I've been enamored with Broken Social Scene's Forgiveness Rock Record lately. I'm hesitant to say that "Ungrateful Little Father" is the stand-out track, but it's certainly the one that embodies BSS's spirit and style.
Broken Social Scene – Ungrateful Little Father
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It is now my intent to write some sweeping generalizations about the history and development of Popular music in three generations of recording artists.
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When singing, you are presented with two main options for emphasis:
Diction
or
Vowel Sounds
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The remarkable thing about artistic innovation is that once an artist breaks the mold and invents a new style of performance, composition, or improvisation, the next generation of musicians follow this precedent.
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You'll find a couple of things about my taste in music and musicians.
First, I tend to get fixated on artists and exhaust the oeuvre of their work. In addition, stage presence and musical minutia means more to me than overall technique or the ever elusive perfect performance.
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Today a homeless man sitting in the dog park informed me that, "Bob Dylan is really groovy."
I agree.
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The word virtuoso is defined as, "a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry."
or
"… an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability at singing or playing a musical instrument."
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