Just because you have something that other people use and are good at… doesn’t mean you’re going to be good at it.
This is a very simple, but very deep topic. I don’t think people realize that what’s good, regardless of the argument of personal taste, is still good and that there is always a general consensus that that thing is good. So, let’s talk music. A hip hop beat or rap song… just because Nas made it don’t mean it’s good. Just because T-Pain wrote it doesn’t mean it’s bad. I think people let their personal tastes for stuff get in the way of rendering an honest opinion about something. The same people that say Kid Cudi is a great song writer will say that T-Pain is a horrible song writer… Now look at what’s good versus your personal opinion… no I don’t care for T-Pain, but I’ll give his record a listen just like I would Kid Cudi’s and regardless of who it is… you’re likely to find something there that you connect with – if your personal tastes don’t rule your life. If it was up to me, hip hop would be the only thing played period… well that, neo-soul and old soul music and rock from back in the day, but the reality is that there is some good commercial stuff. Maybe not artistic… but in the realm it was done in; good.
So where I meant to go with this… is here; just because you use/have Pro Tools, Logic, MPC, FL Studio, Reason, expensive mics, state of the art recording equipment and studios… doesn’t mean that you’re putting out good product. It just means you (a) have the money to afford it or (b) the means to pirate of steal it. Remember that no piece of hard or software can be substituted for talent, niche, soul… whatever you want to call it. Who you are inside will always be there. You can get better, but you have to do it inside first… and you won’t find that at Easy Music Center or the local music equip store… at all. Maybe some good tools, but tools alone.
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The joints… (most of you maybe skipped the post just for this huh…)
A2 – Keep on Lovin’ You, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody
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11 – The Forgotten Man, David Ruffin – Feelin’ Good
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09 – I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now), Danny Woods – Aries
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B4 – Be Ever Wonderful, Earth, Wind, & Fire – All in All
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enjoy!
All that I ask is that you comment. Many of these artists don’t see a dime for the impact they’ve had on music and life in general.
Peace ya’ll.
