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I do not mean to take anything away from black musicians, but the music people say started with blacks was massively changed by the music-executive types before
by RecycledEle 2y ago
I do not mean to take anything away from black musicians, but the music people say started with blacks was massively changed by the music-executive types before it went mainstream.
The people who enjoyed the modified music would not recognize the pre-music-executive versions.
- defrost 2y agoPretty sure there's love for R.L. Burnside, Mississippi John Hurt, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Howlin Wolf, et al from Rolling Stones fans. It's hard to imagine a modern lover of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbe5RERDh4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbe5RERDh4k not recognising or appreciating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWM82eQKdQk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWM82eQKdQk Pre and Post Paul Simon ( Graceland (1987) ) mbaqanga music didn't change that much Pre (1983) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq6qRpEZVTY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq6qRpEZVTY Post (1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR7UbvhVT8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR7UbvhVT8g
- 082349872349872 2y ago(1933) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiCEVl_9-MM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiCEVl_9-MM (1977) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_2D8Eo15wE&t=32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_2D8Eo15wE&t=32s EDIT: I like the Lead Belly interpretation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fii6PX0-VXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fii6PX0-VXs because it sounds like you start to swing the hammer on the beat, but it has enough inertia to land on the spike off the beat. Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeGImvYpk2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeGImvYpk2U
- defrost 2y agoRam Jam??? What about Spiderbait from Oz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1VfYYKMDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1VfYYKMDk (or even: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqGrzJHDwc4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqGrzJHDwc4 ) I'd argue that despite the change in pace and instrumentation the original form and song can still be recognised and appreciated, the first version of this I heard was Lead Belly in about 1982 or so .. not a lot of TV in my part of the world growing up and not much time for that in the 'big' smoke at uni. Going back to the GP assertion I still argue that people that enjoy modern modified forms of music can still recognise and appreciate the earlier forms. (1930s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHLbaOLWjpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHLbaOLWjpc (2020s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdjhPHvH09I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdjhPHvH09I
- 082349872349872 2y agoRe Spiderbait @3:10, from the other side of the commonwealth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srp7k-9oCkw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srp7k-9oCkw as a geek, I'm a sucker for pedal steels, but lap steel gets the job done too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgKRgb6nOis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgKRgb6nOis Depressioncore rules, ok! (from the comments: "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your [grand]kids are gonna love it.") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBQ3bNNwHs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBQ3bNNwHs Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhzvRZ2j6M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhzvRZ2j6M
- RecycledEle 2y agoEvery "pre" sample you give was heavily influenced by Hollyweird executives. Their influence goes much farther back than you believe.
- RecycledEle 2y agoI am not criticizing anyone's music. I am saying that there are formulas that make music widely popular, and the Hollyweird types knew those formulas before we started recording music. Everything you will ever hear is heavily influenced by them.
- defrost 2y agoWhich Hollywood executives heavily influenced Obed Ngobeni and Kurhula Sisters when recording the traditional song Ku hluvukile aka "Zete" ?