tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post9032069274397742704..comments2024-03-03T18:27:35.090-05:00Comments on Star Maker Machine: Songwriting: Out On The Sideboyhowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-16366090494394310032008-06-27T13:05:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:05:00.000-04:00I completely agree. Some of my favorite songs are...I completely agree. Some of my favorite songs are A - D - E songs. I guess my point was just that learning to play those songs doesn't enhance your appreciation of them in the same way as it does for a more instrumentally complicated song.<BR/><BR/>But as far as musical enjoyment goes, the complexity of the composition is actually pretty far down the list of relevant factors.bwricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656561432477319191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-82463588797487072032008-06-27T00:05:00.000-04:002008-06-27T00:05:00.000-04:00Looks like a "three chords and the truth" theme wo...Looks like a "three chords and the truth" theme would be worth doing, eh?boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-47199452703126386212008-06-26T22:38:00.000-04:002008-06-26T22:38:00.000-04:00BWR -The point you make is interesting. I'm certa...BWR -<BR/><BR/>The point you make is interesting. I'm certainly impressed by unique chords and chord progressions, but when I see what guys like Hank Williams or Townes Van Zandt can do with just three chords it also impresses me, but for a completely different reason. It's really hard to write an impressive and unique song using the same old "tired" chords.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-30301666895015501042008-06-26T17:17:00.000-04:002008-06-26T17:17:00.000-04:00bwr. another perfect example is T-Rex. simplest ch...bwr. another perfect example is T-Rex. simplest chord progressions EVER. <BR/><BR/>Not that I don't agree with you, but finding that in this case didn't turn me off. rather it made me think Bolan more of a genius, that he could use such a simple format and create a whole new sound with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-10584546322158531322008-06-26T15:58:00.000-04:002008-06-26T15:58:00.000-04:00I agree that playing an instrument does a lot to i...I agree that playing an instrument does a lot to intensify one's appreciation of good music, as you said, but I also think it's a double-edged sword. For example: On the one hand, my appreciation for Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Steven Stills and others always increases dramatically when I learn to play one of their songs, but there are other songs (like Night Moves, to choose a convenient example) that sound great, but when you learn to play them you can't help but think, "That's it?" I'm not disparaging Night Moves or other simple songs -- that song is obviously much more than the sum of it's simple chords -- I'm just saying that sometimes it's surprising how simple some of these massively memorable chord progressions are.bwricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656561432477319191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-80100562229084265822008-06-26T10:24:00.000-04:002008-06-26T10:24:00.000-04:00Whisky Before Breakfast? that's a D one right?Oaul...Whisky Before Breakfast? that's a D one right?<BR/><BR/>Oaul, I didn't know how to format that before I viewed the source on the guitar tab page. They use < pre > tags that allow you to space exactly as you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-32159719788259430392008-06-26T01:18:00.000-04:002008-06-26T01:18:00.000-04:00Great idea, Paul...Hey, Brendan, can you post some...Great idea, Paul...Hey, Brendan, can you post something in D major? I play appalachian dulcimer: no half notes.boyhowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799915352726835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-38558822393283549932008-06-26T01:03:00.000-04:002008-06-26T01:03:00.000-04:00OK. I'm blown away here. I have no idea how you ...OK. I'm blown away here. I have no idea how you formatted this thing, but it's pretty cool to read a post a be able to pick up my guitar and play along. Good stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-30996736777745179232008-06-25T18:18:00.000-04:002008-06-25T18:18:00.000-04:00Man I don`t know my A from my E when it comes to m...Man I don`t know my A from my E when it comes to music but I do know thats one real nice tune...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708222118153457760.post-7303300653956163882008-06-25T14:04:00.000-04:002008-06-25T14:04:00.000-04:00I was just listening to this song this morning. Ch...I was just listening to this song this morning. Chord progressions aside, I just love the way the harmonized vocals slide up and down during the chorus - it almost sounds like someone is fiddling with the pitch on a turntable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com