Remember back in the day when sounding like a robot was soo cool!? Try not to laugh when you hear a computer say, “lick my balls.” Apparently some of the well known artists such as Lil’ Wayne, Kayne West and T-pain (in my ass) thought that sounding like a robot, while “Cleverly” covering up their horrible non-harmonious voices, was the “NEW BIG THING.” ok ok ok… didn’t mean to bash the rappers that much… Who am I kidding, I went and even bought the song “Lollipop” by Lil’ Wayne on I-tunes as soon as I heard it. But, I must redeem myself by saying that I appreciated the “Producer” factor in that song. I guarantee you that the producer of that song spent 50 times more energy than Lil’ Wayne on the success of Lollipop.
Auto-Tone for voices can be the most annoying tool in a musician’s tool-box but can also be very inspiring and creative. I never thought that until I saw this video with “The Gregory Brothers.”
Insightful, Satirical, Socio-Politcal, just Plain damn funny.
WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO:
Music has always been changing with technology. In the beginning, there can be many misses with the masses, but in the end, we get used to it and the technology is somehow worked into an intricate mix of old school and creative compositions. Using the Auto-tune just because you’re a bad singer SUCKKKKSSSS!! But using the Auto-Tune to sample real world affairs while making it bearable in a song without being too redundant, is pristine.
Give a shout out and let me know what new technology “Grinds your gears”.
Bumpin to Benassi,
Kurt
Critique section:
hahaha, awesome, the ‘very thin ice’ bit is perfectly done!
I can’t say that any current technology is grinding my gears. Quite the opposite. I am loving my new mobile which can sample a song which is playing (eg on the radio) and then send the info somewhere and tell me the songs name. Didn’t think it would be useful but it is coming in handy, i get the songs details then when I get home I can easily find and download the song. No more waiting a month to hear the song again and work out what it is…
I <3 technology