Current controversial topics in music?

[cmgoodman1226]

Rap used to mean something

not in the 80's it didn't... just was about having a good time and telling your story imo

rap was what MC's did to hip hop music
which was like huge even though the lyrics weren't always deep or whatever
the scene was like an urban renaissance
poor blacks from the bronx who couldn't afford guitars or music lessons
fucking about with breakbeats and rhymes.. no record labels, politics, money, or bullshit
just parties, battles, skills, exhibitions


so yeh you're both right... the lyrics were just good-time, story telling, but at that point in history the scene and the sounds coming out of it meant something huge... these days it's come full circle and rap isn't a hopeful young blossoming art form, its already done the rounds and become a typical showbiz industry

Coke rap used to mean something --- dudes used to sling the shit out of girl just to cop studio time and spit their bars
Rick Ross was a corrections officer

Well, the idea of an MC if I'm not mistaken was primarily to showcase and hype the DJ. And obviously the better the MC, the more they could hype the DJ. Then the MC sort of evolved into an entity in and of itself.

[Today]

yah rap really took over the hip hop scene

[leyenda]

Black Eyed Peas won't be remembered in 50 years time except for their shallow feat of biggest selling single of 00s. But when people chat about who the great artists were I bet you Radiohead get mentioned. They tick both boxes of being very popular and not being able to do any wrong in critics' eyes.

[cmgoodman1226]

Black Eyed Peas won't be remembered in 50 years time except for their shallow feat of biggest selling single of 00s. But when people chat about who the great artists were I bet you Radiohead get mentioned. They tick both boxes of being very popular and not being able to do any wrong in critics' eyes.

Yeah. Radiohead was one of the few exceptions I was thinking of when I was talking about "timeless" mainstream groups of today.

[garethom]

Black Eyed Peas won't be remembered in 50 years time except for their shallow feat of biggest selling single of 00s. But when people chat about who the great artists were I bet you Radiohead get mentioned. They tick both boxes of being very popular and not being able to do any wrong in critics' eyes.

Radiohead without a doubt will be talked about, and deservedly so, but I do think ballbags like the Black Eyed Peas will be too. Think you might be giving people too much credit to think otherwise. Look at Abba.

[Today]

lol no one's gonna talk about the black eyed peas
i get the point its just a bad example
like, literally EVERYONE hates the goddamn black eyed peas
You could get the sizan and Jews to laugh and get along together if they were collectively bashing the Peas.

If you didn't hate them before, you definitely started hating them after that superbowl

[garethom]

lol no one's gonna talk about the black eyed peas
i get the point its just a bad example
like, literally EVERYONE hates the goddamn black eyed peas
You could get the sizan and Jews to laugh and get along together if they were collectively bashing the Peas.

If you didn't hate them before, you definitely started hating them after that superbowl

Fair does man, if you can see into the future, I'm gonna have to take your word for it.

BEP have sold 65 million records around the world man. Like it or not, people will talk about them like people talk about other shit bands like ABBA. If not the Black Eyed Peas, then substitute it with other whack band. My point about "I Gotta Feeling" being rinsed from now until eternity still stands though.

The fact is, even people that don't like bands like that know who they are, so will have an opinion them either way. They'll be talked about.

[didi]

lol no one's gonna talk about the black eyed peas
i get the point its just a bad example
like, literally EVERYONE hates the goddamn black eyed peas
You could get the sizan and Jews to laugh and get along together if they were collectively bashing the Peas.

If you didn't hate them before, you definitely started hating them after that superbowl

Fair does man, if you can see into the future, I'm gonna have to take your word for it.

BEP have sold 65 million records around the world man. Like it or not, people will talk about them like people talk about other shit bands like ABBA. If not the Black Eyed Peas, then substitute it with other whack band. My point about "I Gotta Feeling" being rinsed from now until eternity still stands though.

The fact is, even people that don't like bands like that know who they are, so will have an opinion them either way. They'll be talked about.

After I saw Mamma Mia, I thought ABBA were the shit I still do.

That's what feel good films do.

[bright maroon]

I love ABBA - I love Fleetwood Mac - and I love the BeeGees

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[bright maroon]

You know - I've been thinking about this...

and I think that - I'm not really worried about the health of good music..
because I know it's there underground being healthy and independent...

What I'm worried about is legions of dumbed down zombies
being in control of the rest of the world.

I mean - I still have to function above ground alot..
and I worry about the brain-washed mid-western evangelical christian overloards..

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[Today]

you are probably a really fun person IRL i wish we hung out

[particle-jim]

Black Eyed Peas won't be remembered in 50 years time except for their shallow feat of biggest selling single of 00s. But when people chat about who the great artists were I bet you Radiohead get mentioned. They tick both boxes of being very popular and not being able to do any wrong in critics' eyes.

Black eyed peas suck major donkey balls these days but joints and jam is a tune still

[magma]

I love ABBA - I love Fleetwood Mac - and I love the BeeGees

I fully endorse this post.

[nousd]

the recent push for adopting an octatonic scale (to include H)
supposedly to suit the physics of harmonics and ergonomic design
(but suspected to be a marketing ploy by musical instrument makers)
is pretty controversial.

[bright maroon]

you are probably a really fun person IRL i wish we hung out

We could do - like - a Harold and Maude thing...

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[SunkLo]

the recent push for adopting an octatonic scale (to include H)
supposedly to suit the physics of harmonics and ergonomic design
(but suspected to be a marketing ploy by musical instrument makers)
is pretty controversial.

Oooh Sd, would you happen to have a link to an article on this?
I thought the harmonic series already lined up fairly well with the major diatonic scale. I imagine it would take a verrrry long time for peoples' ears to become acclimatized to a new tonal structure.

[nousd]

^ na sorry mate
it's all happening in neanderthalpunk, anti-internet circles
I can refer you to the cave where they hold their meetings though

[SunkLo]

Nah I'll just follow the sooty dancing footprints

[musicandme]

Rihanna - Umbrella will probably be the "Little Wing" of the future.

Dude..come on! That's one of my favorite songs of all time, which might explain why i feel it necessary to put a dumbass 30 second intro that doesn't deserve to wash the feet of hendrix into most of my songs


Practically all musical genres have been labeled and considered a "fad" by older generations or people that do not enjoy it. Rock n roll was a fad, blues was a fad, and jazz was a fad. Shit, I'm sure even negative minded jealous folk considered the works of beethoven trash way back when. However, we still listen to these types of music and now consider the finer examples of them timeless.

I'm sure there are long forgotten small pockets of musical styles from the past which have been for the most part forgotten, but as long as their is musical innovation there will be hate aimed at it. Only time will tell what musical output now has lasting power (so if you're right about rihanna being our generations little wing i hope it is at least the remix w/ chris brown for the irony).

IMO what becomes a lasting/timeless song is that it fucking resonates with people (broad i know). As long as we have a civilization we will have older music that survives through the progressions of stylistic elements and genres and is remembered/enjoyed well into the future.

whoa, a cup of coffee and two cans gets me ranting on the interwebz

[choc-ice]

Dubstep fashion? Over-hype? Each topic is bound to split opinion and controversialism is subjective anyway but I'll think of more.

my friend is doing a paper about fashion and music culture. does anyone think 'dubstep fashion' exists? or any thoughts on brand association with dubstep and wether its a positive or negative thing?