Was hanging out in the Bowser’s Castle channel on Kongregate again, which seems to be the regular haunt of a couple of other cool dudes. We’ve had some pretty awesome discussions, but tonight I felt like sharing this part.
LunacyVII: There are probably samples you can get online set up for FL, and you can record your own stuff, so it’s not like you can’t make excellent music for it.
Fnar3221: But can I? I doubt I have the talent.
Fnar3221: I guess it was just a silly aspiration. Who am I kidding? I’m not a musician.
Fnar3221: Thanks anyway.
LunacyVII: Best bet to become a musician would be to take some classes in an instrument that interests you. Kinda like the first step to becoming an artist isn’t to buy a How To Draw Manga book.
NihilistMachine: Fnar, you can do whatever you want man. You know the scene, the sound, and you have the will.
NihilistMachine: Don’t listen to these people.
Fnar3221: But I don’t have the time nor the tools at my disposal, if you will.
LunacyVII: Soulja Boy made a ton of money making music with FL, and I doubt he learned much about music beforehand…
Fnar3221: I think if I start making music, I won’t be able to appreciate some of the bands I enjoy listening to.
Fnar3221: Kinda how any meaningful endeavor kinda ruins the area for you…
LunacyVII: Nahhhh. Even if a band is less than stellar instrumentally, you can still enjoy it for how it sounds. Not everyone has to be Yngwie Malmsteen.
Fnar3221: Have you ever paid attention to the comments for any of Mt Eden’s songs?
LunacyVII: I disagree about hating something because you’ve worked with it. I like to write, and it’s only made me appreciate books more.
Fnar3221: I don’t want to end up like that.
Fnar3221: I don’t want to be one of the mates who realize that Mt Eden is pretty err… basic, when it comes to music and you could probably make the same in a half hour if you really tried.
Fnar3221: Etc, etc.
LunacyVII: If we’re talking meaningful endeavours of any kind, likewise helping people has only made me appreciate the beauty of life.
Fnar3221: True…
LunacyVII: I don’t know what kind of music Mt Eden plays, but consider the subgenres within metal (ok, maybe not your thing, but it’s where I have the most experience) - there’s super complex genres and you could never copy them if your life depended on it…
Fnar3221: I’ll think about it some more then.
LunacyVII: and then there are bands who are just as good to listen to as the most basic atmospheric metal band.
LunacyVII: As long as it sounds good, it’s good to listen to.
LunacyVII: Nobody hates on Mozart for being plainer than Bach.
LunacyVII: (if that’s incorrect, I apologize profusely, but who really cares)
Fnar3221: Aye.
Fnar3221: I guess when you know all about how the music produced and see a guy who has over 17 million hits because supposedly it’s unique and “filthy” etc just to find out that’s pretty generic… Isn’t that bit of a let-down?
LunacyVII: Maybe, but that only means there are similar bands for you to enjoy, and even better than that, there are bands who probably knock them out of the park.
Fnar3221: I didn’t see it like that before, Lunacy… Thanks for the enlightenment.
LunacyVII: It’s like if you thought deathcore was the greatest genre ever, only to find out about progressive death metal. Sure, your old sacred cow isn’t so special, but you’ve got something new, maybe something better.
Hopefully I was there at the right time with the right words.