andy_simpson wrote on Wed, 19 January 2005 13:05 |
I always say to the band when they play me a 4.30 track, "do you REALLY think you've got 4.30 worth of great material? You must be better than Lennon&McCartney, they rarely had more than 2.30's worth.....!!"
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my answer would be......
YES i think i have 4:30 worth of something to say. especially considering your comparison. i'm not writing three chord pop songs with up beat tempos......
i'm writing songs after an intial concept is laid out. the music is written to artistically express a story, emotion, or concept.....
there is a song on the record that is barely 2 minutes. there is another that is 5:30.....i'm not writing songs for beatles fans to tip their hat at me.
i'm writing songs for myself, and if people can walk away from listening to one with something then that's cool. but i'm not expecting every one on the planet to love it, or even tolerate it.
the song is dark, the tempo is slow, and lyrically and musically it leaves little glimmer of hope.
so YES, it takes 4:30 to get that point across
the song is about addiction, and if you've ever been addicted to anything in your life (drugs, alcohol, a girl, a car, food...whatever) you'd know that a 2:30 pop song about holding my hand isn't even relevant.