I'm also sad none of these are from

https://www.youtube.com/user/schmoyoho

My favorite from schmoyoho:



I'm convinced it has philosophical implications.

Speaking of pastors:

It's shit, there's no hook. This the top track, get real:

It's shit, there's no hook. — Noble Dust

They're all shit, imo. I watch them for their comedic value.

My musician brain delineates the better schmoyoho hooks from the worse schmoyoho hooks.

That's an awesome ability!

Medium-mediocre grade hook. Not great.

That's nice but it's not that great. Seek out the Daym Drops remix; another top track...

I know that one.

@Noble Dust

You ever heard of Epic Rap Battles of History?

Nice. You should basically disregard everything I just said. None of this shit matters. I'm just indulging in the nihilistic viewpoint that is easy and makes immediate sense.

I have; those videos suck.

Nice. You should basically disregard everything I just said. None of this shit matters. I'm just indulging in the nihilistic viewpoint that is easy and makes immediate sense. — Noble Dust

I listen to music mainly for their emotional impact.



I have no idea if this is good in any technical sense.

@Wheatley I should elaborate. I get a sinister kick out of the (what I would call) nihilistic humor of schmoyoho et all. But I don't actually endorse it. It's a sick pleasure, but I'm not on board overall.

I think I understand.

I can really relate to this track in the sense that this type of emotionally-focused music was very personal to me 10 or so years ago. The emotional earnestness is refreshing, even if I wouldn't choose the production choices that were made on the track.

I have no fucking idea why it made me think of this track, but this popped into my head:

The emotional earnestness is refreshing, even if I wouldn't choose the production choices that were made on the track. — Noble Dust

I tend to listen to a lot of popular music, and I get the feeling that a lot of music is churned out of the music industry who's main focus is to make money. It's like factory food (processed food). Am I making any sense?

Not only making sense; you're completely right.

Yay!

I think what makes many popular songs shitty is that it's designed to be easy for everyone to listen to. (More people listening = more money)

There's barely any effort required. As a result you get a whole lot of very similar music. (I'm not sure about this part).

I say all this not really knowing anything about music. :lol:

I mean it's the lounge, so I dunno how in depth it's necessary to get, but I will say that as a songwriter ( and this feels substantial enough for a thread or so), writing a good quality pop song is pretty fucking hard. So no, there's a shit ton of effort that goes into a good pop song; and that's a good pop song we're talking about, not a mediocre one (which is very easy to write).

writing a good quality pop song is pretty fucking hard. So no, there's a shit ton of effort that goes into a good pop song; and that's a good pop song we're talking about, not a mediocre one (which is very easy to write). — Noble Dust

It's interesting you should mention pop songs. When I think of pop music, I automatically think of Madonna. I have no idea in how much effort went into her making her songs. All I know is her songs were heavily commercialized, and a lot of people are fans of her. (There's also a lot of people who hate her.)

I am lost right now...

Was just introduced to this group today, someone had posted it on the Mars Volta subreddit and now I can't stop listening to this album-

Taking a long break, see for yourself. More important shit to entertain at the moment:

The free jazz continues to flow