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Started by B Steady, May 06, 2013, 06:44:30 PM

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J_A24

Take That released a new album, Greg Kurstin, John Shanks and Stuart Price with most the production (three of my favorites)

My personal favorite is "Freeze" produced by Greg Kurstin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IkRFAh7LGo

j.fco.morales

I got this but still haven't listen... Surely I will, I'm a huge Greg Kurstin fan, and a Stuart Price too.

J_A24

Quote from: j.fco.morales on November 29, 2014, 11:27:01 PM
I got this but still haven't listen... Surely I will, I'm a huge Greg Kurstin fan, and a Stuart Price too.

It's quite "adult contemporary", so nothing groundbreaking, but I've always liked that band for some reason. Gary Barlow is an accomplished songwriter and their music is quite meaningful when it's not ultra-universal, you always find a couple of gems in their albums.

j.fco.morales

I don't care about the genres, as long as the songs are well crafted, musically, lyrically or sonically :)

j.fco.morales

I've been listening to this song the whole day

Paramore ft Joy Williams - Hate To See Your Heart Break

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZweyIKNwX4

J_A24

Yeah I heard that a few days ago. Loving the simple, honest and stripped down stuff lately.

Khan9898

Quote from: J_A24 on November 29, 2014, 05:38:56 AM
Take That released a new album, Greg Kurstin, John Shanks and Stuart Price with most the production (three of my favorites)

My personal favorite is "Freeze" produced by Greg Kurstin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IkRFAh7LGo

The song sounds very Keaneish, no surprise since Stuart has worked with Keane on several of their albums before. I love the Stuart Price remix to These Days though, its a shame a song like that can't be played in the U.S.

j.fco.morales

Production wise sounds really good, but when it comes to songwriting and melodies I'm not that excited...

J_A24

Quote from: Khan9898 on December 03, 2014, 05:33:18 AM
The song sounds very Keaneish, no surprise since Stuart has worked with Keane on several of their albums before. I love the Stuart Price remix to These Days though, its a shame a song like that can't be played in the U.S.

Absolutely, the first thing I thought when I heard some of the album was Keane. They were in studio with Tim Rice Oxley last year, but nothing made it on the record.

@jfco Yeah, that's the thing, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen are the main songwriters and they're both very hit or miss in that aspect. I feel like they tried to sound a bit more american with this album, but the hooks are lacking. That said, I don't think they've ever been about that style of songwriting. It's more "adult".

Come to think of it, the Greg Kurstin collaboration was a natural outcome due to his alliance with Lily Allen and her love for this song by them that inspired her own track "Who'd have known"  :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwC1Ctrj6Xk


j.fco.morales

Quote from: J_A24 on December 04, 2014, 07:01:06 PM
Absolutely, the first thing I thought when I heard some of the album was Keane. They were in studio with Tim Rice Oxley last year, but nothing made it on the record.

@jfco Yeah, that's the thing, Gary Barlow and Mark Owen are the main songwriters and they're both very hit or miss in that aspect. I feel like they tried to sound a bit more american with this album, but the hooks are lacking. That said, I don't think they've ever been about that style of songwriting. It's more "adult".

Come to think of it, the Greg Kurstin collaboration was a natural outcome due to his alliance with Lily Allen and her love for this song by them that inspired her own track "Who'd have known"  :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwC1Ctrj6Xk

I heard about it, she wrote almost the same melody without even knowing their song, so she gave credit and kept the chorus the way it was... to prevent legal issues.

Greg has been a miss lately: the Lily Allen album and the Sia album sounds really good but it's the same thing about the hooks and songwriting.

J_A24

Quote from: j.fco.morales on December 04, 2014, 07:57:12 PM
I heard about it, she wrote almost the same melody without even knowing their song, so she gave credit and kept the chorus the way it was... to prevent legal issues.

Greg has been a miss lately: the Lily Allen album and the Sia album sounds really good but it's the same thing about the hooks and songwriting.

I think both Sia and Lily are more inclined towards lyricism as artists. I think Greg is more of a producer/instrumentalist/engineer type than a topliner, just like Stuart Price. That's why I think many artists really love working with him, they have more creative freedom songwriting wise compared to guys like Luke and Max.


j.fco.morales

Absolutely agree, as always J.

I'm really into Vaults, recently signed to Republic in the US.
They have such an amazing roster! All my favourites are signed there :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyO5UwxG3Xg&list=UU0OU8YfDlORCh1xZJ-wIeWA

J_A24

Morales have you listened to ShadowShow by Iamamiwhoami. Easily one of the best songs I heard melodically this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyZU9ptzy68

j.fco.morales

Quote from: J_A24 on December 23, 2014, 05:19:48 AM
Morales have you listened to ShadowShow by Iamamiwhoami. Easily one of the best songs I heard melodically this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyZU9ptzy68

I have. I love it, but I love the first release better: the production was more challenging.

A couple days ago I asked Labrinth about working with Mike Spencer and he kindly added me to his followers and made my day.
His new single Jealous is outstanding, I hope it would do great.

The line "it's hard for me to say I'm jealous of the way you're happy without me " just gets me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50VWOBi0VFs

J_A24

Quote from: j.fco.morales on December 23, 2014, 06:06:24 AM
I have. I love it, but I love the first release better: the production was more challenging.

A couple days ago I asked Labrinth about working with Mike Spencer and he kindly added me to his followers and made my day.
His new single Jealous is outstanding, I hope it would do great.

The line "it's hard for me to say I'm jealous of the way you're happy without me " just gets me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50VWOBi0VFs

Yeah this album is much more pop, but I really dig it. And Jealous is an amazing song, the bridge just gives me chills. Really musical, love it.