Theme Variety: Intro same as pre-chorus, then verse, bridge, back to pre-chorus, then chorus, another verse, bridge, prechorus, chorus, then rap verse, another pre-chorus and chorus. A bit repetitive. Intro is simple, voice and light piano, verse adds drums, bridge adds harmony, pre-chorus adds a synth-pad, chorus adds nothing instrument-wise. Second verse includes some harmony. Rap verse has low piano, soft lead, drums, and some xylophone. If there was lead or xylophone in the other parts, they were drowned out.
Stars: 7
Music Complexity: They impressed me by not using a "standard" chord progression (like V IV I). Instead, they used IV I VI V. Refreshing. However, they lost a bit of respect by using it for the entire song. Yes, they changed the rhythms a bit, but they are still the same chords in the same order. Pretty good, but could be better.
Stars: 7.5
Dynamic
Variety: Pretty boring. Starts out kind of soft, and does get somewhat louder, but that is only because it adds more instruments. Not a lot of movement. The most interesting part was the sudden cut-off from chorus to verse. And even that wasn't a very big difference.
Stars: 4
Singer
Talent: He enunciates well. I can hear a bit of autotune, but it is masked well. Good range, very impressive soprano. I didn't think it was possible for a man to do that without going falsetto. I reference "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees.
Stars: 7.5
Perceptible Auto-tune: Not heck of a lot. It is tricky to tell if I don't hear much because he doesn't use it much or because he uses a different voice-altering effect, but I think it's the former.
Stars: 8.5
Lyrics: A little more cursing than I would like, but I can't write a review on that. Lyrics were deep and powerful, and I'm sure many people can relate to them. I particularly like "even the sun sets on paradise." A shame there weren't more verses. As for Khalifa, kind of cocky, and rather superficial, but it rhymes well and the rhythm is decent enough.
Stars: 9
Overall: A fun party song. I wouldn't recommend singing it in front of your parents, but it is fun to listen to.
Stars: 7.25
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Analysis 4: Call Me, Maybe - Carly Rae Jespen
Theme Variety: Very simple, verse, prechorus, chorus, verse, prechorus, chorus, bridge, prechorus, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus...
or something like that. The verse is light drums, voice, and very light guitar (or maybe EP? hard to tell...). Chorus adds synth strings, which drown out the guitar (EP?) from the verse, if it's still there. Voice, drums, bass are also there. Bridge adds electric guitar. Very simple themes. Same four chords in almost the same progression except in verse.
Stars: 6
Music Complexity: Very simple progression, almost entirely the same throughout. Vanilla chords, major/minor, nothing interesting. The synth strings' glissandos (google it) at the end of the choruses stick out to me like sore thumbs, almost to the point of being annoying.
Stars: 5.5
Dynamic Variety: Softer in the verse, building in the prechorus, to its peak in the chorus. Bridge is about the same as chorus. Given there are only two verses and three prechoruses, not a lot of variety here.
Stars: 4
Singer Talent: She enunciates well, two part harmony (a lower girl's voice beneath hers, maybe same girl), if the lower part in the verse is Carly as well, she has decent range. If not, well... Besides that, she can carry a tune decently.
Stars: 7.5
Perceptible Auto-tune: Not a lot, but I can hear a little bit. I think they reused the same chorus, prechorus, and bridge strips each time, but I don't hear much autotune in it.
Stars: 8.5
Lyrics: Superficial. The deepest part was of her throwing a wish in a well (which isn't right, really. you throw a coin to get a wish...). Repeated the chorus way too many times. It's the standard "oh I'm so popular, but i want you, the boy who doesn't care about being popular" theme.
Stars: 5
Overall: A teen girl song. A song for girls to listen to to feel good about themselves. I presume they relate to the "oh please call me" idea. Repetitive and simple, but if that's what you like...
Stars: 6.08
or something like that. The verse is light drums, voice, and very light guitar (or maybe EP? hard to tell...). Chorus adds synth strings, which drown out the guitar (EP?) from the verse, if it's still there. Voice, drums, bass are also there. Bridge adds electric guitar. Very simple themes. Same four chords in almost the same progression except in verse.
Stars: 6
Music Complexity: Very simple progression, almost entirely the same throughout. Vanilla chords, major/minor, nothing interesting. The synth strings' glissandos (google it) at the end of the choruses stick out to me like sore thumbs, almost to the point of being annoying.
Stars: 5.5
Dynamic Variety: Softer in the verse, building in the prechorus, to its peak in the chorus. Bridge is about the same as chorus. Given there are only two verses and three prechoruses, not a lot of variety here.
Stars: 4
Singer Talent: She enunciates well, two part harmony (a lower girl's voice beneath hers, maybe same girl), if the lower part in the verse is Carly as well, she has decent range. If not, well... Besides that, she can carry a tune decently.
Stars: 7.5
Perceptible Auto-tune: Not a lot, but I can hear a little bit. I think they reused the same chorus, prechorus, and bridge strips each time, but I don't hear much autotune in it.
Stars: 8.5
Lyrics: Superficial. The deepest part was of her throwing a wish in a well (which isn't right, really. you throw a coin to get a wish...). Repeated the chorus way too many times. It's the standard "oh I'm so popular, but i want you, the boy who doesn't care about being popular" theme.
Stars: 5
Overall: A teen girl song. A song for girls to listen to to feel good about themselves. I presume they relate to the "oh please call me" idea. Repetitive and simple, but if that's what you like...
Stars: 6.08
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