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How Music Works by David Byrne - King Bob - 06-07-2018
This was kind of a hodgepodge. He starts out with a section on how music is shaped by the environment where it's performed (e.g., Gregorian Chant works well with the acoustics of Medieval churches). A section on the history of recording (only so-so, done better and at length in How the Beatles Destroyed Rock and Roll). A section, perhaps the most interesting on how he worked on all his albums, including the Talking Heads ones. A section about the economics of making an album, including different methods of paying for it. I got tired at this point - his style is a bit idiosyncratic - and stopped reading, but he finishes with a discussion of the Golden Section, Music of the Spheres etc.
It was fairly entertaining but certainly not essential. I did learn that nowadays in the studio everyone typically plays along to a click track, so the beat stays the same throughout the song and the resulting music is therefore easier to edit on a computer. No wonder so much contemporary music sucks. It's just a robot rhythm.
RE: How Music Works by David Byrne - Drunk Monk - 06-07-2018
Feckin bots. Can't make music. Not great for sex. Mess up elections. Constantly spam us.
And all this time, I thought they would be more like R2 or the Terminator. WTH?
RE: How Music Works by David Byrne - Greg - 06-07-2018
See the documentary I think it was Sound City, and hear Grohl talk about recording. They do it live. Somebody asked but what if they make a mistake recording it to tape? Well, I guess we play it again.