Comments for State of Mind of The Arts

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:28:47 +0000

check out the song “8 become 1″ by norwegian recycling, it has three of the songs on this (where is the love, she will be loved, with or without you) plus others, wicked good

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by Amy

Amy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:49:19 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your posts!! Its hilarious to see how even something as little as a video clip can turn people against each other lol….Gotta love Stumble for showing me the video

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by Luke

Luke — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:25:25 +0000

Contest #3 WINNERS – Luke and CJ!!! ha. thx man

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by CJ

CJ — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:11:50 +0000

More please! I agree with Luke. New contest!

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by Dustin

Dustin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:31:55 +0000

I don’t even know half those songs! Interesting, but a few of those sound a little off from what I remember. Probably just played on the piano instead of a guitar, though.

Definitely cool, though. Of course, you could put a monkey in a room with a piano, and he’d eventually play Mozart. So, no wonder AC/DC put out so many hits!

I do agree that a LOT of bands rehash the same tunes over and over and over again. By the way, I know very little about music. I love listening to it, but I can’t play much of an instrument or know much theory. So, my opinion isn’t based on any fact, only my opinion. I’m not smarter than you, or anything like that, so don’t go off on me!

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by Luke

Luke — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:40:06 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen – do we have a NEW CONTEST???

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by dan

dan — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:43:45 +0000

I love you.

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by Cooper

Cooper — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:43:50 +0000

Completely random and not on topic, but I find it interesting how almost immediately, comments always turn into intelligence battles…

Comment on How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords? by Sam

Sam — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:21:12 +0000

It’s not I IV vi V, Descent. Don’t play Mozart unless you know what you’re talking about. It’s I V vi IV. It ends on the subdominant. It would be a very different sound if it was the progression you said. The subdominant can act as the dominant in pop music. Also, about halfway through the progression changed to either vi IV I V or i VI III VII in the key of vi. Neither one of these progressions are functional. We’re all impressed that you know roman numeral labeling of chords, just do it right next time. Of course people rip each other off. It’s been happening forever. It’ll never stop. There are about 6 or 7 progressions, at most, used in pop music. I can promise if a band came out and started using unfamiliar progressions ONLY, not many would like them. It’s what you do with the progressions that count.

Comment on Copyleft Resources by Buster Maxwell

Buster Maxwell — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:35:37 +0000

Luke, that’s a very glib statement. I’d guess that you’re a young man who doesn’t create any intellectual property, but is content with stealing downloads off illegal music sites for your own amusement. And who makes your personal enjoyment possible? Writers, musicians, creators.

It might seem unfair to you that Irving Berlin was such a genius and even more unfair that he lived to be 100, since his heirs will be reaping the benefits of his talent for 75 years after his death. That’s one extreme. On the other hand, there’s a writer like me, who hasn’t had any major success at the age of 58. It certainly would be sweet if any of my intellectual properties became financially successful for me late in life so that I continue to pay my mortgage, and perhaps turn some of those profits back into new work for ungrateful people like you to enjoy. I’d also love to be able to transfer copyrights to my heirs – perhaps my nephews, since I have no children.

My point is that you err with the huge assumption of imagining that all creators are as rich as Walt Disney, which is as far from the truth as you can get. And you forget about that single mother in Nashville with three kids, who is dependent upon her secretarial job with the record company. They all have to eat, don’t they?

I’ll make you a deal. I’ll let you download 5 of my tunes for free if you let me come to your house and take 5 things that I’d like to have for free. Deal?