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Originally Posted by dreamsongs  Hmm....everything that's been said here is true...
I've been listening to the new Maroon 5 CD and it's the epitomy of a "polished to the max, radio ready, OK songs" that I've heard lately. I started listening just to get some production ideas, now I actually like a lot of those songs.
They are so tight and so well put together that's it's ridiculous, but you know what, it works. They all come in just under 3:30 and they move so fast and grab you till the end and until the beginning of the next song. There's not even one second that is wasted.
The songs may not be great but I could imagine many of them be mediocre in it's raw form (piano/guitar and vocal). And then listening to them completely produced it's amazing what these guys can do. It completely proves the point we are all making to some degree... |
i can agree with this and disagree at the same time !!
I cant stand acts like Maroon 5, bland and dull BUT i could totally see a world where you could take one of there "polished" songs and play it raw with just an acoustic and a great singer (like Aretha Franklin or - less tunefully but with real characetr - Iggy Pop) and it could be excellent.
It is true to say that a Hit Record is not about the song. It is about the song and the performer. The sound of the day, the recording itself, is it funny, is the marketing cool, are the band cool etc etc. A hit song is a mixture of many things and every song is diferent. There is no formula - the workshop debate was a waste of time!
And to address the post above - its not that people demand bad music - the reason why acts like Maroon 5 et al sell well is precisely BECAUSE they are not challenging. Not everyone wants challenging music! Or arthouse movies!