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KnMn · 12 days

YOU JUST BROUGHT THE KNOWLEDGE

DrJulianBashir · 1 month

No, I don't find that good analysis kills an intelligent joke like this. If anything it helps me appreciate a piece of humour even more. So thanks, MiserubleCant. Keep doing what you've done (if you like)!

Plus that guy up there totally didn't get the subtleties of it so you're good.

GreatGroovyGood · 1 month

You will write some really terrible material before you write anything good. My best advice (at this point) is to just write some things and not to fall in love with them. Write as much as you can and don't worry about getting it perfect, because then you're twice as likely to accidentally write something awesome. Then edit (this is where not falling in love with your lyrics comes in. Sometimes you just have to sacrifice what might otherwise be a pretty good line for the overall integrity of the song.)

Also listen, explore, develop your taste even further. Get to know what you like and what you don't like. If you get good at knowing what's corny in other people's songs, you'll get better at spotting when you've written something corny.

Plus, as everyone else has said, when you've got something you like, put it up here and let everyone give you constructive criticism!

magicwizard · 4 months

/r/experimentalmusic is the one you're after. /r/experimental is…not the same.

CaffeineGenie · 1 year

CBC doesn't have Saanich-Gulf Islands in their list of "races to watch."

I can't imagine why—I've heard it's a very close race between Elizabeth May and the Conservative candidate, and surely that's going to be an interesting and tense riding as the results come in.

(They've included Laurier-Sainte Marie in their list, for obvious reasons. But it seems like analogous reasons should put Elizabeth May's riding on the map)

gameinterlude · 1 year

You have to build toward a real word.

The idea is to force him to spell a word, so if you aren't thinking of a real word it will be impossible for either of you to lose.

ninjanun · 1 year

As gribbly said, the chorus and bridge are really cool.

However, I think because those parts are so lyrically and rhythmically repetitive (and that repetitition helps the chorus really pay off) it would be really nice to hear some more variety in the verses. I think the really straight rhythm in the verses plays well against the chorus rhythms, but it would be worth experimenting with how those lines are worded: starting every line with "I'm tired of the way…" makes the song feel really predictable.

That being said, you've got great material to work with. I enjoyed the song overall, but switching up the verses would make it seem more worth re-visiting for me.

cdwillis · 1 year

While I appreciate some of your points, I can't help but feel that your presentation of them is most un-Socratic.

I agree that this lacks much of the power and the versatility of the original. But you could have tried to show it rather than resorting to abuse like that.

cdwillis · 1 year

One thing that really stuck out to me is the literary obfuscation. Why state an idea with simple terms in one or two sentences when you could use an entire paragraph of archaic terminology to create the illusion of intelligence?

To be fair, I'm not sure which thinkers you're talking about here, so it's possible we're thinking about different branches of philosophy. We certainly have different views on the matter.

I'm taking a degree which focuses heavily on contemporary philosophy, and I have not yet read a philosopher who seemed particularly obfuscatory. Perhaps the gist of an idea can be stated in simple terms, but in order to explain a complex idea with an appropriate degree of precision it's often necessary to use specialised terminology and a lot of explanation in order to elaborate the appropriate sense.

In my experience, understanding philosophy is entirely about the steps you take to get there. The fine-grained understanding of why each thought is necessary to the advancement of an argument is the heart of the pursuit for me.

evanfm · 1 year

I don't mind at all! Obviously I'd like to be credited accordingly, but I'm more than happy to let you use the music. More art in the world is, as far as I'm concerned, a good thing.

Let me know the details—I'd love to see what you make.

evanfm · 1 year

I did these one afternoon a couple of weeks ago. I submitted to r/WeAreTheMusicMakers but it didn't really go anywhere, and I'm curious as to what you all think about these!

Anything I should keep in mind for the next time I attempt something like this?

JukeboxGhost · 1 year

I know where you're coming from. My first encounter with Animal Collective was when a friend lent me both Sung Tongs and Feels and it just seemed like something I'd never get into—so much delirium, so many noises, extended songs that seemed to consist entirely of plunking.

And then—a couple of years later, if my sense of timing is right—I had another listen and it sounded nothing like I remembered. It was about halfway through Feels, and actually during "Banshee Beat" itself, that I realised this was most definitely a band worth my time. That the weirdness I'd picked up on at first blush was actually in the service of deep, honest emotion.

I wasn't thinking about it when I made the recommendation, but it seems like we may have both recommended the songs that turned each of us (respectively) on to the band.

JukeboxGhost · 1 year

I know this is some of their most recent material, but there's something about Merriweather Post Pavilion I can't really get into. It might have something to do with the execution; I've found live versions of some of the songs on that album, and I much prefer those.

Not to put down your choice, because I think Animal Collective is one of the most wonderful bands currently making music and I'm glad to see them represented among these suggestions, but my recommendation would be "Banshee Beat" from the album Feels. In fact, I would recommend that entire album to anyone who hasn't heard it. Nothing on Merriweather Post Pavilion really moves me as deeply as the material and pacing of Feels.

evanfm · 1 year

This is great! I really like the sound of your guitar in here, and how you settle your voice into it.

the addition of the interview at the end is a bit of a left turn but I really do like the atmosphere it evokes.

evanfm · 1 year

I'd appreciate any feedback you feel compelled to give!

jweede · 1 year

I've re-read the original comment and honestly can't figure out what you're talking about. Would you care to clarify?

billraydrums · 1 year

Looking through this, I noticed that on several occasions you adopted a defensive posture instead of engaging thoughtfully with the criticism being offered to you. A lot of it was valid, and the way you reacted made you look rather petty.

Obviously, I'm going only on the evidence of this thread, but perhaps you should try being more open to other world-views. Since your job as a musician is essentially to make your audience see the world in a new way, that could only be a benefit.

In general, I would advise thinking twice before being negative in public, especially in a context where you are promoting your work. People are largely more receptive to the work of people they perceive as being nice, funny, interesting (and so on, positive qualities).

jamangold · 1 year

Probably because people can't help but upvote that song. It's an animal-brain thing.

uncomfortablyhigh · 1 year

Well, it calls the value of your degree into question. If it's well-known that people cheat and get away with it, then having a degree doesn't necessarily mean the degree-holder actually did any of the work or understood anything, because there's no guarantee they weren't cheating.

This shouldn't detract from your personal sense of accomplishment, but then the degree as a piece of paper is really more about signifying to other people for any number of reasons (not least of which are economic) that you did the work of a degree.

uncomfortablyhigh · 1 year

Undeniably, engineering programs are very rigorous, but I want to respectfully voice my disagreement with your devaluation of philosophy as an academic pursuit. I know your turn of phrase is probably for effect more than anything, but as someone who's taking a degree in a program heavy in philosophy I can assure you I take my work very seriously.

I take the experience of attaining my degree very seriously as well, and when I graduate from my program I will look upon the degree I've attained as a serious emblem of these four years of work and personal growth.

It's not particularly cool of you to dismiss the kind of commitment and work I see in many of my friends and myself as something which no one takes seriously.

evanfm

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