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Watching this video of Stevie Wonder, I was struck by a couple of things. First, I really miss my youth, as many of the musical artists from then are aging and passing too quickly. And second, the way that they recorded back in the seventies is one heck of a lot different than the way that they do it today. I know, the control that the studios have is different now than it was then, with literally millions of dollars riding on a song, for the top artists like a Katie Perry or Taylor Swift. They are not my personal favorites, but they are the big money makers in the industry, and so every single note and every aspect of the production of them is controlled from the way each hair lays on their face during a music video, to that bastard child, the auto tune. When I was younger, I played sax in a rock group, and got a taste of the way things were done back then. We said, no matter what happens with music, it would always come back to those who could play an instrument and sing. Little did I know how wrong we were. The talent is but a tiny portion of the music business now. And the guys in bands playing gigs on the weekends are still making about 50$ a night in the bars, just like it was back in the early 90’s. At least they are keeping it real.
Watching this video of Stevie Wonder, I was struck by a couple of things. First, I really miss my youth, as many of the musical artists from then are aging and passing too quickly. And second, the way that they recorded back in the seventies is one heck of a lot different than the way that they do it today. I know, the control that the studios have is different now than it was then, with literally millions of dollars riding on a song, for the top artists like a Katie Perry or Taylor Swift. They are not my personal favorites, but they are the big money makers in the industry, and so every single note and every aspect of the production of them is controlled from the way each hair lays on their face during a music video, to that bastard child, the auto tune. When I was younger, I played sax in a rock group, and got a taste of the way things were done back then. We said, no matter what happens with music, it would always come back to those who could play an instrument and sing. Little did I know how wrong we were. The talent is but a tiny portion of the music business now. And the guys in bands playing gigs on the weekends are still making about 50$ a night in the bars, just like it was back in the early 90’s. At least they are keeping it real.