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>It's the early 2000's
What are you listening to?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DysCelDXTjk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so5XDNmFtd4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AIu7SqX_UI
>>64807698
Everyone in /mu/ wasnt born yet OP
30 Seconds To Mars
Gorillaz
Chemical Brothers
Linking Park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnGlY41cmE
What does /mu/ think of Iggy Pop?
goat
>Samsung
>>64807665
orange and blue
I never listened to a Beatles song until I was twenty-three. I heard a few snippets when Across the Universe (2007) was advertised. And, I enjoyed the covers on American Idol. But, I never heard them sing their own songs until I was cornered by white coworkers shocked and amazed at my inability to name a singular member of the group or song.
Their puzzlement went from inquiry to harassment to public shaming as they paraded me around the office showing me off to other white people who were similarly shocked at my apparent “poor upbringing.” They had no idea that their projections of what constituted “good music” denoted their own simmering privilege. Meanwhile, they were discrediting everything I actually had grown up listening to.
It all started when a young white lady in the office was commenting on her favorite Beatles song. When asked, I responded, “Which group is that?” Then, ‘el shit’ hit ‘el fan.’ I got the Beatles mixed up with the Eagles mixed up with the Rolling Stones. They asked me to name them and I said “Well, I know it’s not Elton John. Bob Dylan? Maybe Billy Joel?” Shit everywhere. It was completely foreign to them that I could have possibly missed something so integral to their lives. So, they attempted to shame me.
The responses I got from everyone were in virtual lockstep.
>“What in the world did you listen to at home?”
>“What? Did you live under a rock?”
>“Do you just never turn on the radio?”
>“Where are you from?”
To which I responded, “Well, I’m black.” And, I simply explained that there are other radio stations that play other music. Unsatisfied with this answer, they pelted me with further inquiries.
>“Do you just never watch TV? cause the Beatles are EVERYWHERE!”
>>64807584
It was cute for about two seconds then it just got stale. What was funniest about it was that they were almost offended when I mentioned non-Beatles members. Like I had somehow broken white people music code by mentioning Billy Joel or Elton John in the same conversation. The Beatles were so sacred to them that they guffawed about it and it became an office joke until I eventually left the team.
Isn’t it funny though how I was assumed to be some foreigner transplant because I didn’t conform to white musical interests? They questioned my mom’s parenting skills before they ventured to think that maybe black folks just aren’t interested in listening to boring music sung by vocally-challenged British men.
My mother raised me on Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, The Four Tops, The Commodores, Patti Labelle, and a healthy dose of gospel artists. I have heard and appreciated a host of other greats. Presently, I love the soul sounds of India.Arie, Jill Scott, and John Legend. Not to mention I come from a family of talented singers, rappers, and song writers. I was never lacking for musicality in my home or life. But, my music and upbringing didn’t “count” to these folks because it didn’t measure up to their standards. This is the definition of white superiority.
For many white people to assume that their music is “good music” and any other music pales in comparison is a) wrong and b) bigoted. I once had a girl tell me, “I hate ‘black music.’ It all sounds the same and they only sing about sex.” This is not an anomaly. For many whites, “black music” is inherently substandard. All the artists are interchangeable.
>>64807594
These premises are why every single time a black male releases a new single, onlooking whites exclaim frivolities like “Is that Sisqo?” (yes, I have witnessed this on several occasions with my own ears and eyes and yes, I am aware that Sisqo is only really known to white people because of Thong Song...released fifteen years ago).
No, white people, every black male singer is not “Ursher” or Lil’ Jon or Nelly or Sisqo. But, if you can’t figure that out, why is it so confounding when black people can’t parse out white singers who are essentially the same vocally, visually, and chronically? I mean, at least Sisqo had blonde hair. Lil’ Jon has dreads and a bejeweled chalice. Please tell me a vocal difference between Sting and U2? And, couldn’t Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow be brothers? There really isn’t a ton of diversity here.
I would love to say these experiences were flukes. But, no. I had a young white woman at my second job do the same with Taylor Swift. When I said Swift wasn’t a great singer, she went slightly nuts. She exclaimed how talented she is and how I must have just been listening to the wrong songs. She tried to make me listen to her favorites. I noted that I know plenty of people who could sing circles around her to which she replied, “but can they play the guitar and write music?” Such a simple-minded girl. This implies that Taylor Swift only sounds good on some of her songs and that she shouldn’t be regarded as a vocal artist but as a musician and song writer. Yet, she records albums. See the cognitive dissonance there?
This idea that white people’s mediocrity is better than black people’s virtuosity is exactly why white people keep winning singing reality TV shows. It’s also another reason why phenomenal black singers, musicians, and songwriters struggle to make headway in an industry infatuated with faux artists like Iggy Azalea.
What kind of Buzzfeed article is this
my favorites are:
80808
eh
trash
I'm calling the Trash number right now
it's freaking me out
>>64807510
>Implying the album is good.
Mine are:
good ideas
ring a bell
80808
Your local band(s) / Your band(s)
Let's hear em
Poster: Lo-Fi, Indie Rock, Garage Music - https://poster90210.bandcamp.com/album/brandt
Omri Loved Celadon: Stoner-Sludge, Noise Rock, Metalgaze - https://omrilovedceladon.bandcamp.com/
Swept: Shoegaze, Post-Sadboy, Lo-Fi, Alternative - https://swept.bandcamp.com/releases
NEVERSOBER: Hardcore, Punk Rock - https://neversober.bandcamp.com/
Basebourne: Alt Rock, Emo, Indie - https://basebourne.bandcamp.com/album/geoff
Social Combat: Hip-Hop, Freestyle - https://sclcmbt.bandcamp.com/releases
mfw no local bands here
>>64807498
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ZmS8qjV2c
Went to high school with the lead guitarist and bassist.
Going to see these dudes in a couple of hours with Pinkish Black. What should I expect?
their live shows are honestly over the top and fantastic because of it. enjoy
>>64807468
Soft rock presenting itself as hard rock. Expect to be disappointed.
They put on a good show. Have fun OP.
when will old music acts stop making these stupid fucking comeback albums? or more accurately, when will the music press and online music communities stop sucking their dicks for doing so? in the 2010s, there have been a glut of actual old acts or emulators contributing nothing to the progress of older musical forms. rock music has been dead for almost two decades now, and we keep fucking its corpse. shame on all of the following:
Swans
David Bowie
Radiohead
The Stone Roses
My Bloody Valentine
Slowdive
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Sun Kil Moon
Boards of Canada (not rock, but similarly selling out)
Tame Impala (useless imitators of The Beatles)
LCD Soundsystem (useless imitators of Talking Heads)
Vampire Weekend (useless imitators of Paul Simon)
and probably more that I just can't think of off the top of my head.
god forbid a musician makes music and decides to release it.
its worth noting that Bowie album is fucking gold, and he never stopped putting music out long enough to have a come back.
Boards of Canada still got it as well.
LCD Soundsystem bashing too?
damn breh you sound like no fun.
why don't you stop being a faggot OP
im a different class
when i see you ima bring my dags
I just dropped my second album, what am I supposed to do now?
I've been hyping this album with pictures and videos during the creation, as well as singles up until today when I released the full album for free.
The thing is I have no idea what to do now. My goal with this album is to build a fan base, and I have uploaded the album to streaming sites such as Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud, BandCamp, YouTube and so forth but is there anything else left to do besides waiting for people to listen?
I do gig from time to time but I live in a small city so the only ones who come and listen are my friends and family so I don't feel like I get anything out of gigging. The larger cities don't accept an unsigned piece of shit like me to come and play haha.
I appreciate any help at all.
Best regards, Andrew Blu
>>64807296
I have no advice for you but good luck with your career anon.
>>64807328
Thank you very much!
>>64807296
Do you play classical or jazz?
If not, end your music career now, because anything other than those two genres are objectively shit.
ITT: Music non-Brits will never understand
>>64807350
Never knew King Krule was into world music
we post our favorite albums and people guess things about us
op starts
>>64807238
your favorite album is codeine - frigid stars
your favorite album is codeine's frigid stars
>>64807238
You're a sensitive and shy lad. Though you're kind
one of these threads
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>>64807179
I hate when people shit on Fashion week.
It's actually not that bad, just more traditional than their other albums.
Which version of this album is better? The 2 tracks or the 3 tracks version?
The record is far superior to the CD/digital version. It is how the band intended it to be listened to.
>>64807139
>>64807152
the third track is indispensable
>>64807178
The title of the album doesn't accommodate for the third track, so nor should your ears.
ITT: awful follow ups
>>64807132
I am a sinner, but a humble servant.
MBV is fucking great what are you talking about?
any one got new singles?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_Tw0w3lLA
Nah but I've got doubles
>>64807099
oh snap
they suck and you have bad taste
How do I into ICP? No haters pls, I just don't know where to start
ringmaster isn't pathetically bad
tbf i've only heard that one and carnival of carnage
but ringmaster was significantly better
riddle box
that song from the goerge cloony movi solaris
>>64806990
>>64807082
>>64807101
>/mu/ is starting to discuss ICP now
This is it, this is the final layer of irony.
