sorengray

sorengray t1_je9e8ec wrote

Reply to Lyrics or the music? by meganelizabethjade

The lyrics are the last thing I really pay attention to, and sometimes go decades without really knowing all the words to some of my favorite songs.

I hear more lines and phrases I like and get a sense of the song's meaning, but don't often hear every word and string together the story.

Which is funny as a songwriter and avid lyricist myself, lyrics are important to me. Though just the last part I finish when writing a song.

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sorengray t1_jdj7m0q wrote

Reply to What’s your actual thought on Stairway to Heaven? by BPasley747

It's one of the greatest rock songs in history. One of the first epic songs to give us a slow burn into one of the biggest song finales of all time. You wouldn't have Bohemian Rhapsody without it (another great).

That being said, after hearing it for decades, I don't need to ever hear it again.

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sorengray t1_jaez3jc wrote

Reply to Guilty Pleasures by [deleted]

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life.

As an old school metal head/hard-rock fan, I really don't like Nu-Metal (SOD aside) but that song gets me pumped!

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sorengray t1_jacde1w wrote

Reply to Are women worst at making music? by YepJustAnAccount

Nope. Women are obviously equally creative and talented and inspiring in music and other art forms. They've just been held back by ignorant arrogant men like the guy online believing and espousing ignorant ideas like that.

Sister Rosetta Thorpe

Billie Holiday

Ella Fitzgerald

Carol King

Joni Mitchell

Aretha Franklin

Kate Bush

Tori Amos

Bjork

PJ Harvey

Fiona Apple

Erika Badu

Billie Eilish

To name but a few Female Musical Titans of the past 100yrs the world would not be the same without.

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sorengray t1_jabgeag wrote

Reply to Will any of the current artists still be idolised 50+ years from now similarly to how people still adore The Beatles, Elvis Presley etc..? by BlacksmithGullible90

Think about classical music. We all know about Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. They broke molds and people after emulated/were influenced by them. And while there are plenty of classical composers since then, only those who really study the genre will probably know their names by heart.

So it'll probably be with the future of pop/rock music. Plenty of amazing artists then and now. But the majority of future generations will only know the names of the influential giants. The rest will have to dig deeper.

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