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that's true. and for every "NOBODY" that made it, 10,000,000 others didn't make it because they assumed because one group of "nobodies' made it than they can.
it's like saying, "I can win Powerball because someone in New Jersey did!" Yes, it's possible, but the odds are simply not very good
No I get the point. People "people make it" in music. Just not very many. Especially now. This particular justification for playing original music is really a 40 foot-dive into a tub of water. I mean, everyone should play what makes them happy but I would never embark on original music in the silly-ass belief that in today's environment that you'll ever really make significant money. It's beyond delusional
Snarky one liners don’t invalidate his point. As a third party observer, I’m afraid he’s correct. Your point about everyone looking down their nose at original music is false. We only look down on pretentious songwriters that have a chip on their shoulder DESPITE writing garbage. If that doesn’t describe you, then don’t worry about it.
The POINT is that the reason those bands are big, is because people SUPPORTED them WHEN they were nobodies, until they became SOMEBODIES. Which is how it ALWAYS works. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
The songs that people are covering come from SOMEWHERE. Maybe yall should take 5 years in solitary meditation pondering about where that is.
The songs that people are covering come from SOMEWHERE. Maybe yall should take 5 years in solitary meditation pondering about where that is.
Let’s try one more time... Take a deep breath and try your best.
Why exactly do you think people supported those bands? BECAUSE THEY WROTE GOOD SONGS!!! Most “songwriters” don’t write good songs because they simply can’t (despite whatever delusion drives them). Furthermore, the crappy original musicians flood the market and make it harder for the good original musicians because venues and audiences are less and less likely to give some unknown act a chance. I’m so sick of Captain Obvious saying “without originals there’d be no covers”. Wow, what a revolutionary thought lol... more like without GOOD ORIGINALS, no one would care to cover the songs to begin with.
Let’s look at three hit original songs from the 90’s.
Brain Stew (Green Day)
Celebrity Skin (Hole)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Those are all hit singles by bands that “made it”. Just out of curiosity, does anyone here think that writing any of those three hit songs was more respectable than being able to perfectly pull off Steely Dan’s Aja album live? For me it’s a tough call.
Brain Stew (Green Day)
Celebrity Skin (Hole)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Those are all hit singles by bands that “made it”. Just out of curiosity, does anyone here think that writing any of those three hit songs was more respectable than being able to perfectly pull off Steely Dan’s Aja album live? For me it’s a tough call.
Really? Oh come on... everyone gets his oversimplified point. It’s just not an accurate viewing of the whole big picture. And rather then argue his side with an actual valid point, he simply implies that everyone else is stupid. I hope for his sake that he is 11 years old and still has more mental and social development at his disposal.
I'm sorry. I didn't realize that someone at TB will, hundreds of years from now, be spoken about in awe and hushed tones of reverence like Beethoven or Mozart because they dared to write originals.
silly me.
If you believe that, I have a bridge over the East River I'd like to sell you.
silly me.
If you believe that, I have a bridge over the East River I'd like to sell you.
Yea, really. Lighten up. The quote is funny on its own, whether or not you agree what it was aimed at.
Some of the arguments on TB get so obtuse that it's not even clear what is being argued anymore, let alone whether or not it has anything to do with the original post. And YES, I am sometimes guilty of it myself.
Unless you're talking about the actual Steely Dan – you know, the ones that wrote those songs – the answer is yes.
