Music Appreciation
Related: About this forumIf you aren't following Rick Beato already, you should rethink that choice
He is a former record producer and music theory professor. And not only knows what's happening - he can explain it to dumb people like me
I wish all music criticism was this informed.
This is the Rock top 10 but he's done videos on the Pop Top 10 a couple times too.
He has also done in depth break downs on the production and musicality of specific songs to show why they are special - those are the "What Makes This Song Great" vids
msongs
(69,451 posts)ZZenith
(4,282 posts)Really appreciate all his insights about music and the making of it. Hear, hear!
Shermann
(8,279 posts)He sure has had his struggles with YouTube blocking and demonetizing him. I hope he keeps doing what he's doing.
FM123
(10,095 posts)As I used to say in my younger days, "far out"!
stonecutter357
(12,759 posts)The Polack MSgt
(13,331 posts)It kills me when he - 10-12 seconds in to a 1st listen - will start breaking down the riffs and playing along.
He knows his business
subterranean
(3,503 posts)He always points out musical elements that I wasn't aware of, even though I may have heard the song hundreds of times before.
WA-03 Democrat
(3,238 posts)Watching it come together with his skills and background is awesome.
The Polack MSgt
(13,331 posts)when he was breaking down "Roundabout" from Yes - you know that tone that begins the song - leads into the acoustic guitar riff right at the beginning?
Its a piano chord played in reverse with the start and end edited out. Rick describes the technique and explained how it worked. My mind was blown.
All of his content has insights that I would never have picked out on my own
here is the Roundabout vid:
dhill926
(16,755 posts)looks fascinating.
Dr. Strange
(25,983 posts)The Polack MSgt
(13,331 posts)Dr. Strange
(25,983 posts)He's covered the music of Rush multiple times, which of course made me a quick fan. But I love this sort of odd topic too. (Probably should have been a Halloween video!)
AwakeAtLast
(14,210 posts)So good for this Music Teacher/Geek's heart!