It's still rather surprising though. I was sure I had been redirected to the Onion or something for a moment. I think the lesson to learn here is that if you threaten the Starbucks branded sugar coffee that Congress members love, they will hate you for it.
I'm not a huge fan of the majority of Australian Hip Hop, not much actually connects with me as the subjects and songs are aimed towards teenagers with puberty problems, are predominantly shallow and are sometimes indistinguishable from pop music.
Having said that I did enjoy the first few albums from Hilltop Hoods plus some of the newer songs, enjoy Bliss 'n Eso and a few songs from Dialectrix.
I thought Seth Sentry was interesting after "The Waitress" but then with the release of his albums, all the songs had predominantly the same tone so his music became stale to me very quickly.
The laid back attitude seems to be accompanied by 1 dimensional pieces for the majority of these songs from my perspective.
Should try Vents and The Herd, both deal with political and world issues, and are not aimed at - as you put it - teenagers with puberty problems.
But "Predominantly shallow and sometimes indestinguishable from pop music"? Come on, dude. I'll give you shallow - Butterfingers isn't exactly the deepest music in the world, for example - but who says every song has to be deep and meaningful? As for being indestinguishable from pop music, Bollocks, but I also don't see how pop music is a bad thing. The Beatles are pop music. So were the Stones, and Michael Jackson.
I like Aussie Hip Hop, but I would also like to see it reach the depths of weirdness and theatrical insanity I hear in some American artists. Vents kinda goes there, but even they play it pretty straight to stick to ordinary hip hop stylings.
I like Aussie Hip Hop, but I would also like to see it reach the depths of weirdness and theatrical insanity I hear in some American artists. Vents kinda goes there, but even they play it pretty straight to stick to ordinary hip hop stylings.
I agree on that, but I'll give them a little break in that the scene is much younger than the American scene, and hasn't had the time to develop some of the sheer insane brilliance of the American scene. But that window is rapidly closing, you can only run the "It's too new" excuse for so long. It's novel because it's so different from the American scene, but you can only rest on that for so long before novel becomes stale.
Should try Vents and The Herd, both deal with political and world issues, and are not aimed at - as you put it - teenagers with puberty problems.
But "Predominantly shallow and sometimes indestinguishable from pop music"? Come on, dude. I'll give you shallow - Butterfingers isn't exactly the deepest music in the world, for example - but who says every song has to be deep and meaningful? As for being indestinguishable from pop music, Bollocks, but I also don't see how pop music is a bad thing. The Beatles are pop music. So were the Stones, and Michael Jackson.
I spammed a few of the Vent's songs, they seem interesting and have a defined style. The production needs to assist the guys to make the vocals clearer (for example Mos Def is lyrically dense but I can clearly hear all the words in his songs).
I can't get on board with the Herd, they could be singing about a serious political issues or the lyrics of a children's song and both would have the upbeat middle of the road "please accept us because we want to sell to the mainstream".
I can remember having listened to some of the Vents songs on Triple J but I can't say the same about the Herd.
I'm not saying all songs should be deep and meaningful but the song should have some depth in the construction of rhymes, beat and lyrics. For example - so many Beastie Boys songs, Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince.
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson made amazing songs which is why they were popular. The same reason that Jay-Z knows how to make a popular song but understands that a mass appeal track still has to have a thought out structure and bring something new whether it be beat, lyrics, subject matter or delivery. For me these songs are different from Taylor Swift, Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Lady Gaga). the latter group will never be remembered decades from now because all these artists do is grab at one or two concepts then use it like a Word template for their entire career.
Anyhow I have multiple biases (I grew up listening to Rage Against the Machine and then discovered the political songs of Bob Dylan), music is very subjective. What is pleasing to me may not be pleasing to you.
I can remember having listened to some of the Vents songs on Triple J but I can't say the same about the Herd.
I figure they must have had some airtime on the J's, because they managed to place multiple songs in the hottest 100 a few years back. But other than that, I'm picking up what you're putting down.
I would find it hard to believe that a Valedictorian would do anything worth having a gun pulled on him.
I heard a interview with the author of this book last week. He talked about how police are more and more likely to use deadly force. It is on my to-read list.
This is most well explained compare and contrast video essay I've seen on Eva's original ending and EoE's ending. It doesn't get into delusional fanboy territory that I see too often in fans on Eva.
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I was sure I had been redirected to the Onion or something for a moment.
I think the lesson to learn here is that if you threaten the Starbucks branded sugar coffee that Congress members love, they will hate you for it.
Having said that I did enjoy the first few albums from Hilltop Hoods plus some of the newer songs, enjoy Bliss 'n Eso and a few songs from Dialectrix.
I thought Seth Sentry was interesting after "The Waitress" but then with the release of his albums, all the songs had predominantly the same tone so his music became stale to me very quickly.
The laid back attitude seems to be accompanied by 1 dimensional pieces for the majority of these songs from my perspective.
But "Predominantly shallow and sometimes indestinguishable from pop music"? Come on, dude. I'll give you shallow - Butterfingers isn't exactly the deepest music in the world, for example - but who says every song has to be deep and meaningful? As for being indestinguishable from pop music, Bollocks, but I also don't see how pop music is a bad thing. The Beatles are pop music. So were the Stones, and Michael Jackson.
I can't get on board with the Herd, they could be singing about a serious political issues or the lyrics of a children's song and both would have the upbeat middle of the road "please accept us because we want to sell to the mainstream".
I can remember having listened to some of the Vents songs on Triple J but I can't say the same about the Herd.
I'm not saying all songs should be deep and meaningful but the song should have some depth in the construction of rhymes, beat and lyrics. For example - so many Beastie Boys songs, Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince.
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson made amazing songs which is why they were popular. The same reason that Jay-Z knows how to make a popular song but understands that a mass appeal track still has to have a thought out structure and bring something new whether it be beat, lyrics, subject matter or delivery. For me these songs are different from Taylor Swift, Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Lady Gaga). the latter group will never be remembered decades from now because all these artists do is grab at one or two concepts then use it like a Word template for their entire career.
Anyhow I have multiple biases (I grew up listening to Rage Against the Machine and then discovered the political songs of Bob Dylan), music is very subjective. What is pleasing to me may not be pleasing to you.
I would find it hard to believe that a Valedictorian would do anything worth having a gun pulled on him.
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Warrior-Cop-Militarization-Americas/dp/1610392116
Your job is nowhere near that awesome.
This is most well explained compare and contrast video essay I've seen on Eva's original ending and EoE's ending. It doesn't get into delusional fanboy territory that I see too often in fans on Eva.
This girl is the Thing of my day today. I want that cape.
What level Kaiju is that?