David Pittman

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one hit wonders, 40 years after the fact, just to meet a quota. It isn't doing the current state of music any favors.

[David Pittman @DavidPi08443483]

#Mus2011 Enforcing a quota of canadian content seems more rational when radio was less formatted and playing up and coming bands. However, today where it seems most terrestrial radio is "Classic Rock," I see no reason why people should continue to be bludgeoned by cheesy canrock

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#Mus2011 I agree with Wald's assessment, this is why more clubs hire DJs instead of live bands. Further proof, the pay for a live musician in st. johns hasn't changed since the 70's.

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to be dirty and dangerous.Artists like Pat Boone existed to sell black music to people that felt it was only palatable if it was distanced from the black artists,that they felt threatened the moral fabric of young people,and delivered instead by squeeky clean "boy nextdoor" types

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#MUS2011 These renditions are considered "schlock" because they are inauthentic, contrived versions compared to the originals. They are sanitized commodities for a middle-class white audience that do not embody the spirit and attitude of the originators. Rock n' Roll was meant

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and the Blues, there would be many, as they are musical cousins. A specific example I could name would be the acapella intro (“Well”) of Otis Rush’s rendition of “I can’t quit you baby.”

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#MUS2011 Charles use of “breaking voice” is an emotive device that adds emphasis and character to the song’s theme. It’s a quality that could reflect joy, pain, desperation, or excitement. Unlike more “learned” styles like Opera, where vocal performances are measured by clear

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characteristics of black female singers. Likewise, shades of Louis Armstrong and Howlin Wolf can be heard in the vocals of Tom Waits. Regardless of genre these techniques can be traced by to a common source.
In terms of commonality between, “I’ve got a Woman” a R n’ B song

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#MUS2011 engage, as well.Music today is less of an experience, as the presentation of an album as a whole has been lost to the convenience of shuffling through large playlists on a phone.

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#MUS2011 engineers,and producers painstakingly work to accomplish,are lost when converted to this format.Aside from losing how a recording was meant to sound,the separation of a song from its physical medium i.e. the original record/tape/or CD has changed how people listen and

[David Pittman @DavidPi08443483]

#MUS2011 The advent of the mp3 is a double-edged sword. It is convenient and its file size allows for quick sharing and the storage of large music libraries that take up little space. However,as the mp3 is a highly compressed file,much of the dynamics and sonics that musicians,

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at your fingertips there is a plethora of alternatives but you have to want them.

[David Pittman @DavidPi08443483]

#MUS2011 “False needs” aren’t created by the media rather the media panders to the masses by exploiting our fantasies and desires. Even if you don’t desire frivolous jewelry, for example, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who wouldn’t want to be wealthy/ attractive/influential

[David Pittman @DavidPi08443483]

no money in “music” anymore, there is money in celebrity, this is why “branding” is so important now. These things wouldn’t exist if there weren’t consumers for it. It is your choice to be passive and with the history of recorded music and cinema