pwal³ Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 couldn;t fit it into the sa game, so 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Nile has always seemed like a cool dude who would be a lot of fun to hang around with and his credits speak for themselves, but man he's really made that one guitar riff go a long way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 not defending him, i agree with you, but it's not always about the riff, sometimes it's about the groove 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, pwal said: not defending him, i agree with you, but it's not always about the riff, sometimes it's about the groove 🤪 It's not all about Am then? I think someone here will disagree with you there! 😆 (But, he's a bass player, so just pay for the pizza he delivered and send him on his way! 😜 ) Edited October 29, 2023 by craigb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 15 hours ago, pwal said: not defending him, i agree with you, but it's not always about the riff, sometimes it's about the groove 🤪 Yeah, I guess, but it just feels a bit formulaic after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, paulo said: Yeah, I guess, but it just feels a bit formulaic after a while. tbf, most mainstream/successful music product is formulaic 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 27 minutes ago, pwal said: tbf, most mainstream/successful music product is formulaic 🤷♂️ Very true in terms of structure and I'm quite happy with a standard 3.5 minute "pop" song, but if I can make them at least sound a bit different to the last one, I'm pretty sure that Nile could, so I just wish he would surprise more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 47 minutes ago, paulo said: Very true in terms of structure and I'm quite happy with a standard 3.5 minute "pop" song, but if I can make them at least sound a bit different to the last one, I'm pretty sure that Nile could, so I just wish he would surprise more. tbf, "metal", "country", "grunge", "disco", "electronic", "industrial", "reggae", etc, all genres are formulaic in some way - in the sense that you have to invest some time before you notice the difference - not just structure, but tone, instruments used, lyrical themes... it's the artists whose albums (songs even) differ to their previous, but we're very short of those artists because the labels can't deal with them ("unmarketable"), unless it's someone like harry styles who's sold on his image and has 800 "producers" on every track there are very few artists who aren't formulaic and also successful (/imho of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 58 minutes ago, paulo said: Nile could, so I just wish he would surprise more while he did engage in plenty of interesting collaborations back in the day, he's an old guy these days, none of the old guys are changing what got them there, they're all just enjoying themselves, as they should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 15 minutes ago, pwal said: "reggae" Don't get me started on that one, lol ! To me all of it is like one very long song. 13 minutes ago, pwal said: while he did engage in plenty of interesting collaborations back in the day, he's an old guy these days, none of the old guys are changing what got them there, they're all just enjoying themselves, as they should Yeah, I wasn't really talking about what he's doing now, he's pretty much proved himself at this stage and being of the don't fix what isn't broken persuasion I should really be applauding him on the mileage he's managed to get out of that one thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, paulo said: 6 minutes ago, paulo said: "reggae" Don't get me started on that one, lol ! To me all of it is like one very long song. well there ya go 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 All of my posts here are formulaic... 😜 (Bapu's a bot and doesn't count! 😆) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Nile Rogers is a huge influence on me. His playing and approach to pop music and what he brings with he from US R&B music genres. I have the Chic box set and listen to them a lot. They were quite the gem from the 70s era. But I gotta say, the records sound much better than his live performances with Chic in the present day. Once Edwards and Thompson passed away, its not really the same vibe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwal³ Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, telecode 101 said: Nile Rogers is a huge influence on me. His playing and approach to pop music and what he brings with he from US R&B music genres. I have the Chic box set and listen to them a lot. They were quite the gem from the 70s era. But I gotta say, the records sound much better than his live performances with Chic in the present day. Once Edwards and Thompson passed away, its not really the same vibe. yep, same for other older band-with-dying members, but i won't deny him his funk @ 71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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