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Post by yotonic on May 15, 2016 13:42:48 GMT -6
With Carrie Underwood. I like this btter than that John Deere thing. Mike Busbee production.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 15, 2016 17:35:59 GMT -6
I like Keith. I know Busbee...I guess he's kind've floated across the line like Taylor. Cool production.
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Post by yotonic on May 15, 2016 21:02:10 GMT -6
It's amazing because the majority of pop songs that follow "the formula" (often attributed to Max Martin & The Swedes) have the same 4 synth chords in the verse as in the chorus with just drop outs or builds as transitions and pre choruses. Then an obligatory middle 8.
This song literally is the same 4 chords all the way through with the typical pop tools and trappings, and the vocals are really locked down on a simple verse topline with no runs or bends etc, and then the big "call & answer" chorus that can repeat forever without driving you mad. All the guys producing this stuff follow the same template.
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Post by swurveman on May 16, 2016 7:33:08 GMT -6
It's cool to see that he appears to be happy. Here's hoping it lasts.
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Post by swurveman on May 16, 2016 7:47:52 GMT -6
It's amazing because the majority of pop songs that follow "the formula" (often attributed to Max Martin & The Swedes) have the same 4 synth chords in the verse as in the chorus with just drop outs or builds as transitions and pre choruses. Then an obligatory middle 8. This song literally is the same 4 chords all the way through with the typical pop tools and trappings, and the vocals are really locked down on a simple verse topline with no runs or bends etc, and then the big "call & answer" chorus that can repeat forever without driving you mad. All the guys producing this stuff follow the same template. I just watched the PBS "American Masters" episode on Janis Joplin last night. The contrast between the unencumbered- by - form in her vocal melodies to this ubiquitous repetitive formula is amazing. Of course there was formulaic pop back then as well, but there was more of a distinction between country, pop, rock and blues. If there was crossover it felt more like a synthesis than reverting to a form. Now, so much song structure is melded into one. I know there are exceptions, but there's a lot of crossover imo to this Max Martin formula. An interesting anecdote: While in LA I got to know a famous casting director for television series'. I asked her about submitting for television and she said "All they want is upbeat songs". Culturally, it seems like the 1930's to me. In the 1930's the entertainment was very upbeat, while the country was suffering. There's a lot of that now imo. I'd recommended the Janis Joplin episode. I didn't know a lot about her other than her music, but she impressed me with her intelligence. Her's is an interesting story from a time very different to today. |
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