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Post by pothos on Mar 22, 2019 23:31:29 GMT
There was an interesting and at times annoying programme on BBC 4 Friday at 9pm that attempted to analyse what makes a hit record using computer algorithms. It was at time fascinating and downright annoying . Never in all my years have I heard The Beatles called average (in computer analysis terms. I was arguing with the TV over so many things. So many aspects of what makes a great record were ignored and the infrastructure was not even considered. All interesting but flawed viewing.
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Post by lovelyrita1 on Mar 23, 2019 13:55:36 GMT
There was an interesting and at times annoying programme on BBC 4 Friday at 9pm that attempted to analyse what makes a hit record using computer algorithms. It was at time fascinating and downright annoying . Never in all my years have I heard The Beatles called average (in computer analysis terms. I was arguing with the TV over so many things. So many aspects of what makes a great record were ignored and the infrastructure was not even considered. All interesting but flawed viewing. Yes this was a repeat from a year or so ago, i had similar feelings. There was no tag line at the end to say whether the record the created became a hit. Yes the programme did not live up to the premise.
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Post by pothos on Mar 24, 2019 10:55:50 GMT
You could see where he went on.
First of all, all music evolves, bands evolve line ups change. In regards to the Beatles what he was comparing them too was Aggression. Actually what The Beatles were doing was actually harder. Quality indie pop that appealed to everyone no boundaries. Look at the bands they mentioned they all changed quickly after Sg Pepper.. I regards to Punk he got that wrong as yes we had 43 punk track in the charts but the bands spit quickly and remember the actual punk heartland was London and the south east. Bands lime Buzzcocks were never truly punk but part of the post punk revolution that actually went nationwide and benefitted from the punk movement as they set in motion indie, labels, stores and distribution. He also ignored the role of music magazines such NME, Melody Maker, Sounds, Record Mirror, Smash Hits and John Peel, David Jenson and Peter Powell who played the ever evolving music scene on Radio 1. No mention of TOTP, The Tube or Whistle Test or the humble assistant at the record store who was a fountain of knowledge to the younger record buyer. In short he proved the notion of evolution in music but his methodology was really poor and deeply flawed and you could tell he had no understanding, love or knowledge of music. A great idea for a programme but badly done. I felt so sorry for the lass who volunteered to have her song recorded. No wonder it did not fit his statically analysis as by the end her original idea absent from the track making her an absent figure on her own record.
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