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'''Indie Rock''' | |||
In the 90s, Indie rock became a bigger thing. "Indie" referred to music that, in some manner, placed itself opposite of the mainstream culture. Some indie rock was about appearance - looking like you dressed in a thrift store. Other artists were about eschewing studio perfect vocals or other recording studio magic. A popular "counter" to the mainstream produced pop/rock was to proclaim "no autotune used" on an indie album. Certainly, the vocals on all the indie stuff should be a little bit more "live" sounding. | |||
Weezer is band that had some hits, then took some time off, and have had a resurgence a few years ago. They tend a bit more to the geek friendly indie style, with lots of cultural references and homages and obscure humor. Some of their songs on their debut album "The Blue Album" were recorded in one take on a soundstage. | |||
Weezer - Buddy Holly | |||
Links to an external site. | |||
I remember this video like it was yesterday - all the references worked for the re-run shows I used to watch on Nick-at-Nite (Nickelodeon was a kids network in the day time, and switched to 60s sitcoms in evening hours when the kids were presumably in bed. | |||
<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kemivUKb4f4</nowiki> | |||
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Weezer - Say It Ain't So | |||
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Beck | |||
These are two of Beck's biggest hits, and to me, not his best music. Because of these two, I kind of wrote him off as an artist I didn't want to listen to. I actually turned into a bit more of a Beck aficionado through a friend at music school who had all of his albums and exposed me to more of his music beyond the simple hits. There's a lesson in there somewhere, "don't judge a book by it's cover", etc... | |||
Hits: | |||
Beck - Where It's At | |||
Links to an external site. | |||
Beck - Loser | |||
Links to an external site. | |||
Arguably better than the hits: | |||
Beck - Sunday Sun | |||
Links to an external site. | |||
If you listen to his album "Morning Phase" - it is very different from the hits, with some songs sounding more like Bon Iver style songs. | |||
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Indie Rock
In the 90s, Indie rock became a bigger thing. "Indie" referred to music that, in some manner, placed itself opposite of the mainstream culture. Some indie rock was about appearance - looking like you dressed in a thrift store. Other artists were about eschewing studio perfect vocals or other recording studio magic. A popular "counter" to the mainstream produced pop/rock was to proclaim "no autotune used" on an indie album. Certainly, the vocals on all the indie stuff should be a little bit more "live" sounding.
Weezer is band that had some hits, then took some time off, and have had a resurgence a few years ago. They tend a bit more to the geek friendly indie style, with lots of cultural references and homages and obscure humor. Some of their songs on their debut album "The Blue Album" were recorded in one take on a soundstage.
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Links to an external site.
I remember this video like it was yesterday - all the references worked for the re-run shows I used to watch on Nick-at-Nite (Nickelodeon was a kids network in the day time, and switched to 60s sitcoms in evening hours when the kids were presumably in bed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kemivUKb4f4
Links to an external site.
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
Links to an external site.
Beck
These are two of Beck's biggest hits, and to me, not his best music. Because of these two, I kind of wrote him off as an artist I didn't want to listen to. I actually turned into a bit more of a Beck aficionado through a friend at music school who had all of his albums and exposed me to more of his music beyond the simple hits. There's a lesson in there somewhere, "don't judge a book by it's cover", etc...
Hits:
Beck - Where It's At
Links to an external site.
Beck - Loser
Links to an external site.
Arguably better than the hits:
Beck - Sunday Sun
Links to an external site.
If you listen to his album "Morning Phase" - it is very different from the hits, with some songs sounding more like Bon Iver style songs.
e yet.