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Jul 8, 2024
10:17:03am

Hypnotoad All-American

Counterpoint:

The present study investigates the evolution of a more abstract dimension of popular music, specifically melody, using a new dataset of popular melodies spanning from 1950 to 2023.

The overriding pattern emerging from these analyses shows decreasing complexity and increasing note density in popular melodies over time, especially since 2000.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-64571-x

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Hypnotoad

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Time

What's your most thumbs down-worthy music opinion? Here's mine:

Ham

Jul 8, 10:08am

Wow, that’s a really bad take.

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 10:09am

U2 is dramatically overrated and not good.

Jul 8, 10:10am

175 million records sold, just sold out 40 nights at the sphere, this is always

RC Vikings

Jul 8, 10:17am

Looks like he aced the assignment then.

Bradleyd16

Jul 8, 10:18am

"not good" may be off, but "overrated" is definitely in play

Belboz

Jul 8, 11:38am

Overrated

Greg4BYU

Jul 8, 8:39pm

He said thumbs down

fulano

Jul 8, 10:21am

I was a big fan years ago; rarely listen now

Still Blue

Jul 8, 10:22am

Different tastes I guess. I find that the more stuff after R&H has more staying

RUNBYU1

Jul 8, 1:41pm

They are good live

Still Blue

Jul 8, 9:15pm

RE: They are good live

RUNBYU1

Jul 9, 12:54am

Definitely thumbs down worthy, but hardly a hot take.

russkiejedi

Jul 8, 10:28am

Wow, Boise, I feel for you.

hitechcpa

Jul 9, 11:45am

Country >>> Pop

fbguru

Jul 8, 10:10am

=

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 11:27am

Eddie Veder's voice makes Pearl Jam unlistenable.

Hypnotoad

Jul 8, 10:10am

Vedder today or Vedder anytime? 1990's Vedder was one of the best

311polo

Jul 8, 10:24am

I went to two concerts of Pearl Jam, and owned several albums. After the second concert, I decided I'd had enough.

Bob Vance

Jul 8, 10:26am

His voice? Or his incomprehensible slurs of grunge scatting?

Still Blue

Jul 8, 10:44am

Yeah……You win.

Natedog916

Jul 8, 10:46am

You mean correct, but likely to be thumbed down by CB?

Jul 8, 10:10am

Exactly

Ham

Jul 8, 10:20am

Probably that I hardly ever listen to any.

shoganai

Jul 8, 10:11am

Rush is not great music, Lee's voice is unbearable.

Penske Material

Jul 8, 10:11am

Boo

Mineral Ute

Jul 8, 11:15am

Music was not better in the [insert decade you were a teenager.] you’re just old.

TCuz

Jul 8, 10:11am

Counterpoint:

Hypnotoad

Jul 8, 10:17am

No

TCuz

Jul 8, 10:33am

Good stuff and not surprising at all.

RUNBYU1

Jul 8, 1:46pm

Country sucks. All of it.

paulb

Jul 8, 10:12am

That's a popular, but wrong take. As opposed to a correct, but unpopular take.

fbguru

Jul 8, 10:14am

On CB? It will get me thumbs down. Plenty. Plenty of thumbs up too, but it is a

paulb

Jul 8, 10:17am

I don’t think you understood the assignment.

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 11:29am

I really thought the country music people on here would thumbs down me. Maybe

paulb

Jul 8, 12:05pm

One exception...

tony

Jul 8, 12:23pm

Nope. You might've gotten me with

paulb

Jul 8, 12:36pm

Journey, Styx and REO Speedwagon suck.

Jul 8, 10:16am

OFFENSE = ACCEPTED

TNT

Jul 8, 10:23am

RE: OFFENSE = ACCEPTED

Jul 8, 10:26am

RE: Journey, Styx and REO Speedwagon suck.

BYU Grounds

Jul 8, 6:02pm

I’m not a fan of Sting

Sea Chicken

Jul 8, 10:17am

Snoop Dogg doesn't have a shred of musical talent. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

yorksama

Jul 8, 10:17am

Rolling Stones are way overrated.

NWCoug

Jul 8, 10:22am

Truth

RUNBYU1

Jul 8, 1:42pm

I don't like Johnny Cash.

Russell Feathers

Jul 8, 10:25am

And: Hurt by Johnny Cash is just bad.

Benfica1

Jul 8, 10:40am

Queen sucks. I still can't believe there are people who unironically listen to

Bainge

Jul 8, 10:26am

Not to brag, but I'm winning.

Ham

Jul 8, 10:31am

We are currently tied in ‘thumbs down’, but a counter post of mine has

Jul 8, 10:36am

Dang. I think you're right.

Ham

Jul 8, 10:42am

RUSH and Beyonce are terrible. Milli Vanilli actually put out some good stuff

Thrill

Jul 8, 10:34am

Beatles songs suck and are boring

Joel Tilton

Jul 8, 10:37am

Some great melodies, but definitely a bit boring compared to newer music.

RUNBYU1

Jul 8, 1:44pm

I doubt the Beatles wouldve been super popular had they come even 15 years later

RUNBYU1

Jul 8, 1:45pm

Didn't you see the movie 'Yesterday' 😉

Greg4BYU

Jul 9, 10:13am

Summer of ‘69 is the best song by a Canadian.

Natedog916

Jul 8, 10:47am

Uh, obviously you've never heard of BNL.

Ham

Jul 8, 10:51am

Virtually all of the popular music we are discussing will be forgotten in 150

Still Blue

Jul 8, 10:54am

As will most of us.

Jul 8, 11:19am

Not Zeppelin

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 11:36am

Impossible to know; future people might have bad taste

Still Blue

Jul 8, 1:46pm

Who knows. In the 80s, it was hard to find 40s and 50s music on the radio and NONE of the kids and adults listened to

Bert609

Jul 9, 11:26am

I agree, '70s and '80s rock are different animals. '70s rock is just as popular

Japan Coug

Jul 9, 11:31am

My daughter knew “more than a feeling” was a great song at 3 years old when she heard it the first time and begged to

Bert609

Jul 9, 11:38am

Latin Music >>>>>> Country or Rap

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 11:34am

RE: Latín Music >>>>>> Country or Rap

Jul 8, 11:38am

Yes, this is correct — it's true of that kind of Latin music too.

Japan Coug

Jul 8, 1:10pm

Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavarotti are mediocre.

Jul 8, 11:38am

RE: Frank Sinatra and Luciano Pavarotti are mediocre.

Natedog916

Jul 8, 11:44am

Here's a list of all of the crooners who are > Frank Sinatra:

Jul 8, 11:52am

Insanity. You should be drawn and quartered. Francis Albert Sinatra is the GOAT.

Natedog916

Jul 8, 1:08pm

Yeah, he's the goat of being . . . um, bad at crooning.

Jul 8, 1:31pm

LOL, Sinatra is whatever, but Pavarotti mediocre? Maybe there's some technical

russkiejedi

Jul 8, 1:39pm

Rush is pretentious crap only band geeks like

spinner

Jul 9, 9:37am

Amen. The world would be better without Rush in it.

Sid Vicious

Jul 9, 10:19am

Please provide a list of your favorite bands

Future_Tacos

Jul 9, 11:15am

Based upon his CB name:

Joel Tilton

Jul 9, 11:54am

The Beatles ruined rock and roll

Sid Vicious

Jul 9, 10:19am

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