LET'S ARGUE: The Genius Verified Series Is Annoying

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most of the time an artist will sit down and explain the meaning of their song to listeners it's like having to explain a joke to someone you know . I think the Genius Verified

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really has an incredible amount of potential, but most of the time the songs that are discussed or analyzed aren't that substantial, so there isn't much to explain outside of, maybe, some memes. internal or regional slang than perhaps the rest of the country or the world.

I'm not really aware, but again, most of the time the explanation isn't really necessary because what the lyrics mean is pretty obvious at first glance, and also, another thing that makes the brilliantly

verified

series incredibly awkward is that A lot of these artists don't necessarily spend that much on the mic without a lot of effects or a strong beat, to force them to awkwardly perform the lyrics in front of you when, again, a lot of them aren't that good at rapping. or singing may be a kind of incentive to just turn it off, but again, I don't know if some of the artists were more interesting or communicative or had more to say about their songs or if there was more in their songs to explain.

I think it could be an amazing series, but most of the time the genie verified series is actually for the most popular songs and that's about it, although there are episodes of the genie verified series that I like. quite a bit, it's just that those moments to me are our weird self-titled album, an album is a missed creative opportunity, yeah I agree, although you know, I think the self-titled album is a safe bet for when it's your first album. when it's your first project, your first mixtape, your first official commercial album or it's a moment in your discography where you feel like you've really defined your own sound and you title it because this is me, then I think self-titling it makes sense and it's appropriate, believe it or not, I think self-titling can make a statement to the audience, but there are certainly points where it is unnecessary and vague and, as you say, a missed opportunity, AC/DC released the same album 17 times. and no one noticed, you know, AC/DC on those 17 records, although they wrote a lot of hits, they wrote a lot of hits and you know, they've had some changes over the years in terms of personnel and the sound of the band has evolved. . incrementally as a result of that, don't just say that AC/DC wrote the same album 17 times, they stuck to their guns, yeah, they stuck to their guns, but the same album, I don't know about that.

I don't know about that I don't agree I don't agree I have to be respectful of our Australian rock forefathers okay, there are a lot of albums on the Y, you know, check out our sixes and sevens, but they won't get much attention, it reduces the views so you make excuses about why I didn't review it properly, yeah that's the damn point of why you know to review, what do you think it's like some kind of revelation or something? I would also say that a lot of the albums, I would say 99.999% of the albums that do it in the review of And, you know.

Chances are I wouldn't rate it a seven, probably a six or lower, and honestly, it's not even just a question of views. I mean, there are a lot of records that make it to the Y review, you know. I'd probably get quite a few views if I actually did a review focused on them, but I don't really have much to say about a lot of the albums in the review And, you know, I mean, I'm just a guy, I can't listen to all the albums and Not every record really moves me to the point where I have a lot to say about it, but this implication that I only review what's popular and I only review what's relevant doesn't really do it all.

It makes a lot of sense, since I usually cover in my weekly song recaps and periodic reviews a lot of songs by an artist that, frankly, many of you don't care much or don't care enough about in my opinion, and that's why I'm reviewing them, many of you didn't really pay much attention to the two Moto review and they are one of the most interesting rap groups in Japan right now. I also feel like some of you could have shown a little. more love for the Aires album, going even further back, Chemical Brothers I wish they saw more of you, that shows me the body.

I mean, obviously, they're not the most famous rock band on the planet and I thought that record was pretty interesting and a video sound machine. Jesus Christ you guys barely see that and it looks like I'm not bitter here thinking oh you should watch this from you guys and as you watch Matt reveal Wow I know when I review these records they won't get as many views as Billy Eilish's review I get that It's silly to imply that I only review what's popular and that I'm just making excuses not to review certain albums, some albums just don't mean much to me, I don't.

I know what to tell you, I review hundreds of albums every year and even that for most people, for most critics, is an exaggeration, most of the sounds of 80's hip hop are dated and as unlistenable as the 1950s rock and roll, are so far removed from any modern concepts of songwriting in production that most are not more basic than unsalted chicken breast. This is so sad and disgusting. I hate that people probably feel that way and I've personally had conversations with people describing the 80's hip-style. The jump is like oh the beats sound like pots and pans and buhbuh buhbuh and I hate it, I hate it, don't I? have you heard Paul's Boutique?

Have you not heard a nation of millions? like EPMD, a look at all of hip-hop's mistakes so far in the 80s, hip hop should be getting the most respect of all decades, the only thing that can really be attributed to that sound is how rudimentary the technology was at that time and the The fact that these guys were making fantastic, innovative songs with what they had commercially available is absolutely amazing. We're talking about samplers where you can only sample a couple of seconds of material and you only have so many pads in front of you. Not like today, of course, that alone doesn't make the music of that era necessarily better than any music coming out today, but the fact that they were able to do so much with so little was an artistic feat that created a movement. completely new culture. and genre from nothing and also using some of the most delicate and difficult to work with technologies available to do it, yeah, that's super impressive, especially when you talk about some of the records I mentioned above that are still in production to this day .

In my opinion, it's pretty impressive. You should shave your head like a razor every day so we can't see the stubble. Jo Rohan no, I'm not going to do that. I like it. I like my little short haircut. I like it. the fluff I like to be reminded that I actually have hair on my head and yes I don't like the shiny look of the shiny shaved bald head it's not my vibe it's not my vibe it's too aggressive it's violent okay I think it's violent, it's not my vibe, it's not me, Nikki only hates ASAP Rocky because and all the other straight men can agree.

ASAP Rocky is sexier than Nikki. There is a strange tension among ASAP Rocky Nikki fans. I didn't know that Nikki fans hated or hated on ASAP Rocky is that yes that's what now I feel dumber for knowing I wish I didn't know is why is this why is this ASAP Rocky is pretty although he looks absolutely charming in that photo in which she looks like a single mother. I love this photo. There never needs to be more than three guitarists on stage at any given time, especially for tributes where six guys play the rhythm part and four more play the solo. -nine point seven percent of the time an original person played I guess I understand your complaint with tribute groups here, but what I mean is that you are completely ignoring and forgetting all the contexts in which many guitars have been used for recordings and performances that were quite experimental, you're talking about the many layers of guitars that creative producers like Phil Spector would incorporate into their recordings and you're also talking about guys like Glenn Branca who were known for these incredible projects and compositions that basically featured a complete ensemble. of guitars to create this gigantic sound sensation, so no, I wouldn't agree, there are contexts in which a million guitarists on stage make sense.

The metal, especially the Razandrich cores, has significantly more similarities than differences. Citation needed What does work have to do for a cowboy? with Lee scratch, Perry lists to me the similarities of, say, Lamb of God and I don't know, deluxe editions of Bob Marley and the Wailers albums are almost always and can ruin the overall greatness of the original work, the tracks they add for these luxury ones. The edits didn't make the original cut for a reason I don't know. I feel like this is the case if you're talking about releasing the deluxe edition of an album and this has happened in the past almost immediately after your release. the original album as if you barely gave the original record time to breathe before releasing it in a deluxe version with expanded tracks, bonus tracks that don't even sound that good, yes that's true, but when you're commemorating an album that has stood the test of time and is still relevant enough to the point that people still care 10 20 30 50 years later, you know, having extra tracks on that record, having demos on that record can be a really interesting process.

From simply listening to artifacts of the album, it's not like you're enjoying those songs or listening to them the same way you would the parent album that you've probably enjoyed for years up to this point, chances are you're I'm going to examine these cuts from in a way that's like oh wow, this is extra. I'm like looking beyond the Veil. Here I am looking under the hood. I'm looking at exactly what made this album work. What could have been on the disk. what was left as a long-time fan of a certain artist or a certain project that can be really cool, enlightening, exciting.

I don't agree with what you're saying, it's disgusting that the crowd in the concert hall should be divided into sections based on height, so you can don't have short people who can't see divide the crowd into thirds people find this this it's terrible I hate this this is a shitty tweet you get to the venue early you get up front that's how it's always been and that's how it should always be if you're five foot five, chances are you were five foot five for much of it. of your life, didn't you wake up this morning and suddenly you're five foot five, it doesn't do anything, oh man this sucks like five I don't even know this is going to happen, so because you're five foot five and you know You're five foot five, get to the venue early just like other people who really want to see the show, and you know how long it will take for a concert to start if everyone at the front of the venue has to pat you and measure your height.

Also, what about friend groups that have mixed heights in the friend group? People who are tall are sometimes friends with I myself try to avoid making friends with people who are short, but you know, sometimes it happens that it is out of my control. I can't help it, although if you go with a group of friends and you're six feet tall and all your friends are around five foot five or five foot six or something like that, will they divide you up at the entrance of the venue and kick you out of your group? of friends just because you are different? height this is this is discriminatory discriminatory you're tall get in the back get in the back of the place if Vampire Weekend had released their first LP today, they would have failed or at least not done as well as they originally did because the idea of ​​preppy white students of the Ivy League in a band together is not as hot in 2019 as it was in 2008, are you telling me that artists who hit the mainstream and gained popularity with a certain time frame within a certain point in history do they win? that popularity because they appeal to the feelings and desires of the audience at that particular moment in that particular context is that what you're telling me I never thought of it that way before the revelation here, are you trying to tell me that if Elvis Presley didn't was starting out today doing exactly what he did in the 1950s, he wouldn't become the biggest musical sensation that ever existed, still, it's all context, baby, it's all context and everyone, I'll leave it at that, this has been a very fun episode of let's discuss I hope everyone is doing well I hope everyone stays hydrated drinking water eating their fruits and vegetables andhere next to my head is another video you can watch, hit that unsubscribe link to subscribe to the channel Anthony Fantana music let's discuss forever