I actually think the flute can be the funkiest of the non-percussion instruments.
For me, bad lyrics can undermine a song more than anything. I wish Lafayette Afro Rock Band had an instrumental of "Conga." A couple times, that song has come up on shuffle, the break gets my attention, and just as I begin to wonder why I was sleeping on it for so long, the singing comes in. Skip.
nope that's a real deal dre production. the one Jimmy Z apparently flopped; the world would have to wait over a decade before dre could make a superstar out of a corny white guy I guess.
but don't tell me you didn't rock the Jimmy'z pants.
I'm having trouble accepting that so many of you hate on guitar solos ... a guitar solo has always been a plus for me, often the dealbreaker if I'm on the fence about buying a 45, a good guitar solo can save a tepid track.
It's a big reason I love Detroit soul/funk tracks in particular, they tend to come through with the ill guitar break.
I'm having trouble accepting that so many of you hate on guitar solos ... a guitar solo has always been a plus for me, often the dealbreaker if I'm on the fence about buying a 45, a good guitar solo can save a tepid track.
You just saved me from making an otherwise obligatory "you dudes are pussies" post.
I have no love for the flute. ...sorry, gets on my last nerves.
And I'm a harmonica player myself
Dude, Flute shreds the harmonica without question.
exactly what i'd expect from somebody who has kenny g. in his avatar (probably unironically)
((grin))
seriously, a harmonica going thru a Green Bullet microphone through a Fender tweed amp with that distorted sound...played by somebody who can PLAY...that is way more satisfying than hearing some flautist squeak out notes only dogs can hear...
flute>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all other instruments! Phew...
Ok, something that ruins songs is bad bv's by kids. We did that.
Another one is when the singer refuses to accomodate the lyricists poetic licence. In particular: 'Who Will Buy' by Jon Lucien. It's a great song, he jazzes it up, it's all good. Love it to bits. But Mr Lucien, why sing the rhyme of 'leisure' and 'treasure' as 'leeeezure' and 'trezure'? It jars every time. The song was written by an english dude, we pronounce the two words to rhyme. Deal. Even if you disagree with the pronunciation, do it for the sake of the song.
I'm struggling to come up with another example though.....but if I do, I'll be angry about that too.
Another one is when the singer refuses to accomodate the lyricists poetic licence. In particular: 'Who Will Buy' by Jon Lucien. It's a great song, he jazzes it up, it's all good. Love it to bits. But Mr Lucien, why sing the rhyme of 'leisure' and 'treasure' as 'leeeezure' and 'trezure'? It jars every time. The song was written by an english dude, we pronounce the two words to rhyme. Deal. Even if you disagree with the pronunciation, do it for the sake of the song.
I'm struggling to come up with another example though.....but if I do, I'll be angry about that too.
Here's an example that pisses me off...I think it was a couple of years ago that Sam Moore (from Sam & Dave) released an album where he remade Don Covay's "It's Better To Have & Don't Need." However, some dufus made him sing it as "it's better to have and NOT need." I don't give a flying rubber fuck if it is proper English; we've gotten by with Covay's "don't need" since 1974. Since when does this song require a grammatical makeover? What next - if he adlibs "oh yeah," he's gotta redo it as "oh yes"? Straight-up bogus.
It probably wasn't even Sam's decision - I'm tempted to put that on producer Randy Jackson (from American Idol). And the album it comes from is weak anyway.
Another one is when the singer refuses to accomodate the lyricists poetic licence. In particular: 'Who Will Buy' by Jon Lucien. It's a great song, he jazzes it up, it's all good. Love it to bits. But Mr Lucien, why sing the rhyme of 'leisure' and 'treasure' as 'leeeezure' and 'trezure'? It jars every time. The song was written by an english dude, we pronounce the two words to rhyme. Deal. Even if you disagree with the pronunciation, do it for the sake of the song.
I'm struggling to come up with another example though.....but if I do, I'll be angry about that too.
Here's an example that pisses me off...I think it was a couple of years ago that Sam Moore (from Sam & Dave) released an album where he remade Don Covay's "It's Better To Have & Don't Need." However, some dufus made him sing it as "it's better to have and NOT need." I don't give a flying rubber fuck if it is proper English; we've gotten by with Covay's "don't need" since 1974. Since when does this song require a grammatical makeover? What next - if he adlibs "oh yeah," he's gotta redo it as "oh yes"? Straight-up bogus.
It probably wasn't even Sam's decision - I'm tempted to put that on producer Randy Jackson (from American Idol). And the album it comes from is weak anyway.
HEARING YOU 300% take your linguistic hangups, and if you don't like it don't record the song!
I never cared for Puff Daddy's little grunts and whispers and schitt.
but mostly because he bit that whole thing from Pete and CL.
"I made that ****. That's my ****. I'm taking all my credit back from n*ggas that stole from me."
Amen, there's so many moments on Biggie's albums where a perfect decent intro is ruined by the Diddy's drivel.
On a similar vein, I've always been a big fan of Lauren Hill's X-Factor apart from those Frickin' "Yo,Yo"'s that sit just underneath the vocals the whole way through. As soon as my ear picked them out that was all I could hear.
I'm having trouble accepting that so many of you hate on guitar solos ... a guitar solo has always been a plus for me, often the dealbreaker if I'm on the fence about buying a 45, a good guitar solo can save a tepid track.
You just saved me from making an otherwise obligatory "you dudes are pussies" post.
AK! Not EVERY guitar solo ever recorded in the history of music! Just like a guitar solo can add flavour to a song, it can totally derail it from warm, even and driving to squealy, high-pitched cheese that doesn't fit into the rest of the song's mood.
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I actually think the flute can be the funkiest of the non-percussion instruments.
For me, bad lyrics can undermine a song more than anything. I wish Lafayette Afro Rock Band had an instrumental of "Conga." A couple times, that song has come up on shuffle, the break gets my attention, and just as I begin to wonder why I was sleeping on it for so long, the singing comes in. Skip.
Dude, Flute shreds the harmonica without question.
We're not talking about Zamfir the lonely shepherd.
dude should have faded the song before the vocals in the soundclip and he would have gotten 30-40 bucks for it.
haha wtf was that???! never knew of its existence...was that produced by eazy e in his 187 um dre killa phase? haha holy shit
but don't tell me you didn't rock the Jimmy'z pants.
Yeah like the soulful diva on an old Wu or Dre joint for instance singing sweetly about "fuck those so and sos"
I guess maybe punk rock riot grrls would not be as bad...
Just bugs me I guess, many of the other complaints here I agree with:
Guitar solos AGHK - unless you are Jimi...
but mostly because he bit that whole thing from Pete and CL.
"I made that ****. That's my ****. I'm taking all my credit back from n*ggas that stole from me."
I WILL RIDE FOR:
FLUTE[/b]
BLOWY HARMONICA[/b]
STEEL DRUM[/b]
CHEESY VOCALS[/b]
FOUL-MOUTHED FEMMES[/b]
ORGASMS[/b]
aha! no sax! faux-groovy overplayed SNL sax grossness cant win.
on guitar solos ... a guitar solo has always been a plus
for me, often the dealbreaker if I'm on the fence about
buying a 45, a good guitar solo can save a tepid track.
It's a big reason I love Detroit soul/funk tracks in particular,
they tend to come through with the ill guitar break.
dombirdYou just saved me from making an otherwise obligatory "you dudes are pussies" post.
This definitely was a good example of "what ruins a song".
exactly what i'd expect from somebody who has kenny g. in his avatar (probably unironically)
((grin))
seriously, a harmonica going thru a Green Bullet microphone through a Fender tweed amp with that distorted sound...played by somebody who can PLAY...that is way more satisfying than hearing some flautist squeak out notes only dogs can hear...
Ok, something that ruins songs is bad bv's by kids. We did that.
Another one is when the singer refuses to accomodate the lyricists poetic licence.
In particular: 'Who Will Buy' by Jon Lucien. It's a great song, he jazzes it up, it's all good. Love it to bits.
But Mr Lucien, why sing the rhyme of 'leisure' and 'treasure' as 'leeeezure' and 'trezure'? It jars every time.
The song was written by an english dude, we pronounce the two words to rhyme. Deal.
Even if you disagree with the pronunciation, do it for the sake of the song.
I'm struggling to come up with another example though.....but if I do, I'll be angry about that too.
Here's an example that pisses me off...I think it was a couple of years ago that Sam Moore (from Sam & Dave) released an album where he remade Don Covay's "It's Better To Have & Don't Need." However, some dufus made him sing it as "it's better to have and NOT need." I don't give a flying rubber fuck if it is proper English; we've gotten by with Covay's "don't need" since 1974. Since when does this song require a grammatical makeover? What next - if he adlibs "oh yeah," he's gotta redo it as "oh yes"? Straight-up bogus.
It probably wasn't even Sam's decision - I'm tempted to put that on producer Randy Jackson (from American Idol). And the album it comes from is weak anyway.
HEARING YOU 300%
take your linguistic hangups, and if you don't like it don't record the song!
Amen, there's so many moments on Biggie's albums where a perfect decent intro is ruined by the Diddy's drivel.
On a similar vein, I've always been a big fan of Lauren Hill's X-Factor apart from those Frickin' "Yo,Yo"'s that sit just underneath the vocals the whole way through. As soon as my ear picked them out that was all I could hear.
AK! Not EVERY guitar solo ever recorded in the history of music! Just like a guitar solo can add flavour to a song, it can totally derail it from warm, even and driving to squealy, high-pitched cheese that doesn't fit into the rest of the song's mood.
Ahhh - lol, I don't mind those at all, but I can see why they would be annoying. I thinks it works rather well in the My Loving is Digi intro