Re: Big swings for pop stardom
Posted: Fri January 31, 2020 4:45 pm
I've finally posted something worth debating on here.tragabigzanda wrote:That’s not a big swing. It was a pivot from the baggy pants and sequins of ‘90 to the stocking caps and gats look of the mid-90s. Keeping abreast of trends is what pop starts do.
tragabigzanda wrote:I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problemtragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
Yea.Birds in Hell wrote:Yeah, there has to be something more to this than simply making more melodic, accessible music.LoathedVermin72 wrote:trag I think you’re way off the mark in this thread, buddy.
The Nirvana suggestion is insane.
I would argue that Red is what you're looking for: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" definitely is not country.bodysnatcher wrote:Would Taylor Swift apply for this? For nearly a decade she released lighthearted pop-country albums, then made a pretty big shift with her 1989 album. I don’t think “Shake It Off” was necessarily that huge of a shift, but “Bad Blood” seemed to be really new territory and launched her into straight pop.
I know right? You listen to Lemonade & Brownies and then Fly is the first single? and even compared to the rest of that album?EJ wrote:What about a band like Sugar Ray?
They were a metal band and completely shifted their musical style after their accidental hit of 'Fly' (which was a complete anomoly on that album)?
“About a Girl” is poppier than anything on Nevermind.tragabigzanda wrote:Disagree 100%. Bleach was born of an insular music community and reflected Kurt’s love of much harder music. Nevermind was a big swing for pop stardom and his journals confirm as much.Leatherhead wrote:Yea.Birds in Hell wrote:Yeah, there has to be something more to this than simply making more melodic, accessible music.LoathedVermin72 wrote:trag I think you’re way off the mark in this thread, buddy.
The Nirvana suggestion is insane.
I think for it to really fit with the thread there has to be an element of the artist trying to re-invent or overhaul their image as well as taking a big turn away from their sound. Just because they wrote some more accessible songs doesn't qualify. The music isn't THAT much different, still pretty straight forward rock music. Kurt still wore ripped jeans and a flannel shirt. This was an evolution. This was bunting, not a big swing for the fences. A "big swing" has an element of risk, where was the risk here?tragabigzanda wrote:Disagree 100%. Bleach was born of an insular music community and reflected Kurt’s love of much harder music. Nevermind was a big swing for pop stardom and his journals confirm as much.Leatherhead wrote:Yea.Birds in Hell wrote:Yeah, there has to be something more to this than simply making more melodic, accessible music.LoathedVermin72 wrote:trag I think you’re way off the mark in this thread, buddy.
The Nirvana suggestion is insane.