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It will take a long time to list that, but even the newest two Taylor Swift albums are better than the newest Steven Wilson album.
god no...
I used to one of those close-minded people until I branched beyond progressive rock and progressive metal. There's lots of good music out there and the newest two Taylor Swift albums are actually pretty good. Aaron from the National co-wrote those songs and he is an excellent songwriter. I used to think Taylor Swift was utter trash and the two newest albums have convinced me otherwise. I think while she is not a fantastic musician, her newest two records are at least decent. Why would Steven Wilson cover her latest song from Folklore?
It will take a long time to list that, but even the newest two Taylor Swift albums are better than the newest Steven Wilson album.
god no...
I used to one of those close-minded people until I branched beyond progressive rock and progressive metal. There's lots of good music out there and the newest two Taylor Swift albums are actually pretty good. Aaron from the National co-wrote those songs and he is an excellent songwriter. I used to think Taylor Swift was utter trash and the two newest albums have convinced me otherwise. I think while she is not a fantastic musician, her newest two records are at least decent. Why would Steven Wilson cover her latest song from Folklore?
I do not listen exclusively to prog (rock and metal) and I listen to all sorts of music, but I will never be able to enjoy some one like Swift. And I tried a little bit. Plus you hear her music without ever wanting to as well.
It will take a long time to list that, but even the newest two Taylor Swift albums are better than the newest Steven Wilson album.
god no...
I used to one of those close-minded people until I branched beyond progressive rock and progressive metal. There's lots of good music out there and the newest two Taylor Swift albums are actually pretty good. Aaron from the National co-wrote those songs and he is an excellent songwriter. I used to think Taylor Swift was utter trash and the two newest albums have convinced me otherwise. I think while she is not a fantastic musician, her newest two records are at least decent. Why would Steven Wilson cover her latest song from Folklore?
I do not listen exclusively to prog (rock and metal) and I listen to all sorts of music, but I will never be able to enjoy some one like Swift. And I tried a little bit. Plus you hear her music without ever wanting to as well.
Then try her two newest records if you are truly open-minded. It is way different than anything she has released.
Edited by King of Loss - February 01 2021 at 00:59
It will take a long time to list that, but even the newest two Taylor Swift albums are better than the newest Steven Wilson album.
god no...
I used to one of those close-minded people until I branched beyond progressive rock and progressive metal. There's lots of good music out there and the newest two Taylor Swift albums are actually pretty good. Aaron from the National co-wrote those songs and he is an excellent songwriter. I used to think Taylor Swift was utter trash and the two newest albums have convinced me otherwise. I think while she is not a fantastic musician, her newest two records are at least decent. Why would Steven Wilson cover her latest song from Folklore?
I do not listen exclusively to prog (rock and metal) and I listen to all sorts of music, but I will never be able to enjoy some one like Swift. And I tried a little bit. Plus you hear her music without ever wanting to as well.
Then try her two newest records if you are truly open-minded. It is way different than anything she has released.
I don't think that if I dislike Swift makes me close-minded, I don't even like her vocals/voice.
Aaron from the National co-wrote all of the songs on the latest two Taylor Swift albums, including that song. He's a great songwriter and knows how to write good memorable poppy songs.
I think the problem with Steven Wilson is that he's not really good at writing pop. He should stick to his strengths.
And repeat himself 156 times? Why would he do that? He is the artist, so he decides which way to go. He's not some musical bitch! I think he writes great pop songs, and he's done it since the very first Porcupine Tree album - Piano Lessons, Four Chords That Made a Million, Drown With Me, Lazarus, Hand Cannot Erase, My Book of Regrets, Permanating, Song of I are some of the songs that could fit the pop tag, and are pretty cool!
I think the problem with Steven Wilson is that he's not really good at writing pop. He should stick to his strengths.
And repeat himself 156 times? Why would he do that? He is the artist, so he decides which way to go. He's not some musical bitch! I think he writes great pop songs, and he's done it since the very first Porcupine Tree album - Piano Lessons, Four Chords That Made a Million, Drown With Me, Lazarus, Hand Cannot Erase, My Book of Regrets, Permanating, Song of I are some of the songs that could fit the pop tag, and are pretty cool!
Those are quite different than the direction he's taken on this record. I don't think many of those songs are as good as his more progressive songs. Not even close. He's not Benny Andersson or Paul McCartney.
Poor Steven. If he does prog he’s chastised for doing retro-music that he preferably should leave to the classic bands..be unique or go home! Then when he does something different he’s accused of not being true to his pork roots. He just can’t win. Personally I would like Steve Wilson to do whatever he feels like. If it’s good music I’ll probably end up buying it - regardless of the tag.
“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
Aaron from the National co-wrote all of the songs on the latest two Taylor Swift albums, including that song. He's a great songwriter and knows how to write good memorable poppy songs.
Nothing wrong with Taylor Swift. And there’s nothing wrong with pop. I interviewed Julia Marcell after her prog-pop album Skull Echo was released last year, and one of the things we talked about was the narrow-minded thought processes a lot of so-called progressive fans have towards pop. It’s like it’s anathema to some people if a band dare go pop - especially if they experience commercial success because of it.
As for SW, he has definitely been doing pop since the beginning. The one song that doesn’t work for me as well as the others on TFB is 12 Things, because it is so similar to songs like Lazarus from his past.
Poor Steven. If he does prog he’s chastised for doing retro-music that he preferably should leave to the classic bands..be unique or go home! Then when he does something different he’s accused of not being true to his pork roots. He just can’t win. Personally I would like Steve Wilson to do whatever he feels like. If it’s good music I’ll probably end up buying it - regardless of the tag.
^THIS!
There's something to be said about being obscure. When you go in a different direction, your one or two fans get over it in about 5 to 15 minutes and usually you never know that they were upset to begin with.
Edited by progaardvark - February 01 2021 at 05:15
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