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arkarian

2012-02-25 06:23:53 pm

red chamber dream

right now i'm just trying to understand idkbutlike2's reasons for saying the mind and body are separate things

Idkbutlike2

2012-02-25 06:24:51 pm

Heh, come on Chewy, give us some insight that'll throw all our statements down the drain :P

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:26:48 pm

too lazy

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:27:41 pm

also busy trying to write music

Idkbutlike2

2012-02-25 06:28:06 pm

Don't worry. You have an extra day this year :P

TheGreenManalishi

2012-02-25 06:31:33 pm

Have you done a four chord song yet?

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:32:26 pm

ha I've seen that before, and honestly I've no idea, might have done

arkarian

2012-02-25 06:32:59 pm

red chamber dream

i'd imagine those are pretty boring without vocals

TheGreenManalishi

Edit history:

TheGreenManalishi: 2012-02-25 06:33:53 pm

2012-02-25 06:33:43 pm

Dave Gilmour-eque guitar solos all over them chords say no

TheGreenManalishi

2012-02-25 06:34:42 pm

What is that progression called anyway? I know a 12 bar blues is a I-IV-V progression but that's about the extent of my musical theory.

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:34:59 pm

not sure

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:36:19 pm

there's no 12 bar on my album yet! woo

Idkbutlike2

2012-02-25 06:37:19 pm

Oh wow, that four chord video is amazing.

TheGreenManalishi

2012-02-25 06:38:17 pm

I can't get enough of the 12 bar. I understand how some people (the rhythm section in my band) find it boring but I just think it's a great little boundary to play around in for as long as you feel like.

arkarian

2012-02-25 06:39:05 pm

red chamber dream

Quote from Idkbutlike2:

Oh wow, that four chord video is amazing.

the originator of that joke:

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:40:43 pm

yeah absolutely the first guy in the world to realise that pop music is formulaic

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:41:11 pm

what a visionary

arkarian

2012-02-25 06:41:26 pm

red chamber dream

there's a difference between making an observation and turning it into a performance, wasn't trying to say the other vid was a ripoff or anything

TheGreenManalishi

2012-02-25 06:41:47 pm

I'd say the source of that joke is the dumb record exec that realised that awful chord progression sells like fucking things that sell in high quantities.

TheGreenManalishi

2012-02-25 06:42:03 pm

I couldn't form an accurate parallel.

arkarian

2012-02-25 06:42:10 pm

red chamber dream

it's nothing heinous like denis leary ripping off bill hicks

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:44:05 pm

yeah TGM 12 bar is like the universal jam structure and there's nothing wrong with it, it's just so predictable that I wanted to avoid it at all costs

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:44:44 pm

basically the whole of 1950s music was either that or the other chord progression, the ballad one

TheGreenManalishi

2012-02-25 06:45:25 pm

that's why music in the 50s sucked, except for blues, which thrived

DJGrenola

2012-02-25 06:45:55 pm

the enchantment under the sea dance from back to the future gives you all the chords you need to write 90% of 50s pop!