Why do people like James Blake?

fractal · Post by **fractal** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:32 pm

why do you care so much about what other people like?

every year this forum gets more and more of the same....

Siderealdb · Post by **Siderealdb** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:38 pm

fractal wrote:why do you care so much about what other people like?

every year this forum gets more and more of the same....

Sorry for having some interest in what people like. I wouldn't be much of an artist if that wasn't on my mind, right?

wilson · Post by **wilson** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:46 pm

Siderealdb wrote:
fractal wrote:why do you care so much about what other people like?

every year this forum gets more and more of the same....
Sorry for having some interest in what people like. I wouldn't be much of an artist if that wasn't on my mind, right?

Ooooh contentious.

Also, Burial.

wormcode · Post by **wormcode** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:44 pm

I like his voice/style. I notice some old 60s-70s R&B & dub influence which I relate to and enjoy. I've always been more into female vocals, but I appreciate his. Also even when it's not "dubstep" I still sense dub inspiration. Stripped down, minimal, spacey etc.

pikeymobile · Post by **pikeymobile** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:15 pm

Siderealdb wrote:
fractal wrote:why do you care so much about what other people like?

every year this forum gets more and more of the same....
Sorry for having some interest in what people like. I wouldn't be much of an artist if that wasn't on my mind, right?

lawl

but srsly his dubstep stuff on hemlock was great

mylon · Post by **mylon** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:33 pm

only ever listened to a couple of songs by him, but i looked at some of your suggestions (CMYK, Footnotes....) and WOW.

ketamine · Post by **ketamine** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:36 pm

Kodachrome wrote:
Pedro Sánchez wrote:I like James, but theres a limit to me loving him.
Laughed harder than I should have...

But I don't blame you

clifford_- · Post by **clifford_-** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:39 pm

kingGhost · Post by **kingGhost** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:41 pm

it's half hype. some people genuinely like it, some people like it because they think it's cool to like.

ketamine · Post by **ketamine** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:48 pm

kingGhost wrote:it's half hype. some people genuinely like it, some people like it because they think it's cool to like.

Yeah but thats with everything. Tv, Movies, books, etc. So it's a non factor that should have no direct bearing on James Blake

pikeymobile · Post by **pikeymobile** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:52 pm

cyberneticghost · Post by **cyberneticghost** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:01 pm

pikeymobile wrote: but srsly his dubstep stuff on hemlock was great

I wish he would keep making stuff like that. At least this guy does:

Anjin · Post by **Anjin** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:04 pm

ketamine wrote:
Kodachrome wrote:
Pedro Sánchez wrote:I like James, but theres a limit to me loving him.
Laughed harder than I should have...
But I don't blame you

made the thread worth reading

Joma · Post by **Joma** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:35 pm

hackman wrote:
AxeD wrote:Justin Bieber is not a good singer
he's a better singer than blake, even if the musical content is crap

I'd agree with this. James Blake is great song writer with a distinctive voice.Justin Bieber is a kid who sings songs about "love" in order to make him and his record company money. He CAN sing, even though he chooses to sing comformist pop shite.
The thing most people dont get is, one persons opinion doesnt matter, but a big demographic does. If somebody told me my music was shit id say "thats your opinion" but if everybody came up to me and said it id have to take a look at myself.
For the record i love james blake. I think its refereshing to see someone genuinely trying to make good music with the support they have rather than trying to write a number 1 and collaborating with JLS. Touch wood...
#blahblahblah

O Tumma Tum Ladin · Post by **O Tumma Tum Ladin** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:39 am

Siderealdb wrote:
O Tumma Tum Ladin wrote:I was gonna write you off as knowing nothing about music but then I saw you'd been in 'bands' and I'm reassessing my entire perspective.
That's where his fans typically go. "You must not understand music if you don't like James Blake, blah blah, di blah blah."

I've never heard anyone say this.

bass_culture · Post by **bass_culture** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:21 am

James Blake is a fucking genius... Pan/Order shows why he is still relevant to "dubstep" or "bass music", or whatever you want to call it. Need to sit down and give his new release on Atlas a proper listen.

therapist · Post by **therapist** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:07 pm

Genius is a big word.

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