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Comment on What does your Music Taste say about You? by NA

NA — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:33:47 +0000

Title: Can music preference indicate mental health status in young people?
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18608148

Comment on Impressive Vocal Ranges of 6 Rock Singers by Ilian Nachev

Ilian Nachev — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:13:58 +0000

In my humble opinion, there are many singers I like and listen to with great pleasure. However, I have never heard anyone who comes close to Freddie Mercury! I mean, this guy can jump into genres like a bee on different flowers and rip the song apart… When he sings covers, he actually does them better than the originals! I know others were mentioned that supposedly have/had the ability to sing well in different genres, but if one should be objective, Freddie is in a league of his own. And this is only scratching the surface when it comes to what kind of talent and abilities he actually possessed as a singer. How about a scene presence? Ability to sing live just as good (according to many even better) as he does in a studio? Ability to actually write his songs (music and lyrics) and score hits in different genres? And there is much more in that package!!!

Also, having a great range does not automatically make you a great singer. There could be others who have as good range as Freddie, but that is only one tool that needs the ability to be utilized in a way that pleases. Plus, how many of the aforementioned singers actually made album after album in different genres with the success of Queen? When I think about it, nobody comes to mind…

Comment on Absolutely Ridiculous Home Theater by ultima

ultima — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:52:06 +0000

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Comment on What does your Music Taste say about You? by Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:45:47 +0000

this is the second article I have read on here discussing a study without actually providing information regarding the name of the study or where it can be found, it is quite frustrating I agree

Comment on And you thought heavy metal fans were nasty … by Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:41:57 +0000

while I am excited to read more about this individual’s research, I do feel compelled to point out that Peter J. Rentfore and Samuel D. Gosling first published a paper on personality traits and correlations between musical preferences in 2003 (The Do Re Mi’s of everyday life: The structures and personality correlates of music preferences). This study was then replicated by Delsing, ter Bogt, Engels and Meeus in the netherlands in 2006. Further, Chamarro-Premuzic has also done quite a bit of work in this arena over the years, meaning the study you are referring to is in no way the first scientific investigation of musical preferences and social correlates. From a writers stand point, I would also encourage you against taking pot shots at various subcultures within an article like this, all you have managed to do with your comments on emo music, the indie scene, reggae, etc. is distract from the core message of your article, which can be seen by the fact that nearly no one is actually discussing the research you are reffering to, but instead discussing whether or not indie music is emo (you have effectively trolled your own article)

Comment on Impressive Vocal Ranges of 6 Rock Singers by dan_gnu

dan_gnu — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:20:12 +0000

errrmmmmm….

3 shouts for great vocalists based on range and technique:
jeff buckley (4 OCTAVES)
tim buckley (5 OCTAVES – no [joke]….he was superhuman)
matt bellamy (power in falsetto)

Comment on Do 320kbps mp3 files really sound better? Take the test! by Tymon

Tymon — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:46:05 +0000

Lulz! “I got it wrong” when I thought clip #2 sounds better? The amusing thing is that the majority of votes agreed with me. This proves my point about how higher bitrates don’t mean squat… not only is it nearly 50/50, but, ironically, there’s a few thousand more that think 128 bitrate sounds better than 320.

Comment on Music Production by Rita

Rita — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:48:01 +0000

I have a question, if u can answer me by email..
I need to know how successful a music producer would be, financial wise.
approximately how much a year or something.
And descriptions of “Music business” if i were to major in it.
Thanks, Rita.

Comment on The Lost tapes from the Dr. Who engineer by Joe

Joe — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:55:03 +0000

You don’t have any old Dr Who tapes lying around I suppose? So many were destroyed by the BBC.

Comment on Best Headphones under $300 by George Calvin

George Calvin — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:44:30 +0000

Thanks for the comprehensive review of headphones.

I used to own a pair of the Audio Technica ATH-ANC7, which came out two generations before the ATH-ANC9. When they wore out, I then bought the ATH-ANC8, but returned them because I noticed the sound quality actually was significantly worse than the older model (too much clarity lost due to noise cancellation).

Now, I just use a nice pair of IEMs and forget about the noise cancelling.

George