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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
Turntables are to music the same as throwing paint on a canvas to art. Yes you need skill, yes you need to master composition but working at it to make it work will not take long to master.
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Maybe it
is a bit like throwing paint to a canvas ... in the sense that it is easier to really master than classical instruments (although it still does take lots of years of hard practice). But as with modern art, it sometimes has a certain creativity and energy that's lacking in a LOT of contemperary rock music (which often suffers from bad production and band members who don't really know how to play or to sing ... )
Try to check out Kid Koala's "Some of my best friends are DJ's" - I like what he does with the turntables.
The same goes for pop/dance music. When you hear it, it sounds really easy and simple but I've been told it's actually very hard. My brother is very much into music: he plays guitar, bass and piano and has a small studio. He claims it's much harder to make a good dance or pop number than a rock song, the difficulty being in good timing, good sound, good groove ...
Someone mentionned Mika's "Grace Kelly". I adore this song. It sounds easy, catchy but I'm sure it is very hard to make music like this ...