j.troup
New member
Since I've been doing Girl Pop records (Katy Perry / Kelly Clarkson / Karmin / Demi Lovato), I've noticed something. The instrumentals are really quite simple, especially as compared to Urban instrumentals.
When you listen to a song like Katy Perry - One That Got Away, or even Part of Me, the beats aren't that complicated. There aren't a bunch of crazy change ups, there aren't a million different snare rolls and high hat tricks. Just a straight forward simple melody, baseline and percussion.
What makes these songs work and appeal to people is their STRONG melodies, and the SONGS over top of them.
So my question is, why does urban music seem to buy into the notion that a beat has to be super duper complex in order to work?
When you listen to a song like Katy Perry - One That Got Away, or even Part of Me, the beats aren't that complicated. There aren't a bunch of crazy change ups, there aren't a million different snare rolls and high hat tricks. Just a straight forward simple melody, baseline and percussion.
What makes these songs work and appeal to people is their STRONG melodies, and the SONGS over top of them.
So my question is, why does urban music seem to buy into the notion that a beat has to be super duper complex in order to work?