It seems to me that music videos used to be very simple. You'd have the band performing the song, either by miming on stage or a live performance. It was pretty much always one of those options.
When videos started becoming more popular, they were then changed slightly to include video effects, transitions and the like. This made them more interesting to watch, but still kept the focus on the music.
Then there were dance routines included in the videos, which shifted to taking the focus off the song, and more on the dancing. This was probably because the songs were nothing special. Although they are great dance anthems, you have the likes of the Macarena...Cha Cha Slide...The Ketchup Song...the BIRDIE song...need I go on? The reason those songs are popular is because of the dance to go with them, not the genius writing.
And now, pretty much every music video is about girls dressed in nothing, fast cars, money, and that's it. If it's none of those things, it means the song is written as a love song trying to get someone back. Specifically, I'm talking about songs that are in the charts. When you get into things like Kerrang, these subjects change, but that's another day!
This isn't to say the chart videos are all rubbish or anything like that, a lot of them are great, with catchy tunes to go with them, and I'll admit I'm a bit of a chart-nut, so enjoy the music I find on there. But it seems that music videos aren't about the music anymore, and are now focussed on what's 'marketable'.
As with everything, let me know your thoughts! Do you agree? Disagree? Have a different theory?
Until the next post, Adios!
Showing posts with label genre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genre. Show all posts
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Saturday, 13 February 2016
Genre Discussion
I'm pretty sure there are more genres of music than people in the universe...and that's a lot.
There are the usual ones that the majority of people have heard about; rock, pop, indie, metal, country & western, jazz, funk, etc. But then...hardcore-math-rock seemed to become a thing. WHAT is that!?
As music becomes more popular in schools, colleges and hobbies, these genres seem to expand into things that most people would describe as "what on earth is that?"
Taking my example of hardcore-math-rock, it would seem to be a rock guitar riff, with a pumping kick-drum, in a time signature that changes every verse, chorus and anywhere they feel like it in between. It's confusing to listen to, but if that's what some people like then who am I to judge?
Call me old fashioned, but I like the plain genres, enjoy listening to them regularly, and that's pretty much it. It's not to say I'm narrow minded in music; I have a lot of different genres in my collection, but when it comes to pushing it further into these fusion genres, I draw the line.
Not to say all fusions are bad of course, I listen to a few bands that could be a fusion of hard rock, drum and bass and maybe a little dubstep. It's mostly known as Nu-Metal, but I prefer to call it Hard-drum-step...ok that's a lie.
Are any of you readers into these fusions? Any you would recommend/avoid? Would be great to hear your thoughts on the matter!
Until the next post, Adios!
There are the usual ones that the majority of people have heard about; rock, pop, indie, metal, country & western, jazz, funk, etc. But then...hardcore-math-rock seemed to become a thing. WHAT is that!?
As music becomes more popular in schools, colleges and hobbies, these genres seem to expand into things that most people would describe as "what on earth is that?"
Taking my example of hardcore-math-rock, it would seem to be a rock guitar riff, with a pumping kick-drum, in a time signature that changes every verse, chorus and anywhere they feel like it in between. It's confusing to listen to, but if that's what some people like then who am I to judge?
Call me old fashioned, but I like the plain genres, enjoy listening to them regularly, and that's pretty much it. It's not to say I'm narrow minded in music; I have a lot of different genres in my collection, but when it comes to pushing it further into these fusion genres, I draw the line.
Not to say all fusions are bad of course, I listen to a few bands that could be a fusion of hard rock, drum and bass and maybe a little dubstep. It's mostly known as Nu-Metal, but I prefer to call it Hard-drum-step...ok that's a lie.
Are any of you readers into these fusions? Any you would recommend/avoid? Would be great to hear your thoughts on the matter!
Until the next post, Adios!
What is music?
Wow...this is certainly a big question, one that a lot of people may not have an answer to.
In my experience, music can be defined by one word. Emotion. Yes, it might be broad, but isn't that what music is anyway?
I'll expand on my point...
Music can create emotion in seconds, whether it's the style, speed, notes, volume, or simply a memory that jumps into your head from a particular song.
When you go to the gym, the music played there usually has pumping bass, is upbeat, and may be 3 or 4 minutes long per track. The reason? So it creates motivation and energises the listener!
This is just one example of how music can work in the right environment, and there are countless other examples, such as ballads, rock anthems, reggae, drum and bass and metal. I'm sure you can think of situations where these music styles would be perfect!
So what is music? I suppose I could expand on my definition now. Music is love, hate, experience, happiness, sadness, and most importantly...anything you want it to be!
This is where you get involved. What's the happiest memory you have related to music? It could be anything, whether playing it, listening to it, or whatever! Why not share and get others involved? It would be great to hear your thoughts.
Until the next post, Adios!
In my experience, music can be defined by one word. Emotion. Yes, it might be broad, but isn't that what music is anyway?
I'll expand on my point...
Music can create emotion in seconds, whether it's the style, speed, notes, volume, or simply a memory that jumps into your head from a particular song.
When you go to the gym, the music played there usually has pumping bass, is upbeat, and may be 3 or 4 minutes long per track. The reason? So it creates motivation and energises the listener!
This is just one example of how music can work in the right environment, and there are countless other examples, such as ballads, rock anthems, reggae, drum and bass and metal. I'm sure you can think of situations where these music styles would be perfect!
So what is music? I suppose I could expand on my definition now. Music is love, hate, experience, happiness, sadness, and most importantly...anything you want it to be!
This is where you get involved. What's the happiest memory you have related to music? It could be anything, whether playing it, listening to it, or whatever! Why not share and get others involved? It would be great to hear your thoughts.
Until the next post, Adios!
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