Modern Pop Music

sei046

I have been listening to the likes of

Westlife - Us against the world
Take That- Patience
Back Street Boys- Incomplete


to name a few( not like me at all) but i cannot help but LOVE the songwriting these boy bands are coming out with. I presume they are not written by them but its about time these guys start throwing out some credible tunes. Anyway, my point. They production in these tunes is fantastic. The thought gone in the mixes is amazing. I Say fair play

dav nagle

sei046 wrote: »

I have been listening to the likes of

Westlife - Us against the world
Take That- Patience
Back Street Boys- Incomplete


to name a few( not like me at all) but i cannot help but LOVE the songwriting these boy bands are coming out with. I presume they are not written by them but its about time these guys start throwing out some credible tunes. Anyway, my point. They production in these tunes is fantastic. The thought gone in the mixes is amazing. I Say fair play

Would be cool to see a mix of one of those tunes in a studio .I would imagine there is allot of mixing going on.

squibs

The production is amazing, but the songs themselves are deadful schlock IMHO, with the exception of Take That, where Gary, "the talented one" is actually a fine songwriter (as evidenced by the last big single currently doing the rounds as the morrisons supermarket jingle on telly). He's also a decent engineer/produces and has a fine studio.

The westlife and backstreet boys stuff seems to me to be more an exercise in inspired marketing than good music.

PaulBrewer

I personally don't care who makes a track, only whether I like it or not.

So I like Back for Good by Take That and I like The Penguin Cafe Orchestra and King Tubby and Will Young and The Smiths and Alison Krauss

I don't like sloppiness as a rule so the Stones and Lo Fi stuff rarely do anything for me. If you don't care enough to play it in time or in tune I don't care to listen.

Niall - Dahlia

Hi, my names Niall, and I too, to my shame, have been secretly listening to modern pop mixes...

Currently on my MP3 player are artists I wouldn't even confide in my pet turtles that I listen to. But, do check out Mika. I only got around to checking out his album a few weeks ago, and it's bloody great. Eh, from a production point of view, of course...

PaulBrewer

MIKA?????????????:eek::eek:

Don't EVER tell the Turtles....... and you a Manley user. Tsssssst.

MattKid

I did some research on some of the pop tracks I like and 90% of them had Luke Gottwald as writer/co-writer and producer/co-producer.

So it seems I'm probably more a fan of him than the actual artists!

studiorat

I find those songs very boring and predictable, modern version of show bands. I prefer US R'n'B stuff if I'm listening to pop music. I couldn't stop listening to "One Thing" by Amarieanseo for ages

I don't mind a bit of Lo-Fi, it's nice to be able to hear some people in there behind all the polish.

sei046

Dont like Lofi. No I actually find the stuff these pop bands are bringing out is an awful lot more dynamic that "backstreets back" or "we've got a little world of our own" or whatever. Im not saying its the best out. im just saying i am liking the direction they are heading more. I as a rule dont listen to stuff on the radio. not out of ignorance or anything but i just know i wont find a tune i like. So if a pop band or a band i wouldnt listen to come out with a good catchy tune i applaud them

PaulBrewer

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