HOT TAKES

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"all music from classical over free jazz to mainstream pop and rock can be great and combined with each other in a concert or even one song oder piece of music as long as the quality is great."

"The size of the United States makes successful touring financially impossible for most bands. And that’s the primary reason why most of the greatest bands of the last 65 years are from the much smaller and easily tour-able UK, and not the U.S. With that said, REM is the greatest American rock band of all time"

"Modern Music is 99% trash"

"I always thought that Pink Floyd have been widely overrated" 😶

"Based on the recent knowledge about Russian media trolling the information circuit on chat gpt, making the chatbot propose answers based on distorted information - Beware of the use of Ai tools when making music ! Propaganda or other harmful influences from unidentified sources could be lurking behind every rhyme, melody, or chord progression, subtly leading us into a web of misconceptions."

"Not all music has to mean something important. It’s great when it makes you think deeply but it’s also great when it can help you to STOP thinking! Sometimes it’s enough just to give you energy and enjoyment and a burst of motivation to get through the next day!"

"scream from High School Musical 3 is a top 5 song ever"

"The music industry doesn’t have a “talent problem,” it has a “patience problem.” Labels don’t want to build careers anymore, they want viral stats overnight, and artists are burning out trying to meet algorithms instead of audiences" 💅🏼

"I prefer a voice with some imperfections, imprecise, than voices that are all the same, flattened by so many effects"

"auto tune is one of the best things to ever happen to music"

"Travis Scott is more about aesthetics than actual musical talent. His production is top-tier, but if you strip that away, his lyrics and flow aren’t anything special. People love the vibe he creates, but as a pure rapper? He’s kinda mid."

"Spice Girls “2 Become 1” is one of the best songs and recordings ever"

"Lyrics are just as important as the music."

"Artificial intelligence will have the merit of wiping out 90% of today's so-called 'musicians."

"Too many artists are all about the destination and not enough are all about the journey. The music industry is governed by social media and it means that if you’re not rich financially you need to spend more time running your socials than you spend on your art."

"Probably that nu metal is great 😬"

"You can make good rock music without a guitar."

"I get a lot of heat for is my Linkin Park album ranking. I think their best is A Thousand Suns by a long shot, then Meteora, then Hybrid Theory…and I guess adding insult to injury I think From Zero is next best 😂"

"Women are fighting for not being sexually objectified in the same time all contemporary female artists: “have you ever tried this one?”

"George was by far the most talented Beatles songwriter. The songs from Please Please Me sound much better in their original stereo mix, with the vocals hard-panned on one side. Audio people are much pickier than conservatoire maestros."

"All music has its place. Saying that some artist sucks or is worse than another is childish and is ignoring the experience and emotion of the artist."

"Probably that radio pop music isn’t music, I think it’s more of a commercial product"

"Out of tune is the new tune!"

"I don’t believe in rules in music until you clap on the one and the three - Never do that" ✨🌎

"Politics and music should be seperate"

"Lyrics don’t have to make sense, they just have to sound right!!"

"The less gain on guitar, the better!"

"I have started to feel that lyrics are a distraction from the true meaning of music."

"Music theory is poorly delivered in schools a lot."

"I like DJ’s music"

"I am very disturbed by this use of artificial intelligence to compose and write songs. I believe that if this function is abused, it is the death of music and also the end of the ultimate meaning of why we make music. In accepting the use of artificial intelligence to create songs, you have the sense of giving way only and exclusively to wanting to demonstrate that you are capable of doing something without actually knowing how to do it"

"Taylor Swift's recent music is mid"

"Albums are dead, singles rule now and thats not a bad thing 😊"

"Rumours by Fleetwood Mac isn’t as good as people make it out to be"

"Ed Sheeran is overrated" / "Slant were cringe. Their lyrics were awful and their voices were irritating" / "Not keen on Jarki Monno aka Mark Johnson" / "I am picky with Ren Gill's material"

"right now the mainstream music is all the same and music is lacking originality. The rare ones are the ones independent from small towns generally"

"I think the christian/worship music genre is actually really good"

"Hating on other artists is so lame - just because they don’t write music that you like doesn’t mean they don’t write it from their hearts"

"Bonsoir! Mmmm, nothing too controversial, but I've always had a particularly strong dislike of Lars Ulrich...and Guns and Roses...soz! x"

"Music today is about as good as it’s always been, we forget the trash as time marches on, and so we always view the past through rose colored glasses"

"Well I like Beatles songs better if they're covered by other musicians"

"There is no right or wrong way to make music. If someone engages with the sound you've made, that's music"

"Third Eye Blind is a better band than Weezer"

"Everyone thinks analog gear will add more value to their sound, but the truth is you can do that with whatever you have, even using only digital. What really matters is your ears"

"There is no such thing as good music. It’s subjective and equally great"

"This song 4 u. Truly controversial"

"The world forgave chris brown too easily"

"pop punk is one of the best genres of all time"

"The industry has turned art into a disposable product. Today, the focus is too much on immediacy, on generating quick content to feed algorithms instead of building works that really last. Part of the artisanal process of making music with depth, of experimenting without the pressure of fitting into ephemeral trends, has been lost. On the other hand, I also think that rock and ska-genres with history and rebellious essence-are still as relevant as ever, but the industry has tried to marginalize them in favor of more commercial sounds. However, real music, the one born from honesty and passion, always finds its way."

"we're making music we love and we do it with music passion thats inside us!! Of course its tough to be heard or break the boundaries of the music industry but i think that if your doing something you love spread love and respect to everyone you meet on your way and always trust the process you will end up winner anyway" 😎🤘

"Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine) has a better voice than Adele"

"despite older generations saying music isn’t what it used to be, I think the opposite"

“You can’t just add pedal steel or lap steel to a song of yours and think that makes you cool”

"baby keem is the future of rap! We dont know where he is and what he is doing but he will surprise everyone soon"!!!

"music is the direct transmission of God through people from the ether into the material realm" 🙏

"Africa is the best coltrane album" - benconditions

"Slayer is entirely overrated"

"prince is better than michael jackson lol" 🎶🎶🎶

"Baby Shark is a bop!"

"Afrobeat music is not the only genre in Africa music industry, there are alot of artist such as myself, capable of writing and singing genres like Pop, rnb, etc, but because most of the well known acts out of Africa, do alot of afrobeat music, then the whole industry thinks thats all African act have to offer, unknown to them there is more!!"

DJ are not booked because of music quality like back then but because of « number of follower » and how much are they « influencer » 🥲

"Alternative rock does not exist anymore because all rock is alternative now - which is not necessarily a bad thing, a lot of good, relentless and uncompromising stuff can come from that. Also, indie rock does not exist anymore - as modern rock is usually out of the mainstream most bands are independent by default. Once again, that's a good thing - being free from commercial pressures allows more creative freedom in guitar driven and distorted music"

"TikTok is ruining music by making it all about 15-second hooks instead of full songs"

"Bob Dylan is shit!"

"Soca/ Bouyon will be a major player in the music industry in the near future"

"Guitar players killed interest in guitar music by making the focus on "riffs" or "guitars solos" instead of song writing and composition and experimentation."

"Less is not more, it's less. More is more!"

"Electronic music elitists claim "pressing play" on a lab top is cheating. However, one of the underlying objectives of electronic music is making music creation easier. Ei: Instead of learning jazz drumming, you can sample jazz drumming. There are no rules in art."

"Melanie C is a smash hit"

"I'm challenging the assumption that you have to devote the most time possible to making music in order to write really good songs. I had the best ideas while doing stuff totally unrelated to music."

"Hi there! Nothing special, have a nice day! Hugs, Marc"

"Nirvana ain't that great"

"After the 80s, music went downhill."

"Music should have some meaning something that people can relate with and connect with!"

"The new carti album is ass" 😂

"Taylor Swift is nothing more than a Karen in a leotard. She's an Aryan fantasy woman constructed from Hitler's deepest fetish"

"Mainstream music is the key to the destruction of society"

"juice world is top 10 of all time"

"some of the best musicians never get to be heard because they don’t play the industry game"

"everyone can make music but not everyone can make good music"

"The music industry its so fucked upoo"

"Guns N' Roses are a terrible band. Just terrible cocaine music"

"Within the soul of a true pianist, a poet and a butcher share a meal."

"It's so hard to write a song that makes you feel good without being cheesy- that's why our charts are filled with sad songs! I'm on a mission to change that..."

"Music is Music! Different genres shouldn't tear us apart but rather build us up as variety is beautiful to embrace! :)"

I miss the boybands sounds of the late 90s early 20s"

"Journey is the greatest band to have ever existed. EVER!"

"music genres are racist BS"

"I think Barrry Manilow and the BeeGees are amazing songwriters!"

"The Smiths were not as good as people say they are. They were good, and Johnny Marr is amazing and an icon, but there were tens, maybe hundreds of better new wave, indie and post-punk bands in the 80's."

"Paul Buchanan's solo album (mid air) is better than The Blue Nile albums"

"Music is supposed to help people. The moment it starts to hurt people, it's lost it's true power. Listen to music that helps you. Make music that helps other people :)"

"Paul McCartney is the most Metal Beatle (writer Helter Skelter)"

"Everyone can make art, but not everyone should. Not all things are good just cause your friends say so."

"My dad prefers counterpoint to harmony. I think an ethically trained AI for instrumental music (well-paid and consenting developers, artists, etc.) that could make individualized background music could be a positive, especially for neurodivergent people sensitive to certain sounds/overstimulated easily and with certain requirements. It is not for everyone, but I think of it as an alternative for people currently excluded from the current music world."

"I realized how important it was for me to eliminate distraction, I had to come off social media to complete the majority of the album, and I removed social media from my phone for at least 2 months so I could really zone in and immerse myself in the writing and recording process."

"Heartbreak songs might top the charts, but nothing beats the feel-good vibes of a happy tune!"

"I never liked guitar solos..."

"Music should be created for purposes of passion and self-expression and not for monetary purposes."

"I'm not against the use of AI, I mean we live in a time where everything is made easy now, why not get the most out of it? I've been making music for 20 years, if I can get any help, I will."

"You don't need to stay in your genre. We are too governed by them and algorithms but we should be free to paint outside the lines and be inspired by lots of different sounds and styles!"

"Kesha is a musical genius. The Beach Boy's Love You is their best album. Jack White's voice drives me up a wall."

"Not enough diversity in hip-hop right now."

"That Eurovision winner Nemo and Art The Clown are the same person."

"No hate, love both lol"

"Numbers and statistics come before musical talent and skill sometimes. So many times, we have faced the fact that majors and labels ask as a first question: "how many streams do you have?" or "how many monthly listeners?" even before listening actually to the music we are making."

"The quality of lyrics in modern music has significantly improved compared to previous decades. While some may argue that the focus on catchy beats and production overshadows the importance of meaningful lyrics, I believe that many contemporary artists are writing more thoughtful and socially conscious songs than ever before. This perspective challenges the common criticism that modern music lacks substance and depth."

"I got sick of computers a while ago, so all my Floris Francis Arthur recordings are made the old school way, no synths, no beats, no modern stuff, just old broken second hand guitars and old recording gear."

"I don't have any big ideas about music or my own music. My only goal is to make my own music. I'm not interested in numbers or popularity. Let it reach people. If they like it, let them listen to it. That's all. Simple."

"Metal is not music. It's noise and requires no talent, skill or musical theory knowledge."

"One Hot Minute is an underrated and great album. It's some of the RHCP best work. It's dark, funky and rips."

"The bass guitar can be played with a pick!!"

"Dubstep is music."

"Some musicians, they would rather quit and not share their amazing musical gifts with the world than have to endure that state. no one is born a superstar, practice! pratice!"

"You can't make it as an indie musician with great tunes alone. You need to have business savvy and understand the way the music industry works. Making the music is the easy part. "

"Phil Collins was the better lead singer of Genesis, but Peter Gabriel's solo catalog is better than Phil Collins'."

"Plini for some instrumental approach or Bad Omens - Sleep Token"

"The cowbell is the most underappreciated instrument in music history. It's true -- add a cowbell to any song, and it instantly sounds harder. Led Zeppelin? Needs more cowbells. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony? Yep, cowbell. Bruno Mars? You guessed it! More cowbell."