this guy is the ...( 7 months ago by jimmy7conway)
this guy is the kind of guy that is behind hits like bleeding in love and umbrella. he knows what he is talking about
There are ... ...( 6 months ago by MatioMario)
There are ... different reasons to write a song, IMO.
1) For yourself (just because you feel like it)
2) To express yourself
3) For a specific person (love song to your girlfriend/boyfriend) or group (theme song for something, maybe)
4) For the world
5) For the money
Besides being a ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
Besides being a poor speller, you are the one imposing your standards on the rest of us. You make it sound like it's a crime to intentionally write for the masses. How naive you are.
You can write for yourself or the masses: each deserves its own audience.
Please replay the ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
Please replay the opening 30 seconds - he clearly indicates how HE writes songs, and it is true people do NOT hum chord changes; you are quoting riffs not chord changes.
How naive - your ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
How naive - your favorite songs are a product of the very formulas and structure you are poo-pooing - yes, all Stevie Ray's songs follow standard formulas whether he thought so or not when writing them - and they all come to your iPod courtesy of the "messy" music business you are condeming.
If you completely ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
If you completely reversed about every sentence you uttered above you'd be closer to the truth. You're seeing the glass half empty only. Negative and critical without paying any respect to the great songs out there - sounds like you're a frustrated musician who, instead of learning from the the great songwriters, would prefer to criticize them to validate your own lack of accomplishments.
His songs recorded ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
His songs recorded by pop superstars Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, and Jesse McCartney as well as country stars including Collin Raye, the Oak Ridge Boys and John Berry,and international artists like the Gypsy Kings, Blume's songs are included on albums that have sold more than 50 million copies
All the best songs ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
All the best songs come from the industry you call "crap"
I can't imagine a ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
I can't imagine a song being more formulaic than The Police's "Every Breath You Take"
Verse, chorus, bridge, out
Huh???( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
Huh???
I'm assuming you ...( 6 months ago by scoreperfect)
I'm assuming you were absent the week in high school they went over how to punctuate a sentence to express a complete coherent thought?
Thats so true. ...( 5 months ago by songcovers)
Thats so true. Riffs not chord changes.
I admire Jason ...( 5 months ago by songcovers)
I admire Jason Blume. I first heard him on music business radio and he had a lot of great advice. I'm trying pretty hard to become a published songwriter. Everyday looking for hooks and ideas.
who says you can't ...( 5 months ago by fmbighair)
who says you can't write music for money?I don't understand why musicians can't understand that? I'd rather sell out to the music biz than to sell out to McDonalds.Listen, we sell out everytday when we punch in at 9am...you don't wanna go in at 9, so why are YOU comprimising your beliefs, because you have a job to do.Works the same way in the music biz. Another thing to consider is that some people(including myself) actually LIKE pop music, actually LIKE hooks and i like all the artsy stuff too
it don't mean a ...( 4 months ago by remoman)
it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
very good ...( 4 months ago by denim98)
very good advice.thanks jason
Great points! I've ...( 4 months ago by 2kosher)
Great points! I've always had that perspective, but it's peculiar people don't. Took jason Blume's seminar at the TAXI Road Rally few years back -- he's great!
Hook, hook, and ...( 4 months ago by HowIFeelRightNow)
Hook, hook, and more hook. I've been trying to explain that to this person who says my stuff's not "groundbreaking"...I don't necessarily want groundbreaking. I want a "Since U Been Gone"...lol :)
Music for money is ...( 4 months ago by SaileAway)
Music for money is no music at all.
Okay, idiots, there ...( 3 months ago by LUNAlRE)
Okay, idiots, there is a difference for writing a song for other artists, and writing a song for yourself...it's the same difference as paying someone to clean your room, or you cleaining it yourself.
Catch my rift? Good. It can't get much simpler than that, so stop giving him shit.
Probably all of you wouldn't be able to come up with a hit song hat he has come up with, so don't bother arguing.
It had a formula ...( 3 months ago by NewWavekeyboard)
It had a formula but what does that mean? That's like saying a movie is "formulaic" because it has a beginning middle and end. Nevertheless the staccato guitar and lyrics on jealously make it stand out on it's own.
They are chords but ...( 3 months ago by NewWavekeyboard)
They are chords but nevertheless they are riffs. I think what he was trying to say is people who play something like G to B/G to F# with just eighth notes being played straight.
Music had formulas ...( 3 months ago by NewWavekeyboard)
Music had formulas before 1981, it had a formula since the beginning of time. Basically it's like how most great stories/movies have a beginning, middle and end. Besides there were tons of music in the 50s being sold to preteens anyways...
This would be so ...( 1 month ago by thedailyenglishshow)
1) For yourself (just because you feel like it)
2) To express yourself
3) For a specific person (love song to your girlfriend/boyfriend) or group (theme song for something, maybe)
4) For the world
5) For the money
You can write for yourself or the masses: each deserves its own audience.
Verse, chorus, bridge, out
Catch my rift? Good. It can't get much simpler than that, so stop giving him shit.
Probably all of you wouldn't be able to come up with a hit song hat he has come up with, so don't bother arguing.