I only caught part of it but it really was an amazing interview. I realized while watching the video that in 20 years I had never actually seen D'angelo sitdown and talk.
The great thing is that dude lived up to be the type of dude I imagined him to be, thoughtful, soft spoken, warm spirited and above all, all about the music. Dude seemed like he is in a good place but seemed happiest when talking about music.
I thought it was just ok. And at points in part 2 they just sound old. Talking about how music doesn't have melodies and shit anymore. Like... do you listen to any music today, Tavis?
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4. "It's true though." In response to Reply # 2 Sun Sep-06-15 01:13 PM by denny
In the 60's and 70's....for the most part, you couldn't HAVE a hit without a melody that was distinguishable and had at least a minimum base level of sophistication or complexity.
The 80's less so. But the bottom really fell out in the 90's. Not that this has to be inherently bad. The fact is....most people place less value on melody nowadays and more value on the sonic qualities of pop music. Ie what the instruments sound like. A song like Usher's 'yeah' would not be the hit it was during the 60's/70's.
In anycase, I hope D'angelo's doing ok. Can't help but feel concerned for him watching the interview.
-DJ R-Tistic- Member since Nov 06th 2008 51986 posts
Mon Sep-07-15 12:46 PM
5. "This is definitely true" In response to Reply # 4
I even notice when I DJ, the younger the crowd is, the less they enjoy songs based off bass lines and melodies, and it's ALLLLLLLLL about how that 808 hits.
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