>that song is just a rehash of about twenty different cliche's
>both in the production and the songwriting. and sure there's
>a repeat effect in R&B, but I'm not talking about R&B rehash,
>I'm talking pop rehash, which in essence is what pop is,
>piecemeal formula. catchy turn on a phrase title and hook,
>stock lavish sounds, bland arrangement, autotuned vocals,
>highlighting an otherwise average vocal performance, name
>rapper for collab spotlight. this formula of rehashing
>formulas works for pop music, but it doesn't keep R&B alive.

well not the autotuned part... bottom line is none of that makes the song any better or worse. most cakes have the same ingredients too... doesn't mean they all taste the same.

>Actually my point is it ain't never going back. Only way is
>forward, hopefully with due respect and homage to the past
>(which is where I think everyone gets caught up), but forward
>motion. Yeah I think the lack of connection to the past is
>the hard part for some of yall, because it's slipping away and
>you don't think the kids respect it, therefore put no trust in
>their being able to do that legacy justice. Hard to argue
>against that with what we have today. But I still got the
>faith. I see enough signs of forward motion. It's gonna be
>alright it just ain't gonna look like the past.

what's funny about this is it is going back... thats not what i really want... at least not in the by the numbers way i hear some people doing it... but the first couple years of this decade have been very retro. i'd just like to see these acts pay a little more attention to the songs themselves instead of getting caught up in a sound. but i'm all for pushing things forward... in fact ive had numerous running battles on this board with my peers for co-signing shit they weren't feeling.

i appreciate you take but respectfully say you're barking up the wrong tree.

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