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Black-Eyed-Peas, the future of modern music?
I saw the Black Eyed Peas in PA last night and all I can say is WOW. The whole production was over the top with a futuristic Science Fiction vibe. The music was like no other with so many influences its hard to classify as any one style.
The bottom end literally moved my hair and clothes.
The audience was a wide variety of fans. Many parents brought their children, 10,11 years old. The crowd was white, black, Asian, young, old (me) and happy.
I recommend you go see this show when the opportunity presents itself. It is history in the making.
The bottom end literally moved my hair and clothes.
The audience was a wide variety of fans. Many parents brought their children, 10,11 years old. The crowd was white, black, Asian, young, old (me) and happy.
I recommend you go see this show when the opportunity presents itself. It is history in the making.
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These guys have been around for quite awhile now and are quite cohesive (very few lineup changes), so it really surprises me when some people react to them as "new crap". Some of their music is quite good, and I would say they are not only the future but have achieved enough to be considered a solid part of the past and the now. |
I enjoyed the show so much I will be seeing it again on the Broadwalk in Atlantic City this summer. My comment about the future of music was based on this live performance. I do have THE E.N.D. on vinyl and for such a digital mix it sounds incredible. I urge you to see the show or at least pick up the latest release. |
Shadorne, Thanks for reposting that. The original link you posted to was taken down. I have a few more HERE. Actually, "here" is a continuation of yours, but it does not let down. When they get a good concert going, they are a great deal of fun. I also like the Oprah thing - enough to bring tears to my eyes to see thousands of people having that much fun at the same time. |
Synthfreek, I've never heard any Kenny G. that I liked, but I can imagine that somewhere, at sometime he has or will produce something that I like. Who knows, it might even be a duet with Micheal Bolton. My first musical ignorance moment came back when I was in junior high. I hated Grand Funk Railroad. I really hadn't listened to them much, but I knew I hated them. They weren't cool and everybody who I knew was cool hated GFR. And I was cool! One evening I was hanging out at some friend of a friend's place and he played some music. I remember saying, "man, that's some heavy shit!!!" He responded with, "Grand Funk can rock!" Lesson learned. I don't necessarily get Black Eyed Peas, but I just to keep an open mind. |
Dreadhead, there is a "making of" oprah flash mob or three out there (there is probably even one on oprah's site). I happen to think dancing flash mobs are one of the coolest things going. There was a T-Mobile commercial in Liverpool station, a cool 'Sound of Music' in Antwerp Station, and I am sure a bunch more. |
Same story, different day. Anything different from Album Oriented Rock gets flamed in the AudiogoN community. I am surprised that a site oriented to high quality stereo reproduction is mired in the good old days. I can think of 100 new bands that would rival anything from the "golden era." Great songwriting, great production, great live dynamics. Personal taste is personal taste. See no place for all the hatemail I see on a routine basis on this site. My life is rich because I embrace all forms of music. I consume within 20 different genres. Open your mind and open your heart. Who wants to be apart of a community that bickers. I for one, love free thinkers who constantly challenge my with new groups to listen to. Why select vanilla when you can have 31 flavors. I'm just saying.... |
Wow look at all the lectures in here, and seriosuly some are hinting towards personal offense over the "Black Eyed Peas"....seriously? Get over yourselves, its a POP band, not everyone needs to or should have to like it and fans of them (atleast some) are being a bit insecure about it all...........calm down, its a pop band. I bet the bars are gonna do great business during halftime show at Superbowl.........just sayin :) (and if that makes you bitter.......dont bother) |
"Personally, I can't stand the entire super bowl circus." Philosophically, I am in this camp as well. But it is what it is so I just go with it. I'm not going to say the BEPs performance set any new musical standards. But I actually like the songs they did and the performance with the spectacle and all was fun and somewhat fresh, so I actually enjoyed it more than any other recent SB halftime show I've seen, including some of my aging classic rock heroes like McCartney, The Stones, and The Who. I will not compare BEP to them any more than I would compare them to Ellington, Armstrong, or even Beethoven. They are all totally different beasts from totally different ages. THE BEP are the least of my concerns as I get older. |
>>02-07-11: Mapman The BEPs have racked up a lot of success of late<< Only if you measure success by tickets and/or records sold. Your position then must also apply to Justin Bieber, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Sheryl Crow and on and on and on. What they have in common is all are purely show and no go. In the entertainment business there's no accounting for lack of talent. It's all about promotion and the public fish eagerly stand in line to spend their money. |
"Only if you measure success by tickets and/or records sold." That's a good measure of success I would say. I am usually able to find something to like about pop music acts that either were at one time or are currently popular, at least if the popularity persists over an extended period. Also influence on future acts is another measure of success in the long term, I suppose. Spectacle plays a big part in pop music, more so as time goes on it seems. Acts like BEP and Lady Gaga (including their producers and directors) are trail blazers in this regard. That's the part that just is what it is to me. One thing about BEPs, their CDs apply a lot of over the top electronic bass that I find exhilirating and was a big challenge to get a handle on in building my audio system. So in that sense BEPs recordings have played a significant part in my quest to enable my system to deliver with modern digital pop music. I owe them something for that at least I suppose. Plus I still think Fergie is hot! |
>>The best measure of success is longevity." No doubt. But can't apply that criteria to current acts quite yet without a crystal ball of some kind.<< Well then, I'm glad we both agree your position about record and/or ticket sales is irrelevant. See Andy Gibb, David Cassidy, Debbie Gibson, etc. as other good examples of where you were. Nice to see you're thinking more clearly. Congrats. |
I was disappointed with CA's national anthem. BEPs performance was about what I expected, at least when the mikes were working. As one local reviewer pointed out, at least BEPs actually attempted to perform their stuff in that environment rather than lip synch. SO they should get some credit for that. However, performances of teh national anthem should be held to the highest standards at a landmark symbolic event like the Super Bowl. No excuses for anything less than perfection there ever!!!! |
They should just play a tape of Whitneys Anthem during Desert Sheild/storm and be done with it. PEP on the other did sing live but if you listened close you could hear autotune being turned on while they were talking.........premature launch of it but you could hear it for a second. Sad that they had to load the show with lights and dancers, I guess its like magic act, distract the audience with one thing while hiding another (in this case they were trying to hide lack of talent). Sa for CA, nerves must be a bitch but she is payed for this and its not like she has never done it before, prepare and be prepared, or do what others do a lipsync. |
