Good lord does no one know how to write a song ending anymore?
So many songs either fade out or just stop suddenly these days, usually right at about the pont it would become too long for Tik Tok.
It makes for terrible songwriting people. And it makes a lot of material all sound the same. Don't even get me started on all of you using the same DAW. I can hear that.
Tons of otherwise good music released this past week, but I'm noticing a pattern - even among the AI artists.
/rant
@Animeraider
Not being judgy, just asking:
"AI artists" ?
@MMH There are artists who have released multiple albums and it's all AI generated, or at least used as a launching point.
For example, BBBL:
@Animeraider
Thank you for the explanation.
@MMH And I should say for the record that I LIKE BBBL. I think they've done some interesting things with the source material. But they're an exception.
A lot of what people use #AI for in The Arts seems to be to avoid/bypass the actual artistic process—as though having to go through it yourself was like a problem to be solved. It's like artist cosplay, instead of artistry.
A little dehumanizing, IMO. Just my $.02
BTW, the great Ted Gioia has reported how AI artists are replacing live ones: Most of the top 100 Jazz "artists" on Spotify aren't real people.
"BBBL" has no live videos online...do we know they're real?
@Animeraider Notably, Jason Isbell never does fadeouts.
(Less notably, neither do I.)
@t_heislen A fade out is fine if used properly. AC/DC's "Back in Black" is a good example.
My real beef is the trend to just end songs without any attempt at a resolution. It's as if the producer says, "okay, any longer than that and we can't really monetize it on Tik Tok. We should just stop there."
@Animeraider Oh, agreed - many great recordings end with a fade, and some are quite well executed.
Dare not speak for JI, but in my case, I think of writing an ending part of writing the song (youthful composition training rearing it's ugly head?). There's always an exception, of course - last one on the project in progress is a natural for a fade, tho haven't committed to that just yet...
@Animeraider I think that's more of a scathing indictment of sketch comedy than music. They can't all be "Shave and a Haircut."