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NegativeAd1432 t1_jeeh2ck wrote

Reply to comment by DeC3x0 in Argument for Jacob Collier being one of the best musicians alive today by Drfauci594

Agreed. He is certainly a skilled and knowledgeable musician, and has done quite well for himself. But I don’t think I’ve ever listened to anything of his more than once. My impression of his music tends to be sterile mostly-covers with kitschy arrangements that are heady and complex for the sake of it.

He played a role in designing his harmonizer, but didn’t build it himself. Nor did he invent the concept, he has said he was inspired by Imogen Heap. It is a cool instrument though, and probably the most advanced one I know of.

Multi instrumentalists are somewhat rare, but there are many of us in the world. Much like language, the more instruments you learn, the easier it is to learn more.

Definitely not the first person to get an audience to sing in harmony though, nor to sing Bach violin concertos.

Objectively, he’s achieved great success, and has many years left to achieve greater heights. But he’s not even on my shortlist of living musicians.

I think his strength lies in teaching and explaining musical concepts. A music communicator, if you will, more so than musician.

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singingqueen48 t1_jeee3ld wrote

Reply to Lyrics or the music? by meganelizabethjade

I'm a singer in a band and honestly, the first thing that draws me to the song is the sound of the voice. Then the rhythm/melody and last thing I consider is the lyrics. (I can always remember the melody but can't always remember lyrics). Tough to be a singer that feels that way! It is a struggle to remember all those lyrics. lol

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