This is mentioned in the movie Yesterday (2019) - somebody talks about the amazing talent of the main character, who writes his (actually Beatles') songs by himself, instead of the regular team of 20 writers.
What if Rick did a “greatest new songs you’ve never heard of” series? I would watch it daily. What are the songs that really should be praised but aren’t? Who should be winning Grammys but isn’t? I love Rick’s perspective, and would like to hear him talk more in-depth about only a couple songs at a time on a regular basis.
It would HAVE to include songs by Blackberry Smoke, The Sheepdogs, and Rival Sons! 3 bands that PROVE that there are still some good Rock bands out there!
To me, if a singer is a little off key, but I feel their passion - I’m all in! If the raw, human imperfections come through, in places where the focal point isn’t about perfection, but the human experience - then THAT makes it perfect! When / if those rare moments come around where the humanity, giving us the witness at the time, is damn near perfect, perfect in pitch, in phrasing, in dynamics in emotional expression without the sacrifice of professionalism, then we are all diminished - but just enough to recognize that something wonderful is happening and we ought to take heed! That’s just what I think… or feel. It’s all the same. Eva Cassidy comes to mind.
For me, a few singers bring magic and passion effortlessly, both with perfection in key, - such as Yebba, early Whitney Houston, early Celia Cruz - and out of key - such as Annie Lennox or Tori Kelly.
Drivers License isn’t a bad song; it just got pushed so damn hard by radio stations and social media/music platforms that a lot of people got sick of it after a while.
The only reason I don’t really listen to this song is that I might listen to a lot of love songs, but breakup type songs are stuff I am not really into.
The grammys are basically what the Oscars would be if they just nominated every marvel movie for picture of the year. How its considered the pinnacle of music is beyond me. It's just something record companies can use to market their pop stars. "GRAMMY AWARD WINNING" GRAMMY NOMINATED" It's dumb and means nothing to me.
The funny thing is that the Grammy's USED to be the exact opposite of this. They would nominate songs that you never heard of that were complex and jazzy, but completely unlistenable. Now that there is so much music out there with an undeniable sameness, that's what's getting nominated. The irony is that the Oscars are also shifting what gets nominated, but the nominations are more about the idea than the execution. "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" was in no way one of the best films of the year. But the Oscars felt that 2021 was a year to nominate a movie that glamorized uncouth radicals who wanted to overturn the democrat convention because they felt the voting process had been poisoned. All while decrying uncouth radical Republicans who... well... you get where I'm going.
It means - in PJ’s distorted and pretentious weltanschauung - that you should can your best drummer ever (Dave A.) and continue to write plodding, unimaginative snooze fests post Vitalogy.
@@JamesDavis-sh9gh I think sometimes they're probably in the studio with their entourage and one of them might come up with a good line or suggestion so they just credit them. It's not like 20 people sitting around a table with pens and paper all brainstorming at once like their writers for a tv show.
Rick, you should do a piece on “songs that my eight year old daughter likes“, even if you disagree with her, for a fresh perspective on what the new generation likes. I’m sure her opinion is worthwhile, since, as your daughter, well… “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
@@conniethesconnie i would argue that its a terrible time to release depressing songs while we still have covid going around. people dont need to be more depressed.
This episode fits in perfectly with another one of Ricks video's entitled "why is today's music so boring". Popular music historically will shift in a completely new direction when people have finally had enough of the current crap. Can't come soon enough.
We are definitely going through a weird period with pop music at the moment - folks will look back at the auto-tune period as an aberration of sorts. Apparently, to be different from the past, many artists seem to have thrown the baby out with the bath water and abandoned many critical songwriting elements. Also, as Rick points out, there are multiple writers on many of today's 'hits', which is quite nuts. Imagine this happened in the art world and not one but 10 or 12 artists each pitched in on a piece. Quite risible :)
Yup. In country, it took years of crappy bro-country to finally wear out the audience and get some good music back. Not that it's fixed, but it's much improved compared to 2015.
I feel like Pop music already took a huge shift in the 2020-2021 period. Especially in 2021, there was a LOT of variety, if you listen to the different hits enough.
They've taken music instruments out of schools, especially in the middle and lower income neighborhoods. Nothing left to express the pains, the hardships, the struggles, the sadness, the joys, the laughter, except...a computer. It was inevitable what would happen.
@@neruba2173 How it is not the same? i dont get why people who enjoy music always try to gatekeep, imagine gatekeeping art? , music is music, art changes over time, theres no difference between playing a midi keyboard in a synth on a DAW than playing a piano, you are still playing it, you know need to know what are you doing and the most importat thing is that it serves the same pourpouse as playing any other instrument, creation, self expression, etc . Theres more music being made today than ever, because its accesible and easy to share. I belive the people who says this kind of bs doesnt even like music that much, just some bands or a time period, traped on a bubble, theres incredible music beign made nowdays, you just need to search for it and let go of the pre judice.
@@ir0npichulka Its not the same because a synth basically recreates a sound that you can make with a propper intrument. Its basically a copy where inadequate, lazy people hide behind in the hopes to avoid thousands of hours of PRACTICE that will give you and insight into music that a synth will never be able to recreate.
I stopped caring about the Grammys 45 years ago, when Starland Vocal Band beat Boston (and Brothers Johnson and Wild Cherry) for best new artist and, in that same award show, "Afternoon Delight" beat "Bohemian Rhapsody" in a vocal arrangement category.. I was 11 and already knew it was a joke.
Afternoon delight was the anthem of daytime sex. When I played or heard the song, I could see that it was lessening inhibitions about casual sex. Boston rocks. So daytime sex won over talent.
"Grammy nominated top 10" songs are, by design, going to be overly commercialized and that automatically excludes plenty of valid genres. Rick did an amazing job of finding positive comments to make on some of these songs.
My man! 100% on point！So many times I can’t find the right way to critique todays “disposable” music, and you expressed my feelings on these songs perfectly. No wonder it’s so hard for me to get into new music lately. Thank you
Ah man, so many times people tell me I need to be more open minded when I say modern pop music sucks. It sucks not because it's bad, it sucks because it sounds like it was all recorded by the same band, in the same studio, with the same engineer and producer using the same instruments, no matter the artist. It sucks because it comits the worst crime of them all when it comes to art: blandness. If the 60's was sunshine and the 70's was thunder, today's pop music is drizzle.
I think you're being kind. Remember the first time you ever heard "Sir Duke"? (You fill in the song) Grammy means innovative, run-through-the streets creative and breakthrough musical artistry. These songs are ballast. Need to be jettisoned before our musical balloon plummets into oblivion.
When you hear that it is about money first and not art it's bad, period. No matter if it is old or new. Like the umpteenth "Fast and Furious" or anything else that gets milked to death.
Rick should do his own yearly awards show. Best song, best guitar solo, best vocals, best production, etc. I bet given a few years that would become big.
Drivers license by Olivia Rodrigo is way better than people give it credit for. When it first came out I was amazed with how well-written of a song that is. And how well is performed for such a young woman, and by far my favorite on this list.
see... it was good, until it was all you heard on every radio, restaurant, store ever. and then she created the whole genre of the feminist women music cause its "quirky" but really its bland. she has talent, but shes now very overplayed. which sucks cause she has potential but was drowned by the media.
alot of the issues with it is the lyrics are very emotional immature there are so many smarter ways to write about break ups and Drivers License isn't that zero metaphor no contrast no nothing
@@RabbiB0Y I honestly like that quality in song writing. Alot of her songs sound like something ripped straight from a page in her diary and though it might not be enjoyable for everyone, it is for alot of people.
“If Earth Wind and Fire hadn’t existed, this would be a great song. But they did exist.”. Probably my fave critique ever. Shall be repurposing that one for sure. Cheer Rick 😁
Objectively I think there is less quality being promoted now. There are many great artists still carrying on the great tradition of American music but it doesn’t get played or promoted in the mainstream. Droning, auto tuned, depression rap that you watch losers workout to on IG is what is popular. I wish they would promote substance, because it is out there.
He summed it up perfectly when he said "nothing really happens" - I feel like 90% of modern music falls for this. They're working so hard to be the next club banger, that they end up stripping the song of any real emotion and just feel pointless and hollow.
@@marcofalancia9553 I agree - I just wish artists were keen to make something special or meaningful or impactful and not just churn out garbage for a quick dollar.
@@marcofalancia9553 Again, good point. And a good argument for indie music too. I feel I should try to discover more music. I love a lot of pre-90s music, and tend to write off anything modern. Maybe some modern indie music would fare better 👍
It’s just the way things are today, the music is just so simple, it’s all about the money and the fame, not the actual music, and people who don’t care much about music will listen to it and think it’s good because it’s everywhere, and everyone else listens to it so they should too. It’s pretty sad that more of the talent comes from the computer than the people. And when they DO come out with something that sounds relatively decent, it’s a complete copy by an actual good band back decades ago, and it takes 30 “writers”. Rick beato said it right, it’s “pretty dreadful”
What I miss about pop and rock of the 1960s-1990s is that the great songs of those eras had a hook, something unique and original that grabbed you right away and lived rent-free in your head for an entire month. The part of the song that instantly energizes an arena full of fans halfway into the set. Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits *nailed* it with the Money for Nothing riff. The iconic intro to Tom Sawyer by Rush... practically every song from Creedence Clearwater Revival's first four albums... Giorgio Moroder's synth lines pulsating beneath Donna Summer's sensual voice... there are probably some people in this comments section that knew the lyrics to "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks... all the way to the late 1990s a lot of us probably knew the Wu's Triumph by heart "I bomb atomically, Socrates, philosophies and hypotheses, can't define how I be droppin' these, mockeries..." There's tons of examples. Even Pantera, at their heaviest, they still retained the catchy, groovy riffs that made Cowboys From Hell such a great metal album. One rock album from 1978 that i listened to for the first time while i was on a road trip actually made me have to pull over on the side of the highway so i could concentrate on the music. I haven't heard anything in the past decade that could make me react like that, unless it's to turn the radio off. I'm probably just old, but it feels like musicians collectively got addicted to xanax and the energy music used to have has just vanished completely. Today's music lacks the feeling and excitement of older music, in my opinion. Rant over.
It definitely fells that way for mainstream music, but if you think it's the case for all recent music/ artists, i say you just aren't looking hard enough! Imo the problem isn't that there aren't good artists out there, but that those artists aren't drawing in the general populous and therefore aren't as lucrative as generic manufactured garbage...
@naiiin6949 I allowed for the possibility that my age is a factor and I've found enough music to like and not get tired of, so that I don't need to look as hard for new music as I did 20-30 years ago. When I do find something from newer independent musicians, I concede that there are some hidden gems out there, but I still can't listen to modern pop radio anymore.
We are a THROW AWAY SOCIETY. It shows in our music, our entertainment, our education system, our justice system, our medical system. We have become a nation of cowards and fools! Such pitiful, boring excuses for music. ed sheeran is a fine example of BORING. I really tried to listen but I would rather take and ice pick to my ears first!!!!!
I love to hear this man talk music. Sometimes, when goes into detail, I think to myself that Rick Beato calls a song the way a great sports announcer calls a game.
I am a music lover, but far from having the expertise to dig into the details like you amazingly do. I think, though, that I am an example of the average, avid fan who drives the engine of the business. You help me understand why certain songs and musicians are great at their art, and you have also introduced me to new artists that I have come to enjoy. Thank you for what you do. You have added much joy to my life at a time when I'm struggling with some major health issues.
Rick, you should do your own awards! "The Beato's" nominate the songs and albums you like for all the categories you feel you have some knowledge about. Then announce the winners decided upon by you and maybe a few of your friends in the industry. It would be like when Siskel & Ebert picked the Oscars.
That is all done by the producer & who ever mixed it. If you hear him do it live it's sounds better. Just him on his own. Although the song is nowhere near his best.
I'm glad to hear your take on these songs. I've been thinking I've just outgrown contemporary music. Maybe it's not my age that's the issue. The substance is just not there. Brandi Carlile is just amazing. What a voice...especially with the twins on instruments and vocals. They're so tight together.
@@superf7 a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Auto is his artistic name, to reflect the more mechanical sounds he makes through his music. Otto is his birthname, in honor of Otto octavius, a great scientist of his his time.
@@drbgood4138 Not necessarily, there are instances where auto tune can be used well, and there are instances where it can be overused and abused. just overall recently its been overused and abused.
I call those types of songs: McD*nalds music - "Nice package that looks like something you've seen before" but derived of any substantial content, and what content you actually finds is probably not very good for you...
I'm surprised I actually have one of the songs (Silk Sonic ), I agree with you about the Brandi/Keys song. The Grammy's really are only relevant to those who are in the industry. They have long ceased to be about merit. Fun video as I would have missed out on most of the tunes
I just love the fact that "when this song comes on, I don't turn it off" is now basically sufficient reason for Rick to accept that said song has a Grammy nomination..
@@larrywarren6966 the thing just kills me is that there are actually amazing songs out there today and are way, WAY better than these. Objectively, just written well, produced, have a nice dose of, dare I say, creativity and yet it goes to these ding dongs.
@@ApolloSuns I’m sure there are…. There are always great artists trying to break into the industry, but the recording industry is so risk averse that they’re killing music. I haven’t heard more than 1-2 new songs in the past 10 years that made me stop to find out who did it.
I feel the same way about the Grammy Awards as I feel about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's not about the best, it's about the marketing and I quit caring decades ago.
You can just see that Rick spent some years as a producer; and a top notch one at that - I would listen and adhere to anything he suggested to me or my band.
Mr. Beato, I admire you and your skill. I am not a musician. My comment about the Bruno Mars Anderson/Paak tune is that It sounds beautiful and owes more to the legendary Thom Bell and the Delphonics than the GREAT Earth, Wind and Fire. Thank you for your channel
When samplers arrived, people argued how bands could rip off a bar of music from other songs, these days, somehow producers think its fine to completely rip off an entire chorus and they get away with it.
Re: increasing the nominees from eight to ten. This is essentially an industry giving awards to itself, to promote itself (i.e., its artists). For marketing purposes, they're creating more artists who can refer to themselves as "Grammy nominated." All of this is almost meaningless. I trust Mr. Beato much, more more to help me understand what's worth giving my attention to.
Honestly that's how I've really come to see most of these awards in recent years (Music, Movies, whatever): Take whatever were the biggest things of the year that were most popular and attach awards to them to give them MORE hype and try to squeeze the last bit of hype/promotion (i.e. sales) out of them.
Not one of these songs would I seek out to listen to again. Doja Cat has some fun stuff. Bruno Mars is legit, and Eilish has a distinct sound that is compelling. But it's all disposable music. Pop music could find way better songs from deep tracks off older recordings than what we have now.
Gordon Gecko famously reminded us, the answer to every question is the same: “money“. Increasing the list from 8 to 10 is about attracting a wider audience.
To me the Brandi Carlisle was the best. Just can't get into autotuned anything, or anything that uses a computer - just fully into real singing and real instruments and real, authentic musicianship.
I like how when Rick is talking about Bad Habits at 2:00, he says nothing really happens and right after that the song goes "nothing happens after 2" LOL that was so funny
I'm 100% with you on the Ed Sheeran critique. He has such a great singing voice without any effects, and they managed to butcher it with so many effects that his voice is indistinguishable from anyone else. I had no idea it was even him singing until I saw the song credits. What a shame the studios try to make everyone and every song sound the same, following the same formula, until everything become monotonous and boring.
@@marLamaDeo he's more detailed than most but he's incredibly clumsy with it. Taylor Swift has detail in her lyrics but her scope of topic and experiences are incredibly limited.
That ed sheeran music sounds like every other 'car music bass boosted' song that there is. I hate that style of music. Like really fucking hate those beats.
Hey Rick, So glad you do this on UA-cam....I learn or expand on something everytime I hear your presentation. Keep up the great work. Peter. Sydney. AUSTRALIA.
It always makes me think of John Lennon's line "There's room at the top, they're telling you still". I think the entire modern world is like this. Good singers and great instrument players are everywhere. Bu there's not enough good songs. You can throw money at a thing and get a great player or great singer or great production. But all the money in the world can't create the inspiration for a good song. The Video Game market is like this too. You can throw money at it and create great graphics, but you can't come up with the inspiration for great story. Great songs and great stories are priceless. Money doesn't create them.
You’ve nailed it. People can be great at things but without a vision, inspiration, muse, whatever you choose to call it, to direct the people that can do great things, the talent is wasted producing generic stuff that people hear and forget that doesn’t make a lasting resonating impression on the world.
When I was young, the older people tended to dislike the music I liked because it was too radical. Now that I'm old, I find that a lot of the music younger people like isn't radical enough.
@Jammin' Kauai Man - That's *exactly* how *I* feel! 60-year-old here - my tastes range from some heavy metal to "normal rock/pop music" to classical. Today's music is *bland MUSH* - in food terms, it is *cardboard or sawdust* (yes, I know they're not foods but you get my drift.....). There has barely been any decent music since 1990. Thirty years of DRECK! If you put me up against a wall and forced me to name any recent good music, I'd say stuff by Khruangbin, Vulfpeck, Sunsquabi and Buckethead. Stuff that STANDS OUT. All of them *are* good and (surprise, surprise) NONE of them feature in the "Grammy Song of the Year" list!
@@gaius_enceladus obviously they aren't nominated in the Grammies, they're not marketable, Grammies don't award the best song/album, just the most famous
Hi, I HAVE to agree with you here. My parents used to bemoan the music I liked, way back in the 50-6070s - saying it was too noisy, radical, unconventional, odd instruments, confrontational etc. Nowadays - (not all thankfully) 'pop' music of these times is too tame, boring, unchallenging - and as you say - not radical enough. I guess it's just a derivative of the music industry's 'prime directive' ie to make money. Sad, very sad.
I was just talking to my sister about this. How there is no feeling in a lot of popular music today. Take for instance anger, there are plenty of things in society to be angry about, but there is no one writing angry, visceral music, about it. Maybe bands like IDLES, but it's not the most popular stuff. People can knock on bands like Limp Bizkit or Korn, but at least they explored a real visceral feeling of anger. The problem today is that popular artists are only interested in creating a VIBE and not being polarizing. So their music sounds bland and tame. Say what you will about Bruno Mars, but even his pastiche of Earth, Wind, and Fire, felt more inspired than much of the music out there. But that's only because most everything else is insipid and uninspired. If you really listen to the album, it's kinda meh, as well. It's missing a certain "soul". I also think performers are more afraid and no one is really willing to put themselves out there like that, as it would require a level of vulnerability that many aren't down to expose artistically.
I think Dave Grohl's face when Foo Fighters lost out to the Baha Men really summed up everything we ever needed to know about the Grammys. Who let the dogs out? The USRA did.
Imo thats a well produced song. That song is one of a kind and still popular 20 years later. Non of these songs will be remembered 20 years from now. And thats the problem these days with everything that gets the spotlight. It sucks. Underground in every genre is better than any grammy track these days.
@@joshuabenjamin1626 record companies expect the same amount of profits per track, album, etc. very restrictive of creative input by the artists (not even sure if many "artists" have that anymore). it's a shame as money ruins the nice things we could have.
Worked six years in a Domino's listening to a playlist of this same type of stuff. People didn't believe me when I said I preferred the music _off_ but it would actually sour my mood listening to it. "You know how you feel when I put my stuff on after we close?" "Yeah, drives me up the wall." "Exactly."
It has always been like that when making music for radio. Make a song that is catchy and somewhat interesting, but not too weird so that you don't risk people turning it off or changing the channel.
My sister insisted I check her out. My very first song was The Story. Wow. The first unexpected belt (the little belt)... the perfectly applied 'yodels' and vocal frys... the fantastic voice quality. Her runs. Then the second BELT (I call it the 'AC/DC mixed with Janis Joplin belt') I was hooked! She's just great!!
I have never heard of Brandi Carlile until one night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville she walked on stage. As man in his late 30's that listens to metal 95% of the time, I wept. It was the most amazing musical experiences. Brandi for the win.
I've been seeing videos from this channel recommended to me for a while and have always been wary of watching them because I didn't want to watch a guy just give negative ranting opinions. Then I watched the best 20 one hit wonders of the 80s one on a whim (being an 80s kid and prone to nostalgia), and it was immediately obvious that Rick just *loves music*. It really shines though. So I plucked up my courage and watched this one. I'm glad I did, because, again, the thing that really comes through here is a deep love of music. It says "rant" in the title, but it's not ranting at all. He's critical, but fair, and always looking out for things that are done well. If you want me, you'll find me working my way through the old episodes.
Despite all these artist sounding like they’re constipated and depressed this video is a great kind of short course in production. Love observing your constructive views!
I think thats a clue that todays biz is all marketing and connections and little to do with music. I dont believe for a second that more than two or three actually wrote this song.
That kinda made me think of what would have happened if Mark Twain had picked 10 random peasants to help him write a book, and how long that would have taken him to end his career and be forgotten...
Is it still the case that Producers and other folks insist on song writing credits to get pieces of the publishing even if they had nothing at all to do with the writing itself?
My vote goes to Brandi Carlile - Right On Time True artistry Laughed when I heard Rick's comment "That's a real retro drum sound ... because it's real drums"
One one of these Beato videos, the notion that Rock music is dying was proposed. That shocked me so much, I asked my family how they felt about that. They're not much into music, but my daughter came up with a novel idea: Today's music is like fast fashion. It's not supposed to last and be enduring--it's made to be enjoyed for a moment--worn once or twice and tossed. If it gets a meme or gimmick, it can last a bit longer, and if it's better than most, it'll be used in advertising in a few years. Otherwise, it's disposable--by design. In our day, music, like fashion, was meant to last. It had to hold up to multiple listening (washings,) and work with our whole wardrobe. It had to be made well, and it had to keep our interest. My music, like my clothes, was made so well, I can pass it on to my kids, and they appreciate it. This would explain why they need to increase the number of songs for the Grammys. It takes two or more of today's songs, to equal one of our generations songs. It's not fast fashion; it's fast music.
I think it’s interesting that you were surprised that rock is dying/dead. All the charting rock acts are ancient old men and there was a year when all the nominees for “rock” weren’t even rock. Nobody is even buying guitars anymore, and nobody can play. It’s dying and the kids don’t care.
It's a good thing that "old" music is around on actual physical media. Can't be deleted. So we can always compare. And remember to take out the "old" stuff more often.
OK, Happier Than Ever by Billie is an incredible song. "Muddy" voice is a stylistic choice and it is intentional. Not every voice modification diminishes the quality of the song. In a lot of cases voice modification is an artistic choice which contributes to the message of the song. You should've listened to the end of the song, when that "muddiness" transforms into something entirely different.
YES. I was waiting for this. The second half of the song is the best part and so unexpected compared to the beginning. It’s one of my favourite songs ever, I think.
The Carlisle song at the end, "Right on Time", would get my vote. Pretty great. I find it astonishing that it took 11 people to write the Bieber song. Mind-boggling.
My daughter plays a lot of this music when we drive around, I can't tell half the bands/artists from one another. They sing the same, sound the same have the same music. They may as well just keep releasing the same 5 songs and I bet many people won't even notice.
As long as the words change they wouldn't notice. Most kids don't listen to anything other than words and the beat. There's little appreciation for harmony, melody and interesting chord changes
Rick deserves every dollar in his bank account, every guitar in his collection, every accolade he gets & every friend he has... He is a cool, genuine dude!! Blessings, Man!
Hey Rick I’ve been watching hundreds of your videos but I don’t remember any comments about Jose Feliciano guitar playing on your videos! When KMEX TV station started their broadcasting in the late 50s he had a half an hour’s spot on their television station playing classical guitar his way on a number of different contemporary songs ! I’m trying to remember I think I was nine years old I was born in 51. I started watching his shows and I used to record him playing on my dad’s Roberts real to reel recorder. I would record on the TV with the microphone holding the mic near the speaker ! I recorded many of his shows on the real to reel recorder. Then I would take that heavy recorder to my bedroom and play the recording stop and play stop and play until I learned how to play my classical guitar that my dad gave me when I was little ! I literally spent hundreds of hours learning how to play the guitar through my recorder oh my dad‘s Recorder ! José Feliciano indeed will always be my mentor❤️!
I would love for you to analyze Eidola's latest album, and if not the whole album then at least Counterfeit Shrines, Mutual Fear, Caustic Prayer or Empty Gardens :) That would make my whole year!
"Now if Earth, Wind and Fire hadn't existed this would be a GREAT song. But... they DID exist." I truly LOL'd when Rick said that. 😂 I like Bruno though. Good stuff.
Hey Rick, You got me looking up songs from 50 years ago to compare. The Grammy nominations in 1972 were • Carole King - You've Got A Friend • Joe South - Rose Garden • Kris Krisstofferson, Fred Foster - Me and Bobby McGee • Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night • Sid Wayne, Armando Manzanero - It's Impossible Also released that year were • 'Smoke on the Water' Deep Purple. ... • 'You Wear It Well' Rod Stewart. ... • 'Rocket Man' Elton John. ... • 'All the Young Dudes' Mott the Hoople. ... • 'School's Out' Alice Cooper. ... • 'Ziggy Stardust' David Bowie. ... and so many more. I'm 60, so old too I guess. lol. a musician, music teacher, writer etc I didn't hear any of this years 2022 nominated songs that could hold their ground against the 72 list.
I definitely think 1 pra 2 songs from Billies record and Brandis record could definitely be on this list easily - If you take nostalgia out of the equation
Yo Carol King you're an amazing singer, songwriter, musician and Grammy winner and IMMA let you finish. But Janis Joplin singing Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" is the best song of all time! OF ALL TIME!!!
@@Sierrahtl I'm 62 . Love music, and offshore fishing. And beautiful women. I screw things up. I own it. I try to do good things for people as well... So Bat Man you are right. 60 isn't too old , nor is 62. Attitude is everything . It's what's going on between a persons ears and what comes out of that hole under their noses that makes them "too old" or not . The main thing I've found about being in your 60's is that your joints and body parts hurt more. Life's all an illusion anyway so live it to the max.
Love when artists are brave enough to go sans autotune, the emotion in the voice is so much more immediate and genuine. I don’t mind the pitchiness, I like it, it’s wabi sabi, like a fine antique tea bowl.
Not to mention that singing 100% in tune sounds like a computer anyways, so some inaccuracy is welcome. (As long as they're still skilled) Also, the best singers won't even try to be 100% on! They'll play it like, say, Adele, and use pitchiness to make it more emotional.
If used correctly, I’ve found that heavy autotune can really enhance the emotions of a song. It’s a different sound from a raw stripped down ballad but it works just the same
@@taped8594 it doesn't work the same. It makes the person sound less human. Maybe as a passing effect, it could add emotion, but computers don't have the emotional weight a normal voice has.
I actually really like the Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlisle song, the Brandi solo song and quite like the Olivia Rodriguez song and the H.E.R song. There have been much worse Grammy awards songs in the past 20 years. But there are obscure bands and songwriters playing songs just as good in every major city in any Western country. The talent is there but maybe not so much the innovation. EDIT: can’t hate Doja Cat or Dua Lipa, they’re the new disco queens. I think that, barring Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, this was a relatively great year for music.
Brandi Carlile - "Right on Time" was the only song to give me goosebumps even with you playing only parts of it. That has to be the clear winner...! Well done, and thank you, Brandi. And you rock, Rick! Cheers!
We heard this kind of sound from Adele ALREADY...but this song is better than the rest we heard. I picked up a Bonnie Tyler sound/vibe in this tune as well...but like I've said as a listener...it's redundant. I lump my sorry attempts in with the rest of the whole "out of ideas" mess over the last few decades. There's 8 notes in an octave & 12 chords altogether (barring microtonal music, ofcourse)...but how much further can the ear go? I agree THIS SONG was the better of them.
I find many current singers sound interchangeable - as if you could swap singers from line to line in a verse and not even notice. They all seem to have learned exactly the same set of vocal mannerisms, even before their voices have been processed through exactly the same tuning software. I realise this has happened before. In the grunge era there were so many male singers who sounded exactly like Eddie Vedder, for instance. But this “vocal hive mind” thing is a lot more intense now. I’d prefer to hear technically worse singers with real personality. Nick Cave is often out of tune, for instance, but it never bothers me. He just sounds like himself, and that’s enough.
It's easier to consider those singers as part of a lineage from Chapman/Chinn and Stock/Aitken/Waterman... Talented studio masters with largely replaceable singers and session musicians. Some of the artists passing through did have talent, like Rick Astley, but it was smothered in studio gloss.
Parcels is also very good. Some more recommendations: Greta van Fleet, L'imperatrice, Steven Wilson, Inhaler. Almost all of them are artists who put a lot of effort in experimenting with different genres and different styles to create a true masterpiece
Most of these songs will sound fantastic while shopping at Ross, Marshalls, Kohls, or on hold waiting for a customer service representative. Happy New Year Rick!
This is so true. Nothing risky or different, just safe, formulaic music written to reach the largest audience instead of drawing the audience to it through the will of the song.
1971 was jusy a year when authentic was cool. There is so much bad music made in 1971 as well, but the good music was charting. Same with 1994. 2004. The true test is how much music that isn't getting heavy rotation is good in a single year. Listen to All Songs Considered and they will find much of the interesting music that is also listenable to adults. Tons of great music coming out right now. Sure, the money isn't in it but still great music.
Oh, the jugband revival... brand new key and spirit in the sky are fun novelty hits. I probably could have made a killing doing a jugband revival in 2011...
There's plenty of creative music that's high quality and the talented songwriters and performers to enjoy. But you won't find it on the radio and doesn't seem like you'll find much of it at the Grammys either.
Literally haven't followed popular music or grammys since the end of the 1980s - early 90s The best musicianship of stuff I liked mostly went off the charts into alternative, vocal/smooth/jazz and various metal sub genres.
It’s just amazing how many writers it takes to write a bad song.
Yup, I bet they didn't all have any real part in it. It's all about sharing the income between all the people having to put up with the little brat.
Yes
This is mentioned in the movie Yesterday (2019) - somebody talks about the amazing talent of the main character, who writes his (actually Beatles') songs by himself, instead of the regular team of 20 writers.
The old "Quantity doesn't equal quality" never fails.
No such thing as a bad song
What if Rick did a “greatest new songs you’ve never heard of” series? I would watch it daily. What are the songs that really should be praised but aren’t? Who should be winning Grammys but isn’t? I love Rick’s perspective, and would like to hear him talk more in-depth about only a couple songs at a time on a regular basis.
great fucking idea!!
Totally agree!
It would HAVE to include songs by Blackberry Smoke, The Sheepdogs, and Rival Sons! 3 bands that PROVE that there are still some good Rock bands out there!
Great new songs?
Agreed! More good new music please!
To me, if a singer is a little off key, but I feel their passion - I’m all in! If the raw, human imperfections come through, in places where the focal point isn’t about perfection, but the human experience - then THAT makes it perfect! When / if those rare moments come around where the humanity, giving us the witness at the time, is damn near perfect, perfect in pitch, in phrasing, in dynamics in emotional expression without the sacrifice of professionalism, then we are all diminished - but just enough to recognize that something wonderful is happening and we ought to take heed! That’s just what I think… or feel. It’s all the same.
Eva Cassidy comes to mind.
true..
The first song that came to my mind is "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler. Now that is a whirlwind of passion coming from Bonnie's voice.
For me, a few singers bring magic and passion effortlessly, both with perfection in key, - such as Yebba, early Whitney Houston, early Celia Cruz - and out of key - such as Annie Lennox or Tori Kelly.
Off pitch is what you mean…
Drivers License isn’t a bad song; it just got pushed so damn hard by radio stations and social media/music platforms that a lot of people got sick of it after a while.
A bad fanbase can also do bad things for media, regardless of its quality
@@PixelRacer64 yeah... appeasing his younger audience is exactly why he shred ed sheeran and justin bieber to pieces.
The only reason I don’t really listen to this song is that I might listen to a lot of love songs, but breakup type songs are stuff I am not really into.
Happier than ever is a really good song too
It's also not a good song. Nor was it the best of the year.
The grammys are basically what the Oscars would be if they just nominated every marvel movie for picture of the year. How its considered the pinnacle of music is beyond me. It's just something record companies can use to market their pop stars. "GRAMMY AWARD WINNING" GRAMMY NOMINATED" It's dumb and means nothing to me.
This!
@@badgasaurus4211 yes!! One of the best new artists around IMO!
The funny thing is that the Grammy's USED to be the exact opposite of this. They would nominate songs that you never heard of that were complex and jazzy, but completely unlistenable. Now that there is so much music out there with an undeniable sameness, that's what's getting nominated.
The irony is that the Oscars are also shifting what gets nominated, but the nominations are more about the idea than the execution. "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" was in no way one of the best films of the year. But the Oscars felt that 2021 was a year to nominate a movie that glamorized uncouth radicals who wanted to overturn the democrat convention because they felt the voting process had been poisoned. All while decrying uncouth radical Republicans who... well... you get where I'm going.
@@RickBeato I’m dead serious with this, “I’ll go with Beato’s Best Song of the Year” over the Grammys from here on out.
The only thing music wise that means anything are our ears...
Never forget what Eddie Vedder said when accepting Pearl Jam’s Grammy.
“I don’t know what this means. I don’t think it means anything.”
Not an Eddie Vedder fan, but that is a legitimate question that needs more voices! Gratz to him! :)
It means - in PJ’s distorted and pretentious weltanschauung - that you should can your best drummer ever (Dave A.) and continue to write plodding, unimaginative snooze fests post Vitalogy.
PJ is dead, it is now their political tool instead of legitimate music. They killed this die hard fan, long ago. Ed and the gang need to just go away.
Still showed up to get it though
PJ Ten was their best stuff
You should do a rant on why there are too many songwriters on one song and is songwriting that difficult for songwriters relying on too much.
Didn't people bizarrely freak out when Diane Warren simply asked why there were like 20 writers on a Beyonce song? Lol.
@@colico14 Yeah, but I am wondering why there are 20. No one can write music or lyrics on a continual basis?
Like too many cooks spoil the soup
@@JamesDavis-sh9gh I think sometimes they're probably in the studio with their entourage and one of them might come up with a good line or suggestion so they just credit them. It's not like 20 people sitting around a table with pens and paper all brainstorming at once like their writers for a tv show.
@@esho758 that's usually how its done nowadays. Kanye also had the same problem where a studio assistant added literally 2 words and he credited him.
Rick, you should do a piece on “songs that my eight year old daughter likes“, even if you disagree with her, for a fresh perspective on what the new generation likes. I’m sure her opinion is worthwhile, since, as your daughter, well… “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
“This song is very Tik-Toky…”
I can’t think of a worse, yet accurate description.
There aren't enough 'o's in the world to decribe how "So" lucky these "stars" are. Certainly not on twitter.
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"I'm sorry, but this is pretty dreadful..."
We love you Rick.
Is this what COVID gave us? So many slow, stripped down, depressing songs. Not the year to release an upbeat dance track.
@@conniethesconnie i would argue that its a terrible time to release depressing songs while we still have covid going around. people dont need to be more depressed.
so on point!
..."auto-tuned to death" :D
@@SJRain That actually hurt me physically - I think Rick should have said his real feelings :D
This episode fits in perfectly with another one of Ricks video's entitled "why is today's music so boring". Popular music historically will shift in a completely new direction when people have finally had enough of the current crap. Can't come soon enough.
We are definitely going through a weird period with pop music at the moment - folks will look back at the auto-tune period as an aberration of sorts. Apparently, to be different from the past, many artists seem to have thrown the baby out with the bath water and abandoned many critical songwriting elements. Also, as Rick points out, there are multiple writers on many of today's 'hits', which is quite nuts. Imagine this happened in the art world and not one but 10 or 12 artists each pitched in on a piece. Quite risible :)
Yup. In country, it took years of crappy bro-country to finally wear out the audience and get some good music back. Not that it's fixed, but it's much improved compared to 2015.
I feel like Pop music already took a huge shift in the 2020-2021 period. Especially in 2021, there was a LOT of variety, if you listen to the different hits enough.
Theres a tonne of goof bands coming up especially since a tonne of kids learned instruments during the pandemic
They've taken music instruments out of schools, especially in the middle and lower income neighborhoods. Nothing left to express the pains, the hardships, the struggles, the sadness, the joys, the laughter, except...a computer. It was inevitable what would happen.
This is why we don't have garage bands that grow into stadium acts, anymore.
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I had wood and metalshop in 7th Grade.
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DUH, World.
Dumb take, u can have lots of emotions with synths
@@lucasb9285 You can have lots of emotions with your hand too but you know bud, its not the same.
@@neruba2173 How it is not the same? i dont get why people who enjoy music always try to gatekeep, imagine gatekeeping art? , music is music, art changes over time, theres no difference between playing a midi keyboard in a synth on a DAW than playing a piano, you are still playing it, you know need to know what are you doing and the most importat thing is that it serves the same pourpouse as playing any other instrument, creation, self expression, etc . Theres more music being made today than ever, because its accesible and easy to share. I belive the people who says this kind of bs doesnt even like music that much, just some bands or a time period, traped on a bubble, theres incredible music beign made nowdays, you just need to search for it and let go of the pre judice.
@@ir0npichulka Its not the same because a synth basically recreates a sound that you can make with a propper intrument. Its basically a copy where inadequate, lazy people hide behind in the hopes to avoid thousands of hours of PRACTICE that will give you and insight into music that a synth will never be able to recreate.
I stopped caring about the Grammys 45 years ago, when Starland Vocal Band beat Boston (and Brothers Johnson and Wild Cherry) for best new artist and, in that same award show, "Afternoon Delight" beat "Bohemian Rhapsody" in a vocal arrangement category.. I was 11 and already knew it was a joke.
That should be a crime...
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Afternoon delight was the anthem of daytime sex. When I played or heard the song, I could see that it was lessening inhibitions about casual sex. Boston rocks. So daytime sex won over talent.
ikrr samee
@@bryck7853 Good Will Hunting end credits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After 2:00
Rick beato: nothing happens
Ed sheeran: nothing happens, I agree
Underrated comment!
Haha, I heard that, too.
Oh my gosh, that made me laugh so hard, lmao
Rigby Otto hates the first track. I agree. It’s horrible
OMEGALUL
"Grammy nominated top 10" songs are, by design, going to be overly commercialized and that automatically excludes plenty of valid genres. Rick did an amazing job of finding positive comments to make on some of these songs.
My man! 100% on point！So many times I can’t find the right way to critique todays “disposable” music, and you expressed my feelings on these songs perfectly. No wonder it’s so hard for me to get into new music lately. Thank you
Ah man, so many times people tell me I need to be more open minded when I say modern pop music sucks. It sucks not because it's bad, it sucks because it sounds like it was all recorded by the same band, in the same studio, with the same engineer and producer using the same instruments, no matter the artist. It sucks because it comits the worst crime of them all when it comes to art: blandness. If the 60's was sunshine and the 70's was thunder, today's pop music is drizzle.
Totally agree 👍
Amen, brother.
I think you're being kind. Remember the first time you ever heard "Sir Duke"? (You fill in the song) Grammy means innovative, run-through-the streets creative and breakthrough musical artistry. These songs are ballast. Need to be jettisoned before our musical balloon plummets into oblivion.
it sucks because it's horrible. today's musicians have no talent, taste or both.
When you hear that it is about money first and not art it's bad, period. No matter if it is old or new. Like the umpteenth "Fast and Furious" or anything else that gets milked to death.
Rick should do his own yearly awards show. Best song, best guitar solo, best vocals, best production, etc. I bet given a few years that would become big.
There's no such thing as best guitar solo. They're all just an ego trip for the guitarist
@@stevec6427 Get help my guy
@@stevec6427 Bot? Channel no content?
@@stevec6427 I think a guitar solo -or any solo- can add a lot to a song and emphazise its emotions, so I'll have to disagree
@@stevec6427 But that doesn't mean some if those ego trips aren't amazing
Drivers license by Olivia Rodrigo is way better than people give it credit for. When it first came out I was amazed with how well-written of a song that is. And how well is performed for such a young woman, and by far my favorite on this list.
Nothing special something already hear over and over for 20 years .. Bruno Mars Billie Eilish and Brandy are the best artistically!
see... it was good, until it was all you heard on every radio, restaurant, store ever. and then she created the whole genre of the feminist women music cause its "quirky" but really its bland. she has talent, but shes now very overplayed. which sucks cause she has potential but was drowned by the media.
The only issue is that her lyrics are toxic 😂
alot of the issues with it is the lyrics are very emotional immature there are so many smarter ways to write about break ups and Drivers License isn't that zero metaphor no contrast no nothing
@@RabbiB0Y I honestly like that quality in song writing. Alot of her songs sound like something ripped straight from a page in her diary and though it might not be enjoyable for everyone, it is for alot of people.
“If Earth Wind and Fire hadn’t existed, this would be a great song. But they did exist.”. Probably my fave critique ever. Shall be repurposing that one for sure. Cheer Rick 😁
Rick: "I'm sorry, this is pretty dreadful."
All of us: Standing ovation
based. modern music is garbage
Any song which required 11 writers should have been taken out behind the barn and burned.
@Funky Ducky naw bro... it's all trash.
Objectively I think there is less quality being promoted now. There are many great artists still carrying on the great tradition of American music but it doesn’t get played or promoted in the mainstream. Droning, auto tuned, depression rap that you watch losers workout to on IG is what is popular. I wish they would promote substance, because it is out there.
i was out at Bieber
He summed it up perfectly when he said "nothing really happens" - I feel like 90% of modern music falls for this. They're working so hard to be the next club banger, that they end up stripping the song of any real emotion and just feel pointless and hollow.
Nothing is supposed to happen. its just a disposable product, unfortunately.
@@marcofalancia9553 I agree - I just wish artists were keen to make something special or meaningful or impactful and not just churn out garbage for a quick dollar.
@@beelzzebub There are but not under these well known labels. These are like major brand names who serve us staples for mass consumption.
@@marcofalancia9553 Again, good point. And a good argument for indie music too. I feel I should try to discover more music. I love a lot of pre-90s music, and tend to write off anything modern. Maybe some modern indie music would fare better 👍
It’s just the way things are today, the music is just so simple, it’s all about the money and the fame, not the actual music, and people who don’t care much about music will listen to it and think it’s good because it’s everywhere, and everyone else listens to it so they should too. It’s pretty sad that more of the talent comes from the computer than the people.
And when they DO come out with something that sounds relatively decent, it’s a complete copy by an actual good band back decades ago, and it takes 30 “writers”. Rick beato said it right, it’s “pretty dreadful”
What I miss about pop and rock of the 1960s-1990s is that the great songs of those eras had a hook, something unique and original that grabbed you right away and lived rent-free in your head for an entire month. The part of the song that instantly energizes an arena full of fans halfway into the set. Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits *nailed* it with the Money for Nothing riff. The iconic intro to Tom Sawyer by Rush... practically every song from Creedence Clearwater Revival's first four albums... Giorgio Moroder's synth lines pulsating beneath Donna Summer's sensual voice... there are probably some people in this comments section that knew the lyrics to "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks... all the way to the late 1990s a lot of us probably knew the Wu's Triumph by heart "I bomb atomically, Socrates, philosophies and hypotheses, can't define how I be droppin' these, mockeries..." There's tons of examples. Even Pantera, at their heaviest, they still retained the catchy, groovy riffs that made Cowboys From Hell such a great metal album. One rock album from 1978 that i listened to for the first time while i was on a road trip actually made me have to pull over on the side of the highway so i could concentrate on the music. I haven't heard anything in the past decade that could make me react like that, unless it's to turn the radio off. I'm probably just old, but it feels like musicians collectively got addicted to xanax and the energy music used to have has just vanished completely. Today's music lacks the feeling and excitement of older music, in my opinion. Rant over.
It definitely fells that way for mainstream music, but if you think it's the case for all recent music/ artists, i say you just aren't looking hard enough!
Imo the problem isn't that there aren't good artists out there, but that those artists aren't drawing in the general populous and therefore aren't as lucrative as generic manufactured garbage...
@naiiin6949 I allowed for the possibility that my age is a factor and I've found enough music to like and not get tired of, so that I don't need to look as hard for new music as I did 20-30 years ago. When I do find something from newer independent musicians, I concede that there are some hidden gems out there, but I still can't listen to modern pop radio anymore.
"Nothing really happens" is a good definition for Grammys...Justin with eleven writers? kill me
"This is pretty dreadful."
Never has a more true phrase been uttered by Beato.
That’s a tee shirt
Monotonous with a surface level of retro.
“Disposable songs” is the most accurate description of today’s music.
Its a direct reflection of our culture, where everything is disposable
We are a THROW AWAY SOCIETY. It shows in our music, our entertainment, our education system, our justice system, our medical system. We have become a nation of cowards and fools! Such pitiful, boring excuses for music. ed sheeran is a fine example of BORING. I really tried to listen but I would rather take and ice pick to my ears first!!!!!
@@locutusdeborg4288 hey now, give the Europoors some credit, they're piling on to the trash heap too LOL
Since about 1920..
Quick convenient and easy to make and forgettable.
I love to hear this man talk music. Sometimes, when goes into detail, I think to myself that Rick Beato calls a song the way a great sports announcer calls a game.
I am a music lover, but far from having the expertise to dig into the details like you amazingly do. I think, though, that I am an example of the average, avid fan who drives the engine of the business.
You help me understand why certain songs and musicians are great at their art, and you have also introduced me to new artists that I have come to enjoy.
Thank you for what you do. You have added much joy to my life at a time when I'm struggling with some major health issues.
Rick, you should do your own awards! "The Beato's" nominate the songs and albums you like for all the categories you feel you have some knowledge about. Then announce the winners decided upon by you and maybe a few of your friends in the industry. It would be like when Siskel & Ebert picked the Oscars.
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I would definitely watch it. Even if it was an hour long
DO IT
Sounds like a lot of work. He'd have to really enjoy doing it (and maybe he would), as the payout would probably be minimal (at best).
You son of a bitch.... I"M IN!!!!!!!!
"AUTO-TUNED TO DEATH THING", "NO PERSONALITY AT ALL" - Rick nailed it!!! 😂😂😂
I hated it the day I heard Cher using it. I despise any crap like that just like the talk box that Frampton and Nazareth used.
That is all done by the producer & who ever mixed it. If you hear him do it live it's sounds better. Just him on his own.
Although the song is nowhere near his best.
I'm glad to hear your take on these songs. I've been thinking I've just outgrown contemporary music. Maybe it's not my age that's the issue. The substance is just not there. Brandi Carlile is just amazing. What a voice...especially with the twins on instruments and vocals. They're so tight together.
you are SO spot on and succinct while being so balanced. Really admirable
We should give an award to this guy called Auto Tune. My man is in almost every song out there, mad respect
Funny - for me it was a interesting piece of software at first but now that almost everyone uses it - meh. Sorta like Facebook
All this time I thought his name was Otto! Otto Tune. Go figure.
Yeah, he’s even more prolific than Little Wayne.
@@superf7 a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Auto is his artistic name, to reflect the more mechanical sounds he makes through his music. Otto is his birthname, in honor of Otto octavius, a great scientist of his his time.
@@viniciusgoncalves2642 LMAO! Supervillains feeling unfulfilled direct their evil talents to the record industry and pharmaceutical companies.
AKA the studio ace Jimmy Page always wished he could be
just a second before Rick said: “autotuned to death”, I was thinking the exact same thing. Industrial products, not songs anymore.
Auto tune is the worst thing that ever happened to music.
@@drbgood4138 Not necessarily, there are instances where auto tune can be used well, and there are instances where it can be overused and abused. just overall recently its been overused and abused.
An industrial product can still be a song. Music and art are still music and art regardless of its quality.
I call those types of songs: McD*nalds music - "Nice package that looks like something you've seen before" but derived of any substantial content, and what content you actually finds is probably not very good for you...
Industrial products, auto-tuned to death. Just like the people. A perfect soundtrack for the Zeitgeist.
I'm surprised I actually have one of the songs (Silk Sonic ), I agree with you about the Brandi/Keys song. The Grammy's really are only relevant to those who are in the industry. They have long ceased to be about merit. Fun video as I would have missed out on most of the tunes
Love hearing these insightful critiques
I just love the fact that "when this song comes on, I don't turn it off" is now basically sufficient reason for Rick to accept that said song has a Grammy nomination..
That is truly sad as fuck
Amen to this comment.
I agree. None of these songs made me stop and go “WOW!”… I don’t think any of these would be close to being in the running in the 80s or 90s.
@@larrywarren6966 the thing just kills me is that there are actually amazing songs out there today and are way, WAY better than these. Objectively, just written well, produced, have a nice dose of, dare I say, creativity and yet it goes to these ding dongs.
@@ApolloSuns I’m sure there are…. There are always great artists trying to break into the industry, but the recording industry is so risk averse that they’re killing music.
I haven’t heard more than 1-2 new songs in the past 10 years that made me stop to find out who did it.
I feel the same way about the Grammy Awards as I feel about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's not about the best, it's about the marketing and I quit caring decades ago.
Exactly. It’s never been about who preserves their authenticity and their talent. It’s about who gives it away freely to mold to the toxic norm.
Amen brother!!
T R U T H
You're absolutely right. I mean for what other reason could that Justin Bieber abomination be on the list?
You can just see that Rick spent some years as a producer; and a top notch one at that - I would listen and adhere to anything he suggested to me or my band.
Same. He's totally made me rethink so many bands that I dismissed in the past.
Mr. Beato, I admire you and your skill. I am not a musician. My comment about the Bruno Mars Anderson/Paak tune is that It sounds beautiful and owes more to the legendary Thom Bell and the Delphonics than the GREAT Earth, Wind and Fire. Thank you for your channel
It’s so obvious when someone makes a song solely for money. You can hear it instantly. Greed has been the death of art for a long time.
When samplers arrived, people argued how bands could rip off a bar of music from other songs, these days, somehow producers think its fine to completely rip off an entire chorus and they get away with it.
Re: increasing the nominees from eight to ten. This is essentially an industry giving awards to itself, to promote itself (i.e., its artists). For marketing purposes, they're creating more artists who can refer to themselves as "Grammy nominated." All of this is almost meaningless. I trust Mr. Beato much, more more to help me understand what's worth giving my attention to.
Honestly that's how I've really come to see most of these awards in recent years (Music, Movies, whatever): Take whatever were the biggest things of the year that were most popular and attach awards to them to give them MORE hype and try to squeeze the last bit of hype/promotion (i.e. sales) out of them.
Not one of these songs would I seek out to listen to again. Doja Cat has some fun stuff. Bruno Mars is legit, and Eilish has a distinct sound that is compelling. But it's all disposable music. Pop music could find way better songs from deep tracks off older recordings than what we have now.
Gordon Gecko famously reminded us, the answer to every question is the same: “money“. Increasing the list from 8 to 10 is about attracting a wider audience.
Plus, the more artists nominated, the more fans will watch the show to see that artist, thereby pumping up the TV ratings and other engagement.
I liked Billie better when her name was Lorde.
To me the Brandi Carlisle was the best. Just can't get into autotuned anything, or anything that uses a computer - just fully into real singing and real instruments and real, authentic musicianship.
Right on! That's how I feel about music, too. Real voices and real instrumental talent. It's amazing how rare that is in popular music nowadays.
what an extremely ignorant thing to say
I like how when Rick is talking about Bad Habits at 2:00, he says nothing really happens and right after that the song goes "nothing happens after 2" LOL that was so funny
That new Ed Sheeran album is a masterclass in soulless pop music
I understand he is rich, famous, well-regarded and loved by his many fans. I don't understand why.
divide was genuinely a great album though in my opinion
This comment made me laugh so hard. 🤣
Well said
Ed Sheeran's career is a masterclass in soulless pop music.
I'm 100% with you on the Ed Sheeran critique. He has such a great singing voice without any effects, and they managed to butcher it with so many effects that his voice is indistinguishable from anyone else. I had no idea it was even him singing until I saw the song credits. What a shame the studios try to make everyone and every song sound the same, following the same formula, until everything become monotonous and boring.
My biggest criticism of Sheeran will always be his lyrics.😄
@@V4Now I always thought that was his strength, compared to almost anyone else I’ve heard in ‘pop’
@@marLamaDeo he's more detailed than most but he's incredibly clumsy with it.
Taylor Swift has detail in her lyrics but her scope of topic and experiences are incredibly limited.
@@V4Now this is the reason it’s difficult for me to listen to most contemporary music. I wish people would take more care with their lyrics.
That ed sheeran music sounds like every other 'car music bass boosted' song that there is. I hate that style of music. Like really fucking hate those beats.
Hey Rick,
So glad you do this on UA-cam....I learn or expand on something everytime I hear your presentation.
Keep up the great work.
Peter. Sydney. AUSTRALIA.
Pretty good. love these and really like your critiques.
It always makes me think of John Lennon's line "There's room at the top, they're telling you still".
I think the entire modern world is like this. Good singers and great instrument players are everywhere. Bu there's not enough good songs.
You can throw money at a thing and get a great player or great singer or great production. But all the money in the world can't create the inspiration for a good song.
The Video Game market is like this too. You can throw money at it and create great graphics, but you can't come up with the inspiration for great story.
Great songs and great stories are priceless. Money doesn't create them.
I could not have put this better myself.
Being from the old school, high production covering up a lacklustre story or song is like gift wrapping a turd lol
You’ve nailed it. People can be great at things but without a vision, inspiration, muse, whatever you choose to call it, to direct the people that can do great things, the talent is wasted producing generic stuff that people hear and forget that doesn’t make a lasting resonating impression on the world.
These artists have songs written for them (w the exception of Ed)
Absolutely wise comment.
Haha. Rick called Justin B “dreadful.” And “disposable.”
He’s right.
I burst out laughing when he said "dreadful". Spot on.
indeed. he nailed it:-D!
Disposable 😮💨 my man Rick B a savage
I will never understand how that kid ever became famous, much less how he's managed to maintain a career.
Coming from Rick, that really says something. Rick is almost always so overly generous and positive about bad musicians.
Nick's face when he listened to Peaches. I died laughing 😂
his reaction to Peaches was priceless! 🤣🔥💯
When I was young, the older people tended to dislike the music I liked because it was too radical. Now that I'm old, I find that a lot of the music younger people like isn't radical enough.
@Jammin' Kauai Man - That's *exactly* how *I* feel! 60-year-old here - my tastes range from some heavy metal to "normal rock/pop music" to classical. Today's music is *bland MUSH* - in food terms, it is *cardboard or sawdust* (yes, I know they're not foods but you get my drift.....). There has barely been any decent music since 1990. Thirty years of DRECK!
If you put me up against a wall and forced me to name any recent good music, I'd say stuff by Khruangbin, Vulfpeck, Sunsquabi and Buckethead. Stuff that STANDS OUT. All of them *are* good and (surprise, surprise) NONE of them feature in the "Grammy Song of the Year" list!
@@gaius_enceladus obviously they aren't nominated in the Grammies, they're not marketable, Grammies don't award the best song/album, just the most famous
Hi, I HAVE to agree with you here. My parents used to bemoan the music I liked, way back in the 50-6070s - saying it was too noisy, radical, unconventional, odd instruments, confrontational etc. Nowadays - (not all thankfully) 'pop' music of these times is too tame, boring, unchallenging - and as you say - not radical enough. I guess it's just a derivative of the music industry's 'prime directive' ie to make money. Sad, very sad.
Tough to sell it to a travel website or telecom company’s commercial later if it’s too radical. Keep it vanilla. $$$
I was just talking to my sister about this. How there is no feeling in a lot of popular music today. Take for instance anger, there are plenty of things in society to be angry about, but there is no one writing angry, visceral music, about it. Maybe bands like IDLES, but it's not the most popular stuff. People can knock on bands like Limp Bizkit or Korn, but at least they explored a real visceral feeling of anger. The problem today is that popular artists are only interested in creating a VIBE and not being polarizing. So their music sounds bland and tame. Say what you will about Bruno Mars, but even his pastiche of Earth, Wind, and Fire, felt more inspired than much of the music out there. But that's only because most everything else is insipid and uninspired. If you really listen to the album, it's kinda meh, as well. It's missing a certain "soul". I also think performers are more afraid and no one is really willing to put themselves out there like that, as it would require a level of vulnerability that many aren't down to expose artistically.
I think Dave Grohl's face when Foo Fighters lost out to the Baha Men really summed up everything we ever needed to know about the Grammys. Who let the dogs out? The USRA did.
Agree. Dave Grohl is an amazing songwriter.
Imo thats a well produced song. That song is one of a kind and still popular 20 years later.
Non of these songs will be remembered 20 years from now. And thats the problem these days with everything that gets the spotlight. It sucks.
Underground in every genre is better than any grammy track these days.
@@joshuabenjamin1626 record companies expect the same amount of profits per track, album, etc. very restrictive of creative input by the artists (not even sure if many "artists" have that anymore). it's a shame as money ruins the nice things we could have.
Wow such a cool video idea! Love this kind of content!!!
You are BRILLIANT! Your choices matched mine!
Could you imagine being locked in a McDonalds for 1 year and forced to hear these 10 songs over and over again. That would be Hell. These songs suck.
That's called going to Kroger...
The silk sonic song sucks??? Get some ears bruh
Worked six years in a Domino's listening to a playlist of this same type of stuff. People didn't believe me when I said I preferred the music _off_ but it would actually sour my mood listening to it.
"You know how you feel when I put my stuff on after we close?"
"Yeah, drives me up the wall."
"Exactly."
I would force myself to eat at least 50 double cheeseburgers with fries every day hopping for an early heart attack to end the torture.
Make you wanna go postal, right?
"When it comes on, I don't turn it off." I think that level of "praise" says everything that needs to be said about much of modern music.
It has always been like that when making music for radio. Make a song that is catchy and somewhat interesting, but not too weird so that you don't risk people turning it off or changing the channel.
@@alexjenner1108 Very true .. I think you'd find even Bach had that in mind when composing.
*Modern pop music. Bands like King Gizzard are making awesome modern rock music.
I love Brandi Carlile, and happy for her, she finally gets the attention she deserves.
My sister insisted I check her out. My very first song was The Story. Wow. The first unexpected belt (the little belt)... the perfectly applied 'yodels' and vocal frys... the fantastic voice quality. Her runs. Then the second BELT (I call it the 'AC/DC mixed with Janis Joplin belt') I was hooked! She's just great!!
She wins IMHO
Completely agree with your choices, Drivers license is also kind of my guilty pleasure 😉
Shhhh…. Me too
It’s relatable…could be a drivers license or any story about disappointment , heartbreak and moving on told well.
This is SO spot on! It's not that "all the new music sucks". It's that all the new music which the pop music industry hypes sucks.
pop music industry sucks
@@jussitikkuri6991 jazz and classical suks
Nailed it, dude…
@@Miist3rDuce1 huh, Beethoven?
@@Miist3rDuce1 haha you must be lne of those deaf listeners. Don't worry i hope you will find a good music in your life. Cheetd!
I have never heard of Brandi Carlile until one night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville she walked on stage. As man in his late 30's that listens to metal 95% of the time, I wept. It was the most amazing musical experiences. Brandi for the win.
I saw Brandi in Ann Arbor 3 years ago with just her and a piano. It was an amazing show with Gregory Allen Isakov.
Same here...never heard her until live, at which time she blew the doors off the place
and congratulations on your visit to the Ryman, one of THE best places to listen to music.
Right she's amazing, first time i am hearing a song from her!
I was hooked instantly. She's amazing.
Driver's License is such a good song I get emotional every time I hear it. I'm so glad you recognize how good it is too!
I've been seeing videos from this channel recommended to me for a while and have always been wary of watching them because I didn't want to watch a guy just give negative ranting opinions. Then I watched the best 20 one hit wonders of the 80s one on a whim (being an 80s kid and prone to nostalgia), and it was immediately obvious that Rick just *loves music*. It really shines though. So I plucked up my courage and watched this one. I'm glad I did, because, again, the thing that really comes through here is a deep love of music. It says "rant" in the title, but it's not ranting at all. He's critical, but fair, and always looking out for things that are done well. If you want me, you'll find me working my way through the old episodes.
Despite all these artist sounding like they’re constipated and depressed this video is a great kind of short course in production. Love observing your constructive views!
Constipated and depressed... haha that is pretty apt actually
Thats the point, why do you think they get millions and millions of listens
@@Noname-mv3le because they're constipated and depressed? :)
it's the mainstream musical zeitgeist we're stuck with
Constipated and depressed…absolutely perfect description of the vocal sound so prevalent in men and women’s pop stuff these days. Tedious.
If I needed 10 writers to help me out with a pop song I’d feel pretty damned ashamed of myself.
I think thats a clue that todays biz is all marketing and connections and little to do with music. I dont believe for a second that more than two or three actually wrote this song.
That kinda made me think of what would have happened if Mark Twain had picked 10 random peasants to help him write a book, and how long that would have taken him to end his career and be forgotten...
Is it still the case that Producers and other folks insist on song writing credits to get pieces of the publishing even if they had nothing at all to do with the writing itself?
@@robertdrake3532 That would make sense.
@@sherpajeff
Yes, in all likelihood you are correct.
I also think Rick didn't catch that the Billie Eilish song was meant to recreate an old time radio sound with that singing part.
Oh.
I love your channel! Keep up the amazing work!
My vote goes to Brandi Carlile - Right On Time
True artistry
Laughed when I heard Rick's comment "That's a real retro drum sound ... because it's real drums"
One one of these Beato videos, the notion that Rock music is dying was proposed. That shocked me so much, I asked my family how they felt about that. They're not much into music, but my daughter came up with a novel idea: Today's music is like fast fashion. It's not supposed to last and be enduring--it's made to be enjoyed for a moment--worn once or twice and tossed. If it gets a meme or gimmick, it can last a bit longer, and if it's better than most, it'll be used in advertising in a few years. Otherwise, it's disposable--by design.
In our day, music, like fashion, was meant to last. It had to hold up to multiple listening (washings,) and work with our whole wardrobe. It had to be made well, and it had to keep our interest. My music, like my clothes, was made so well, I can pass it on to my kids, and they appreciate it.
This would explain why they need to increase the number of songs for the Grammys. It takes two or more of today's songs, to equal one of our generations songs. It's not fast fashion; it's fast music.
Fast Music…perfect
fast music, like fast food... giving the illusion of real music, backed by huge advertising budgets to make you believe
Well said !
I think it’s interesting that you were surprised that rock is dying/dead.
All the charting rock acts are ancient old men and there was a year when all the nominees for “rock” weren’t even rock.
Nobody is even buying guitars anymore, and nobody can play. It’s dying and the kids don’t care.
Maybe that's where the term 'bubblegum pop' comes from? No real nutritional value but it's good for about 5 minutes and then you spit it out.
It's a good thing that "old" music is around on actual physical media. Can't be deleted. So we can always compare. And remember to take out the "old" stuff more often.
OK, Happier Than Ever by Billie is an incredible song. "Muddy" voice is a stylistic choice and it is intentional. Not every voice modification diminishes the quality of the song. In a lot of cases voice modification is an artistic choice which contributes to the message of the song. You should've listened to the end of the song, when that "muddiness" transforms into something entirely different.
YES. I was waiting for this. The second half of the song is the best part and so unexpected compared to the beginning. It’s one of my favourite songs ever, I think.
agreed.
She's an industry plant, who cares.
I'm not even sure if he listened to the second "heavier" part of the song that's totally different from that first part
Her style is stereotypically indie. It's not as ground breaking as people make it out to be.
The Carlisle song at the end, "Right on Time", would get my vote. Pretty great.
I find it astonishing that it took 11 people to write the Bieber song. Mind-boggling.
Maybe because so many people quit mid-process. It's a theory :) Regarding the Bieber song, of course.
It probably wasn't even all 11 writing it.... but he used their samples so he needed to give them writers credit! 😀
On the other hand, I can see it being written by committee at 4:35pm on a Friday...
@@ronnienes Ha!
@@ulrichellison "What rhymes with "peaches"? "Bitches, sorta? Everyone...? Anyone?" "Uh yeah LGTM... me too... uh huh... who wants to share an Uber?"
My daughter plays a lot of this music when we drive around, I can't tell half the bands/artists from one another. They sing the same, sound the same have the same music. They may as well just keep releasing the same 5 songs and I bet many people won't even notice.
bingo
Indeed
As long as the words change they wouldn't notice. Most kids don't listen to anything other than words and the beat. There's little appreciation for harmony, melody and interesting chord changes
Absolutely, Spot on!
ONG! they've a same flow btw.
Brandy! Goosebumps. A soul's deep feelings in a beautiful sounding human voice - and a great song. 🥳
As someone who has never fully heard Driver's license, that was surprisingly good. Really nice vocals.
Rick deserves every dollar in his bank account, every guitar in his collection, every accolade he gets & every friend he has... He is a cool, genuine dude!! Blessings, Man!
@reidcpa You just refuted your own assertion.
we all deserve that lol
The Brandi Carlisle song at the end was my favorite. Loved the variety of voice phrasings she used. Heartfelt.
Brandi has a gorgeous voice. She's an excellent musician with great control and phrasing.
I always want to hear where her voice is going.
"That's a real retro drum sound, because it's real drums."
Agree, was getting into her groove and he said that and I cracked up... b
I think it's a nice performance of a rather boring, extremely unoriginal song. Heard this one billion times before.
I'm loving this song - I can almost imagine it as a modern ABBA song.
Hey Rick I’ve been watching hundreds of your videos but I don’t remember any comments about Jose Feliciano guitar playing on your videos! When KMEX TV station started their broadcasting in the late 50s he had a half an hour’s spot on their television station playing classical guitar his way on a number of different contemporary songs ! I’m trying to remember I think I was nine years old I was born in 51. I started watching his shows and I used to record him playing on my dad’s Roberts real to reel recorder. I would record on the TV with the microphone holding the mic near the speaker ! I recorded many of his shows on the real to reel recorder. Then I would take that heavy recorder to my bedroom and play the recording stop and play stop and play until I learned how to play my classical guitar that my dad gave me when I was little ! I literally spent hundreds of hours learning how to play the guitar through my recorder oh my dad‘s Recorder ! José Feliciano indeed will always be my mentor❤️!
I would love for you to analyze Eidola's latest album, and if not the whole album then at least Counterfeit Shrines, Mutual Fear, Caustic Prayer or Empty Gardens :) That would make my whole year!
"Now if Earth, Wind and Fire hadn't existed this would be a GREAT song. But... they DID exist."
I truly LOL'd when Rick said that. 😂
I like Bruno though. Good stuff.
I like Bruno, too. That album is fun to listen to. I view it more of a tribute.
@@pckennedy11 The Bruno song and the Last one were actually listenable....but song of the year material umm not. The rest were horrible
If they had an award for "sounds just like the last song but you won't remember it in five minutes" they'd all be winners.
Spot on!
Perfectly said!
GOLD!
I totally agree!
I hear all this blurb about Ed Sheeran...when I finally knowingly heard him, I thought "what? " Yuck.
The Billie Eilish song sounds like it would be part of a movie around WW II era. Maybe playing through an old radio.
Band I’d love you to look at is Wolf Alice, well worth the listen, great video as always !
Hey Rick, You got me looking up songs from 50 years ago to compare. The Grammy nominations in 1972 were •
Carole King - You've Got A Friend
• Joe South - Rose Garden
• Kris Krisstofferson, Fred Foster - Me and Bobby McGee
• Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night
• Sid Wayne, Armando Manzanero - It's Impossible
Also released that year were
• 'Smoke on the Water' Deep Purple. ...
• 'You Wear It Well' Rod Stewart. ...
• 'Rocket Man' Elton John. ...
• 'All the Young Dudes' Mott the Hoople. ...
• 'School's Out' Alice Cooper. ...
• 'Ziggy Stardust' David Bowie. ...
and so many more.
I'm 60, so old too I guess. lol. a musician, music teacher, writer etc I didn't hear any of this years 2022 nominated songs that could hold their ground against the 72 list.
I definitely think 1 pra 2 songs from Billies record and Brandis record could definitely be on this list easily - If you take nostalgia out of the equation
Yo Carol King you're an amazing singer, songwriter, musician and Grammy winner and IMMA let you finish. But Janis Joplin singing Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" is the best song of all time!
OF ALL TIME!!!
You ain’t too old
@@Sierrahtl
I'm 62 . Love music, and offshore fishing. And beautiful women. I screw things up. I own it. I try to do good things for people as well... So Bat Man you are right. 60 isn't too old , nor is 62. Attitude is everything . It's what's going on between a persons ears and what comes out of that hole under their noses that makes them "too old" or not . The main thing I've found about being in your 60's is that your joints and body parts hurt more. Life's all an illusion anyway so live it to the max.
@@jussitikkuri6991 life of illusion.. absolutely
Love when artists are brave enough to go sans autotune, the emotion in the voice is so much more immediate and genuine. I don’t mind the pitchiness, I like it, it’s wabi sabi, like a fine antique tea bowl.
Not to mention that singing 100% in tune sounds like a computer anyways, so some inaccuracy is welcome. (As long as they're still skilled)
Also, the best singers won't even try to be 100% on! They'll play it like, say, Adele, and use pitchiness to make it more emotional.
@@charliecampbell6851 there should be some inaccuracies, that's what makes us humans, no one is perfect, no one should be!
It's easier to do when you're recording with live instruments. Electronic instruments are so unforgiving with no natural overtones.
If used correctly, I’ve found that heavy autotune can really enhance the emotions of a song. It’s a different sound from a raw stripped down ballad but it works just the same
@@taped8594 it doesn't work the same. It makes the person sound less human. Maybe as a passing effect, it could add emotion, but computers don't have the emotional weight a normal voice has.
I actually really like the Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlisle song, the Brandi solo song and quite like the Olivia Rodriguez song and the H.E.R song. There have been much worse Grammy awards songs in the past 20 years. But there are obscure bands and songwriters playing songs just as good in every major city in any Western country. The talent is there but maybe not so much the innovation.
EDIT: can’t hate Doja Cat or Dua Lipa, they’re the new disco queens. I think that, barring Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, this was a relatively great year for music.
I like these more honest reviews a lot. It's great watching someone who isn't judgemental by nature do criticism. It definitely feels real.
Brandi Carlile - "Right on Time" was the only song to give me goosebumps even with you playing only parts of it. That has to be the clear winner...! Well done, and thank you, Brandi.
And you rock, Rick! Cheers!
@Owoade Dolu Ignorance is bliss.
I agree. I don't really listen to the radio but that Brandi Carlile song is fantastic.
@@LurchyScott yeah, it fucking is
We heard this kind of sound from Adele ALREADY...but this song is better than the rest we heard.
I picked up a Bonnie Tyler sound/vibe in this tune as well...but like I've said as a listener...it's redundant.
I lump my sorry attempts in with the rest of the whole "out of ideas" mess over the last few decades.
There's 8 notes in an octave & 12 chords altogether (barring microtonal music, ofcourse)...but how much further can the ear go?
I agree THIS SONG was the better of them.
@@maestroaxeman Please. Brandi was writing songs like these before Adele started her career.
I find many current singers sound interchangeable - as if you could swap singers from line to line in a verse and not even notice. They all seem to have learned exactly the same set of vocal mannerisms, even before their voices have been processed through exactly the same tuning software.
I realise this has happened before. In the grunge era there were so many male singers who sounded exactly like Eddie Vedder, for instance. But this “vocal hive mind” thing is a lot more intense now.
I’d prefer to hear technically worse singers with real personality. Nick Cave is often out of tune, for instance, but it never bothers me. He just sounds like himself, and that’s enough.
Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley...sounded nothing like Eddie Vedder. Can I ask which singers you mean?
@@LunaNik Creed, Nickelback, etc...there's more.
It's easier to consider those singers as part of a lineage from Chapman/Chinn and Stock/Aitken/Waterman... Talented studio masters with largely replaceable singers and session musicians. Some of the artists passing through did have talent, like Rick Astley, but it was smothered in studio gloss.
I have no idea how they manage to make almost every modern pop song sounding the same.
Parcels is also very good. Some more recommendations: Greta van Fleet, L'imperatrice, Steven Wilson, Inhaler. Almost all of them are artists who put a lot of effort in experimenting with different genres and different styles to create a true masterpiece
I like this video. Like your taste. Honesty is great. I'll have to buy your book soon. Plumber bills this month though.
I feel so sorry for people who Just listen songs from the American industry. It is such a small and simple universe.
So you think Ed Sheeran is American, do you ?
@@Glenrsi I do not care, do you?
Brandi Carlisle is a real musician. I wish there were more like her.
Amen. She and her bandmates the Hanseroth twins have more talent than most of the other folks on this list could dream of having!
NO!
If I wanted to listen to Adele, I'd just listen to Adele
@@mattryan1999 Charming. The best part of this is that Adele actually covered a Brandi Carlile song called “Hiding My Heart.”
You are so right, Brandi Carlisle is amazing
Most of these songs will sound fantastic while shopping at Ross, Marshalls, Kohls, or on hold waiting for a customer service representative. Happy New Year Rick!
This is so true. Nothing risky or different, just safe, formulaic music written to reach the largest audience instead of drawing the audience to it through the will of the song.
Got a laugh outta me......
Hahaha
🤣🤣🤣
You mean that nobody will listen to nor remember them?
I like Driver's License too - mostly because it is such a vulnerable and true expression
Never been much of a fan of the award winners, only occasionally surprised. Thank you.
Sadly, the word that came to mind while listening to most of the songs was "tiresome." I caught myself wanting most of the songs to hurry up and end.
So true.
I would include BORING!!!!!! too.
You guys nailed it. Sounds like noise, and I feel dumber for listening to most but not all of it.
omg get out of my head
I skipped through this video for the same reason, just listening to the intro and then landing momentarily on each song.
Imagine if EVERY song in 1971 just sounded like a variation of "Brand New Key" by Melanie. That's what the industry sounds like now.
1971 was jusy a year when authentic was cool. There is so much bad music made in 1971 as well, but the good music was charting. Same with 1994. 2004. The true test is how much music that isn't getting heavy rotation is good in a single year. Listen to All Songs Considered and they will find much of the interesting music that is also listenable to adults. Tons of great music coming out right now. Sure, the money isn't in it but still great music.
Oh, the jugband revival... brand new key and spirit in the sky are fun novelty hits. I probably could have made a killing doing a jugband revival in 2011...
There's plenty of creative music that's high quality and the talented songwriters and performers to enjoy. But you won't find it on the radio and doesn't seem like you'll find much of it at the Grammys either.
Still got Melanie's LP with Ruby Tuesday. Can't remember title. It's in basement. Candles in the Rain?
Yeah, cuz there are ZERO songs being written in 2022 that sound dissimilar to these Grammy nominations. You 🤡
I totally agree with you Rick!
Literally haven't followed popular music or grammys since the end of the 1980s - early 90s
The best musicianship of stuff I liked mostly went off the charts into alternative, vocal/smooth/jazz and various metal sub genres.