Proves taste is totally relative....
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0845096420071009
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0845096420071009
from the music quotes thread, posted by NB-SK. seemed relevant."Interviewer:
The notion of a "guitar solo" has preconceptions based on it;
people automatically refute it because it's supposed to be self-indulgent or
"for musicians." It's almost like things become iconographic and somehow lose
their value for outsiders.
Zappa:
Well, who's fault is that? That's what writers do. Musicians don't do that.
The average person doesn't sit around thinking about "iconographic problems
of a guitar solo."
Interview for Musician magazine, November 1991.
I don't really see an artist in that list. They are simply PR machines. In the case of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton - train wrecks.I wouldn't put too much weight on that list.
Here's another list from that magazine's website:
Top artists:
Britney Spears¦Paris Hilton¦Kayne West¦ Justin Timberlake¦Diddy¦Jay-Z¦Beyonce ¦ Jennifer Lopez ¦Michael Jackson¦50 Cent ¦Madonna¦R Kelly¦Fall Out Boy
Obviously, their target demographics isn't people with the most mature or developped musical tastes. Think about it. Paris Hilton is mentioned as one of the top artists.
I find nothing wrong with it. If he was as good as his fans claim, other artists would be begging him to write for them.
Heck, sometimes I get so excited that I play air guitar, bass and drums all at once!! :smile:...When most of us hear that line, we go apes and start playing air guitar, air bass and air drums!!...
My uncle has a country place that no one knows about... he says it used to be a farm before the motor lawn...
Come on! Number 2 lyricist from the bottom of the heap?? When most of us hear that line, we go apes and start playing air guitar, air bass and air drums!! This guy has obviously never heard The Trees with its rich analogy of lofty Oaks “who can’t help their feelings” if they like the way they’re made and wonder why the Maples can’t be happy in their shades... man that’s rich!! And how many more great songs and how many albums?
If you only know of “If you love someone set them free”, how can you deserve any judging credits on lyricists of the pop-rock world? It can only be as our own maybeyes said: “a few more [magazine] copies sold”. Sting, who is apparently at the bottom of the heap according to this guy, has written a lot of decent lyrics both with The Police and as a solo artist. On his solo album Ten Summoner’s Tales, he tells us what he thinks about our music critic (Blender): “Relax, have a cigar, make yourself at home. Hell is full of high court judges, failed saints. We’ve got cardinals, archbishops, barristers, certified accountants, music critics, they’re all here. You’re not alone, you’re never alone... OK, break’s over!! “ :smile:
Yeah that pretty much takes the cake.I wouldn't put too much weight on that list.
Here's another list from that magazine's website:
Top artists:
Britney Spears¦Paris Hilton¦Kayne West¦ Justin Timberlake¦Diddy¦Jay-Z¦Beyonce ¦ Jennifer Lopez ¦Michael Jackson¦50 Cent ¦Madonna¦R Kelly¦Fall Out Boy
Obviously, their target demographics isn't people with the most mature or developped musical tastes. Think about it. Paris Hilton is mentioned as one of the top artists.