― Al (sitcom), Saturday, 15 May 2004 14:12 (twenty years ago) link
"i heard maroon 5's second single this morning and feel only lukewarm about it. like john mayer and dave matthews but less perverted. which is disappointing b/c in their first song they were promisingly perverted."
― chuck, Thursday, 24 June 2004 21:52 (nineteen years ago) link
I really like their two songs now. I never would have though Lenny Kravitz + Matchbox 20 would work but they really, really do.
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 24 June 2004 23:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 24 June 2004 23:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 24 June 2004 23:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sara Sherr, Thursday, 24 June 2004 23:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― chuck, Friday, 25 June 2004 14:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 25 June 2004 15:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― chuck, Friday, 25 June 2004 15:06 (nineteen years ago) link
Hey the Maroon 5 and the Hoobastank dudes have nasal little whines too!
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 25 June 2004 15:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 25 June 2004 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― chuck, Friday, 25 June 2004 15:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 26 June 2004 12:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 26 June 2004 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link
"me and maroon 5 are doing fine, btw. in fact, we're on good terms. i heard the song again this morning and it turns out it IS perverted. there's this part about an 18-year-old beauty queen, and how he wants to sneak into her back door. ok, maybe those aren't the exact lyrics, but i detected a distinct sliminess."
― chuck, Thursday, 1 July 2004 19:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 1 July 2004 20:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 1 July 2004 20:18 (nineteen years ago) link
naughtiest lyric in "This Love"My pressure on your hipsSinking my fingertipsInto every inch of youCause I know that's what you want me to do
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 1 July 2004 20:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 1 July 2004 20:50 (nineteen years ago) link
I haven't heard a line that presumptious since Boys II Men's "I'll Make Love to You (...Like you Want me to)".
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 1 July 2004 20:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 1 July 2004 21:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 1 July 2004 21:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Thursday, 1 July 2004 21:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 September 2004 16:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 3 September 2004 16:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 September 2004 16:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 3 September 2004 16:32 (nineteen years ago) link
I don't get it. Was this foreign version of VH-1?
― Alba (Alba), Friday, 3 September 2004 16:33 (nineteen years ago) link
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So were Third Eye Blind. And where are they today? -- Alex in NYC (vassife...), September 3rd, 2004.
In our hearts. -- sundar subramanian (sundar_subramanian200...), September 3rd, 2004.
and our cut-out bins.
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 3 September 2004 16:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 3 September 2004 16:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Friday, 3 September 2004 17:21 (nineteen years ago) link
Usually, when people say this they mean that the vocals have been over-processed with Auto-Tune, which is an effects plug-in that can be used within Pro Tools and other DAW (digital audio workstation) software.
Basically, Auto-Tune "listens" to the vocal for pitch variations, and will "correct" those variations based on user settings. Use it on a light setting on a singer who's generally got good pitch and it's barely noticeable - the vocal just blends better with the music.
However, the trend in production as of late is to over-crank the settings (which means fewer pitch fluctuations), even on skilled singers. This creates an artificial vibrato that is reminiscent of the old "vocoder" effect, and is VERY distracting once you've heard it a few times.
In dance music, and more recently in dancehall reggae, Auto-Tune is used as a special effect to create robotic pitch slurs a la Cher's "Believe".
For more info, check the manufacturer's site: http://www.antarestech.com/products/auto-tune4.html
― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 3 September 2004 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 3 September 2004 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― gainfully employed (ex machina), Friday, 3 September 2004 17:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Friday, 3 September 2004 19:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Friday, 3 September 2004 19:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 3 September 2004 19:54 (nineteen years ago) link
VERY noticable in most Robbie Williams ballads where he needs to hold long notes.
― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 3 September 2004 20:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― gainfully employed (ex machina), Friday, 3 September 2004 20:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Je4nne Ć’ury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 3 September 2004 20:17 (nineteen years ago) link
Je4nne....are you worried about a sinister underground cabal of priapically challenged men coming to silence you for mocking their ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION? They way you typed it reminded me of the habit of typing Tom Cruise's faith as Sc*ent*logy (for fear of being googled by tenacious church-members with a grudge).
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 3 September 2004 20:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 3 September 2004 21:45 (nineteen years ago) link
OK, I'm just being an arse now.
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 September 2004 21:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 September 2004 21:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 3 September 2004 21:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 3 September 2004 21:52 (nineteen years ago) link
xpost: Is that Blender interview online?
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 September 2004 21:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Don't know your tastes, Sundar, but if you like 70s soul music at all, go get Songs In the Key Of Life. It's a mind-blower.
― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 3 September 2004 21:56 (nineteen years ago) link
yeah but they both hop around and sound like they're gonna start scatting at any second.
― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 3 September 2004 22:00 (nineteen years ago) link