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Post by -- on Feb 20, 2016 6:27:50 GMT
How does everyone feel about the track Azealia Banks put out today? As, uh... controversial as she is on social media, I can't deny that she's one of the most talented rappers regardless of gender in the game right now and I think this is yet another fantastic track from her. soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/1800bigbigbeat (also the site isn't letting me embed soundcloud links for some reason?) This song is amazing. Everything about her is amazing. I wasn't expecting it to sound like this. Weird because the other day I was listening to Sylvester and was thinking how cool it'd be if Azealia made music like this. And there it appeared, The Big Big Beat. She never disappoints. If there's one artist I can stand behind everything about them it's Azealia Banks. She's literally perfect, to me at least. |
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Post by -- on Feb 20, 2016 6:37:19 GMT
Yes! I always wonder how her and Selena Gomez are friends. Selena makes really good music and Taylor has good production but no direction. She would be good if she found her direction. She doesn't know herself and you can hear it in the music and how fast she switched. She's nothing close to a feminist. Tbqh. She's fake. She tries to pull off this "American Sweetheart" look but it fails. Every song on that Selena Gomez album is bomb as fuck, not gonna lie. She's a really great artist, even if she may not write her songs like Taylor (I'm pretty sure Taylor writes most of her songs, not positive). But maybe that's the beauty behind it, Selena doesn't try as hard to be super impressive, it comes naturally (lol no pun intended). Not saying writing your songs is bad, as it's obviously not, but idk, Taylor's lyrical subjects are boring me, and it's not even the crying-over-a-breakup phase anymore. She seems like the "American Sweetheart" that is secretly spiteful behind your back. Her presence is elitist, pretentious, and irritating yet she tries hard to relate to her fans, who are usually none of those things. "Look guys, I'm just like you! I have bad days, like to have fun, and like to talk about boys!!" Who is this demographic you may ask? Teenage girls. Not being sexist or ageist, but it's a TRUE statistic -- most of her fans are teenage girls.
It's this kind of false relationship building between artists and their fans that is ultimately detrimental to the career. Your fans should have a connection with you because they relate to the content you put out in the first place, not because you're trying hard to put out content that you think they'll relate to. That's the whole point of a fanbase. Your music (or art, or writing, whatever) speaks to them, instead of them speaking to you whilst you create your art around their demands. Following the former example, it's an authentic creator-follower bond. There is no fabricated material created for the sole purpose of gaining or maintaining celebrity status.
^That was kind of deep for the subject but it's true -- artists are so desperate to have more, more, more fans that they will suppress their identity and wear a mask that appeals to a broader audience. I really don't care for country music, but I believe her artistic capabilities would shine through more if she wasn't a pop artist.
I think Selena wrote/cowrote a lot on her more recent album. She has a more genuine feel to her music. Like she's trying different things and not making it seem corny. I think she has learned from other writers so much because all her other releases weren't written by her. I think she's learned how to write and try different things with her voice that it works. I can smell that she's starting to get influence from her Mexican family and I love it. I'm hoping for a Spanish album soon. Taylor really needs others to write her own music. She does not know who she is. And she tries to be a "woman" but is still stuck in a teenage girl mindset and image. She's trying so hard to be mature. Then her music sounds like she tossed some random songs together. 1989 sounds like a bunch of demo songs being released as an album and she probably wasn't even trying to do that. Sia just released a bunch of demos as an album and it sounded amazing (but tbh Taylor has nothing on Queen of music Sia). Taylor needs to think about herself. She doesn't know herself. She's very mediocre. And it's weird how her and Selena are friends. Selena's music is better yet has yet to get any real accolades for it. Taylor Swift feed into a very specific market that Selena doesn't fit in. That's the reason Taylor is really a big thing. |
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Post by -- on Feb 20, 2016 6:38:39 GMT
I am quite enjoying the new Animal Collective album. Outside of the singles I think Bagels In Kiev and Vertical are my favorite tracks, but I still need to listen to it a bit more. Also, Re: the whole Taylor Swift thing, I think Ed Droste's purported experiences with her are telling. Apparently she is very controlling of her friend group and has restricted them from hanging out with other people. After Ed Droste went on a twitter rant about her, Haim (who were their mutual friends) completely cut off all ties with Droste. Here's hoping the new Grizzly Bear album has some TSwift diss tracks. Ooooop this is a lot of tea |
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Post by friopi on Feb 20, 2016 8:07:17 GMT
I actually like Taylor's music, I wouldn't call myself a fan or anything, but I'm almost always into her singles. But something about her squad of famous women has never sat quite right with me. Also I was #TeamNicki 100% during that embarrassing white feminist incident.
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Post by -- on Feb 20, 2016 9:47:23 GMT
I actually like Taylor's music, I wouldn't call myself a fan or anything, but I'm almost always into her singles. But something about her squad of famous women has never sat quite right with me. Also I was #TeamNicki 100% during that embarrassing white feminist incident. Her whole squad is so fake. #TeamNicki till death |
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Post by Dvnots on Feb 20, 2016 12:52:00 GMT
How does everyone feel about the track Azealia Banks put out today? As, uh... controversial as she is on social media, I can't deny that she's one of the most talented rappers regardless of gender in the game right now and I think this is yet another fantastic track from her. soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/1800bigbigbeat (also the site isn't letting me embed soundcloud links for some reason?) For the first minute I was kinda meh about it, but then when the chorus hit, I loved it |
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Post by flaneur on Feb 20, 2016 17:31:03 GMT
How does everyone feel about the track Azealia Banks put out today? As, uh... controversial as she is on social media, I can't deny that she's one of the most talented rappers regardless of gender in the game right now and I think this is yet another fantastic track from her. soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/1800bigbigbeat (also the site isn't letting me embed soundcloud links for some reason?) This song is amazing. Everything about her is amazing. I wasn't expecting it to sound like this. Weird because the other day I was listening to Sylvester and was thinking how cool it'd be if Azealia made music like this. And there it appeared, The Big Big Beat. She never disappoints. If there's one artist I can stand behind everything about them it's Azealia Banks. She's literally perfect, to me at least. Azealia X SOPHIE would end careers tbh. |
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Post by Dvnots on Feb 20, 2016 18:55:06 GMT
This song is amazing. Everything about her is amazing. I wasn't expecting it to sound like this. Weird because the other day I was listening to Sylvester and was thinking how cool it'd be if Azealia made music like this. And there it appeared, The Big Big Beat. She never disappoints. If there's one artist I can stand behind everything about them it's Azealia Banks. She's literally perfect, to me at least. Azealia X SOPHIE would end careers tbh. Machinedrum made a mashup of an unreleased Jimmy Edgar x SOPHIE collab and Azealia Banks song: m.soundcloud.com/turbanradiowave/jimmy-edgar-sophie-lipstick-facial-x-fan-ft-azealia-banks-snippetI have a longer version that I'll post in a second |
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Post by flaneur on Feb 20, 2016 19:04:51 GMT
^ Yeah, I love that mashup. Didn't know there was a longer version.
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Post by Dvnots on Feb 20, 2016 19:38:58 GMT
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Post by unizen on Feb 21, 2016 1:05:38 GMT
I am quite enjoying the new Animal Collective album. Outside of the singles I think Bagels In Kiev and Vertical are my favorite tracks, but I still need to listen to it a bit more. After just one listen I have no idea how I feel about this album yet, but it was enjoyable to listen to anyway. Lying in the Grass is cool. Also I'm super late to this but I finally listened to Anti and I thought it started out very strong and ended kinda weak. Consideration and Needed Me are really, really great. |
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Post by Dvnots on Feb 21, 2016 2:44:04 GMT
I am quite enjoying the new Animal Collective album. Outside of the singles I think Bagels In Kiev and Vertical are my favorite tracks, but I still need to listen to it a bit more. After just one listen I have no idea how I feel about this album yet, but it was enjoyable to listen to anyway. Lying in the Grass is cool. Also I'm super late to this but I finally listened to Anti and I thought it started out very strong and ended kinda weak. Consideration and Needed Me are really, really great. m those two were my favorites along with Higher |
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Post by howaboutno is too lazy. on Feb 21, 2016 4:05:57 GMT
THANK YOU FOR THIS. LIPSTICK FACIAL HAS BEEN A LONGTIME FAV, AND NOW THERE'S MORE OF IT. You've literally made my night. |
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Post by Dvnots on Feb 21, 2016 13:03:20 GMT
Every song on that Selena Gomez album is bomb as fuck, not gonna lie. She's a really great artist, even if she may not write her songs like Taylor (I'm pretty sure Taylor writes most of her songs, not positive). But maybe that's the beauty behind it, Selena doesn't try as hard to be super impressive, it comes naturally (lol no pun intended). Not saying writing your songs is bad, as it's obviously not, but idk, Taylor's lyrical subjects are boring me, and it's not even the crying-over-a-breakup phase anymore. She seems like the "American Sweetheart" that is secretly spiteful behind your back. Her presence is elitist, pretentious, and irritating yet she tries hard to relate to her fans, who are usually none of those things. "Look guys, I'm just like you! I have bad days, like to have fun, and like to talk about boys!!" Who is this demographic you may ask? Teenage girls. Not being sexist or ageist, but it's a TRUE statistic -- most of her fans are teenage girls.
It's this kind of false relationship building between artists and their fans that is ultimately detrimental to the career. Your fans should have a connection with you because they relate to the content you put out in the first place, not because you're trying hard to put out content that you think they'll relate to. That's the whole point of a fanbase. Your music (or art, or writing, whatever) speaks to them, instead of them speaking to you whilst you create your art around their demands. Following the former example, it's an authentic creator-follower bond. There is no fabricated material created for the sole purpose of gaining or maintaining celebrity status.
^That was kind of deep for the subject but it's true -- artists are so desperate to have more, more, more fans that they will suppress their identity and wear a mask that appeals to a broader audience. I really don't care for country music, but I believe her artistic capabilities would shine through more if she wasn't a pop artist.
I think Selena wrote/cowrote a lot on her more recent album. She has a more genuine feel to her music. Like she's trying different things and not making it seem corny. I think she has learned from other writers so much because all her other releases weren't written by her. I think she's learned how to write and try different things with her voice that it works. I can smell that she's starting to get influence from her Mexican family and I love it. I'm hoping for a Spanish album soon. Taylor really needs others to write her own music. She does not know who she is. And she tries to be a "woman" but is still stuck in a teenage girl mindset and image. She's trying so hard to be mature. Then her music sounds like she tossed some random songs together. 1989 sounds like a bunch of demo songs being released as an album and she probably wasn't even trying to do that. Sia just released a bunch of demos as an album and it sounded amazing (but tbh Taylor has nothing on Queen of music Sia). Taylor needs to think about herself. She doesn't know herself. She's very mediocre. And it's weird how her and Selena are friends. Selena's music is better yet has yet to get any real accolades for it. Taylor Swift feed into a very specific market that Selena doesn't fit in. That's the reason Taylor is really a big thing. I feel exactly the opposite about 1989 and Revival. Revival was just mediocre. 1989 was a great pop album. I can't argue with your analysis of them as people, because I don't know enough about their personalities, but Revival was a disposable album with maybe 3 good songs on it. Not much of the album actually feels genuine. The songs that are supposed to be fun sound robotic, and the songs that are supposed to be emotional sound fake. Of course there are a few exceptions, though, and this is just my opinion. |
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Post by -- on Feb 21, 2016 21:03:00 GMT
I think Selena wrote/cowrote a lot on her more recent album. She has a more genuine feel to her music. Like she's trying different things and not making it seem corny. I think she has learned from other writers so much because all her other releases weren't written by her. I think she's learned how to write and try different things with her voice that it works. I can smell that she's starting to get influence from her Mexican family and I love it. I'm hoping for a Spanish album soon. Taylor really needs others to write her own music. She does not know who she is. And she tries to be a "woman" but is still stuck in a teenage girl mindset and image. She's trying so hard to be mature. Then her music sounds like she tossed some random songs together. 1989 sounds like a bunch of demo songs being released as an album and she probably wasn't even trying to do that. Sia just released a bunch of demos as an album and it sounded amazing (but tbh Taylor has nothing on Queen of music Sia). Taylor needs to think about herself. She doesn't know herself. She's very mediocre. And it's weird how her and Selena are friends. Selena's music is better yet has yet to get any real accolades for it. Taylor Swift feed into a very specific market that Selena doesn't fit in. That's the reason Taylor is really a big thing. I feel exactly the opposite about 1989 and Revival. Revival was just mediocre. 1989 was a great pop album. I can't argue with your analysis of them as people, because I don't know enough about their personalities, but Revival was a disposable album with maybe 3 good songs on it. Not much of the album actually feels genuine. The songs that are supposed to be fun sound robotic, and the songs that are supposed to be emotional sound fake. Of course there are a few exceptions, though, and this is just my opinion. I think 1989 coulda been a great pop album if Taylor didn't sing the songs. I feel like the songs coulda fit other singers way than Taylor. Revival I think was kinda a test album for Selena. This was her first time writing for real and also not using much autotune. Whereas her other albums, all the songs were hand picked and full of autotune. This isn't her best work but I thought it better than 1989. I felt 1989 was just a collection of random pop songs. It seems so fake to me. And the production is almost too good that the vocals kinda don't sit right on the tracks. I find that Selena seems to do a trial and error with her music. Like what songs work and don't until she finds the right fit. Selena is sorta like the let's go out and drink whereas Taylor is like the let's stay home and play cards. That's how I see it. I think if Taylor found a way to mix country with pop *cough cough avicii* her music might just sound better. I think she has yet to produce a good body of work. Same with Selena, Selena seems to dabble in electronic music and rnb music. I think they both need to work with different group of producers. |
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