tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post6467747685766126025..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Is Grimes the Next Big Artist?Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-30404318394458967232013-06-23T07:02:31.502-05:002013-06-23T07:02:31.502-05:00See, this is what I like about blogging: you get i...See, this is what I like about blogging: you get interesting comments about all sorts of things. I listened to the links you put up. The music world is huge! The only one I was at all familiar with was Peter Gabriel. Some interesting stuff, especially Dead Can Dance. It reminds me that pop music used to have a lot more awareness of other musics than it does now.<br /><br />The way you describe Grimes, "a very particular, quirky sounding post-modernist pop music pastiche" is probably fair enough. I just found watching her put together the final product on the spot to be rather charming.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-12513756890867067952013-06-23T05:28:35.827-05:002013-06-23T05:28:35.827-05:00Meh. After listening to a selection of Grimes'...Meh. After listening to a selection of Grimes's work on ‘The YouTube’ I have to say I don’t find what she does to be anything that compelling. She is truthfully a pedestrian songwriter, who – I think – has successfully corralled her limited abilities into a very particular, quirky sounding post-modernist pop music pastiche that is compelling to a particular audience in the context of the current cultural climate of popular music. Like Madonna and Lady Gaga, she has clearly has a natural talent for the art of self-promotion, and the crafting of a compelling public image; but does that make her a worthwhile artist?<br /><br /><br />If I want musically interesting, keyboard-heavy pop music I’ll stick to any of the below:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nop-6HIAHKI<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irkUuHxkkjM&list=PL9C81F848D7ADCD55<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT837FyHtks<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtNFQ7RJbaQ<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDgBSk1ghM<br />Roman Shoehornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371488536091432644noreply@blogger.com