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| From | rob@splitsville.com |
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| Date | Wed, 16 May 2007 23:29:11 -0400 |
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>>And, yes, I would KILL to sing like Matt or Brandt; Paul K. is a
monster musician (and songwriter too) -- they all are in their own
realm.
Yeah, me too. So when you say that it's easy or just an action that mimicks 'falling off a log' to create something worth debating on this board, that's when I get frustrated.
Yes, you have musical talent, yes, you've released music, yes, you've shared a stage with bands as good as Splitsville, etc.
And I applaud you for it. You've accomplished more than someone like me, who is simply a non-musically talented fan.
But don't make it sound like all you have to do is work (only) 40 hours a week, dig the Beatles, get the tape rolling, drag the plectrum across the strings and you're good to go.
Myracle Brah has been discussed earlier, but regardless of anyone's thoughts of Splitsville, it's not as if any
crumb-bumb with passion, desire, imagination, time, plus a guitar, could have written tunes as good as Yearbook, Big Red Sun, Forever, Concentrate on You, Manna, White Dwarf, the Next One, Brink or Headache.
That anyone could whip out a riff, noodle around and come up with stuff like the above tunes? Because it's easy?
No fuckin' way. I ain't buying it.
I know for a fact that those guys worked their asses off to make those ideas, those phrases, those 5 second riffs, actual songs, and to suggest anything else is an insult to all four of them.
>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: :audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Wed, 16 May 2007 21:33:33
>
>Bob Hutton wrote:
>
>>Listen y'all, I don't think Kerry was trying to
>noise everyone up
>with his comments - he's as entitled to his views
>as the next man<
>
>I truly am not trying to rile anyone up, or put
>down anyone's
>musical ability, or mock someone's business
>decisions, or come
>across as self-righteous or musically superior (as
>if there is such
>a thing) -- if some folks have read that into my
>responses, then so
>be it. If anything, the sheer number of posts
>exchanged in the last
>few days has proven one thing: we are all very
>passionate about the
>music. Amen!
>
>I just want to clear up one misconception that has
>arisen out of all
>this: I love pop music. Always have, always will.
>What I don't love
>is predictability in pop (or any) music;
>considering the limitations
>of the genre, it's very difficult to tinker with
>the formula, but it
>can be done, successfully (see Todd Rundgren). It
>just doesn't
>happen often enough, in my opinion. So, I can
>understand that my
>coming on a pop-related list like Audities and
>complaining about not
>finding enough originality in pop songwriting might
>ruffle some
>feathers. Again, so be it, it's only one man's
>meaningless opinion.
>
>If asking for a little risk-taking -- a little
>stretching of the
>boundaries of the pop artform -- equates to me
>being an elitist,
>then, yes, by all means, I am an elitist. I don't
>feel a need to
>apologize for my tastes.
>
>To Splitsville Rob: I love the band (Splitsville,
>that is). They are
>an example of songwriters who have taken the pop
>formula and put
>their own undeniable stamp on it. I can "feel"
>their influences
>without outright nailing them to a specific artist.
>They have, in my
>opinion, successfully incorporated their influences
>into something
>that is utterly their own. Apparently, if I hold
>every other band to
>that same standard, I'm considered an elitist. LOL.
>
>
>And, yes, I would KILL to sing like Matt or Brandt;
>Paul K. is a
>monster musician (and songwriter too) -- they all
>are in their own
>realm. They've rehearsed at my old place, I've hung
>with the guys,
>shared a stage with them, given Matt a handful of
>demos (at his
>urging) and gotten positive feedback. I love those
>guys and,
>frankly, miss 'em to death. I played "Repeater" on
>a fishing trip
>last month and loved it -- again. Something about
>those guys just
>connects with me, even if they're not writing
>progressive rock epics
>("Pet Soul" notwithstanding).
>
>Speaking of fishing, there are one or two streams
>in Big Sur that
>are literally calling my name; with that, I'm off
>for a week of R&R
>(thank you, day job), so please don't anyone think
>I'm dropping out
>of this discussion just because Stewart Mason told
>me to eat him.
>
>kErrY
>www.myspace.com/kompost
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