Adam, you're the epitome of "constructive criticism." I applaud you. All your comments were kind, insightful, and empowering. Even though it was obvious that the musicians you reviewed presented different skill levels, you treated them all respectfully and with the dignity they deserved.
you can record most things with phones really well. have it just poking out between two pillows, pointing at the thing you're micing, mess around with test recordings & it'll be surprisingly good
There are a bunch of apps available that allow you to optimise your phone's recording capabilities. I used one for android that allows you to record the mic from a bluetooth headset, for example. They basically turn your phone into a dictaphone... Another option... is to buy an old digital dictaphone... For very little money you can pick up something that records high quality audio and that can be upgraded, by adding external mics, at a later date if you want. I use an 'Olympus WS-550M' it has internal stereo mics with settings for dictation and conference, with dictation being for recording immediate area and conference designed for recording a whole room... for lectures... or, erm... conferences! I also use it with various mics for different situations. It doesn't look much but it is really handy... not to mention easy to replace. It cost me less than £20.
It's fascinating how ubiquitous smart phones have become, to the point that we refer to using one as "free". It's pretty much true, of course, but it's still funny to me.
it would've been more accurate to say that doing basic multi track recording is a positive externality of everyone spending heaps of cash on smarts phones anyway
It's a good thing, personally I have developed quite a few biases on my instrument I had to stop constantly relying on while playing! :) (Favorite for me isn't always what I feel is best to play ya know?)
@@GG256_ every time I make a chord progression, I find myself only using 7ths, and it’s hard to break the habit! I don’t even like the sound of normal major/minor chords now. I will use other extensions though
13:40 best analysis i've seen on this channel fantastic beginning middle end rising action scream about 5/8ths climax on the golden ratio beautiful dissonance wonkiness function story emotional core of the experience go further exquisite
2:05 make sure you have a method to sync the phones or the audio won't line up. I recommend making a loud clap or transient sound so you can line all the tracks up.
@@juanpgomez1299 It's technically possible, (I've synced my voice between two audio tracks without a clap before) but it's much simpler to just use a clap. A countdown probably wouldn't have the transient information you're looking for to do this quickly, even if it is possible.
@@juanpgomez1299 The sharper the transient (the more sudden the increase from quiet to loud) is, the easier it is to sync it up later. Thats why they use clapperboards in movie production. (Ok, it's one of several reasons they use clapperboards.)
@@dedbetter While you may think he is “dog shit” The dude has had multiple back to back number one records and is selling out Madison Square Garden. So clearly he has enough of a Fanbase to do with most musicians cannot do, and just like Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit, Corey Taylor from Slipknot, and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback would say, any press is good press. Again, love him or hate him, success can be proven and backed by statistics.
meanwhile, in the distance, muffled piano cacophony, Art Tatum laughs maniacally. EDIT: I know Art doesn't play ragtime, but I know he would scoff at only using 7ths for a stride arrangement.
problem using several is making sure recordings are in phase, and for my knowledge there are not many tools that can help you with doing so on sub-sample level, which can make master sound even worse than one mic recording. solution is to use sound adsorption and dampening with stuff in room you already have and sound paneling, dynamically placed to the situation. that is kinda a lost craft in these days of digital recording, but can yeld an interesting lofi sound
I like how positive you are on these submissions! I don't know if it's part of the switch from "how to not suck at music" to "how to get good at music", a psychosomatic thing in my head because of that change of name, or just more people submitting really good pieces for critique, but it's really cool hearing you emphasize the strengths of the submissions before and after giving your critiques. Also, there are a lot of great musicians submitting stuff for these critiques - it's really fun listening to what they bring.
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I also feel there’s been a shift and I like it. There’s still plenty of constructive criticism for strengthening your weak spots, but reinforcing what’s good is also very useful and psychologically important.
Adam: "Something about the super staccato nature of it, it's not something that would come to anyone writing music." Alex Lifeson writing YYZ: "Hold my beer"
@@joaquinpiriz7301 Yes. If you listen to the VOR localizer beacon, that's what it sounds like when you are literally coming home to Toronto. -.-- -.-- --.. or, this: www.ve3gop.com/yyz_vor.mp3
Adam's depth of knowledge and understanding (two separate things) is overwhelming. 7:16: 1. He identifies a mic model from a single perspective in the video 2. He knows its frequency response 3. He applies this cognition to the specific scenario That is precisely the definition of "competence". Having knowledge, using it as a foundation for cognition, reducing to the beneficial aspects. Yummie.
Nice title. I just covered Intervals' 5-HTP because its emphasis on 1-5-9 was just beautiful to my ear. It's a bit of a staple of the genre but I can't get enough of it.
I actually disagree with the 1st band guitarist critique, without having any effects, it came off as a lower 4th harmonizing to the vocal, almost vocoder like. That was the first thing that set it apart from something more standard, especially with the keyboardist playing the extended chords
For the music-speech thing I wonder if anyone has done that: create a bassline and a drum part from a speech, create a guitar(or other instrument) counter melody, remove the original speech and consider it a real full track because it could create some weird prog music. I would love to see it as a real genre, not just a meme or a trend, with different styles of interpretation of the same speeches.
Not exactly the same thing, but a band I was in almost a decade ago, for a long time the singer didn't have anyone else in the band (and we eventually ended up as a 7 piece). So for all of the early songs, she wrote and sang her lyrics to instrumental electronic dance music, like house or trance stuff. There aren't usually too many chord changes in those types of music, sometimes it just stays on one chord for the duration of the track, but she worked out the vocal melodies and also the structure of the songs (where the intro, verses, chorus, bridge, etc all fell) based on the dynamic changes in the tracks, so by the time she had guitarists, a bassist, drummer, pianist, we removed the original backing track she was using, and wrote around her vocal melodies and song structures, I guess in a way re-harmonizing? I'm not really sure exactly how you'd describe it.
A Montreal musician René Lucier explored this language in the late 80's, defined it and took it to very high level. Worth listening to the whole thing th-cam.com/video/1M6AS-gvtOc/w-d-xo.html
For Dark Mode users: Unintended perhaps but every time Adam's hands went over the black table top, I felt like it was a 3D framing trick where he was popping out a frame. Maybe just a fun thing for TH-camrs to play with even if it's cliche. My brain got twisted for a minute! fun haha Check out a little bit @10:25. Watch Adam's face and see if your peripheral doesnt trick you a little. Or @12:59 even more :D
I heard it and immediately went looking for this comment
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The “arguing couple” tune made me think about the music of no limits of Zappa alumni Mike Keneally, brilliant guitarist, keyboardist, singer and all around mighty musician. 👍 lots of really interesting submissions this time around in general. Makes me feel hope for the future that there’s still great up and coming musicians out there.
This is so true. I do think sometimes a dominant 7th is perfect in an almost hammy way. If you listen to the aria "Va Tosca", the 2nd to last chord I think is a dominant 7th and it works pretty well in that context
Royal blood a UK rock band uses a bass guitar with an octave pedal instead of a guitar. It gives it a really powerful sound. It sounds like a full band but theres only bass and drums
Bc they are. Jazz is just as much or more an approach, as you said, than it is a genre. And more specifically, it’s an approach that has a bent for cleverness and virtuosity.
@@brendenbaughman662 thats not true, jazz was made to not be virtuosic to compete with the biggest genre at the time, jazz was meant to be a simpler version of music where it was accessible to all, nowadays obviously not the case because more simpler music has come out but in its inception it definitely was not meant to be hard
@@sooeycune895 Right, but as you said, that is obviously no longer the case. Jazz has been a notoriously virtuosic art form for a century now. Even the more approachable dance hall styles of jazz have always been harmonically dense and full of virtuosic improvisation. And I really don't see the point in trying to define modern jazz by 19th century metrics.
@@brendenbaughman662all western music uses the same western theory, the context over time is all that changes that’s why you can look at older standards and compare them to newer standards. But regardless of the era, no jazz musician wants to be titled as a virtuoso or genius. Jazz was made to break rules. If you want a musician who wants to be known as a virtuoso you go to classical (any era) :^)
I love this. You did a great job of providing constructive feedback and generally being positive overall. Most people may not realize that this is generally NOT how critiques go in schools - it is a learned behavior to guide or lead a fellow musician without breaking them down. Not everyone can do this, and you do it well. Plus a great diversity of genres, styles and whatever the last thing was. LOL. All the performers were great. Well done.
I've seen alot of these "music critique videos over different music channels and just the way you are praising them during the performance is so chill and awesome. You're not just tackling this a professional helping someone, you are genuinely enjoying people's music and using your knowledge to help them take their music to the next level!
I’ve seen a couple of Adam’s vids before, but I just became an official fan. This guy really knows what he’s talking about. I’m glad I stuck with this one til the end.
I liked this format. You're giving people some views, advise specific to them, which we all can benefit from, we get to hear a mix of good, random stuff. Appreciate your knowledge and dedication to the bass.
Hey, check out Band Studio app that I’ve created (bandstudio.app). It does exactly what Adam suggested and even goes further. It allows to automatically download all recorded tracks into all band members phones and then play the full mix. Immediately after you finish recording. I’d be happy to hear what you think!
On the one hand I feel like Kwasi Stampley is still in the process of refining his style, but on the other more important hand holy shit does he have vision. I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Why does Adam look like he’s on 5 different drugs while watching some of these 😂 He goes from “stank face” to the “aroused by jazz face” to the “Michael Jackson Ooh face” in only a few seconds!
My thoughts as to the recorder based song, is that once again, the audio is unbalanced for the same reason as the first band. The bass is all but inaudible, and the accordion and recorder domininate to the detriment of the other instruments. Agan, this would be probably so much better if recorded with seperate feeds from each instrument, and mixed. But i suspect it would sound great for such an unlikely quartet of instruments.
Adam is totally right about the bass guitar - we hear more of the second harmonic rather than the fundamental of the bass guitar so often cutting a little in that first octave to make room for the kick drum works well. The only consistent exception is dancehall and dub where the bass guitar goes super low and the kick drum gets shelved a little below say 70Hz.
Re: the "Art" thing - I was immediately thinking of John Zorn and his brand of, IDK... I kinda wanna call it musique concrète. Also some Dillinger Escape Plan, and some Magma, Zappa and Zeuhl in general. This can be incredibly moving, complex and even serious (though also ludicrous of course) music. My first real experience of how good that music can hit you was in Michael Haneke's *Funny Games*. I mean - if that's not the perfect venue to showcase what such music can do emotionally, IDK what is.
I like the Freddie Green concept of using three note chords usually with one note almost ghosted. Creates a beautiful harmonic pulse with plenty room for the soloists to play whatever upper notes they want. So, yes sevenths sometimes leave more space and are better. I had a teacher who wanted the V in a ii V I to a 13th chord. Took me a while to realize everybody did do it
ha, that is interesting :D btw if you want to listen to the whole song, you can find it here: th-cam.com/video/XqzVjIsuu4k/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=lytyllpype
As a guitar player, a resisnate deeply with the point you made about playing guitar vs. playing music with a guitar. I used to be guitarist, now I'm jus a musician
"You should do everything in your power to have the best possible quality audio you can as a musician." 1000 times yes. And thanks for being an example of your own advice.
Adam went all out with the repetition legitamizes. Adam went all out with the repetition legitamizes. Adam went all out with the repetition legitamizes.
so happy you liked my music =) my band and I are working on some recordings but in the meantime you can listen to the whole song here: th-cam.com/video/XqzVjIsuu4k/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=lytyllpype
@@lytyllpype3864 OMG! I actually thought I was never gonna be able to listen to it, as there was only your name on the video. Thanks a lot for answering, I'll subscribe and be looking forward for your work. Keep it up!
Another tip on the octave up bass - it really helps to cut the highs a fair bit. If you're processing with two audio chains, you can mix in that un-EQ'd dry signal as well for quite natural sound. This can be done fairly simply with pedals.
I like the Freddie Green concept of using three note chords usually with one note almost ghosted. Creates a beautiful harmonic pulse with plenty room for the soloists to play whatever upper notes they want. So, yes sevenths sometimes leave more space and are better. I had a teacher who wanted the V in a ii V I to a 13th chord. Took me a while to realize everybody didn't do it that way.
Lmao I left your videos on autoplay while distracted by my synths and a drum machine, and your clapping around 8:05 was not only exactly in time, but landing on the snare. Bravo.
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“That’s a chord.”
-berklee alum
it's literally just Gmmaj7 in 1st inversion, lol
@GalacticGaming1000 Was about to make that comment, cheers! 14:50
@@EllieMcEla Gmmaj7 - Hmm, wonder what that is.
@@Picksqueal G minor major 7, so G Bb D Gb
"I like it man, maybe play loud sometimes" :D
The Bill Wurtz simply became a genre of his own, brilliant dude indeed.
I’d argue that Ron Jarzombek pioneered that shit and some people including Bill Wurtz took it in other directions
@@The_Kevinist A Wild Hare is nuts
Charles Cornell does this too.
check out the books
Ur really handsome
14:56 - Adam utilises his Berklee education to its maximum.
Such brilliant insight
This is a good comment
The best thing about this comment is that there is no chord at the exact timestamp.
That’s a comment
Haha he didn't lie. xD
2 years from now: "dont use 9ths, use 11ths!"
Don't use 13ths, use 15ths
That’s a little too sus4 me
But we all must remember to never use Eb 11 chords.
Why do you all hate 10ths?
@@j_freed A 10ths can be written simply as a 3rd
My whole body starts shaking in anticipation every time it senses a "repetition legitimizes" coming up.
It almost felt part of the song, like a additional instrument playing rhythm
my whole body starts shaking in anticipation every time it senses a "repetition legitimizes" coming up.
My whole body starts shaking in anticipation every time it senses a "repetition legitimizes" coming up.
my whole body starts shaking in anticipation every time it senses a "repetition legitimizes" coming up.
My whole body starts shaking in anticipation every time it senses a "repetition legitimizes" coming up.
Adam, you're the epitome of "constructive criticism." I applaud you. All your comments were kind, insightful, and empowering. Even though it was obvious that the musicians you reviewed presented different skill levels, you treated them all respectfully and with the dignity they deserved.
That phone thing seems so STUPIDLY useful. I never would have guessed that something like that would work
you can record most things with phones really well. have it just poking out between two pillows, pointing at the thing you're micing, mess around with test recordings & it'll be surprisingly good
Steve lacy uses his phone to record and do everything.
And it's so obvious in retrospect.
@Luke Pro tip : after you start all of your phones recording, make everything silent and clap loudly 4-5 times before playing. Easy sync for later.
There are a bunch of apps available that allow you to optimise your phone's recording capabilities. I used one for android that allows you to record the mic from a bluetooth headset, for example. They basically turn your phone into a dictaphone...
Another option... is to buy an old digital dictaphone... For very little money you can pick up something that records high quality audio and that can be upgraded, by adding external mics, at a later date if you want.
I use an 'Olympus WS-550M' it has internal stereo mics with settings for dictation and conference, with dictation being for recording immediate area and conference designed for recording a whole room... for lectures... or, erm... conferences!
I also use it with various mics for different situations. It doesn't look much but it is really handy... not to mention easy to replace. It cost me less than £20.
It's fascinating how ubiquitous smart phones have become, to the point that we refer to using one as "free".
It's pretty much true, of course, but it's still funny to me.
it would've been more accurate to say that doing basic multi track recording is a positive externality of everyone spending heaps of cash on smarts phones anyway
This is the type of comment I keep coming back to Adam Neelytube for. Solid insight!
It's free because how else would you be watching this video
@@dazza2350 computer
Adam: "... I think this is probably one of the best examples I could think of of the age-old maxim-"
Me, in unison: "-repetition legitimizes"
oh no, you hit a wrong note in your solo?! .... just hit it again! haha
@@freto_cognito9001 Easier said then done.
@@freto_cognito9001 "wrong" note?
@@ifiwasyouiwouldntbe no wrong notes, only *J A Z Z*
was gonna upvote but was at 251
The folk jazz arrangement with the recorder is amazing.
Thanks :)
'That's a chord"
Thanks Adam...
I kid you not, when I read this comment Adam said this!
He's the Gene Simmons of musical theory.
OMG that face Adam has when he says this, I'm dying :D :D
That first singer's voice when she riffs is like... free-flowing honey.
YES!!
And even mellifluous... oh wait 🐝 🍯
@@j_freed That is definitely a more elegant way to express it.
So… thick and slow moving?
me who doesn't even know what a 7th is: of course you would need to use 9ths instead
9 is a bigger number, so it’s clearly better than 7
@@isaiahmumaw lmaaaooo
*Obviously*
a 9th is essentially an inverted 7th, kinda like how a 4th is an inverted 5th, but with the root shifted to the 2nd.
just nod and say yes
@@dutchdykefinger I like your wacky numbers funny man
Do you know what an octave is?
Adam: “My favorite chord extension is the seventh”
Also Adam:
It's a good thing, personally I have developed quite a few biases on my instrument I had to stop constantly relying on while playing! :) (Favorite for me isn't always what I feel is best to play ya know?)
@@GG256_ every time I make a chord progression, I find myself only using 7ths, and it’s hard to break the habit! I don’t even like the sound of normal major/minor chords now. I will use other extensions though
@@nickndc8252 same. I swear normal major and minor chords just sound weird to me now. Almost everything I write now has too many 7s and 9s.
I've moved on to 10ths...
@@j_freed I like 8ths...
Is anyone else getting a feeling that repetition seems to legitimize whatever is being repeated?
Is anyone else getting a feeling that repetition seems to legitimize whatever is being repeated?
Is anyone else getting a feeling that *repetition* seems to *legitimize* whatever is being repeated?
Is anyone else getting a feeling that repetition seems to legitimize whatever is being repeated?
Is anyone else getting a feeling that *repetition* seems to legitimize whatever is being repeated?
Is anyone else getting a feeling that repetition seems to legitimize whatever is being repeated?
13:40 best analysis i've seen on this channel
fantastic
beginning
middle
end
rising action
scream about 5/8ths
climax on the golden ratio
beautiful
dissonance
wonkiness
function
story
emotional core of the experience
go further
exquisite
this
And it seems it's kmac2021's jazzy brother!
@@Jeroen_K Can we have a link to the video of the original piece please? It was attached to the email maybe
@@Anty7 Found it! th-cam.com/video/j4scfFqqOiI/w-d-xo.html
@@chichoch thaaaanks
2:05 make sure you have a method to sync the phones or the audio won't line up. I recommend making a loud clap or transient sound so you can line all the tracks up.
Can't you just do the normal countdown and then line up the audios to it?
@@juanpgomez1299 It's technically possible, (I've synced my voice between two audio tracks without a clap before) but it's much simpler to just use a clap. A countdown probably wouldn't have the transient information you're looking for to do this quickly, even if it is possible.
@@juanpgomez1299 The sharper the transient (the more sudden the increase from quiet to loud) is, the easier it is to sync it up later. Thats why they use clapperboards in movie production. (Ok, it's one of several reasons they use clapperboards.)
Ookay yeah i get it thank you :D
Well it is very easy to slice everything exactly on the beat
That hip-hop track was AMAZING. Love hearing guitar in modern music. MGK, Juice WRLD, anything with Travis Barker...
Making a comeback. Love it
@Kwasi Stampley that track was too awesome dude. Excellent work
i agree with this except MGK is dogshit. Barker’s just good at drumming, no issue there
@@dedbetter While you may think he is “dog shit” The dude has had multiple back to back number one records and is selling out Madison Square Garden. So clearly he has enough of a Fanbase to do with most musicians cannot do, and just like Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit, Corey Taylor from Slipknot, and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback would say, any press is good press.
Again, love him or hate him, success can be proven and backed by statistics.
@@ZackSeifMusic white rap is rarely not corny
Modern music? You mean rap and hip hop? Lmao.
But I play ragtime though. I gotta have my sevenths, homie
meanwhile, in the distance, muffled piano cacophony, Art Tatum laughs maniacally.
EDIT: I know Art doesn't play ragtime, but I know he would scoff at only using 7ths for a stride arrangement.
Ragtime can have a few 7ths, as a treat.
@@Mysterytour7 I love this comment thank you
Piano or guitar?
I wouldn't recommend playing ragtime on a bass guitar tho
As a follow-up from the last episode, Erin Snape has just released her first album, due in no small part to this channel. Go buy it!
Nice!
every lo fi hip hop producer:
*impossible*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA BRILLIANT
Yes
Soulection producers: y'all hear sumthin?
Very true lol
LOL 😆
next time this segment be called "well you're pretty good at music already"
I love how this guy always puts the original clip or image when he talks about something...
"That's a chord" - Adam Neely 2020
Truly a work of art, thank you for your wisdom and talent Mr. Neely
iPhone mics are surprisingly good on every instrument I’ve tried. (Including upright bass)
true
true
I use phone audio whenever I make my short films. They're really practical and you can even hide them as a part of the set
Heck I've even recorded a whole band through an iPhone mic and it was really good after some orocessinf
problem using several is making sure recordings are in phase, and for my knowledge there are not many tools that can help you with doing so on sub-sample level, which can make master sound even worse than one mic recording. solution is to use sound adsorption and dampening with stuff in room you already have and sound paneling, dynamically placed to the situation. that is kinda a lost craft in these days of digital recording, but can yeld an interesting lofi sound
I like how positive you are on these submissions! I don't know if it's part of the switch from "how to not suck at music" to "how to get good at music", a psychosomatic thing in my head because of that change of name, or just more people submitting really good pieces for critique, but it's really cool hearing you emphasize the strengths of the submissions before and after giving your critiques.
Also, there are a lot of great musicians submitting stuff for these critiques - it's really fun listening to what they bring.
I also feel there’s been a shift and I like it. There’s still plenty of constructive criticism for strengthening your weak spots, but reinforcing what’s good is also very useful and psychologically important.
"You need high quality audio"
*Black Metal screeching intensifies*
just record in the S H E D
Nah, ITAOTS type audio.
Distort an Acoustic guitar.
Don't forget the flat 9th and sharp 7th!!
@@1999yasin Brass, remember we sharp the 9th
I know this is a joke, but to anyone who didn't catch it, he did say that you could sometimes get away with it.
Seriously, Burgundee sent chills down my spine and I held my breath for a moment, trying to process that gorgeous voice
That dude using diminished chords in his song was crazy cool!
@Kwasi Stampley The goat himself.
@Kwasi Stampley yeah i Just subscribed your channel cause of it, so sick
Totally cool
Adam: "Something about the super staccato nature of it, it's not something that would come to anyone writing music."
Alex Lifeson writing YYZ: "Hold my beer"
The YYZ clave is "YYZ" spelled in Morse code :D
@@joaquinpiriz7301 Yes. If you listen to the VOR localizer beacon, that's what it sounds like when you are literally coming home to Toronto.
-.-- -.-- --..
or, this:
www.ve3gop.com/yyz_vor.mp3
I need more of that jazz rap. Sick!
Indeed. Very very cool stuff. Love it!
Check out some jazz rap playlist on Spotify or something like that. There's a genre called jazz rap
Adam's depth of knowledge and understanding (two separate things) is overwhelming.
7:16:
1. He identifies a mic model from a single perspective in the video
2. He knows its frequency response
3. He applies this cognition to the specific scenario
That is precisely the definition of "competence". Having knowledge, using it as a foundation for cognition, reducing to the beneficial aspects. Yummie.
Nice title. I just covered Intervals' 5-HTP because its emphasis on 1-5-9 was just beautiful to my ear. It's a bit of a staple of the genre but I can't get enough of it.
I actually disagree with the 1st band guitarist critique, without having any effects, it came off as a lower 4th harmonizing to the vocal, almost vocoder like. That was the first thing that set it apart from something more standard, especially with the keyboardist playing the extended chords
Man every time you do one of these I'm just in awe by the amount of talented people
Me: I can hear him thinking.
Adam Neely: "I can hear you thinking."
Overjoyed is such a beautiful song and I'm surprised I've never heard it before today. This two bass arrangement is absolutely magical
2:07 king gizzard 12 bar bruise was recorded using only iphones in 2012 its such a sick idea im so glad more people are using it
For the music-speech thing I wonder if anyone has done that: create a bassline and a drum part from a speech, create a guitar(or other instrument) counter melody, remove the original speech and consider it a real full track because it could create some weird prog music. I would love to see it as a real genre, not just a meme or a trend, with different styles of interpretation of the same speeches.
Not exactly the same thing, but a band I was in almost a decade ago, for a long time the singer didn't have anyone else in the band (and we eventually ended up as a 7 piece). So for all of the early songs, she wrote and sang her lyrics to instrumental electronic dance music, like house or trance stuff. There aren't usually too many chord changes in those types of music, sometimes it just stays on one chord for the duration of the track, but she worked out the vocal melodies and also the structure of the songs (where the intro, verses, chorus, bridge, etc all fell) based on the dynamic changes in the tracks, so by the time she had guitarists, a bassist, drummer, pianist, we removed the original backing track she was using, and wrote around her vocal melodies and song structures, I guess in a way re-harmonizing? I'm not really sure exactly how you'd describe it.
Mononeon did that debates play-along vid recently. Fits the description pretty well.
Try spastic ink. 'A Wild Hare' might be a god example of what you're suggesting
A Montreal musician René Lucier explored this language in the late 80's, defined it and took it to very high level. Worth listening to the whole thing th-cam.com/video/1M6AS-gvtOc/w-d-xo.html
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
It's hard for free improv taps not to look silly 🤣Thank you so much for including my dumb music in this, I've been a huge fan for a long time! 💖💖
Wow the algorithm is strong with this one
For Dark Mode users:
Unintended perhaps but every time Adam's hands went over the black table top, I felt like it was a 3D framing trick where he was popping out a frame.
Maybe just a fun thing for TH-camrs to play with even if it's cliche.
My brain got twisted for a minute! fun haha
Check out a little bit @10:25. Watch Adam's face and see if your peripheral doesnt trick you a little.
Or @12:59 even more :D
17:59 So now memes have become a part of my melodic motive recognition
Just to clarify, spooky, scary skeletons.
in davie504 style :p
I heard it and immediately went looking for this comment
The “arguing couple” tune made me think about the music of no limits of Zappa alumni Mike Keneally, brilliant guitarist, keyboardist, singer and all around mighty musician. 👍 lots of really interesting submissions this time around in general. Makes me feel hope for the future that there’s still great up and coming musicians out there.
Go team recorder! The articulation capacity are very attractive to me. (There are lots of non-beginning recorder players...)
(Thanks Adam.)
I love the experimental creativity shown in all these submissions, and your positive critique!
Kind of cool to hear that new King Crimson piece 13 minutes in.
This is so true. I do think sometimes a dominant 7th is perfect in an almost hammy way. If you listen to the aria "Va Tosca", the 2nd to last chord I think is a dominant 7th and it works pretty well in that context
“If I was to critique this...”
Oh, how I would love to have Adam get hypothetical with me while sitting and listening to me work on pieces...
I read this as soon as he said this...
Royal blood a UK rock band uses a bass guitar with an octave pedal instead of a guitar. It gives it a really powerful sound.
It sounds like a full band but theres only bass and drums
Why do I feel like jazz musicians are on a whole nother level in the way they approach, write, play music?
*goes back to acoustic guitar*
Bc they are. Jazz is just as much or more an approach, as you said, than it is a genre. And more specifically, it’s an approach that has a bent for cleverness and virtuosity.
@@brendenbaughman662 nice Hiatus Kaiyote pfp
@@brendenbaughman662 thats not true, jazz was made to not be virtuosic to compete with the biggest genre at the time, jazz was meant to be a simpler version of music where it was accessible to all, nowadays obviously not the case because more simpler music has come out but in its inception it definitely was not meant to be hard
@@sooeycune895 Right, but as you said, that is obviously no longer the case. Jazz has been a notoriously virtuosic art form for a century now. Even the more approachable dance hall styles of jazz have always been harmonically dense and full of virtuosic improvisation. And I really don't see the point in trying to define modern jazz by 19th century metrics.
@@brendenbaughman662all western music uses the same western theory, the context over time is all that changes that’s why you can look at older standards and compare them to newer standards. But regardless of the era, no jazz musician wants to be titled as a virtuoso or genius. Jazz was made to break rules. If you want a musician who wants to be known as a virtuoso you go to classical (any era) :^)
I love this. You did a great job of providing constructive feedback and generally being positive overall. Most people may not realize that this is generally NOT how critiques go in schools - it is a learned behavior to guide or lead a fellow musician without breaking them down. Not everyone can do this, and you do it well. Plus a great diversity of genres, styles and whatever the last thing was. LOL. All the performers were great. Well done.
10:22 definitely a kind of acquired taste. with that said, thanks to Agnes for keeping the recorder spirit alive in 2020, greetings from Austria!
I've seen alot of these "music critique videos over different music channels and just the way you are praising them during the performance is so chill and awesome. You're not just tackling this a professional helping someone, you are genuinely enjoying people's music and using your knowledge to help them take their music to the next level!
Holy shit that jazz-trap was so good
@Kwasi Stampley Oh, but +many. This is so not what I listen to, and so what I want to listen to! :)
@Kwasi Stampley it was dope dude! I can’t find how to submit these videos, where did you send it to him?
@Kwasi Stampley thanks for the help!
Agreed! That was a really cool tune. 🎸
I’ve seen a couple of Adam’s vids before, but I just became an official fan. This guy really knows what he’s talking about. I’m glad I stuck with this one til the end.
“Interstitial music for ‘Hey Arnold!’” 😂 so good!
That’s a word.
By far the biggest compliment I could ever ask for 🙌
Jim Lang is responsible for introducing an entire generation to jazz and doesn't get nearly enough credit for it
That jazz-trap song was awesome. I need more genre-mixing like that in my life.
Guys, Burgundee is on Spotify
2020 isn't so bad after all
YES
Is the song they submitted to Adam on spotify?
enjoyed seeing Julian Lage mentioned he's been blowing my mind since I heard "Nocturne' - what a player!
That moment when you know he's gonna say that "repetition legitimizes" is when you realize you've been following him for a long time.
agnes from vienna doing ether is the best thing ever. keep the recorder!
Thanks
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recorded an entire album using that phone technique!
I liked this format. You're giving people some views, advise specific to them, which we all can benefit from, we get to hear a mix of good, random stuff. Appreciate your knowledge and dedication to the bass.
Bro you're so good
Hey, check out Band Studio app that I’ve created (bandstudio.app). It does exactly what Adam suggested and even goes further. It allows to automatically download all recorded tracks into all band members phones and then play the full mix. Immediately after you finish recording. I’d be happy to hear what you think!
On the one hand I feel like Kwasi Stampley is still in the process of refining his style, but on the other more important hand holy shit does he have vision. I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Why does Adam look like he’s on 5 different drugs while watching some of these 😂 He goes from “stank face” to the “aroused by jazz face” to the “Michael Jackson Ooh face” in only a few seconds!
Number one tip for critiquing music: * critique high *
He gets high from the music
This is the effects of jazz face. This is what people high on vitamin J go through.
I appreciate that you physically show examples of each answer.
My thoughts as to the recorder based song, is that once again, the audio is unbalanced for the same reason as the first band. The bass is all but inaudible, and the accordion and recorder domininate to the detriment of the other instruments. Agan, this would be probably so much better if recorded with seperate feeds from each instrument, and mixed.
But i suspect it would sound great for such an unlikely quartet of instruments.
I really loved that recorder part precisely because it stood out so clearly. Also I've never heard a recorder actually played nicely before!
Thank you :)
you can check my insta for more nice recorder music: ig: agnes_bischof
Finally! Zappas jazz discharge party hats is becoming the meme it always deserved to be
I loved that recorder ensemble.
What are you saying Adam, repetition legitimizes? Hmmmm. We should revisit this and see how it feels.
Adam is totally right about the bass guitar - we hear more of the second harmonic rather than the fundamental of the bass guitar so often cutting a little in that first octave to make room for the kick drum works well. The only consistent exception is dancehall and dub where the bass guitar goes super low and the kick drum gets shelved a little below say 70Hz.
Me looking at title: Did-did Adam turn Anti-Jazz?
Me seeing the bassist in the thumbnail: Oh wait that makes sense
this channel has broadened my horizons in the world of music so much and i found out that i like jazz thanks to you, Adam! thank you!
Re: the "Art" thing - I was immediately thinking of John Zorn and his brand of, IDK... I kinda wanna call it musique concrète. Also some Dillinger Escape Plan, and some Magma, Zappa and Zeuhl in general.
This can be incredibly moving, complex and even serious (though also ludicrous of course) music. My first real experience of how good that music can hit you was in Michael Haneke's *Funny Games*. I mean - if that's not the perfect venue to showcase what such music can do emotionally, IDK what is.
This amazing line-up playing Zorn's Snagglepuss th-cam.com/video/UXYkSlG9kcw/w-d-xo.html
I like the Freddie Green concept of using three note chords usually with one note almost ghosted. Creates a beautiful harmonic pulse with plenty room for the soloists to play whatever upper notes they want. So, yes sevenths sometimes leave more space and are better. I had a teacher who wanted the V in a ii V I to a 13th chord. Took me a while to realize everybody did do it
That quartet that played your song "Ether" reminds me of some recordings I've heard by Steven Reich. Pretty cool!
ha, that is interesting :D btw if you want to listen to the whole song, you can find it here:
th-cam.com/video/XqzVjIsuu4k/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=lytyllpype
As a guitar player, a resisnate deeply with the point you made about playing guitar vs. playing music with a guitar. I used to be guitarist, now I'm jus a musician
Adam Neely announces jazz 2
"You should do everything in your power to have the best possible quality audio you can as a musician." 1000 times yes. And thanks for being an example of your own advice.
Adam went all out with the repetition legitamizes.
Adam went all out with the repetition legitamizes.
Adam went all out with the repetition legitamizes.
Adam went all out with the repetition legitamizes.
Then Adam went all out with the repetition legita- let it go let it go let it go
*legitimizes
I loved that recorder ensamble! Gotta get my ears on some of that music someday
so happy you liked my music =) my band and I are working on some recordings but in the meantime you can listen to the whole song here: th-cam.com/video/XqzVjIsuu4k/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=lytyllpype
@@lytyllpype3864 OMG! I actually thought I was never gonna be able to listen to it, as there was only your name on the video. Thanks a lot for answering, I'll subscribe and be looking forward for your work. Keep it up!
The song "not chameleon" has got people asking a lot of questions already answered by the song title.
14:53-14:54 sent a crazy chill down my spine right down to the tips of my toes.
8:27 sounds like it would fit well in a whimsical video game, like a little bit professor layton, a little bit legend of zelda
I like how Adam labeled the piece about the arguing couple 'Art' in the timestamps.
Make music that makes Adam rub his hands together.
Every time I watch one of these, I realize how little I actually know about music and playing instruments. These are all so good and so talented.
I miss the days of "it's got a good beat and you can dance to it"
Another tip on the octave up bass - it really helps to cut the highs a fair bit. If you're processing with two audio chains, you can mix in that un-EQ'd dry signal as well for quite natural sound. This can be done fairly simply with pedals.
The last guy needs to do a bass line for every time Ross says “We were on a break!”
As a mix engineer and producer I really appreciate the way you worded the importance of audio quality.
15:15 "I liked it because it didn't sound like a guitar."
every bassplayer :c
I like the Freddie Green concept of using three note chords usually with one note almost ghosted. Creates a beautiful harmonic pulse with plenty room for the soloists to play whatever upper notes they want. So, yes sevenths sometimes leave more space and are better. I had a teacher who wanted the V in a ii V I to a 13th chord. Took me a while to realize everybody didn't do it that way.
7:03 :"...interstitial music..."
Me: I've been calling it "incidental music" for 22 years. WHY HAS NO ONE CORRECTED ME!?!?!?!
that would be "interstitial"
@@JelaniGNatural yeah. That's what I meant. Thank you.
Lmao I left your videos on autoplay while distracted by my synths and a drum machine, and your clapping around 8:05 was not only exactly in time, but landing on the snare. Bravo.
2:12 I'm pretty sure that's how King Gizzard recorded their first album, if I'm not mistaken.
Oh my god! Great video! That walking bass line tip seems really useful and I will definitely be trying it out. Have a fantastic day.