Steve Morrison

[Steve Morrison @SteveAMorrison2]

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[Steve Morrison @SteveAMorrison2]

@erikajanesqu I agree. As Canadian popular music has origins in many different countries, I think it's more important to celebrate those origins and the people that brought those musical genres to Canada no matter where they're from rather than simply because the artist is Canadian

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@TaswafRahman I think a better approach would be to have a quota of smaller artists. Most of the time, the Canadian content is by already well-established artists that don't need the exposure. I think promoting unknown artists would work better to help Canadian musical culture

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I don't think a quota of Canadian content is needed. Many Canadian artists have proved themselves internationally (i.e. Rush, Drake, etc.) As Canada has a small music industry it would be better to focus on quality or more unknown artists than the country of origin #mus2011f20

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@SheldonRyan1 I think Wald was correct that people would prefer a recording over a cover band because people prefer the original sound. A cover band is rarely the same but you make a good point. Big artists rarely come to NL, cover bands provide the unique live experience that recordings can't

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@McGrath_14 Good point. to me, concerts have always been more about the experience than the music itself. A song performed live or by a cover band might not be as good as the recording but the experience and the atmosphere in the audience makes it more worthwhile than listening to the record

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I agree most people would rather listen to a record than a cover band. I think people would still enjoy the original band live but would choose a record over a cover band because a cover will never be the same as the original, records still provide the original sound #mus2011f20

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@dibakermun I agree, music should be inclusive of all races. Without these covers introducing traditionally black music to white people its likely that it would have taken even longer for these genres to reach the mainstream and many artists may not have had the chance to be inspired by them

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@SamJacobson19 I agree that the covers often weren't as good as the originals but I don't think it should be dismissed completely as these covers served as an important introduction of traditionally black styles of music into the mainstream

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I think the music was called "schlock" because white artists were marketing black music to white teens as their own. The authors should have been given more credit but it still has value as it was the first step to white people celebrating black artists as we do today #MUS2011F20

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@johnloveless11 Interesting view of him using a breaking voice to sound less mainstream. His breaking voice makes his music sound less polished at times, making his music seem more about the meaning and seems he's more emotionally invested in his music rather than the way it sounds

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@RareOhToo It's interesting to point out that his breaking voice adds a lot of emotion to his music. To me, it seems like the parts of his songs that he was more emotionally invested in are the parts he used a lot of vocal breaks

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I think Ray Charles used a breaking voice to make his voice distinct, as well as to add expression to his music. To me, this signifies that he was a very talented artist that had the foresight to set himself apart from other R&B singers. #MUS2011F20

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@keriannenoel I had had both and I like Spotify better for the features but it's also been a while since I've used Apple Music so it could be completely different now than what I used to use

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A new technology that has changed the way I listen to music is streaming services. Using Spotify, and listening to the recommendations its algorithm gives me I can discover a lot of music that I would have otherwise never knew existed #MUS2011F20

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@RareOhToo That's a good point. Anyone can make music with a computer now and with streaming services like Spotify and Soundcloud artists no longer always have to play shows to get exposure, it can all be done online which I think is good for artists in relatively small places like NL

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@Provencher34 That's an interesting way to look at the current availability of music. It seems like songs don't stay on the charts as long as they used to. Dark Side of the Moon charted on the Billboard 200 for 15 years, it seems like artists are lucky to get a few months now

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#mus2011f20 A false need is that you have to be radio-friendly to "make it" while artists (NOFX, Bad Religion, etc) have success without radio. Music industry keeps listeners passive by paying for similar sounding songs and having them constantly played. People like familiarity