sonnymadler
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Even though it's a year old, I've just recently listened to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" (for some reason it avoided my radar up until now), and I have to say for a pop song that took the charts by storm last year and sold over several million copies, it's actually a really good song. And Pharrell Williams can surprisingly sing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBJ9RnbK8G4
It's a rarity for a quality pop song to smash the charts like "Get Lucky" did these days. But I suspect the song would've been nothing without the legendary Nile Rodgers' signature Strat in it. Now I'm a guy in my 20's who grew up listening to good music, and I mean GOOD music. Like Queen, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Gary Moore, Joe Cocker, Jamiroquai (British funk group) etc (the list is long, I've listened to almost everything). I like good pop music as well, but I mostly surf around 80s pop. And my dad's a big jazz nut, so I guess my love for jazz comes from him. But I'm not a musical snob or anything. I'm always open for recommendations, good and/or bad.
So my point is: what's your take on today's pop music? With overproduced mediocrity dominating the airwaves for more than 10 years now, and songs like "Get Lucky" being the few chart-topping miracles, is there still hope for pop music "resurrection" (for the lack of a better term)?
PS: please no trolling, be respectful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBJ9RnbK8G4
It's a rarity for a quality pop song to smash the charts like "Get Lucky" did these days. But I suspect the song would've been nothing without the legendary Nile Rodgers' signature Strat in it. Now I'm a guy in my 20's who grew up listening to good music, and I mean GOOD music. Like Queen, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Gary Moore, Joe Cocker, Jamiroquai (British funk group) etc (the list is long, I've listened to almost everything). I like good pop music as well, but I mostly surf around 80s pop. And my dad's a big jazz nut, so I guess my love for jazz comes from him. But I'm not a musical snob or anything. I'm always open for recommendations, good and/or bad.
So my point is: what's your take on today's pop music? With overproduced mediocrity dominating the airwaves for more than 10 years now, and songs like "Get Lucky" being the few chart-topping miracles, is there still hope for pop music "resurrection" (for the lack of a better term)?
PS: please no trolling, be respectful.