![]() There's a whole delightfully wholesome album to explore - " Sell Me a Coat," " Come and Buy My Toys" - but perhaps the most dream-hauntingly bonkers is "The Laughing Gnome," above. And even when he swapped out his surname for that of a hunting knife, for a while he wasn't so much a gender-bending rock god as he was the lost member of The Wiggles. ![]() Though David Bowie is famous for his ever-shifting personae and characters, one of his lesser known alter egos is his first: Davy Jones - which, though it happens to be his real name, also coincides pretty well with the pirate legend / unfortunately with the Monkees' lead singer - under which he performed with bands like The King Bees and The Lower Third. But first, to Lorde (I mean, if only for the rain stick). Below are the compiled early incarnations of seven major acts - some cool, some baffling, all fascinatingly telling. Acts of all types and eras once dabbled in other genres - The Beastie Boys' infamous early punk career - and thankfully, most of them had the decency to do so in public, for our Internet-searching pleasure. Of course, Lorde's tale joins plenty of other infamous reinventions we all now know well how Lana del Rey was originally Lizzy Grant, or Lady Gaga started out playing piano as Stephanie Germanotta. Though her voice is just as lovely as ever, the backing track is certainly a shift, trading in thick, driving beats for plinky ukulele and what sounds suspiciously like a rain stick. Apparently, when the singer was still in high school - and still went by Ella Yelich O'Connor - she recorded vocals on a few songs with some friends of hers, New Zealand band And They Were Masked. These days, in the age of Soundcloud and iPhone cameras, many more of these early efforts are available to those willing to look - and today in particular, Pitchfork is looking at Lorde. Sure, maybe sometimes the melodic alchemy is just that instantaneous and pure - but for most who want to strut and fret their half-hour upon a concerthall stage, getting to the point where you're producing quality material takes at least some noodling around, probably in your bedroom, then your friend's living room, an open mic or two. Thanks for the suggestions though.It's rare that a musician starts out fully formed. I'm satisfied with that for now and just don't turn on the radio. It's not that I've given up, but the radio and every white girl I know has helped me appreciate the greats of country that I neglected for so long and my Spotify playlist of their music grows every week. I'm at a point right now that I'm not really looking for new music anymore. It's probably the best source of country music still been produced, but it's still miles away from the good ole country that I love. The other suggestion I received was Texas country. While bluegrass is a genre of country and I do occasionally enjoy it, its not exactly what I'm looking for. I got a lot of suggestions of bands and most were more bluegrass. I guess saying "roots" wasn't exactly what I meant, but I can't think of a good way to put it into words. So basically pop got worse and infiltrated my beloved country as well.Įdit- I got a lot more responses than I expected (and wanted since I accidentally commented with my "naughty" account) and I don't have time to respond to all of them. It's damn near impossible to find a country band/artist that's music has obvious roots in classic country. Almost every new country song to hit the radio is pop music for a rural setting. More choice is usually a good thing, but having to wade through an ocean of crap to find the one diamond is not always worth it. Still haven't made up my mind where I stand on that. Sure, some people who self publish are absolutely awesome. On a related note - I think being able to self publish dilutes the good music pool. No, not all pop music fits this description, just an annoying majority of it. Basically, this whole branch of pop music that is mass produced to make a quick buck with no talent behind it at all bothers me. Don't get me wrong, I've nothing against sex appeal in a music video but it should come on top of good music not instead of. There's far too much music out there where everything musical is mediocre and it is sold on the sex appeal of the performer in the video. What I do think is that there has been a flooding of over simplistic pop music written with the same chord progression in a major key. I think the really bad music is just as bad as it always was. I think the really good music is just as good as it always was.
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