For me, it is the measure of a talented and mature musician is: one who knows how to leave space in a song, giving the melody room to breathe and the listener time to reflect and anticipate.
Blues and Jazz artists inherently understand this. It is essential in classical. However, modern pop music, which has become saturated with hip-hop/rap influence, is going the opposite direction, filling every possible space with noise. The loudness war is only one facet of this.
Blues and Jazz artists inherently understand this. It is essential in classical. However, modern pop music, which has become saturated with hip-hop/rap influence, is going the opposite direction, filling every possible space with noise. The loudness war is only one facet of this.