I spent 2 years trying to get a BFA in Musical Theatre lol I'm glad I got out of that. I'm trying to get into an audio engineering program soon but I'll try to be a cool sound guy
Hard to say, tbh. 30 years ago there was a more unobtainable entry level because of the technology of recording and distribution. Lots of pop music today gets a bad reputation because it's so much easier to make and distribute songs, which lets a lot more of the garbage through compared to the industry of the 70's- mid 00's
The ony thing is i don't see tim inspiring non-guitarists to pick up a guitar, infact tim is probably a bit intimidating. But tim is certainly the new van halen for people who are already familiar with the guitar (I may be completely wring on this but who knows)
@@brendangibson8200 not really i dont care for her music but its pretty alright. Image doesn't really matter its more of the hypocrisy of it and pop music in general.
very valid points! my girlfriend and my best friend have been getting me into current pop music/artists and it’s obviously not at all like the progressive shit, emo garbage, nu-core, and other stuff I typically listen to but it’s still really well made and enjoyable! Music is music and as long as I can see the creativity behind it my respect will follow.
When I opened this video I expected to actually agree with most of the things Judy says in this video. I watched it. I agreed with most of the things Judy said or agreed with. 10/10 would wear a mic on a stupid ass hat again
Great book called Talent Is Overrated, and there are some great interviews with goated guitar players that basically say that if talent exists its extremely small and the odds that the person finds what they're actually good at is even smaller, beast take tbh
sounds dumb and corny but in my opinion the musicians without talent are more likely of the two to stick around. sorta like the mentality that the more you work for something the more it means to you. at least that’s what i’m hoping
Thing with pop music, is that some time ago, there was a bunch of trash pop music, and few extremely great and legendary artists, and now, there's just a bunch of good/decent artists
Natural talent absolutely exists. I wanted to be an artist when I was a little kid… and I tried my ass off to learn how to draw and paint. It hit me in art class in 7th grade that most of the kids in my class were way more intuitive in that area and I lacked the natural ability in that medium… despite dedication. On the other hand, I never had to even try with music. I just knew it. The disadvantage with having a lot of natural ability is that it can make you lazy in the area you have it in…. If that makes sense. Natural ability is also like a fingerprint. No two people have it exactly the same. But, hey, that’s just my opinion, man.
Best thing I ever did was start listening to other kinds of music. I used go only listen to metal, now it makes up probably less than half of what I listen to. Now it's stuff like lil aaron, pale waves, KiNG MALA and the dead south. Learning other music has also helped me grow as a bass player.
I have an issue with number 5, sure they sound good in every circumstance and they're convenient, but they sure as hell make everyone sound the same as well. Okay, when everyone was using Marshall amps that was kind of the same thing, but the speaker, the room, the mic placement, everything else in the signal chain all give it the chaos it needs to sound different. Amp sims are great for making demos though, I use them for that.
I feel like what you're describing as soul is more so how you summarized it- as personal connection to the instrument. I think that comes from how much the instrument allows somebody to express themselves. For example, some of the most brilliant classical guitarist's and pianist's seem like such reserved, non-expressive people. Then they play and you can see emotion practically pour out of them. Music is an outlet for personal expression, so that's how I logic it all out. LOVE YOUR SHIT THO JUDE THE DUDE KEEP IT UP B-]
Seriously: judy rants are the best thing and I love to just hear your opinion. positive words my friend, and as a reminder this is your platform and you're free to speak on whatever topics you choose. Thank you for your dedication, keep up the great work.
Natural talent is real. Aptitude exists for all skills. Natural talent in instruments is simply just being genetically predisposed to have a desirable trait. Things like inheriting good ears, dextrous hands, good lung capacity and/or having the physical capacity to make music, which in itself, is a talent considering that some people are born completely incapable of playing an instrument or singing as well as the average person.
I second this, I also think the “soul” he is talking about is an intuitive understanding and appreciation for music in general, not just a specific instrument. My friend and I both started playing guitar at roughly the same time a couple years back and we eventually drifted apart because I was picking it up a lot faster than him, the only real difference was that I was deeply passionate about music and he wasn’t
@@abr3690 I didn't mention this because I believe that soul is nurtured throughout development and not something people are born with. It does definitely seperate the great from the average. Keep playing, bro!
OK wtf just happened. I was watching the reaction from Nik on your "fighting guitar youtubers" or whatever and I have seen some of your other vids before but jesus, why was this vid so emotional towards the end? You had some great takes on creativity and music opinion, I respect you for advising others to have an open mind cause I feel it's the only thing that holds back this insanity that is politics and all sorts of discussion, be it music or no. I came in this vid expecting goofy things but holy shit, you caught me off guard in all the best ways.
I love everything you say in this video. "Pop music getting better because its more of an art now", thats a fact. I think mainstream music in general is getting better so thats cool. Also its cool that you are calling out all those metal elitists and the technical zombies that lack the simplicity. Respect for you my sir, you are gonna go far sir.
@@charlesmartiniii1405 there is literally a comment below mine saying your guthrie govan said “It doesn’t matter if it’s fast or complex if it isn’t musical”. Go play scales.
@@PuncakeGamingVG bruh music theory is one of my favorite parts about music. And sure I'll "practice my scales" along with the circle of 5ths, 4ths, triads, arpeggios, altered dominance and the like. Theres nothing wrong with simplicity and playing slow if you utilize it well aka b.b king, miles Davis, and Dave grohl. But most of the time its an excuse to be lazy with songwriting. Why play slow if your doing nothing interesting with the chord changes. I get it though alot of people take it to far but at the end of the day I think virtuosity for the most part pairs directly to complexity and by extension feel.
10:00 I think you are talking about passion. If someone who is really passionate about the instrument he is playing, he will put a lot more effort into his hobby than someone with less passion. Some people are willing to take more effort and more frustration on their way than others and you can hear it. You can sum up all the hours of practice, someone who is not passionate enough can put tousands of hours into practice and won't play as good as as someone who is really passionate and only practiced for hundrets of hours. Passion is the limit of how much shit you are willing to take before you quit.
7:25 I think the same thing applies for metal guitarists after yngwie malmesteen became famous: almost all guitarists in the 80's tried to copy either his style or EVH's.
I'm glad you mentioned the thought of "soul" behind someone's playing alongside the opinion concerning talent. Cause while I also think talent doesn't exist, the fact that some less experienced musicians can sound 10x better than those who put in the same hours is undeniable. Some people may find it too vague but simply put, I see it as someone that is really into what they're playing. That specific sound can come either by someone who really feels what they're playing, or someone who just knows what feeling specific notes convey using their big brain knowledge. And to apply it to when kids are just learning an instrument, how passionate they are, and their environment could play a huge part of what allows them to pick up on certain things that allow them to play in way that other musicians can't. tldr some peeps just know how to make simple sound good
I want to apperaciate u for video man i was becoming a elitist and stucked in that mentality like a stepsister and u save me from that you are a real stepbro man u saved me and make me remember everything thanks for that
All I would say on the natural talent one is that shape recognition can definitely be a key factor in learning instruments/theory and different people are naturally born with different levels of shape recog.
Great points! I think every one goes through that elitist phase of what ever hobby they enjoy but I think being open minded is better for your own and everyone elses mental health. Great video!
My problem with pop is it goes through phases of vapid party dance shit, or sad shit having a bpm lower than my resting heartrate When pop can have fun without being vapid it comes out incredibly good
This was pretty fucking cool and informative a bit. I think it's super cool to have a conversation about this shit as opposed to bashing these opinions. Great video Judy
Gotta say as a former student at music school, you're pretty much dead on - DONT GO. ITS A HUGE WASTE OF TIME. People were like "OOOOH you'll make connections and network"...you can do that at gigs or on the Internet for significantly less money. If you really want to do music in college get a music MINOR, still helps a bit with knowledge and can have benefits but putting all your chips in music school is not only risky, it's guaranteed to do absolutely nothing.
metal/punk guitarist here, recently i've really been getting into like 80th synthpop and stuff like that and i think like exploring the giant universe that music is can be one of the most intresting things you can do idk
I got my music degree at community college for like no money, and it taught me how to arrange and part write differently. Which I thought was pretty cool. Everything else you said was spot on to me though
And now that I’ve finished the video you have become my favorite music channel. The pop music thing is on point, I honestly think it’s kinda thanks to SoundCloud/TH-cam and even Bandlab.
As far as natural talent, I think that's someone who can do something special with less. Like the guy who practices 8 hours a day but has no imagination or creativity versus the guy who knows some basic chords and scales yet can write an insane melody and riff that moves somebody. Like John Dwyer or Kurt Cobain I think that's natural talent Ah, I see you covered that basically with the soul definition. I agree
When it comes to pop music, I don’t hate it, in fact there’s some songs I appreciate as someone wanting to get into song writing. But I don’t put them in my playlist on Spotify because of how often I’ll here them outside of that. It’s kinda why I don’t put songs like Hotel California or bohemian rhapsody in a playlist.
This is a very important video. Sharing these "unpopular" opinions lets others that agree with you know they aren't alone in their feelings. So thank you for this.
I think it depends on which pop artists you look at, like considering someone like cardi b, I would not say it has gotten better. But when someone can put depth into their lyrics and the song can leave an impression, that would be better pop music.
As someone who's taught music lessons to kids... Talent DEFINITELY exists. But it doesn't reflect skill level, only how fast youre able to pick new things up. Its like a musical IQ in a way... I know more shit about the universe than Socrates did but I'm not saying I'm more clever than him Talent exists but someone with less talent who practices more can reach the same level or beyond the level of the more talented player
Eh, I wouldn't call that talent, as talent refers to natural ability/skill. I personally don't think talent exists really. Though you're 100% right that anyone surpass someone with more experience by working hard and honing you skills. It also is worth mentioning that people learn at different speeds. Finding the right methods to teach each individual helps.
I would argue that the gap between good and bad music has widened, though it is starting to narrow again as streaming replaces digital downloads (and radio airplay) as the primary method of consuming music-and songs become more homogenized to fit Spotify playlists, for example. The biggest catalyst for this change has to do with the way music is consumed (and the way the charts measure success-in the past there were numerous instances of songs that were among the biggest in the country, yet they NEVER appeared on the Billboard charts because the way they were consumed wasn’t counted). However, other factors include the diminished threat of government censorship (given that music is considered a protected art form under the First Amendment and has been repeatedly affirmed as such by various judicial decisions), the rise of alternative media such as DVDs, Cable TV, and the Internet, and gradual changes in the discourse surrounding music as well as the social attitudes of the general public.
What this means is that songs that WOULD have been considered edgy and possibly even SATANIC in the 1950s-70s (merely for having distorted guitars, singing that invokes yelling, or lyrics that in any way imply either sex or the end of a relationship) now wouldn’t even be controversial in most cases, and that artists who would be too “left field” in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s are now able to achieve chart success. Artists can now also combine different sounds at will, even those from completely different cultures and genres. Yet while these changes are welcome, the music they have produced is of wildly varying quality, depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the artists.
The Polgar experiment did prove training over natural talent. Remember Beth Hart's rule, "No Noodling." Current pop music is just lacking that instrumental and vocal kick. When it's added by cover artists, then it sounds pretty good.
I disagree about pop music getting better IN MOST CASES. There are some AMAZING pop artists nowadays. Lil Nas X, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Camilla Cabello, Dua Lipa, among many others. But 2000-2010 pop is just unbeatable. Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Ne-Yo, Shakira, Adelle, and stuff like that. Maybe it's nostalgia, but I feel that was the golden age for pop music. Thanks for the amazing video Judy
I feel exactly the same. I feel like in many cases pop isn't meant to be really deep, so 00's was just great with all the light hearted optimistic party songs. But in the 10's although I surely see some interesting artists, they tend to take stuff way more seriously, and I feel that kind of collapses on themselves sometimes. And specifically I really don't get what people see in Dua Lipa, her voice sounds absolutely boring to me.
He said 'last decade'. I think pop music nowadays (olivia rodrigo, Dua Lipa, BTS, The Weeknd, J Cole, Billie etc) are miles ahead creatively, musically and emotionally (all subjective!!) over Kesha, BoB, Taio Cruz, Tinie Tempah, JAY-Z of the 2010's!
I always felt like 2000's era music had a very uncomfortably empty or airy sound to it. Like people were just getting used to digital recording. Now way more producers really are treating the DAW as the truly versatile instrument that it is. Like holy shit "Bad guy" was just a straight boring blues, but the production just makes it such a journey to listen to
1:14 Here we have a man with a cowboy hat and a johnny cash t-shirt brutally murdering music theory with a airsoft bb gun with an estimated amount of 0,5 joules Heres a shorter version: Guy commits technical crimes on a music theory book
i personally love midwest emo kind of technicality. bands like Tiny Moving Parts and TTNG kind of technicality, because despite of those constant complex riffs all over their songs, there is soul within them. but other than that, 100% agree on everything u said lmao.
I absolutely agree with the soul thing. I love music, I love guitar, I love the theory. But damn this shit does not come easy for me. I enjoy it very much so I'll just keep going forward with it.
Hot take: pop music is not bad but it has very little re-listen ability. It’s all so overly simplified and repetitive it just gets boring as hell after the first few listens. I genuinely believe people who listen to only pop music don’t think about very much at all
cool video, i agree with most of the statements. however i cant agree with 'pop music has gotten better', and i try to stay updated. but just look at early pop Michael Jackson or some 90' stuff and compare with todays pop. to me there is a huge differenence in feeling and authenticity also creativity.
For people who don't think natural talent exist, just consider the opposite. Do some people absolutely suck at music and can't do anything musical to save their life no matter how hard they try? YES. Those people do exist. they are most people.
I noticed the exact points about Pop Music too. Even Mainstream machine Justin Bieber made some respectable stuff i dont particularly listen too but actually has some musical value.
Before I became a musician I thought that all other genres sucked. Now at age 17 I’m listening to basically all styles of music that have some type of artistic flair to them.
As someone currently doing school of rock, I hate that place, I'm the only one who knows how to play AND I"M A BASSIST. I should not be lead for every song and solo because no one else knows how to tap or alternate pick. Performance groups suck and everyone in houseband is unbearable (nor can they play music at all)
Dude ... I'm 44 fucking years old and agree w/ literally 99% of what you just said . And yes !! I've been made fun of BY ALL OF THE (Idk , current , at the time , pop lovers ???) generations !! I grew up hearing Country / disco & classic rock in my house as a kid . I remember the birth of hip-hop / rap AND LOVED IT (Sugar Hill , DMC , Big Daddy Kane , Whodini , Fat Boys , ETC , THEN saw Metallica play "One" at the grammys ands it just made me LOVE the guitar .... It felt like something new and nothing i've ever heard . IT INSPIRED ME !!! I paid a local friend ($10) to teach me how to play it and the reason he charged me is cuz he said "If youve never played guitar before you just wont get it "(ONE .... Really ??? )BUT I GOT IT . And I have not stopped since . No , I'm not great or even good . But I can play most of my favorite guitar heroes songs and I STILL FUCKING LOVE IT!!! EDIT : I really shouldnt say "heroes" but they were more inspirations .... I kept finding more "INSPIRATIONS" and that helped me grow as a guitar player .
Outstanding vid. Has a more serious, genuine tone. I truly enjoy these more when you don't mention "wanting to die" etc. With that in mind I hope you're doing well in that area of your well being. Clearly hittin le gym. Heyooo! Keep it up :)
It didn’t hit me until just now how much better pop music has gotten. I don’t like a lot of it anyway, but this suddenly made me realize how much I do not miss the 2010s bleep bloop Black Eyed Peas Maroon 5 Katy Perry crap.
“Technicality doesn’t equal creativity when it comes to playing an instrument”: I could also argue with “Simplicity doesn’t equal creativity when it comes to playing an instrument”. I know that the reason most people say this is because they’re not able to digest technical styles of music. A lot of pop stuff is popular because it’s digestible to an incredible amount of musically uneducated people. I hate when people blow on technicality just because they can’t listen to it. Like because they don’t understand how to listen to it, it’s just not creative. Yes, simplicity is important, but there is a time in your career where I believe your music has to genuinely advance, whether it’s technical in one way or the other. It’s also funny how people shit on prog but also like jazz which is a more technical style of music than prog will ever be.
This is a stupid argument. You're basically saying people who simply don't care if music is technical or simple don't exist because every person who doesn't enjoy the music you do is just out to feed their egos. Like dude, get out of your house.
@@potatoheadhaoy I wrote this 6 months ago so maybe I didn’t explain what I meant well, but my first point should say it all. Tbh though, a lot of people do feed their egos as musicians in both areas, but what bothers me is that a lot of people say they are completely one or the other and the other one is amateurish. Maybe you didn’t get a lot of that, but I have. Both to me are important and I believe we don’t have enough of one or the other. Few prodigies I could say have found the balance.
@@AAB4ttery sorry, guess I was a bit hasty to judge. I agree with what you added here tbh. On the one hand, there's say, metal elitists whom I fucking despise. On the other, there's a lot of these punk rock gatekeepers who just make my fucking skin crawl. Being in both these communities kind of just made me tired of the whole discussion of merit based on technique or its absence.
Pop music is not easy to create. The formulas are all there, but imagine the recipe for a GIANT, elaborate as fuck, vanilla wedding cake. All the ingredients are so simple, but the sheer scale of the project. At least how pop was composed around 2008-2011. They had us break apart “Toxic” (B Spears) and holy shit. Over 120 audio tracks, and more layers than a god damn geological site. All this to say, that I definitely don’t have a talent for it. I can make wildly complex audio, but can’t write a 4-chord song.
Some people most definitely can have more natural aptitude to music in general. No doubt just as some people have more natural aptitude for sports (body composition and inherent flexibility) some people have more aptitude towards playing instruments (could be dexterity or perfect pitch). These things do not make a great musician at the end of the day but they will sure get you off the starting block.
Im getting a music degree just in case someone asks me if I went to college
I have one, it's not useful per say but i like having something that tells me i'm good at something lol
I want one just so I can be called a Doctor and so I can post music theory theseus... yes you can punch me
I spent 2 years trying to get a BFA in Musical Theatre lol I'm glad I got out of that. I'm trying to get into an audio engineering program soon but I'll try to be a cool sound guy
Loved this
What a legend, nice to see you here. :3
Nik Nocturnal
@@paxxousyes that is he
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“It doesn’t matter if it’s fast or complex if it isn’t musical” Guthrie Govan
"the only wrong notes are the ones played at the wrong time" i dont fuckin know like bruh
Guthrie is the man
@@nyrissxd ahhhh jazz theory is so fucking fun. I just started getting more into it and its amazing
All hail lord Guthrie, ruler of all guitarists
And he also made the only virtuoso solo album that's actually good
I don't need a music degree I have the tabs to goofy goober rock
Goofy goober rock is a twist on twisted sister’s I wanna rock
@@FathersFuckingBiscuits I know
IM A GOOFY GOOBY
My opinion: There are good songs in every genre
you have a good brain
Even grimestep?
@@Poopidyscoppity just had to be that guy?
Bruh grimestep is trash though
@@Poopidyscoppity poser you listen to things other than grimestep (just kidding btw)
Is it weird I’m agreeing with everything he says
Naw these weren’t unpopular opinions this was a reasonable perspective on an array of musical topics
Not at all
This community is just a bunch of shitposters and that honestly requires some self awareness and independent thinking.
You stole my username
@@o.g5211 there’s a “.” In your name so as Vanilla Ice once said “it’s not the same”
imo pop music nowadays is better than it was 5-10 years ago, but not 20-30, if that makes sense
Hard to say, tbh. 30 years ago there was a more unobtainable entry level because of the technology of recording and distribution. Lots of pop music today gets a bad reputation because it's so much easier to make and distribute songs, which lets a lot more of the garbage through compared to the industry of the 70's- mid 00's
@@brendangibson8200 good take
Bruh im 2000's pops bitch and I mainly listen to prog metal and jazz lol
Imo pop music peaked in the 80s and 90s
@@stepladder3257 how old are you?
This video confirmed that Uncle Judy believes Tim Henson is as revolutionary as Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix.
Pretty much will be
Hot take
Proves that he's got a kinda crappy taste in music but i still like him
The ony thing is i don't see tim inspiring non-guitarists to pick up a guitar, infact tim is probably a bit intimidating. But tim is certainly the new van halen for people who are already familiar with the guitar (I may be completely wring on this but who knows)
@@Jerry-tg2lj Nah, picked up guitar cuz of tim. Can play the goat riff now.
As a metal fan, I’d agree that Billie Eilish is an astronomical step up from Taylor Swift.
Dude u know IPrevail s Blank Space Cover though ? XD
@@Spiezid yes, it's just as terrible as the original
Yea but like thats not saying much... she's aight but her image is really disingenuous to me considering her beginnings
@@charlesmartiniii1405 you listen to music because of the artist's image? 🤔
@@brendangibson8200 not really i dont care for her music but its pretty alright. Image doesn't really matter its more of the hypocrisy of it and pop music in general.
very valid points! my girlfriend and my best friend have been getting me into current pop music/artists and it’s obviously not at all like the progressive shit, emo garbage, nu-core, and other stuff I typically listen to but it’s still really well made and enjoyable! Music is music and as long as I can see the creativity behind it my respect will follow.
youre probably the first person ive ever seen who likes prog and has a girlfriend
@@Alberto-ny7kfhahahahahaha
@@Alberto-ny7kf me and my girlfriend likes prog lol
@@Alberto-ny7kf based
@@Alberto-ny7kf well now you’ve seen two I love DT, Tool, Opeth and have a gf
When I opened this video I expected to actually agree with most of the things Judy says in this video.
I watched it. I agreed with most of the things Judy said or agreed with.
10/10 would wear a mic on a stupid ass hat again
Yup
knocked the targed with the last round in the clip
that is oddly satisfying
*magazine
Sorry had to do it
clip is a colloquial term for magazines
do you go up to people who say ride and say uHm aKsHuLlY iTs AuToMoBiLe"?
it’s not a clip unless your shooting it out of an M1 Garand
Great book called Talent Is Overrated, and there are some great interviews with goated guitar players that basically say that if talent exists its extremely small and the odds that the person finds what they're actually good at is even smaller, beast take tbh
sounds dumb and corny but in my opinion the musicians without talent are more likely of the two to stick around. sorta like the mentality that the more you work for something the more it means to you. at least that’s what i’m hoping
Bro psyched substance lmao this is why your my favorite guitar youtuber
Hahahaha I loved that too
Thing with pop music, is that some time ago, there was a bunch of trash pop music, and few extremely great and legendary artists, and now, there's just a bunch of good/decent artists
Natural talent absolutely exists. I wanted to be an artist when I was a little kid… and I tried my ass off to learn how to draw and paint. It hit me in art class in 7th grade that most of the kids in my class were way more intuitive in that area and I lacked the natural ability in that medium… despite dedication.
On the other hand, I never had to even try with music. I just knew it.
The disadvantage with having a lot of natural ability is that it can make you lazy in the area you have it in…. If that makes sense.
Natural ability is also like a fingerprint. No two people have it exactly the same.
But, hey, that’s just my opinion, man.
Have a music degree, can confirm. I should have learned how to weld or something.
Just deadass got deep asf at the end and it weirded me out
AYO 100th like right here
Ikr
This guy is incredible based, Uncle Judy should mean:
The BASED musician.
based pfp
Best thing I ever did was start listening to other kinds of music. I used go only listen to metal, now it makes up probably less than half of what I listen to. Now it's stuff like lil aaron, pale waves, KiNG MALA and the dead south. Learning other music has also helped me grow as a bass player.
Pale Waves is amazing
Nice
It's incredible. You're incredible, I mean..
MUM I MADE IT INTO THE UNCLE JUDY CONTENT, WOOOOOOOOOOO
oh also, this rant style video was very entertaining. more would be cool :)
I have an issue with number 5, sure they sound good in every circumstance and they're convenient, but they sure as hell make everyone sound the same as well. Okay, when everyone was using Marshall amps that was kind of the same thing, but the speaker, the room, the mic placement, everything else in the signal chain all give it the chaos it needs to sound different. Amp sims are great for making demos though, I use them for that.
Additionally doesn't it feel good to have an amp rumbling behind you on stage?
I feel like what you're describing as soul is more so how you summarized it- as personal connection to the instrument. I think that comes from how much the instrument allows somebody to express themselves. For example, some of the most brilliant classical guitarist's and pianist's seem like such reserved, non-expressive people. Then they play and you can see emotion practically pour out of them. Music is an outlet for personal expression, so that's how I logic it all out. LOVE YOUR SHIT THO JUDE THE DUDE KEEP IT UP B-]
Seriously: judy rants are the best thing and I love to just hear your opinion. positive words my friend, and as a reminder this is your platform and you're free to speak on whatever topics you choose. Thank you for your dedication, keep up the great work.
Fun fact: If you listen to the halo 3 theme you listen to a Steve Vai song.
That *is* a fun fact.
/You can't be a good musician without respecting other genres of music/
Even christian contemporary? Lol
@@charlesmartiniii1405 you adam neely viewer?
Natural talent is real. Aptitude exists for all skills.
Natural talent in instruments is simply just being genetically predisposed to have a desirable trait. Things like inheriting good ears, dextrous hands, good lung capacity and/or having the physical capacity to make music, which in itself, is a talent considering that some people are born completely incapable of playing an instrument or singing as well as the average person.
I second this, I also think the “soul” he is talking about is an intuitive understanding and appreciation for music in general, not just a specific instrument.
My friend and I both started playing guitar at roughly the same time a couple years back and we eventually drifted apart because I was picking it up a lot faster than him, the only real difference was that I was deeply passionate about music and he wasn’t
@@abr3690 I didn't mention this because I believe that soul is nurtured throughout development and not something people are born with. It does definitely seperate the great from the average. Keep playing, bro!
OK wtf just happened. I was watching the reaction from Nik on your "fighting guitar youtubers" or whatever and I have seen some of your other vids before but jesus, why was this vid so emotional towards the end? You had some great takes on creativity and music opinion, I respect you for advising others to have an open mind cause I feel it's the only thing that holds back this insanity that is politics and all sorts of discussion, be it music or no. I came in this vid expecting goofy things but holy shit, you caught me off guard in all the best ways.
I love everything you say in this video. "Pop music getting better because its more of an art now", thats a fact. I think mainstream music in general is getting better so thats cool. Also its cool that you are calling out all those metal elitists and the technical zombies that lack the simplicity. Respect for you my sir, you are gonna go far sir.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not😂
@@user-fv3kl7dc9n im not
"Lack simplicity" like imagine strutting up to guthrie Govan and saying "dude take some inspiration from pop, learn to play simple".
@@charlesmartiniii1405 there is literally a comment below mine saying your guthrie govan said “It doesn’t matter if it’s fast or complex if it isn’t musical”. Go play scales.
@@PuncakeGamingVG bruh music theory is one of my favorite parts about music. And sure I'll "practice my scales" along with the circle of 5ths, 4ths, triads, arpeggios, altered dominance and the like. Theres nothing wrong with simplicity and playing slow if you utilize it well aka b.b king, miles Davis, and Dave grohl. But most of the time its an excuse to be lazy with songwriting. Why play slow if your doing nothing interesting with the chord changes. I get it though alot of people take it to far but at the end of the day I think virtuosity for the most part pairs directly to complexity and by extension feel.
mic mount is on point
10:00 I think you are talking about passion. If someone who is really passionate about the instrument he is playing, he will put a lot more effort into his hobby than someone with less passion. Some people are willing to take more effort and more frustration on their way than others and you can hear it. You can sum up all the hours of practice, someone who is not passionate enough can put tousands of hours into practice and won't play as good as as someone who is really passionate and only practiced for hundrets of hours. Passion is the limit of how much shit you are willing to take before you quit.
7:25 I think the same thing applies for metal guitarists after yngwie malmesteen became famous: almost all guitarists in the 80's tried to copy either his style or EVH's.
I'm glad KDH turned me onto Uncle Judy!!!feeling this Channel!!!🤘👍
"You're gonna go far kid."
Thanks uncle :,)
I WAS gonna get a music degree but now I’m just gonna look to be a sound guy or something
He should check out king gizzard and the lizard wizard.
No way he doesn’t know gizzard
everybody in the world should check out tha gizz
@@Alberto-ny7kf ikr
Just listened to them for the first time today, it was AMAZING (I listened to Mind Fuzz btw)
I'm glad you mentioned the thought of "soul" behind someone's playing alongside the opinion concerning talent. Cause while I also think talent doesn't exist, the fact that some less experienced musicians can sound 10x better than those who put in the same hours is undeniable. Some people may find it too vague but simply put, I see it as someone that is really into what they're playing. That specific sound can come either by someone who really feels what they're playing, or someone who just knows what feeling specific notes convey using their big brain knowledge.
And to apply it to when kids are just learning an instrument, how passionate they are, and their environment could play a huge part of what allows them to pick up on certain things that allow them to play in way that other musicians can't.
tldr
some peeps just know how to make simple sound good
Actually surprised with how many good takes are in this video. I like how you were able to tie it all up with a running theme.
I want to apperaciate u for video man i was becoming a elitist and stucked in that mentality like a stepsister and u save me from that you are a real stepbro man u saved me and make me remember everything thanks for that
All I would say on the natural talent one is that shape recognition can definitely be a key factor in learning instruments/theory and different people are naturally born with different levels of shape recog.
Satriani is a pretty cool guy *flashes like every bald guy in existence*
Great points! I think every one goes through that elitist phase of what ever hobby they enjoy but I think being open minded is better for your own and everyone elses mental health. Great video!
My problem with pop is it goes through phases of vapid party dance shit, or sad shit having a bpm lower than my resting heartrate
When pop can have fun without being vapid it comes out incredibly good
This was pretty fucking cool and informative a bit. I think it's super cool to have a conversation about this shit as opposed to bashing these opinions. Great video Judy
i'm glad i got to see this video before it's banned, someone should make a copy and reupload it just in case
Gotta say as a former student at music school, you're pretty much dead on - DONT GO. ITS A HUGE WASTE OF TIME.
People were like "OOOOH you'll make connections and network"...you can do that at gigs or on the Internet for significantly less money.
If you really want to do music in college get a music MINOR, still helps a bit with knowledge and can have benefits but putting all your chips in music school is not only risky, it's guaranteed to do absolutely nothing.
you definitely became my favorite youtuber. inlove u judy
metal/punk guitarist here,
recently i've really been getting into like 80th synthpop and stuff like that and i think like exploring the giant universe that music is can be one of the most intresting things you can do idk
I got my music degree at community college for like no money, and it taught me how to arrange and part write differently. Which I thought was pretty cool. Everything else you said was spot on to me though
And now that I’ve finished the video you have become my favorite music channel.
The pop music thing is on point, I honestly think it’s kinda thanks to SoundCloud/TH-cam and even Bandlab.
As far as natural talent, I think that's someone who can do something special with less. Like the guy who practices 8 hours a day but has no imagination or creativity versus the guy who knows some basic chords and scales yet can write an insane melody and riff that moves somebody. Like John Dwyer or Kurt Cobain I think that's natural talent
Ah, I see you covered that basically with the soul definition. I agree
Yeah all of these are true except for number 8, talent does exist. And that message at the end was on point.
Honestly this is the best thing I’ve seen in ages. Judy really did a great fucking job
When it comes to pop music, I don’t hate it, in fact there’s some songs I appreciate as someone wanting to get into song writing. But I don’t put them in my playlist on Spotify because of how often I’ll here them outside of that. It’s kinda why I don’t put songs like Hotel California or bohemian rhapsody in a playlist.
forreal like they are such obvious picks and Spotify gives those songs more attention than other songs
This is a very important video. Sharing these "unpopular" opinions lets others that agree with you know they aren't alone in their feelings. So thank you for this.
I think it depends on which pop artists you look at, like considering someone like cardi b, I would not say it has gotten better. But when someone can put depth into their lyrics and the song can leave an impression, that would be better pop music.
judy: no one will listen to all technical shit for more than 5 minutes.
technical death metal: *uuuhhh*
Yea or like any prog band.
As someone who's taught music lessons to kids... Talent DEFINITELY exists.
But it doesn't reflect skill level, only how fast youre able to pick new things up. Its like a musical IQ in a way...
I know more shit about the universe than Socrates did but I'm not saying I'm more clever than him
Talent exists but someone with less talent who practices more can reach the same level or beyond the level of the more talented player
Eh, I wouldn't call that talent, as talent refers to natural ability/skill. I personally don't think talent exists really.
Though you're 100% right that anyone surpass someone with more experience by working hard and honing you skills.
It also is worth mentioning that people learn at different speeds. Finding the right methods to teach each individual helps.
I would be bored as heck if I am gonna get a music degree
THIS ---> 8:23
6:43 as a school of rock kid i completely stand behind your statement.
I would argue that the gap between good and bad music has widened, though it is starting to narrow again as streaming replaces digital downloads (and radio airplay) as the primary method of consuming music-and songs become more homogenized to fit Spotify playlists, for example. The biggest catalyst for this change has to do with the way music is consumed (and the way the charts measure success-in the past there were numerous instances of songs that were among the biggest in the country, yet they NEVER appeared on the Billboard charts because the way they were consumed wasn’t counted). However, other factors include the diminished threat of government censorship (given that music is considered a protected art form under the First Amendment and has been repeatedly affirmed as such by various judicial decisions), the rise of alternative media such as DVDs, Cable TV, and the Internet, and gradual changes in the discourse surrounding music as well as the social attitudes of the general public.
What this means is that songs that WOULD have been considered edgy and possibly even SATANIC in the 1950s-70s (merely for having distorted guitars, singing that invokes yelling, or lyrics that in any way imply either sex or the end of a relationship) now wouldn’t even be controversial in most cases, and that artists who would be too “left field” in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s are now able to achieve chart success. Artists can now also combine different sounds at will, even those from completely different cultures and genres. Yet while these changes are welcome, the music they have produced is of wildly varying quality, depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the artists.
The Polgar experiment did prove training over natural talent.
Remember Beth Hart's rule, "No Noodling."
Current pop music is just lacking that instrumental and vocal kick. When it's added by cover artists, then it sounds pretty good.
"Its something that you cant teach they just have, i dont know what to call it"...talent
I disagree about pop music getting better IN MOST CASES. There are some AMAZING pop artists nowadays. Lil Nas X, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Camilla Cabello, Dua Lipa, among many others. But 2000-2010 pop is just unbeatable. Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Ne-Yo, Shakira, Adelle, and stuff like that. Maybe it's nostalgia, but I feel that was the golden age for pop music.
Thanks for the amazing video Judy
I think with time we will see
I feel exactly the same. I feel like in many cases pop isn't meant to be really deep, so 00's was just great with all the light hearted optimistic party songs. But in the 10's although I surely see some interesting artists, they tend to take stuff way more seriously, and I feel that kind of collapses on themselves sometimes. And specifically I really don't get what people see in Dua Lipa, her voice sounds absolutely boring to me.
He said 'last decade'. I think pop music nowadays (olivia rodrigo, Dua Lipa, BTS, The Weeknd, J Cole, Billie etc) are miles ahead creatively, musically and emotionally (all subjective!!) over Kesha, BoB, Taio Cruz, Tinie Tempah, JAY-Z of the 2010's!
I always felt like 2000's era music had a very uncomfortably empty or airy sound to it. Like people were just getting used to digital recording.
Now way more producers really are treating the DAW as the truly versatile instrument that it is. Like holy shit "Bad guy" was just a straight boring blues, but the production just makes it such a journey to listen to
Well I ain't listening to "there's some hoes in the house ×10" .
the like to dislike ratio really do be good.
1:14
Here we have a man with a cowboy hat and a johnny cash t-shirt brutally murdering music theory with a airsoft bb gun with an estimated amount of 0,5 joules
Heres a shorter version:
Guy commits technical crimes on a music theory book
This video gave me the final push I needed to end my own existence, thanks.
i personally love midwest emo kind of technicality. bands like Tiny Moving Parts and TTNG kind of technicality, because despite of those constant complex riffs all over their songs, there is soul within them. but other than that, 100% agree on everything u said lmao.
I absolutely agree with the soul thing. I love music, I love guitar, I love the theory. But damn this shit does not come easy for me. I enjoy it very much so I'll just keep going forward with it.
Hot take: pop music is not bad but it has very little re-listen ability. It’s all so overly simplified and repetitive it just gets boring as hell after the first few listens. I genuinely believe people who listen to only pop music don’t think about very much at all
cool video, i agree with most of the statements. however i cant agree with 'pop music has gotten better', and i try to stay updated. but just look at early pop Michael Jackson or some 90' stuff and compare with todays pop. to me there is a huge differenence in feeling and authenticity also creativity.
thank you, I am getting a music degree
So this is the first video Of yours that I have ever watched and I subscribed 35 seconds in because of what you said about solo guitarists!!!
These are some of the most popular opinions I’ve seen
For people who don't think natural talent exist, just consider the opposite. Do some people absolutely suck at music and can't do anything musical to save their life no matter how hard they try? YES. Those people do exist. they are most people.
I really like Greta Van Fleet. And a friend of mine who's a massive LZ fan appreciates them a lot too.
The word for "spice" you were looking for was aptitude.
0:20 Preach it brother. Preach.
I noticed the exact points about Pop Music too. Even Mainstream machine Justin Bieber made some respectable stuff i dont particularly listen too but actually has some musical value.
For the "Soul" player you should have picked David Glimour or Ritchie Blackmore as an example.
Both are rreeeaaally overrated in my opinion
*not both, just gilmour
Ritchie blackmore i would actually call underrated even though his general rating is already pretty high but it doesn't do him justice imo
@@dominikweber4305 facts
My opinion wasn't chosen and now I am sad :(
Before I became a musician I thought that all other genres sucked. Now at age 17 I’m listening to basically all styles of music that have some type of artistic flair to them.
As someone currently doing school of rock, I hate that place, I'm the only one who knows how to play AND I"M A BASSIST. I should not be lead for every song and solo because no one else knows how to tap or alternate pick. Performance groups suck and everyone in houseband is unbearable (nor can they play music at all)
Hearing a person who actually understands music say good things about juice wrld makes me very happy. :)
i like when judy talks to me
Dude ... I'm 44 fucking years old and agree w/ literally 99% of what you just said . And yes !! I've been made fun of BY ALL OF THE (Idk , current , at the time , pop lovers ???) generations !! I grew up hearing Country / disco & classic rock in my house as a kid . I remember the birth of hip-hop / rap AND LOVED IT (Sugar Hill , DMC , Big Daddy Kane , Whodini , Fat Boys , ETC , THEN saw Metallica play "One" at the grammys ands it just made me LOVE the guitar .... It felt like something new and nothing i've ever heard . IT INSPIRED ME !!! I paid a local friend ($10) to teach me how to play it and the reason he charged me is cuz he said "If youve never played guitar before you just wont get it "(ONE .... Really ??? )BUT I GOT IT . And I have not stopped since . No , I'm not great or even good . But I can play most of my favorite guitar heroes songs and I STILL FUCKING LOVE IT!!! EDIT : I really shouldnt say "heroes" but they were more inspirations .... I kept finding more "INSPIRATIONS" and that helped me grow as a guitar player .
Found your channel the other day. Love your attitude.
good video uncle judy cant wait to see your guitar solo in front of the whole family on thanksgiving
Outstanding vid. Has a more serious, genuine tone. I truly enjoy these more when you don't mention "wanting to die" etc. With that in mind I hope you're doing well in that area of your well being. Clearly hittin le gym. Heyooo! Keep it up :)
Bruh, first time I see you more honest and not in a thicc onion layer of sarcasm, very good video c:
Damn I’m 3 minutes in and I feel like I watching my mind on a screen.
Love this guy and his opinions
I always come here for 2 things: memes and philosophy
It didn’t hit me until just now how much better pop music has gotten. I don’t like a lot of it anyway, but this suddenly made me realize how much I do not miss the 2010s bleep bloop Black Eyed Peas Maroon 5 Katy Perry crap.
“Technicality doesn’t equal creativity when it comes to playing an instrument”: I could also argue with “Simplicity doesn’t equal creativity when it comes to playing an instrument”. I know that the reason most people say this is because they’re not able to digest technical styles of music. A lot of pop stuff is popular because it’s digestible to an incredible amount of musically uneducated people. I hate when people blow on technicality just because they can’t listen to it. Like because they don’t understand how to listen to it, it’s just not creative. Yes, simplicity is important, but there is a time in your career where I believe your music has to genuinely advance, whether it’s technical in one way or the other. It’s also funny how people shit on prog but also like jazz which is a more technical style of music than prog will ever be.
This is a stupid argument. You're basically saying people who simply don't care if music is technical or simple don't exist because every person who doesn't enjoy the music you do is just out to feed their egos.
Like dude, get out of your house.
@@potatoheadhaoy I wrote this 6 months ago so maybe I didn’t explain what I meant well, but my first point should say it all. Tbh though, a lot of people do feed their egos as musicians in both areas, but what bothers me is that a lot of people say they are completely one or the other and the other one is amateurish. Maybe you didn’t get a lot of that, but I have. Both to me are important and I believe we don’t have enough of one or the other. Few prodigies I could say have found the balance.
@@AAB4ttery sorry, guess I was a bit hasty to judge. I agree with what you added here tbh.
On the one hand, there's say, metal elitists whom I fucking despise. On the other, there's a lot of these punk rock gatekeepers who just make my fucking skin crawl.
Being in both these communities kind of just made me tired of the whole discussion of merit based on technique or its absence.
Pop music is not easy to create. The formulas are all there, but imagine the recipe for a GIANT, elaborate as fuck, vanilla wedding cake. All the ingredients are so simple, but the sheer scale of the project. At least how pop was composed around 2008-2011. They had us break apart “Toxic” (B Spears) and holy shit. Over 120 audio tracks, and more layers than a god damn geological site. All this to say, that I definitely don’t have a talent for it. I can make wildly complex audio, but can’t write a 4-chord song.
Some people most definitely can have more natural aptitude to music in general.
No doubt just as some people have more natural aptitude for sports (body composition and inherent flexibility) some people have more aptitude towards playing instruments (could be dexterity or perfect pitch).
These things do not make a great musician at the end of the day but they will sure get you off the starting block.
Ayyyy thanks for talking about my opinion
The soul thing is so spot on, and if im not mistaken, you do have it.