Best Ever Albums

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Evandar — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:26:35 GMT

Author: Evandar

Posted: 03/25/2013 11:26

Necharsian wrote:

That's like saying using synths sucks emotion out of music

No, it's not. Synths have got nothing to do with masking poor vocals.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Facetious — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:00:31 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 03/24/2013 17:00

JMan wrote:

That joke wasn't STRONG ENOUGH.

I still like Maroon 5 though.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:52:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/24/2013 16:52

[quote="Mercurydylan89"]

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman wrote:

No. The reason I died was that I loved humans.[/quote
Oh. I can hear something inside me saying, a somethin' somethin' aomethin' oh!

That joke wasn't STRONG ENOUGH.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Mercury — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:50:58 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/24/2013 16:50

I will say that the voice effects on Bon Iver's "Woods" and this Kanye's "Lost In the World" is really emotional and beautiful to me.
And the same effect seems to be used on James Blake's Lindisfarne Part I and II, and I love that and feel very strong emotion there too despite the fact that it is clearly vocally warped and perhaps auto tuned. Or is that not called auto tuning? Is that something else and I just don't know anything about it?

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Mercury — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:48:09 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/24/2013 16:48

[quote="Eggman/Walrus/Taxman"]No. The reason I died was that I loved humans.[/quote
Oh. I can hear something inside me saying, a somethin' somethin' aomethin' oh!

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Facetious — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:51:42 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 03/24/2013 15:51

Mercurydylan89 wrote:

So, wait, do y'all beleive in life after love? That's my question...

No. The reason I died was that I loved humans.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Necharsian — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:45:54 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 03/24/2013 14:45

Evandar wrote:

That's exactly WHY it's horrible to listen to. If we couldn't hear the difference, I would be all for it! I will never be pro-anything that sucks emotion out of music.

That's like saying using synths sucks emotion out of music

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Evandar — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:59:28 GMT

Author: Evandar

Posted: 03/24/2013 09:59

Necharsian wrote:

Um you can hear a difference between a heavily auto tuned voice compared to one not using it.

That's exactly WHY it's horrible to listen to. If we couldn't hear the difference, I would be all for it! I will never be pro-anything that sucks emotion out of music.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Mercury — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:47:08 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 03/24/2013 04:47

So, wait, do y'all beleive in life after love? That's my question...

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:37:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/24/2013 04:37

OOOOOOOOH. So THAT'S why people didn't like that album! Thank you, Jhereko! Not that I've been dwelling on it, but you just helped me understand it.
Yeah, I can see how people may not like Believe now.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:51:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/24/2013 03:51

Necharsian wrote:

Um you can hear a difference between a heavily auto tuned voice compared to one not using it.

This. It's not like anyway one would ever be duped into believing anyone could sing like a perfect robot. Even on the first big song it was used on, Cher's "Believe", people knew that voice wasn't natural.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Necharsian — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:01:10 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 03/24/2013 00:01

Romanelli wrote:

Pretty much everyone uses voice editing software, and has for years. There is a difference between using it to fix a note here and there and having someone so inept at singing that the voice editing software has to be used for entire lines, verses and choruses to make it reasonably enough in tune that it sounds like a keyboard is singing the part.

Stating that auto-tune is used to add an effect on a voice is flat wrong. Reverb and distortion are used to add an effect. Auto tune is used to change the actual note. Anyone who thinks otherwise "don't know what they're talking about".

Um you can hear a difference between a heavily auto tuned voice compared to one not using it. So I don't see how it can't be used stylistically.

Oh hey this auto tune voice sounds kinda cool-
NOPE YOU'RE AN INEPT PIECE OF JUNK STOP SINGING AND GO WORK IN FINANCE YOU SCRUB YOU DONT KNOW REAL ART

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:46:17 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/23/2013 21:46

Autotune can be used very effectively for stylistic purposes, but at the same time it can appear to be masking an artists lack of talent.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Romanelli — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:35:36 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 03/23/2013 21:35

Necharsian wrote:

hi frank sinatra used voice editing software ok see you around

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

MrFrogger — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:09:11 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 03/23/2013 21:09

Why does this thread still exist

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

AlexZangari — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:07:06 GMT

Author: AlexZangari

Posted: 03/23/2013 21:07

Haven't listened to it. I've heard Payphone second-hand and find it to be one of the worst top-40 songs I've ever heard. Judging by that and the last album, I don't think I'll be listening to it any time soon. Maroon 5 was one of the best pop bands out there when they released Songs About Jane. The hell happened? I guess it says something when the majority of Adam's accolades are addressed toward his abs rather than his musical ability.

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Facetious — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:34:32 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 03/23/2013 04:34

sethmadsen wrote:

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture,...: "the art of the Renaissance"
Works produced by such skill and imagination.

When people argue that something isn't art, it usually is lacking skill and imagination.

Oh. So when did the public/musicians decide pop is somehow not supposed to be art?

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

RoundTheBend — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:55:51 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/22/2013 18:55

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman wrote:

What is art?

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

Facetious — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:15:28 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 03/22/2013 17:15

sethmadsen wrote:

It's a pop album... it's point it is to make "fun" sellable material... which it does very well. So on that front it could be the best pop album.

Best artistic album... no.

What is art?

Re: Overexposed- Maroon 5

BasdeWit97 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:32:30 GMT

Author: BasdeWit97

Posted: 03/22/2013 09:32

It's the worst album of 2012 and also one of the most commercial ones.