From mike Sent Thu, Feb 11th 1999, 18:23
From mike Sent Thu, Feb 11th 1999, 18:23
Tom Young wrote: > Pop gains much of its emotional impact from its lyrics. > [...] > IMO, it's [IDM and 'higher' music] all about texture and composition. > > Lyrical content, to me, is the big delineator. Humans tend to get > distracted by words. They get confused when some try to communicate with > tones, bleeps, and strings. Yeah, news flash. This realization seems to hit just about every fan of dance music, IDM or not. I find that lyrical content is not always distracting, though, if the voice is used more as an instrument and if the music is more than just background. For an IDM-ish example of this, listen to Bjork. Pop is about more than lyrics/vocals. About half of the pop songs I hear or own have more to their music than just vocal accompaniment. I'm no expert, but dominant melody and harmony, and adhering to certain major keys (A,C,D,E or G) definitely contribute to a song's 'pop-ness'. Re: Taco Bell, for the uniniated in Sweden... It's a fast-food restaurant chain formerly owned by Pepsi. They serve Mexican-style (emphasis on style.. this is not authentic) food like tacos, burritos, and abominable concoctions like 'Mexican pizza' and 'gorditas'. It's all very Americanized and leaves much to be desired, but it has the advantage of being dirt cheap. For a while, most of their menu was "59, 79, 99" (cents). Now most items are $0.20-$0.30 more, but still, you can fill up for $3, and it's better than McDonalds. Anyway, depending on where the restaurant is, you'll hear piped-in music that appeals to the local market. Around a college campus, the music will be 'alternative' like the mix that included Toxygene. In a rural areas, you'll hear country or pop. When the Star Wars movies were rereleased, they were playing Star Wars music. I've also heard Latin folk music in Taco Bell. Anyway, I think I'm more of a Taco Bell expert than a pop music expert. For a good laugh, and tips on producing pop music, check out http://nmol.com/users/vmg/product.htm. Mike