Tom_Violence
2008-02-05, 11:54 PM
Its something that I've know for a while, but recently got reminded of - this man, this so-called musician is nothing but a imposter, a trickster, a cheat, 'one who deceives for personal profit'. Et cetera.
I'm not denying that his music can be and often is pleasant to listen to. What I am saying is that this is simply a feature of the music that he 'plays' (though 'copies' might be a better term). Yes, it sounds nice, but guess what! The noise of an acoustic guitar is something that most people enjoy, and the songs he steals are great songs in no small part to their well-crafted chord progressions and lyrical melodies - something that he is not responsible for.
So, why 'steals'? Well, that's a factor of his fanbase. How many of them do you think knew or know that 'Heartbeats' was originally recorded over 5 years ago by a fellow Swedish group? Do any of them recognise 'Teardrop' as a Massive Attack song? What percentage of them know the name of the man that originally sung 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'?
Of course one cannot be blamed for the mis-assumptions of others. Or can they? Yes, actually. If I sell someone else's thing to man who's lived in a cave his entire life, and just happen to not tell him I didn't make it, its not his fault that he naturally assumes its my product.
And yes, I know that the man has produced songs on his own, ish. But these are hardly what he is known for.
So, thoughts? This is mostly an off-the-top-of-my-head rant, but I'm interested in what the rest of you think.
I'm not denying that his music can be and often is pleasant to listen to. What I am saying is that this is simply a feature of the music that he 'plays' (though 'copies' might be a better term). Yes, it sounds nice, but guess what! The noise of an acoustic guitar is something that most people enjoy, and the songs he steals are great songs in no small part to their well-crafted chord progressions and lyrical melodies - something that he is not responsible for.
So, why 'steals'? Well, that's a factor of his fanbase. How many of them do you think knew or know that 'Heartbeats' was originally recorded over 5 years ago by a fellow Swedish group? Do any of them recognise 'Teardrop' as a Massive Attack song? What percentage of them know the name of the man that originally sung 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'?
Of course one cannot be blamed for the mis-assumptions of others. Or can they? Yes, actually. If I sell someone else's thing to man who's lived in a cave his entire life, and just happen to not tell him I didn't make it, its not his fault that he naturally assumes its my product.
And yes, I know that the man has produced songs on his own, ish. But these are hardly what he is known for.
So, thoughts? This is mostly an off-the-top-of-my-head rant, but I'm interested in what the rest of you think.