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As my musician friend told me -> “In music, you don’t get to update your songs. Once it’s out, it’s there for the world to see.” (Or something like that.) It’s
by arthurofbabylon 6y ago
As my musician friend told me ->
“In music, you don’t get to update your songs. Once it’s out, it’s there for the world to see.” (Or something like that.)
It’s not like software where we can iterate/improve as we learn. In music, you capture a moment, a sensation, an experience - and you had better capture it as intended, even if that means an extra month in the studio.
This same musician told me that the increased ubiquity of singles is intended to speed up iteration/feedback/ship cycles.
- tguedes 6y agoIt's interesting cause Kanye intentionally or unintentionally experimented with updating Life of Pablo several times. He changed track order, changed the production, changed the lyrics a bit. I believe he released 4 different versions. It was super interesting at the time and a lot of internet music circles were talking about the potential of this going forward considering it's only possible because of the streaming services. But unfortunately it didn't seem to catch on and I haven't seen any other examples.