Xbob42 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I love her hit single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 My daughters favorite artist in Taylor Swift. She also likes the way the cyber truck looks These facts are unrelated. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I’m going to once again reiterate my complaint that the keynote speeches are happening way too damn late. Walz’s speech was amazing and a ton of people on the East Coast that might have been on the margins of being interested probably went to bed before watching it. If Kamala speaks at 10pm ct, midnight et, it’ll be the same. And yes, people can rewatch it on YouTube, but the marginally attached swing voters whose votes we need don’t go on YouTube to watch political speeches, they go on to watch cat videos and other mindless pleasures. Shorten the damn speeches and get Harris out there at an 8:30ct sweet spot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 The Tay Tay slander is out of control. These pineapple pizza fuckers needs to go. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: My daughters favorite artist in Taylor Swift. She also likes the way the cyber truck looks These facts are unrelated. Same lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Taylor Swift is so influential she convinced millions of her fans that the completely normal situation of music artists not owning their recordings was a sinister campaign against her specifically, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars in re-purchasing new recordings of the same albums they already owned. This move was so successful that it is pretty well reshaping how artists view negotiations for the rights to their own masters moving forward, knowing public sentiment is on the side of the artists. Who knows whether her words will get people to the ballot box, but it can’t hurt. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3xB0t Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 All this talk is going to have me disappointed if it’s not her, lol. I’ll also accept Barack doing a cover of one of her songs. Like that one time he sang Amazing Grace, but more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 This entire ludicrous discussiom makes me so very glad that I simply cannot differentiate between "good" and "bad" music at all. I naturally have preferences, but when it comes to actual quality, all music is essentially functionally identical to me. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 22 minutes ago, osxmatt said: I think her music is great, but that probably puts me in the minority in this community. You aren't alone here. She is one of my favorite pop artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 8 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This entire ludicrous discussiom makes me so very glad that I simply cannot differentiate between "good" and "bad" music at all. I naturally have preferences, but when it comes to actual quality, all music is essentially functionally identical to me. Listen to me sing and you will know just how far down the quality floor goes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 32 minutes ago, LazyPiranha said: Things like this just show how much of a bubble there is for certain things. Saying Taylor Swift has baseline competence is like saying Bryce Young is a terrible quarterback. No he isn’t, he’s the worst quarterback out of the 32 best quarterbacks in the entire world. You want to see baseline competent musicians, drag your ass to some crunchy local battle of the bands and you will see people who can play the guitar in the same way that I can throw a Hail Mary. The ball mostly spirals and moves forward, but that’s about it. Anybody that knows four chords (and their least inventive voicings and progressions) and can sing a standard fare happy occidental melody in a mid range could do what Swift does with her army of producers and songwriters. If “good” is popular, sure, she’s good. But she has not in any way pushed the envelope musically or done anything inventive with song structure, melody, or voicing. That’s what I mean by “good”. But your definition of bad is somebody who’s not actually a musician so I guess this is all making sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Anybody that knows four chords (and their least inventive voicings and progressions) and can sing a standard fare happy occidental melody in a mid range could do what Swift does with her army of producers and songwriters. You say that, but instead someone chose to make Dave Matthews Band. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 11 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This entire ludicrous discussiom makes me so very glad that I simply cannot differentiate between "good" and "bad" music at all. I naturally have preferences, but when it comes to actual quality, all music is essentially functionally identical to me. Sounds like it’s maybe time you learn the joy of math rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 good entertainer ≠ good musician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, legend said: Listen to me sing and you will know just how far down the quality floor goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Good moderator ≠ good poster 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 38 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: So this happened 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: You say that, but instead someone chose to make Dave Matthews Band. If Dave Matthews worked with Max Martin and Jack Antonoff he would’ve been the one dating Travis Kelce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 5 minutes ago, Jason said: good entertainer ≠ good musician Yeah that’s what I’m trying to differentiate here. I think she’s a great showman and great business person. I don’t know much about either of those things. I do know a metric fuckton about music theory, history, and production though. So I will always opine quite confidently in that regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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outsida Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I can’t believe I just scrolled through two page of people bitching about Taylor Swift. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Not liking Swift has nothing to do with not wanting her to come guns ablazing at the DNC due to her insane influence. Not sure why that became such a weird concept here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, outsida said: I can’t believe I just scrolled through two page of people bitching about Taylor Swift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, Comet said: Not liking Swift has nothing to do with not wanting her to come guns ablazing at the DNC due to her insane influence. Not sure why that became such a weird concept here. We're a bunch of old men, it's what we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Actually for the record I do want her to come guns blazing at the DNC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, outsida said: I can’t believe I just scrolled through two page of people bitching about Taylor Swift. Mmhmm mmhmm. But what are your thoughts on pineapple on pizza? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I like Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: I like Taylor I know that song! That's her?! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 So the secret speaker isn't dubya, his spokesperson flat out said he's not there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Just now, PaladinSolo said: So the secret speaker isn't dubya, his spokesperson flat out said he's not there. Was anybody seriously thinking this was a possibility? Yes the most hated president besides Trump. That would really poison the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 50 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This entire ludicrous discussiom makes me so very glad that I simply cannot differentiate between "good" and "bad" music at all. I naturally have preferences, but when it comes to actual quality, all music is essentially functionally identical to me. But imagine how excited you’d be if the special guest was Sabaton and they started playing Primo Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Well Warren dropped a couch reference. Kinda fucked the delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Was anybody seriously thinking this was a possibility? Yes the most hated president besides Trump. That would really poison the atmosphere. I agree, it’s probably Dick Cheney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Just now, Spork3245 said: I agree, it’s probably Dick Cheney. Even better: Christian Bale as Dick Cheney. We get the celebrity and politician aspect covered in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, Brian said: These pineapple pizza fuckers needs to go. Who is fucking their pizza? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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