AudioCircle
Music and Media => The Music Circle => Topic started by: Nick77 on 19 Oct 2014, 08:02 pm
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I can think of two right off the bat.
1. 80's rock as background music at the dentist office, how can you relax listening to "crocodile rock". :duh:
2. When the mix tries to create a artificial sound stage by placing the instruments in right or left channel only.
Do you have any??
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Autotune, singers that go on runs knowing they can't do 'em well in the first place, use of General MIDI (think cheap karaoke), just off the top of my head.
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Whistling and humming. Either write some words and sing them or shut up and play something! :evil:
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Lame remakes of songs. If your version is not better or greatly different than the original, why bother?
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Affected vocal styles. Can’t stand a vocal that tries to mimick a style rather than exploring what is special about the real voice. This level of conformity and homogeneity is, honestly, a bit disgusting. When it takes over huge swatch of a genre, it emphasizes the cultural contraction where individuality is trumped by fear, and belonging and blending-in are prized most of all. Maybe I read too much into things. IDK
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+1, and ditto for all new jazz. It has become Museum Art.
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Songs that have choruses something like "Repeat stuff, repeat stuff, repeat stuff, repeat stuff, repeat stuff...."
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Songs that have choruses something like "Repeat stuff, repeat stuff, repeat stuff, repeat stuff, repeat stuff...."
There goes Pop as a whole! :lol:
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Tyson, is this what you were thinking of with "repeat stuff"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nt9c0UeYhFc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nt9c0UeYhFc)
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I can see this is going to be a popular topic...
Offhand, mine would be the excessive and often overly loud use of background music in many establishments in general, particularly restaurants. Just some nice silence every now and then really is golden. I've found this to be particularly a problem having lived in and visited many cities in Latin America.
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+1 Yes it seems to be a trend in new and very popular causal restaurants, its loud and you can barely talk with your guests.
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often overly loud use of background music in many establishments in general, particularly restaurants
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Not sure the reason. Perhaps the person in control of the volume either:
1. Has complete lack of awareness - just not even on their radar;
2. Is satisfying the workers vs. customers;
3. Is trying to provide a specific ambiance, as inappropriate as it is.
Regardless, I always ask to speak to a manager and politely request s/he turn it down. Works 95% of the time.
I can understand it for certain bars, but not for restaurants.
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Along the same lines.
Phone "on hold" music that's just too loud... and I'm half deaf! It must be really bad for some with better hearing.
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I sorta wish folks would stop using music or even jingles for cell phone rings all together. It destroys any joy or amusement those may have had. It all went down hill with the introduction of the Nokia chime.....
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Not sure the reason. Perhaps the person in control of the volume either:
1. Has complete lack of awareness - just not even on their radar;
2. Is satisfying the workers vs. customers;
3. Is trying to provide a specific ambiance, as inappropriate as it is.
Regardless, I always ask to speak to a manager and politely request s/he turn it down. Works 95% of the time.
I can understand it for certain bars, but not for restaurants.
In some places I think it's done intentionally to get people to do their business as quick as possible and leave. In others I think it's done to try to create a false sense of excitement. As if people are not able to have or express emotion otherwise. And sadly some people do need constant commotion to fill personal voids.
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1. 80's rock as background music at the dentist office, how can you relax listening to "crocodile rock". :duh:
Listening to most audiophile music is worse then going to the dentist.
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Listening to most audiophile music is worse then going to the dentist.
Listening to mix4fix's music selection at the Capital Audiofest :green: :green: :green:
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What I call the Bolton-Houston Syndrome - as in Michael/Whitney. Where all new pop singers/producers feel that they have to belt out/stretch their voices to the max from beginning to end of the song. :duh: Good voices but lousy singing.
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Listening to most audiophile music is worse then going to the dentist.
I think I'd take even Dianna Krall over Bon Jovi if I was getting a tooth pulled......
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Tyson, is this what you were thinking of with "repeat stuff"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nt9c0UeYhFc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nt9c0UeYhFc)
Oh snap, didn't know he had an actual video on it. I caught the basic skit on his 'what.' special on Netflix. Yeah, that's genius.
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Plus, it's a pretty good song too! I thought I wouldn't be able to watch the whole five minutes but I did - and I could even watch it more than once! :o
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Fake clapping in the background.
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Listening to most audiophile music is worse then going to the dentist.
:thumb:
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I think I'd take even Dianna Krall over Bon Jovi if I was getting a tooth pulled......
I would insist on being knocked out if the alternative was Dianna Krall. I'd find a new dentist too.
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Listening to most audiophile music is worse then going to the dentist.
Now you can get two for one :evil:
http://members.jacksonville.com/community/riverside/2010-05-06/story/qa-john-rob-holland
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Music that repeats the same verse over and over again and attempts to hide the paucity of content by hamming it up.
BTW What is "audiophile music"? I don't have an issue with albums that have excellent sound quality. Good SQ doesn't peeve me. :)
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Going into your small, cramped local record store only to discover that the proprietor is playing a drum kit while some sort of techno-rap blares from the PA system which is CRANKED!
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Going into your small, cramped local record store only to discover that the proprietor is playing a drum kit while some sort of techno-rap blares from the PA system which is CRANKED!
Ive experienced that too, usually over driving some old antique monitors that sound like crap. Makes you want to head for the exit. :duh:
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In Red Lion, PA by any chance? I can't imagine that there's TWO people doing such a thing unless he has a brother.
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No, Second Chance Records in Austin. No drums though, since closed............ :o
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I wonder why...
I can understand being bored behind the counter but maybe play a small acoustic guitar or noodle around on an unplugged electric but a drum kit?
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I kinda find "talky" singing annoying. Unless you're Lou Reed, if you're gonna be the singer you really should, you know, actually sing and be able to sing
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Compressed / over-produced music of any type. It can make great music OK to listen to and OK music next to unlistenable.........and unlistenable music perfect for the top 40 hits station. :thumb:
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I kinda find "talky" singing annoying. Unless you're Lou Reed, if you're gonna be the singer you really should, you know, actually sing and be able to sing
Who does that?
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Artificially added LP pops and clicks.
Singers who destroy the Star Spangled Banner by making one syllable words four or more syllables.
'Remasters' that suck worse than the original release.
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People who wouldn't know a quarter note rest from a grace note reviewing music.
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