Does my music sound like the 1960's?
funeralxempire
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To modernize you could add synths and autotune, a little EDM etc but I think you would be miserable doing that.
That is a very astute observation, because I was thinking the same thing! I remember growing up in the 90s and thinking how dated things from the 1980s and 70s sounded.. But now they sound almost current, because of the constant spectrum of styles of music around us on the social media and youtube. You can watch the Monkees and then go to some current stuff like um, I don't know Foster the People, and its as if era of music doesn't have as much boundary anymore because of constant exposure.
I hope I've gotten the quotes sorted out properly...
Anyways, personally out of what I listen to, some sounds like it was recorded with a single microphone (or two mics for stereo) set up in front of a live performance with virtually no work done after recording. Other stuff I listen to couldn't possibly have been made outside of a studio. For the stuff you describe liking to make I think fairly natural and minimalist sounding production is most suited - some music really craves big, 'epic' production (arena rock, a lot of mainstream pop, etc), some music really craves lo-fi and minimalist production (folk, country, punk, 'singer-songwriter' indie-pop, most metal).
Even if you do decide to get really invested into learning about music production, if you don't like current trends ignore them and use that knowledge to better achieve what you're after.
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The first song sort of sounded like the song Walking in Memphis. Which I do believe came out in the 90s at some point. Only thing missing was a choir chanting the name of the song near the end. The second one sounded like pretty much any Elton John song where it's just him and a piano. Which is to say I think it's pretty good stuff. As a bit of self promotion/shameless plugging, I've written some songs myself and sang them a cappella. I made them for a fan season I wrote of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. If you want to do some reading, and watch the videos at the appropriate moments, check this out: https://wariodude128.deviantart.com/gal ... 28/MLP-B-B Hope you like it and that you appreciate my thoughts on your music.
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Yes, that helps. I enjoyed reading the lyrics you posted. I am coming up with some novelty songs, though. I have a song called "Girlfriend for Christmas".
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