General Music Chat

This is a compilation of 6 different country songs. They switch from one song to another, dozens of times, and it all sounds like the same exact song, just with different words.
.
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/did-every-cou ... eres-proof
.
I've seen this with a lot of teen songs nowadays, too . . . they all sound the same . . .
.
This is why I'm not so crazy about playing cover songs . . . I prefer to play something unique and creative.
I'm apparently in the minority, though . . .

I was a sideman for a while (bass) for Billy Carroll and the Countrymen. I never really learned the songs but that caused no problem. Before each tune, Billy would lean over and say, "Mike - this one's in D." I'd nod sagely and off we went.

Talbot

You could do the same thing with a lot of the early 'rock' doo-wop songs of the late 50s/early 60s - the familiar C-Am-F (or Dm)-G pattern.

You could do the same thing with a lot of the early 'rock' doo-wop songs of the late 50s/early 60s - the familiar C-Am-F (or Dm)-G pattern.

Earth Angel say WHHHAAAAATTT!!!!!

I ran across a Tal Farlow (Jazz guitarist) CD the other day. The beginnings of the songs sounded similar but somewhat different. When I went to the instrumental section they all sounded the same.

You have to wonder if it is the musicians fault or the producers and labels that are at fault. In most cases when a Nashville song hits big the gurus study the bass lines and everything else to analyze what they think may have made it a hot. Then they put out a bunch of cookie cutter clones with the hopes that they will also pull in some big money. When a song comes out with the word kissing in it and makes it, 10 more songs about kissing in them show up. As with Faith Hills song "This Kiss" (BARF)

So it may not be the fault of the musicians but rather the producers fault, after all who ruined the music industry? It surly was not the musicians. It was the self appointed industry gurus.

The person who put this mash-up together must have pitch-changed most of the songs (probably tempo, too) - no way all these country songs were done in the key of Bb!

The person who put this mash-up together must have pitch-changed most of the songs (probably tempo, too) - no way all these country songs were done in the key of Bb!

So it wasn't the musicians or the producers. It was the carpal tunnel surgeons! Bb?! OUCH!

I could hear the signature sound of "music with a tempo change," in the playback; it's a little different sound when compressed or expanded.
But - heck, there must be thousands of Country songs that are in B - flat, no . . . . ?
I don't think it matters much . . . the starting key.
But, this makes me wonder how many original country songs there really are.

I remember listening to some 50's music and thinking that a whole bunch of the songs are the same song, just slightly modified.
Need I mention how many Blues songs are not original?

But, still, there is something about a 1-3-5 (oops, 1-4-5, whatever!) progression that just 'works,' for the human ear.

I could hear the signature sound of music with a tempo change, in the playback.

But, still, there is something about a 1-3-5 progression that just 'works,' for the human ear.

1-4-5, you mean? I haven't investigated, but I would assume that country artists, like folk and rock play the same keys as everyone (E, A, D, C, G). If they were to stray from that, it might be because they're playing with brass instruments, or sumthin.

Yeah, find the originals (if you want to bother) and check them out - most likely most of the songs are in G, A, C or D - all of which could be pitch-shifte to Bb with no difficulty.

Yeah, find the originals (if you want to bother) and check them out - most likely most of the songs are in G, A, C or D - all of which could be pitch-shifte to Bb with no difficulty.

I have to clip my toenails and organize some receipts, so I will not have time to do that. It's probably just the midpoint between all 6 songs. I don't know pitchbending from my elbow, but you could probably only go so far. Maybe half an octave. Idk.

yeah, Johnny Cash was right.
But, still , after hearing SO MANY songs that sound identical, some folks are just gonna get bored listening to the 'same ol same ol.'
.
Variety is the spice of life.