offence to anyone's tastes in particular, but I gave up
actually listening to the radio a long time ago, for various reasons. To
me most things sound glossy for the sake of being glossy, or quirky for
the sake of being quirky. (Or a teenager's diary. I was never a
teenager. I went from twelve to forty overnight.) The Maroon 5 a friend
of mine lent me is a good example of my reaction to a lot of mainstream
music: I heard a few tunes and thought ‘This band has promise,’ but the
lyrics weren't deep enough to hold my interest, and it sounded
over-produced. I am probably in the minority there, but I think the
reason there's a lot of music out there is because there are so many
people with different tastes. I just happen to be out of the majority.
(No surprise there; I was trained in classical piano and turned into a
jazz trumpet player. :\)
To me, a really good tune is one where I don't know exactly what it's
about right away ... that way I can listen to it over and over to get
the lyrics, and in the meantime the music hasn't worn thin on me. David
Byrne comes to mind -- apparently someone Meechelle Norris hasn't
listened to him, since she said that Allen's record was so incredibly
different for having jaunty tunes and sad/angry lyrics. I should send
M.N. a copy of ‘Uh Oh.’
But hey, the really great thing is I get recommendations for really good
music here on the Audities e-mail list. :D
Thus endeth my 2¢. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Engage lurk mode...
Farrar Hudkins
©1979-2007
Mark Eichelberger wrote:
> I strongly disagree. I love Lily Allen's record. As both the
> interviewer and Lily Allen pointed out, the lyrics are basically a
> teenage girl's diary set to music. So the lyrics are simple, direct and
> bitchy. Combine the lyrics with catchy, playful melodies on top of a
> ska beat, and you have the makings of a fantastic pop record...which is
> exactly what it is. Geez...I wish today's pop music was more like
> Lily's and less like the stuff spewed out by American Idol and its ilk.
>
> My 2 cents anyway...
> Mark E.
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