How Detrimental Is Criticism To Musicians?!
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- This week on Justin Hawkins Rides Again...the podcast we are discussing the theme of criticism and critique. How does this affect artists and is it even necessary. Jenny May also grills me to see how being in the music industry and having my work criticised and reviewed affected me. How did I handle negative comments from fans and critics about my music and my voice? What is the purpose of it? Is it detrimental to creative people? Please, tell us what you think in the comments.
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So, what's the verdict? Are critics necessary? Is criticism good or detrimental to you or other musicians? How should we handle it?
I like turtles
Critique is a way to improve (if it's a constructive critique). Other completely different thing is the free spread of hate. I mean, if you dislike something or someone, just don't listen to it or watch it. There is no need of being disrespectful.
About how to handle it, I would consider the constructive ones and with the rest I would make compost 🤣
I think the real critic is the artist and how they make it into music to make people think and be moved
That’s it, constructive criticism, less of more of or just change a little, something new
For sure there is an important place for music critics as long as 1) They are honest and fair-minded and 2) Their work is in service of the music itself and not their egos. If we take a young kid, perhaps a 16 year-old who has heard the name Bob Dylan and wishes to explore his oeuvre then how on earth is he meant to get started? Would we have him listen to all 40 of Dylan's studio albums? Holy-moley, that would be quite a task just to become acquainted with a single artist. The critic then is the voice of wisdom who can lead you to what he thinks you are after. The critic is like the tour guide who can facilitate you on your journey, say on a day out sightseeing in London. Some people prefer to take their own journey, which is fair but if we are honest, life doesn't always afford us that kind of time. The problem is that the critic can sometimes leave Buckingham Palace out of the itineary because he has a personal problem with a constitutional monarchy or just show you the places that he likes to hang out, such as his favourite Whetherspoon's pub or his local bingo hall. The critic is the arbitrer of quality, but who monitors the quality of the critic himself? Who watches the watchmen? With the internet, the critic is no longer the god of old who could make and break careers on a whim and I say that is a good thing.
She obviously wouldn’t believe me, but I think Jenny May is absolutely brilliant, and can’t get enough of these genuine and insightful conversations between the two of you. So glad she bullied her way into this podcast.
Ill second that. She's quality.
Two mondays in a row with Jenny, amazing. And the answer to Jenny's shirt question if we ove her, is "Yes"
She says thank you!
She is such a gem. Intelligent and connected to her feelings. I Love her😊
We all love her ❤
@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain We love Justin as the Frontman of the Darkness. We love Jenny coz she is brilliant and cute. Tell Dan, Frankie and Rufus we said hello.
Yes. All the admiration/love, Jenny May Finn for the Win! :)
I remember a past interview with Prince when he said why he didn't like music critics. It's because most of them aren't musicians themselves and have no right to judge him since they can't really understand him or the creative process the way another artist would. I think Prince had a good point there.
You could argue that you only need to be a music lover to have something to say about a song or an album. I myself am only a drummer if you count hitting tables or steering wheels playing along my faves. Still I have an opinion about the music I listen to. Rock music is mainly made for the layman, not only the connaisseur I guess.
Am I the only one who still listens to full albums all the time? Start to finish, in sequence? I won’t consider myself a fan or enthusiast of an artist otherwise.
yep I would agree that’s the exact way I consume music
I've been listening to more music on vinyl lately so I sort of feel like thats the only way to do it. It's definitely a different experience when you don't skip around or focus on only a few of the tracks.
I do that! I like to have an I-pod on shuffle when I’m out & about, but whenever I’m at home, it’s albums start to finish! Often on repeat for a couple of hours 😅 Don’t do streaming either, it’s CDs all the way for me! 💿😁
Ipods was the start and shuffle!!!!!! Like I'm original because i go from dire straits to take that on my playlist.... wan***s
I think you have to be from a certain age group to listen to a full album from start to finish. If an artist I admire recorded it, I am
compelled to listen to it, warts and all. And guess what? Years later, songs I didn’t care for turn out to be the darling of the critics!
Who knew?
The perfect Monday afternoon includes listening to Jenny and Justin talk for a lovely 2 hours straight !
I can only speak for myself but I assume most musicians, like me are unknown and we can't even buy a listen from anyone. When someone comments about one of my songs, even something mean (you know youtube comments can be vicious), I'm actually pretty grateful that someone even found my song because most of the time it feels like I'm shouting into the abyss. Do that long enough, and you learn to appreciate criticism. It never feels good that people don't like what you did, but it indeed feels better than being ignored.
Jenny, I've noticed that we share a similar tendency when it comes to seeing ourselves on camera, like during FaceTime or other instances, where we can't help but be concerned or fixated on how our facial expressions appear when we say talk. You come across as a genuine and unique individual, and I genuinely believe you should give yourself more credit and focus less on those who don't or might not appreciate your offerings. "Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter."
I guess if you change anything about what you have created based on what someone else says you risk loads of people who would have liked that thing, disengaging or not getting what from they would have done from it. That thing one person says you should change about your work, another person would absolutely love. My sister has started doing stand up and im really trying to support her by reiterating this to her constantly. Must be hard for you artists sometimes therefore we salute you! Loved this conversation between the two of you, really insightful. Thank you.
I like the banter. Great chemistry between these two. Personally, I'm too sensitive to handle criticism, but for those who can, tuning out the words that are toxic and embracing the ones that help you grow as an artist is the best way to handle it.
I don't know about critics but watching you too interact is definitely necessary in my opinion. Loved it. Thank you both for this
Justin, you are the embodiment of rock and roll. You are a survivor. I’m so glad you are still here and still fucking rockin on. Cheers mate! Keep up the great work. Much love and respect to you and Jenny ❤ 👏🏻 🤟🏻
My biggest fear as a musician is the criticism of the stuff I write. When you’re crafting these pieces of art it’s molded with pieces of ourselves. This is why I haven’t released anything ever I’m too afraid of being told I’m not good enough.
People will always have opinions on everything and that's good, it means that they care.
Pay attention to constructive criticism, they are here to help you, everyone has to learn and everyone has to improve their craft in order to get better in this world.
And try not listening to free hate comments, it's a waste of time.
I hope it helps.
i've been wanting to do a song, black metal, in some rare language that just sounds weird and evil, nobody will have the interest or guts to translate it, so they'll never find out it's a song about how nice puppies are. criticism after that might be a tad difficult to take seriously, it's almost as difficult to criticise as a banjo cover of her ghost in the fog, it'd work perfectly reworked like that.
You own the music you write. You can be proud of that.
I've put stuff out there and it's been criticized, you're right, it does feel like an attack on the very essence of your being because that's where it comes from. Originally I thought my music was the shit, over time I came to recognize I wasn't hitting the same mark as The Beatles, Queen or The Darkness, which was reinforced by some rather negative reviews on submithub, Metal Hammer and elsewhere. So now I oscillate between thinking my music is shit and alternately still the shit because sometimes I think, no one else is doing that or going there.
I think we're in an overly critical environment especially where it involves production. Many iconic songs would be savaged nowadays because the vocals were "a bit out of tune" or the guitar tone was "too thin". A lot of modern audience expectations result in sterile produced music rather than something alive with mistakes in it. I mean if you listen to Road Rage by Catatonia, the vocals are definitely not in tune in places but the delivery is amazing and by not quite hitting those notes, there's way more character. Ditto for some Jimi Hendrix or Beatles songs, there's timing issues, wrong notes etc they're far more alive than the smug, filtered "professional" recordings of today.
Remember there will always be better and lesser than yourself and that applies to your creativity. You may be judging yourself too harshly? You could have the next big thing? All the Best! 👍
I love you Jenny May Fin on board - this is so cool - i really enjoy the back and forth between you both - thank you so much!
Yay! Another wonderful episode by the JJs! Oddly enough I am having a vicarious cathartic experience (if there’s even such a thing🤔) watching both of you reflect on experiences and views. Also, this is the first show where I am seeing Jenny May facing the camera throughout and I gotta say, I found myself fixated on her for the whole two hours…😅
I am really enjoying your conversation about this topic. I am not a musician but my personal experience is that I handle criticism better since I started getting to know myself better. Can anybody else relate? When I enjoy the music of an artist I don’t care what other people think about it I listen to it for my own joy. The meaning of music I picked up in my childhood transformed over the years and of course I listen to the music my mum used to talk about but I refused to listen in my teens 😂
Music writing and criticism once served a crucial purpose. Even the most minimally viable music rags helped you find out about music and served as a filter to the firehose of records coming out each week. Even a negative review in a magazine with an actual editorial staff told you SOMETHING. Now we live with 1,000 firehoses on full blast and zero tour guides. It's been super.
Oh my Goddess. Let us give thanks and praise to The Darkness for their humour, incandescent music and heroism in delivering us from the shoe gazing “ chin singing “ 90s
😅🙏💗
Listening to you talk about lyrics is funny, when I was a young kid (88,90ish), pre internet days as well, my Dad was in a local cover band and he used to get me to listen to the songs and write down the lyrics for him because he could never work them out. Now I hear those songs and know all the words still, always makes me think of him.
I adore you, Justin. Music is a feeling and a connection. I dig your discussion and perfect pitch commentary on other artists music. Gives me 'stuff' to think about it. Ride again, please.
You two should take these conversations on the road ! Glorious!
JFC... you two are so adorkably delightful. We enjoy the heck outta these longform videos between you two!
Enjoyed the hell out of this convo lol these are great
Justin like that Physics teacher that can be easily side-tracked from a boring lesson to wax lyrical for the rest of the lesson about his passion.
"Sir, what do you think about cord progression in current pop songs?"
Sits back in chair to relax into the next 1 hour chat :)
I remember when I first started publishing written travel articles online about 8 years ago and one of the first comments was 'when are you going to grow up, get a proper job and make your parents proud?'. I couldn't understand why anyone would leave a comment like this... I probably dwelled on it for too long and took it personally but now I try to laugh off negative comments and spend my time focused on the people that do enjoy the content and leave positive comments.
Great episode Justin. ICYMI.... HBO's limited series "Vinyl" (bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Olivia Wilde) is a glorious fictional look at 70's labels and A&R, that includes all the debauchery and taboos, voodoos and rock and roll shenanigans. It's a fun watch.
The best way to react to criticism is to not give a flying f**k. If your fans are happy and it's only a few journos then don't worry about it. Let's look at Mike Oldfield's tubular bells, they said it would never be successful and it sold millions.
Used in a revered movie as well.
Fascinating conversation. I agree with almost everything discussed, except for the major-minor thing. I've written a few songs lately that bounce between major and minor chords and it sounds good to me. I've worked hard on them and I'm not going to change them now. I think Beato even likes the major-minor thing. Also, I'm not smart enough, or musically adept enough to play any ninth chords.
Love your chats with Jenny, both funny and insightful. Criticism is an interesting subject in times of cancel culture, I guess we all have different opinions and points of reference but it's unnecessary to be mean or rude. We don't all have to agree but it's sometimes good to hear others point of view.
The Darkness were a total breath of fresh air in the early 0's London music scene. So much pretentious poser crap. Saw them in a small venue in Camden and they were insanely good! As a fellow musician I've always respected them
I was told by band members years back "Phil please don't sing ,just play your drums and shut up!" Since I ditched bands I've written many songs and love it more than anything so I won't stop writing or singing. Don't let envious or domineering types squash your vision! Best Wishes to all creative types 😉👍
Some critics once thought another drummer called Phil should do that. And look what happened there...
@@arbonne1805 That's very kind of you and he's one of my heroes is PC' Cheers ! 😉
Another great video Justin 🔥🔥🔥 Really enjoyed it.
I make music because I have to. I wrote words because I have to. Sharing it and getting some confirming feed back is lovely
Really enjoying this channel! Thanks man.
It's Jenny- from a diiistaaance!
Adore you two 😊
I think there's a big difference between healthy, constructive criticism eg. analysing various elements of the art & why something "works" or is aesthetically pleasing so you can potentially do better vs. toxic, pointless criticism which is just gross.
I highly suspect some people I've met were never taught to distinguish between the two.
Tell that to the last Swedish girl i talked to about her music. I told her the bass needed work, it sounds to weak compared to big EDM acts. Use a spectrum analyzer, and so on. I mean the sound was thin, nothing wrong with the music overall. She called it Gaslighting (ofc) and that was that, blocked and gone! I tried to calm the situation down by saying even my mother critics my stuff that way. Cause i told her to be brutally honest about the music/production, ha ha!
Females overall can't take critic. They are so used to flattery all the time and are not prepared to get a little sad and get back to work.
It's tough in the music industry at times. I'm loving this expose. Nice shirt too both of you. Do You Love Me is one of my favourites from 1976 Kiss Destroyer album. Keep it coming to me in Western New York. 👍👍🤟🤟🥰⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘
Two lovely people having a heartfelt conversation... best wishes to you both... oh and I saw the Darkness at Hallam Arena on the Permission To Land tour... it was epic... security let us air-guitar on the fire escapes at the back of the arena... and two-pint plastics... etched on my mind forever - and Justin and the band were fabulous :-)
Justin best intro tune to date. Plus remote entry into the Epi!
Another excellent podcast... Thank you. As a musician, you should expect to be criticised, particularly if you place yourself and your works in the public domain. It has happened to me, and while it's not nice to hear, it has to be accepted, because different people have different tastes and opinions. But it doesn't mean you have to agree with it! Musicians are mostly emotional and sensitive souls, revealing the depths of your self. It's natural to react to criticism with anger, but then, after reflection, it really doesn't matter what some critic thinks of your artistic talents and performances... No one is ever going to like everything. Your fans will always tell you the truth.
You were great! As always! How not to be nice with you Jenny and Justin.
Hey Justin! Nice video topic! From the drummer in Timechild!
Hi, Justin, I just recently stumbled on your videos (via your reaction to the Elizabeth Zharoff reacting to I Believe in A Thing Called Love), and I'm really enjoying them. I particularly enjoy the dynamic between you and Jenny. I don't know what the relationship is beyond her just being your producer, but there seems to be a genuine affection there that comes through. It's enjoyable to watch.
I feel like the music industry and technology have really changed the way we interact with music. One of my favorite bands is The White Stripes and I know all of their albums beat for beat to the point that when I hear one of their songs in the wild, so to speak, I can actually sing the beginning of the next song on the album, because I listened to those albums nonstop back when listening to albums was the way to ingest music. But with streaming services, it feels like albums now are far less relevant than they used to be. My playlists are full of single songs from bands whose albums I don't even own, I just like those songs. I wonder if that part of the music business will eventually shift to a more single focused one rather than an album focused one. Will the concept of an entire recorded album, released all at once eventually become obsolete in favor of recording and releasing a series of singles? How would that affect musicians? (I know very little about the music industry.)
Hot Leg was SOOOO good! Saw Hot Leg at Oxford Academy 2 way back in the day! Had the Justin "walkaround" in the crowd too, was a great gig and a cracking album!
Regarding the 90s music- It went downhill when the big music execs tried to water down and monetize the whole grunge scene.
Such a Jenny crush developing from these podcasts
Ultimately, if you build your name in a tight catsuit and a glamorous falsetto you have to stay the musical course through thick or thin. Selling out will only ever prove the critics right. Most of the successful hard rock and metal comebacks stayed true to the roots, eg Black Sabbath + Ozzy, Priest + Rob, Maiden + Bruce...etc.
criticism is absolutely necessary. doesn’t feel great but from the right source makes all the difference if taken to heart. Criticism should maybe alter your course but never slow you down.
Love the focus on lyrics in this interview! For me, two of the all-time lyrical masters are Alanis Morissette and Eminem. I'd love to hear you discuss their lyrics!
Plus I love your recommendations
I struggle with critics as they state their opinions as fact. When it is purely their opinion. I see it all the time on cooking programs like master chef where the critic will not like a dish but state their opinion as fact when someone else may love the dish. It’s the same in the music and art industry. Discussion is something different and yes there is nothing wrong with discussing as long is its understood that it is your opinion you are putting forward. In my opinion this is the also the biggest problem on social media, everyone has a “i am right you are wrong attitude”.
Sometimes they dish up a 'Haggis bon bon floating in a courgette juice foam, with a sliver of turnip skin crisp' and I wonder if they're even sane....But that is just my opinion. 😂
Well, that's just like your opinion, man!
@@ytsm yeah thats why i opened with “i struggle with critics “ 😉
What a great couple of people, talking loads of sence. Not sure if i was influenced by Jenny's t shirt, but what a lovely, engaging human being she is. And you're not too bad yourself Mr Hawkins. 😊
To critique is a detailed analysis of, it is often negative, especially in UK press, but it doesn't have to be and can be positive to help influence and improve in the future.
1:04:17 🎶"Crazy!...babies!"🎶 Every time you refer to the "crazy-baby" rhyme it always reminds me of that Ozzy's song 😁
1:22:09 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I remember watching a Jonesy's Jukebox interview with Ace Frehley, the lead guitarist of Kiss, where he said that he'd stood there playing all these riffs he'd come up with to the other guys in the band.... There was a short silence amid a row of blank faces, after which singer Gene Simmons said "They're not very good". :0/
Great conversation! And my guess is that Jenny's shirt is Old Gregg from Mighty Boosh.
I love these sessions, very thought provoking
Jenny, darling, you are incredibly intelligent and interesting. I have an overwhelming suspicion that you can do whatever you put your time, energy, and mind to very very well. I love listening to you both converse.
A comment for Jenny: I was the same as you with singing and only just realised that I was pre judging myself and dismissing other people’s praise as a form of self protection. Essentially rejecting myself so that others couldn’t. Just something to think about because it creates more fear and anxiety.
Louis Aragon, a great French poet, said: "Criticism should only be the pedagogy of enthusiasm".
Justin's voice.... I have just had a preference ever since my teens in the 1980s for the higher voices, so it was really quite inevitable. That voice, together with the music, was just the perfect combination for me. My friends didn't agree with me then, and they don't now... I am listening to The Darkness in my lonesome self over here 🤷♀ I've tried! Their loss...
I love the higher registers my voice can’t reach, like Rik Emmet (Triumph), Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche), before he lost his high range, and old Def Leppard.
Justin was perfect for “Under Pressure” at the LA tribute.
@@SuziQ. Exactly! What Justin does with his voice is completely unattainable for me. I can only sit back and take in. It's almost an asmr thing. It's mostly those really high male voices that give me goosebumps. Geoff Tate was amazing, too!
@@SuziQ. "Justin was perfect for “Under Pressure” at the LA tribute."
Forgot! Yes! 😀That was a great performance!! Wish I could go to concerts again.
@@MariaFrancesca,
Why can’t you go to concerts? I’ve been going to as many as I can for the last two years. I finally got to see Alice In Chains, and I saw Wolf touring his first album (at a House of Blues, which is so much more fun than the stadium concerts). I’ve got two concerts coming up this year, and often check for more from my favorite bands.
Speaking of Queensrÿche, I was lucky to see them 5 times in the 80s and 90s, including their last tour with Chris DeGarmo. I caught one of his picks, too. That was at the old HOB in Hollywood, and the only time I didn’t see them at a large venue. Mindcrime and Livecrime were at the Forum.
@@SuziQ. Health issues, mostly, of the arthritis kind, but if The Darkness ever plays near me, I might have to risk it 😁
I did go to hundreds of concerts in the 80s and 90s, so I have good memories to fall back on, but I never did see Queensryche. Lucky you 🙂
I love Dinner lady Arms great album
So many LOL moments here. I absolutely adore the banter between you and Jenny Maye! She is a beautiful and funny spirit. There, that's my critique. 🤘
Criticism is subjective but can be helpful. I use it when I take inventory of my strengths and weaknesses and determine if the criticism makes sense in terms of whether I need to make changes vocally when I perform. By the way, you can always find something "wrong" with somethiny you look for it. In the case of Aerosmith, they are great and probably it waa for the best it was too late to change the song with the "incorrsct lyrics" ...smh. Great interview. Jenny has awesome hair. Great cut and color
1:47 Also dry stone wallers. My grandfather was a dry stone waller. I used to go for walks with him in the Rhondda Valley, and he'd say "You see that wall, little Will?" (Pointing at a dry stone wall that stretched off into infinity). "I built that wall." Then we'd stop and have our sandwiches, which were always cheese and pickle.
I can't say that my grandfather would have thought much of your music, but he wouldn't have criticised it either. He would probably have said something like "Well, well, well...". :0)
Here I was thinking Justin has a portrait hiding in his attic that ages, keeping him youthful and beautiful and then Yay! The intro. He is human! Amazingly talented, eloquent and enthralling human.
You should get Jenny to sing to us! :) Lovin' these podcasts Jus!
I wondered back when NME was a thing if a lot of readers liked whatever the articles were saying because they thought that was what was popular maybe, ? everyone's different I guess, but for me it has always been about liking the music, I am 55 so all that music like ac/dc and Kiss and Sabbath wormed into my brain and when I first heard The Darkness, I thought it was brilliant , then I saw a video of them and went yep, loved them
I'm not young and fairly knowledgeable of music and bands...yet I thought The Darkness was a new band. I love the band. Also, more Jenny please.
The whole time I was listening and also wondering about Jenny's T-shirt saying "do you love me " not that the statement is weird or anything but all I kept thinking was , oh wonder if that is the Kiss song from the 70s , then she showed a bit more of it and I certainly knew it wasn't a reference to it, aahh the joys of liking bands like The Darkness and Kiss etc
Getting a positive feedback feels so good, I wish it didn’t matter but it does
Only ever heard the first album. Not very often I listen to it but when I do I absolutely buzz off it and message my mates saying what a fucking album 😂 I like albums like that when it’s never ur first choice,but when u do put it on u love it more than the time before. I was actually running today and blackshuck come on my station 🤷♂️ don’t often leave messages but I just wanted say. Thanks for that album 🤘
Album sequencing sems to becoming a lost art. I love a well constructed album.
Yeah I get iti appreciate you ❤
Oh wow, how cool to see/hear Jenny May. I loved listening to her when she worked with Russell Brand. She's so lovely
My reply to the slogan on the shirt worn by Jenny. I possibly could. But I am a bit too old, and nowhere near smart enough. Her immediate circle are blessed.
Love these two. My English accent impersonation has accelerated. Talking with the front of the mouth, the teeth, yes.
I must say I love this❤
Lovely, lovely, lovely podcast episode! I have no criticism for Justin. I cannot come up with one thing. I don’t think critics are necessary! There are enough shitty people in the world. We don’t need more negativity. People can be SO mean! No point in it! I absolutely love Justin and his amazing talent. I also love Justin’s note-taking of comeback’s to criticism lol. Very good. Another delightful episode you 2! Truly a breath of fresh air! Jenny May brought a tear talking about millennials and mid-life crisis at 1:48:35. Gosh it just made me feel so sad. My son is a millennial and it opened my eyes a bit more. It really tugged at my heart strings because it’s so true! It made me want to fix it and make it all better and Yes, just BE NICE! It really is simple🥰
I've only bought vinyls of albums that I'll listen too all the way through. I'm not skipping around. It's more immersive to listen like that, in my humble opinion anyway. "Permission to Land" is one such album by the way 🤘
What Jenny is saying at 1:08:03 gave me a bit of an aha-moment. I have a much younger friend who have asked me about older music a few times, but when I have showed some stuff I like, she often says it "sounds weird" even if the song was okay. I never quite got to the bottom of it, but that's probably it!
Probably because eh;s used to modern music full of Auto-tune and other childish melodies? Just saying?
@@batphink2655 Could be. I often do feel so very, very old in those situations 😌
should be talking about the critiques that band mates/ friends / a network of people whose taste u trust… not just writers or professional critics that get the final product. Critique is part of the writing process for all kinds of music
Back in the day, an A&R guy told our singer her voice sounded like the one's on car commercials, and she got pissed. He responded. "In a business where one in a million make it, and criticism is part of the game. Get out now if you can't take it. " I thought it was very true and, in turn, always try to be like a duck and let it roll off my back.
I remember that song. How can a song survive. Love Ron’s songs
Jenny likes Buffy? ❤ I think I found a potential new friend.
They launched a few bands, and brought attention back to Aimee Mann and Alison Krause.
I’m still looking for more music from Sean Murray & Shawn Clement, who wrote some songs for season 3.
Like Jenny said, for all the positive comments there will be some negative. Some people just can’t help themselves, and it’s always the ones who couldn’t string a song together if their life depended on it. The silver lining is all press is good press, it’s better than being ignored as that’s worse.
Critical Feedback is necessary because things aren't just made in a vacuum without a feeling on something. Especially in art, people will and are encouraged to have different takes... artists can choose to take that feedback or ignore to their benefit or detriment... it's a gamble.
It is safe to say that criticism has been directed at individuals, ideas, and actions for centuries.....
Throughout history, criticism has played a crucial role in shaping society, challenging prevailing norms, and promoting dialogue and change. From philosophical debates to political dissent, criticism has been instrumental in fostering intellectual growth, questioning authority, and pushing for progress..... except NME in the 70s
Oh my, I love the deviated versions!
My son gave up but my god I loved his Piano playing xxxxx
Personally I think you are very correct
So interesting, at 1:21:10 mark Justin asked a very interesting question I have no answer to, I write songs without an instrument, whatever comes into my head as I'm singing it I put it down into a voice note if its interesting enough and then record it/send it to my producer to do a composition around it. I never really considered it that unique haha
Also, it’s nice to see both of your lovely faces throughout the video!
Groups like the Darkness have a select group of fans, just like Bowie had. He said that he knows he has a group of fans he could count to buy his music and that he would never fill stadiums like Phil Collins. Till in the 80s when he needed $$$ to have pop hits to pay off old debts, so he did “let’s dance”
My favorite funny childhood misunderstood lyric was Humble Pie’s “Thunderbox”. No joke, lol. My parents were pretty good at making dirty lyrics seem innocent - despite the photo of the woman through the keyhole on the cover 😂 As I got older there was like a lightbulb that went off and I’m like “OH!”.
Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnn!!’ 🎶🎶🎶🕺🏽
I try to be positive, which is why I don’t comment on pop bands and rap videos, but if someone is making some good points I think that is fair enough. I just stick albums in my CD player and drive around for ages as that way you listen to it how it is intended to be listened to and if I leave it in for a few months I get a really good understanding of the album.
That whole part with the critiquing of Justin's imaginary stage performance was brilliant
Some of that was hilarious, well done
Your discussion about lyrical content was interesting. You know that Pantera song, Cemetery Gates? People are constantly criticizing those lyrics. Evidently, that song was inspired by Phil's childhood friends who committed suicide. He wanted to write about their loss as a way to work through it, but he didn't want to write it about them, specifically, because he thought it would be disrespectful to them, and also because he wanted it to be more easily accessible to people, so he wrote it about a guy who lost a girl that he had built his whole life around. I think it's a beautiful song and sentiment and story, but some people don't think so.
“Opinions are like assholes, often stink” 😂😂😂, I am used to modified version of that saying: opinions are like assholes everyone has one. But most ppl don’t shit in public 😅