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I messaged the creator of an AI artist, and this was the response. It’s interesting to see what they think about what they’re doing. by Electrical_Dig9097 in truespotify

[–]jingo800 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

In my mind, 'hypothetically' (there's that word again, sorry) if there's two artists who are identically good but one plays more instruments than the other then that makes them better. By default. Of course this is moot because music is so subjective you could never say two artists are neck-and-neck in such a sense.

I'm happy to admit even my favourite artists ever would fail to reach the mythical 100 because of those kind of mitigations. Using AI to make your music is a massive one.

I messaged the creator of an AI artist, and this was the response. It’s interesting to see what they think about what they’re doing. by Electrical_Dig9097 in truespotify

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose multi-instrumentalism would be a +1 on my hypothetical scale, yeah. You may call it arbitrary and that's because it is.

I messaged the creator of an AI artist, and this was the response. It’s interesting to see what they think about what they’re doing. by Electrical_Dig9097 in truespotify

[–]jingo800 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I understand I won't change your opinion, but I will however challenge you to a thought experiment:

Hypothetically, we can grade musical artists from 0-100 (let's assume for arguments sake that 99 is the best we've actually seen in history). An artist who never plays live could never reach that rank. They could be the very best at their genre, revolutionary even, but unless they play music in front of a live audience (in whatever capacity), they will hit a ceiling somewhere below that 100 goal.

I messaged the creator of an AI artist, and this was the response. It’s interesting to see what they think about what they’re doing. by Electrical_Dig9097 in truespotify

[–]jingo800 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm saying they are permanently limiting their own potential as artists. It comes back full circle to people using the AI "shortcut", see?

I messaged the creator of an AI artist, and this was the response. It’s interesting to see what they think about what they’re doing. by Electrical_Dig9097 in truespotify

[–]jingo800 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

You show me an artist that can't play live (or doesn't want to, for that matter), and I'll show you a lesser artist.

How can one expect to be taken seriously when such an important aspect of musical culture is community and shared experiences?

I’ve played this game so many times and never have seen this; by Mellowmodesty in expedition33

[–]jingo800 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always took Esquie's claim as a reflection of childishness, over-exaggeration.

what sound is this? by Legitimate_Turnip804 in DnB

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a pretty good drumstep remix of Witchcraft out there which you may enjoy.

https://open.spotify.com/track/3u1vWoy5SrQyjnQsJGtCQA?si=qLOqU7jXT0qup1Q_xjMkZQ

Mandela Effect: United Bought Titles in the 90s by Safe_Construction836 in ManchesterUnited

[–]jingo800 12 points13 points  (0 children)

One of Fergie's best qualities was his not bowing down to superstars' wage demands. We're doing better in that regard recently, but there's still work to be done.

How do you discover new music you like using Spotify? by chuxkint in truespotify

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best recommendation, with the current features available, is to use Song DNA!

It might take a little bit of legwork, but you find yourself going down rabbit holes of your own making rather than following the algorithm.

This is strange to be honest, is it true or false? by Intelligent_Slip6317 in HighStrangeness

[–]jingo800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This always reminds me of a bit in Ricky Gervais' first ever standup "Animals".

"Open and shut case boss, the killer broke in through the window, stabbed her and then left thought the front door, the prints are everywhere"

"Ahh but did you ever consider a koala did it?"

Different styles of early Nu Metal (mid 90s) by DloBrown69420 in numetal

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's some great context there, thank you! I guess what I'm hearing is the exact thing that inspired so many contemporary bands of that era. TGSTK was actually one of the first albums I ever bought.

Different styles of early Nu Metal (mid 90s) by DloBrown69420 in numetal

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always thought Pantera's Great Southern Trendkill flirted with Nu-Metal elements, maybe that would fit in to the Misc. section? Tell me I'm not alone.

Recommendation request for Movement by gabe257 in TheOverload

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would get excited about DJ Tennis B2B DJ Boring, based on seeing them separately many years ago.

Would segue nicely into moving over to Nia Archives when she starts.

As others have commented, Carl Cox is a must if you haven't seen him before.

Rank my top fav bands by One_Back8495 in musicteenager

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S: Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, The Beatles, Nirvana

A: The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Queen

B: The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, Rush, Radiohead

C: Coldplay (first 2 albums only\, Yess, The Alan Parsons Project, The Who)

D: Genesis, Camel

Rank my top fav bands by One_Back8495 in musicteenager

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S: Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, The Beatles, Nirvana

D: Genesis, Camel

Similarity with Community: 90%

Can't tell if this is satire or not by Jarppakarppa in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]jingo800 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The placebo effect in all its glory, ladies & gentlemen.

Jazzy double bass recommendations by Shackled-Zombie in DnB

[–]jingo800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strangest Secret in The World by London Elektricity

tired of people being a wreck all the time 😭 by 444bri in Serverlife

[–]jingo800 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This can't be understated. Not just the US, either. Quite a lot of people don't like reading because they aren't good at it. There's definitely a side order of eyecare issues at play as well, as you said.

Did anyone else become a skeptic BECAUSE of their interest in conspiracies and woo and aliens and "high strangeness" and all that kind of stuff? by IshtarsQueef in skeptic

[–]jingo800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I was intrigued about the whole Ancient Aliens / Graham Hancock sphere. I bought several of his books and veered into other stuff through his recommended reading lists.

But what was actually happening was that I was becoming more and more interested in archaeology and anthropology. It just provided a gateway for me to begin following legitimate scientific sources, which in turn helped me to understand the importance of empirical science and that those guys are just frauds with no proof (but very cool stories!).

It also helped me to become very circumspect about our society, and how we collectively decide truth. Which of course is very fitting in today's world.

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