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Songs with "hooks" that don't work
- Thread starter Gopherbassist
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Videos like that paved the way for AI-created bands.
Utter crap.
Utter crap.
I found that not watching the video makes it easier to understand the musical logic, not that it’s really great or anything. The violence and the sound of the blows are not at all coordinated with music. The video imagery is extremely distracting, and to me rather disgusting which I suppose the whole point of the exercise. If that was what they were after, I say job well done!
Liliac got to a level of popularity for their covers, but their original material lacks barbs. They get closer to hooks than the OP song, but nothing that truly sticks. I’m aware of them because a friend occasionally sends me a track or an update. They seem to have a following so someone likes it more than I do. Here’s an example.
I've heard a lot about NW but haven't really listened yet. Plan on correcting that today.
Artificial Intelligence will never conquer natural stupidity!! hehe
Weird but not beaten into the dirt.
Wow, whoever paid for that production is probably wishing they had the money back.
Where are they from? Coastal California? Their videos have interesting settings, one is in an only in America town dump with boats and one is on a beach with huge driftwood dead trees. She is a flute player apparently, and the tallest person. I like her use of grit in the vocal. Though it was lilac, but the smell wasn't right, then I noticed the extra i. Never need to listen again though...
later- oh, a family band from Atlanta GA. I see the resemblance of the bass player and singer. And the town dump with boats, that's Atlanta fer sure.
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- "Let's get the verse." [quantize, pitch correct]
- "Okay, let's get the chorus." [quantize, pitch correct]
- "Cool. That's a wrap."
- Copy, paste, etc
- Question why you got into audio engineering.
- Drink yourself unconscious.
That was a parody video, right? Right?
I would like to think it has the sound effects removed from the audio version.
Sorry, but the song smacks of trying too hard to be outrageous without any real feeling that they are. Like you actually believe someone like Amyl and the Sniffers are actually pretty outrageous in real life, but I don't believe it with this band. Plus the title should be a line in the song used once at the most, and better lyrics overall are needed.
Amy is a bogan badass, I wouldn’t want to mess with her, whereas this Hannah person looks like she just took some time off from her other job on the pole.
Amy would take the pole and hit you with it. Or shove it somewhere.
I suppose that the definition of 'Hardcore' music has changed... 
I don't think that bad hooks are the root of the problem. I think it's the utter lack of authenticity on every level.
Considering the cost of this video, maybe sending her to at least one boxing lesson could have helped sell this drivel.
I don't think that bad hooks are the root of the problem. I think it's the utter lack of authenticity on every level.
Considering the cost of this video, maybe sending her to at least one boxing lesson could have helped sell this drivel.
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That sounds like something that was created in the writer's room for Saved by the Bell for the very special heavy metal episode, that ended up not being special, heavy or metal.
Ya, Amy's not acting. Hannah is so obviously acting. I think a requirement of being dirty enough for hard-core is looking like you've stunk at least once in your adult life. She ain't got no stank. Which is fine by me, but write music that actually suits your personality.
