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2011.11.20, 05:07 PM | #11 |
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1. When it isn't Shiina Ringo
2. When it isn't Jun Togawa :-p
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2011.11.20, 06:13 PM | #12 | |
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^ touche.
My list... 1. When artists don't know how to end songs, i.e. they stretch it out for no reason (maybe for radio play). Part of the reason I admire the Beatles so much, and as much as I love Abba, they're notorious for this. 2. When guest artists are shoehorned into an otherwise decent song. They don't add anything. :| Apparently it's so tempting for Top 40 producers to call up Kanye every time a single is lacking. |
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2011.11.20, 06:17 PM | #13 |
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*cough* Coldplay and Rihanna *cough*
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2011.11.20, 06:36 PM | #14 |
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I actually love it when they bring Kanye into otherwise unlistenable pop drivel. But then again, Kanye West is one of my guilty pleasures.
Oh, one thing thing that really used to (not so much any more) get my panties in a wad was when straightforward rock/indie/punk/whatever bands would have more guitar tracks on a recording than they had guitarists. It always seemed disingenuous to me. That said, I've gotten over it. |
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I don't really listen to the radio much outside of specific internet shows, so I'm not up to speed on irritating shit du jour. Once I would have said autotune, but I'm inured to that now.
Polysyllabic lyrics can be annoying. There's a reason why most pop songs have lyrics like "I love you... ooh... baby, don't go". Simple words fit melodies. There's a specific type of usually adult-contemporary or indie band that like to prove a pointless sense of superiority over the beknighted X Factor-watching masses by singing say the word "verisimilitude", as if they're the only people who know what that means, and turning a song into something clunky and annoying in one move. Of course as ever there are a ton of exceptions: actually properly talented lyricists can use long words musically; humorous or political songwriters; the Joanna Newsoms or whoever who create lyrical worlds of their own; beat poets, rappers etc who are actively picking words because they fit the rhythmic flow... But, everyone else should keep it simple!
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Like I said, I've since gotten over it, but I hope that helps explain where I was coming from a little bit. |
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2011.11.21, 12:49 PM | #17 |
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2011.11.23, 11:25 AM | #18 |
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On that same note, I hate when an album's closing track is a single/B-side/"double A-side".
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2011.12.09, 07:52 AM | #19 |
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Guys, we have an entire MUSIC OFF-TOPIC FORUM where this thread should have gone! Pleaaase don't just put everything in EMF Lounge. Think about where it belongs...
*cough* Adam Levine and Gym Class Heroes *cough* I vastly prefer Adam Levine/Maroon 5 to Gym Class Heroes and "rapping," but in this case BOTH parts of the song are terrible and also sound terrible jammed up next to each other. There is no flow. Ugh. Horrible song. Also, like Turtlefu said, songs that just repeat the same word in the chorus. I can't stand it. Eisley did that a lot on many songs from their second album and I could. not. take it. |
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Sorry, I figured the Music forum was for specific artists/genres themes, not just general discussion..
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