ITT: Joke artists that could have been great if they had took music seriously
>>60837560
ween immediately comes to mind
the pod has some good songs tho
>>60837580
it doesnt though
>>60837560
This is probably bait, but I do think he was so focused on being zany that he lacked real depth. I'm not really qualified to say that for certain though, I haven't listened to him too much. Anybody got an example of a song that's not tongue in cheek?
>>60837601
>degenerate
Keep /pol/ buzzwords in /pol/, please. No one takes you seriously.
>>60837601
lol you can't be racist to white people you dumb shit. Read a goddamn book. Reported for /pol/ shit.
>>60837643
>I'm going to conjecture on an artist's motives without knowing about them or their work
He did his rock/parody work to fund his interest in classical and instrumental music.
>example of a song that's not tongue in cheek
Any of his guitar albums
>>60837560
Not sure if these folks qualify or not... they wobble back and forth so much.
>>60837560
But he does take music seriously at least on his instrumental jazz albums
>>60837560
>>60837643
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk_Tr5ZxmNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opp62xFDygY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlwLNcBD68k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4uW5ujGUyk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1drz1pdDyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRJHZ6q-xJc
>>60837560
Taking music seriously? What are you an edgy college student?
>>60837560
I don't take any musician who smokes cigarettes seriously
>>60837600
have you heard alone dude
good song
>>60837725
All I know is what I've heard, which was not only tongue in cheek, but obnoxiously tasteless about it too. I did figure he had some other sides to him, the intelligence is there, it was just aimed at something with not really any emotional maturity imo. Like I said, I know I don't have enough perspective on it.
>>60837560
What's it like not getting Zappa buddy
>>60837643
listen to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imAWVWi5PIU
>inb4 someone reacts to the title rather than the content
>>60837560
System of a Down is actually a serious band though, it's just hard to take them seriously
>>60837827
Whatever, have a nice live dude. I hope you kayne west in your brand new live
OP here
These mad af zappakids and their shit taste lmao
>>60837877
>meme
>>60837575
But he takes music seriously and always has.
>>60837580
>ween immediately comes to mind
Ween did take themselves seriously once and they released that shitty bland album White Pepper
>>60837907
at least i have good taste kid
I fucking hate Zappa as a person, his stupid fucking spork fans but he made some really really good prog when it wasn't wacky
>>60837918
eh, I was just trying to counter-joke OP
I'm not good at this kind of thing
sorry
>>60837560
something having jokes on it doesn't mean its not serious
>>60837560
This had better be bait, son.
>>60837924
>they released that shitty bland album White Pepper
It's actually their only good album
What's the matter?? No waving my dick in the wind songs? *raises spork* I luv w3n heheh ;)
guys i'm super serious
but to be fair, he did take music incredibly seriously. It's just that he recognized he had an abnormal range, and he took advantage of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT8t0VxZXEM
>>60837783
What the fuck
>>60838002
tiny tim is just one of those fucking stupid Sparks or Klaus Nomi type hack artists
nothing but novelty pop
>>60837970
>What's the matter??
It's bland psychedelic music that has been done a million times better by many other artists.
>>60838033
>It's bland psychedelic music that has been done a million times better by many other artists.
Name one
>>60838023
You may think his act is stupid, but he's incredibly smart. He knows more about music then you ever will
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUTma9dmZnw
>>60838063
>Name one
how about The Beatles and every Beatles imitator in existence.
>>60837874
mild kek
>>60837970
Plebs gone wild
>>60837560
>Joke Artist
Releases 4-disc album that crushes pretty much everything in comparison.
/mu/ disappoints sometimes.
>>60837876
HUH
Anyone who actually believes that Zappa didn't take music seriously doesn't know the first thing about him
>>60837560
Zappa released more "serious" albums as he did "joke" albums.
>>60838100
Hey anon, I agree. It's one of the hardest arguments to make (that Tiny Tim was actually very talented and smart) to people without them immediately assuming you're trolling.
>>60838948
*than
>>60838100
>>60838966
This. Tiny Tim was a lot more interesting than people give him credit for. Plus he was on a Beatles Xmas special. They knew what was up.
>>60838100
Didn't he record with a bunch of punk rockers in the '80s?
>>60837861
zany circus music garbage
Here's a cool one he did with the mothers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMTpSz6OVe8
>>60837643
there can be depth in comedy, ykno
