Crass Rapping Replaces Instrumental Solos in Pop Music
What happened to the instrumental solo in pop music? In Beat It, Eddie Van Halen rips a whopping guitar solo that takes that songs to new heights and allows Micheal Jackson to touch boys in the meantime. Same for Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, the instrumental break down used to be a part of pop music. What is the equivalent of the instrumental break down? The rap solo.
Take for instance Katy Perry's California Gurls. In place of a guitar solo is a rap about being a freak for driving a Jeep and touching ass cheeks.
This music takes zero skill to write and perform. Auto tune your disgusting voice, add catchy dance part, have a rapper fart a crass, obsenity ladden rant at the 2:50-3:00 minute mark and TA-DA pop song.
The state of pop music has always been an ever changing landscape. Fans of pop grow older and begin to believe they are unique and start listening to Deadmou5 or Pinback or some other music I don't give a fuck about. Pop has to evolve and create something else to cater to another generation of infantile pre-teens with zero musical background and great heroes to mimic.
But I just noticed this pattern as I waited in the dentist office while listening to the Top 40 station. Every other song had a rap interlude in place of the instrumental solo. When Rap replaces musical talent, we have a problem Houston! I am waiting for a bold pop-country artist to weave in a dance beat or a rap solo. Fuck, I should just do it myself.
By the way, the same can be said about rap songs in reverse though. Take Eminem and Rihanna. Eminem raps most of the song until Rihanna comes in and offers a pop vocalization. But I don't listen to that music, so you'll have to go to our sister site Rap N' Roses to get that in depth analysis.
Take for instance Katy Perry's California Gurls. In place of a guitar solo is a rap about being a freak for driving a Jeep and touching ass cheeks.
This music takes zero skill to write and perform. Auto tune your disgusting voice, add catchy dance part, have a rapper fart a crass, obsenity ladden rant at the 2:50-3:00 minute mark and TA-DA pop song.
The state of pop music has always been an ever changing landscape. Fans of pop grow older and begin to believe they are unique and start listening to Deadmou5 or Pinback or some other music I don't give a fuck about. Pop has to evolve and create something else to cater to another generation of infantile pre-teens with zero musical background and great heroes to mimic.
But I just noticed this pattern as I waited in the dentist office while listening to the Top 40 station. Every other song had a rap interlude in place of the instrumental solo. When Rap replaces musical talent, we have a problem Houston! I am waiting for a bold pop-country artist to weave in a dance beat or a rap solo. Fuck, I should just do it myself.
By the way, the same can be said about rap songs in reverse though. Take Eminem and Rihanna. Eminem raps most of the song until Rihanna comes in and offers a pop vocalization. But I don't listen to that music, so you'll have to go to our sister site Rap N' Roses to get that in depth analysis.
Amen to that !
Check out my website for some good solos in sweet instrumental pop songs with a rock guitar : http://wwwquentinrenardcom/my-music.html ;)
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