tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post3562988237871408643..comments2024-03-06T12:16:49.012-05:00Comments on Fire on the Mountain: The Thrill Of Open Ears: Listening To Top FortyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post-43295164260983271852011-03-04T21:01:22.711-05:002011-03-04T21:01:22.711-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502187932910780823.post-11468318024232566012011-03-04T21:00:33.357-05:002011-03-04T21:00:33.357-05:00Ok , I tried songs of the current top 40. I did a...Ok , I tried songs of the current top 40. I did appreciate the Pink song Raise yr glass. Might not have liked it as much without the humor of the vid. SHe communciates more visually than sonicaly.<br />I found another tune that I respect. The rest all sounded overcmressed,and derivative. I regulary cruise youtubes for pop music from Africa ,S America and Asia,alot of which is highly predictable,but I hit more often in those realma than American/Brit charts. Yes I relate to groove-I'm a professional percussionist. I'm not hearing anything<br /> interesting in this American and Brit stuff . In fact the stuff that relies on groove instead of melody is the most canned of all-the rap styles are so generic,the rhythmic knowledge is an inch deep. The electronica influences are from 20 years ago,I can pull up the patches they use on the synth . There are loads of young musicians who are incredible players,and have very broad interests musically- sorry to say,I'm not seeing any of that in these hits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com