What hasn’t John54 heard?
Jun 6, 2022 9:24:24 GMT
Post by daved on Jun 6, 2022 9:24:24 GMT
Gnarls Bartley’s Crazy. How do you “hear of it” but not hear it?
Crazy: I gather this was huge in 2006 or thereabouts. I've heard of it, but (this may surprise) I've never heard it before. I don't think it's anything special, vocally, lyrically or melodically. But it sounds very well-produced and arranged, and I particularly like the backing vocals. It occurred to me while listening that the song has enough structure and enough going on in the background that it could even pass as something from the late '60s. File under "could definitely be a grower on repeated listening".He’s also the whitest white man in existence.
Chain of Fools: I was never much of a fan of the Aretha style of record-making. Unfortunately I think the style of heavily emphasizing vocal pyrotechnics has become the dominant musical mode over the past several decades -- since she became popular, really -- to the detriment of music (and American music in particular). The plethora of singing shows on TV is ample evidence.
That said, Aretha herself made a number of fine singles (which is not to downplay her other work), and Chain of Fools is one of them. Yeah, she brings it on the vocals -- doing it better than 99.99% of the imitators -- and the music is highly rhythmic and funky, with just guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. I'm not really a fan of funky, but it works a treat here. Rhythm, on the other hand, is almost always a very good thing. The lyrics to Chain of Fools are written well enough, and convey exactly what they set out to. I don't own a copy of the song and I rarely if ever hear it, but still it shows up as an earworm once in a while, so that must mean something. Definitely one of the best songs on this top 500 list, even though it's not a personal favourite song.Regarding Chains, the closest Aretha gets to “pyrotechnics” is the “take it easy” line.
This asshole is so milquetoast.
Crazy: I gather this was huge in 2006 or thereabouts. I've heard of it, but (this may surprise) I've never heard it before. I don't think it's anything special, vocally, lyrically or melodically. But it sounds very well-produced and arranged, and I particularly like the backing vocals. It occurred to me while listening that the song has enough structure and enough going on in the background that it could even pass as something from the late '60s. File under "could definitely be a grower on repeated listening".
Chain of Fools: I was never much of a fan of the Aretha style of record-making. Unfortunately I think the style of heavily emphasizing vocal pyrotechnics has become the dominant musical mode over the past several decades -- since she became popular, really -- to the detriment of music (and American music in particular). The plethora of singing shows on TV is ample evidence.
That said, Aretha herself made a number of fine singles (which is not to downplay her other work), and Chain of Fools is one of them. Yeah, she brings it on the vocals -- doing it better than 99.99% of the imitators -- and the music is highly rhythmic and funky, with just guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. I'm not really a fan of funky, but it works a treat here. Rhythm, on the other hand, is almost always a very good thing. The lyrics to Chain of Fools are written well enough, and convey exactly what they set out to. I don't own a copy of the song and I rarely if ever hear it, but still it shows up as an earworm once in a while, so that must mean something. Definitely one of the best songs on this top 500 list, even though it's not a personal favourite song.
This asshole is so milquetoast.
