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what is the most popular 'music based podcast in a) The Uk b) The world?(what are they called and how many followers / streams?)
The topic of this podcast is how Aurora wrote runaway and what was her inspiration was.
who did it feature?(presenter/guests)
The presenter of this podcast was Hrishikesh Hirway
The guest was AURORA
What did you enjoy about the podcast?
I enjoyed hearing auroras experience about herself and the music business and how she is just a normal person but a song that was her stepping stone. she also has such an angelic voice which is relaxing to listen to.
What did you not enjoy about the podcast?
I didnt enjoy when some music was play behind aurora especially as the music behind was a get up and dance piece and it did not suite the podcast.
What did you learn from the podcast?
I learned how she started it was really like getting to meet the artist herself and how she grabs inspiration from everyday thing.
were there any ideas in the podcast that you would consider using in your podcast?
yes there where a few that i would consider and that is to really open up really engage the listener want to hear more that what draws people in.
Podcast research 2
what was the podcast called?
Influence of Blues music Podcast
what was the topic?
The topic of this podcast was about the blues
who did it feature?(presenter/guests)
The presenter of this podcast was Abbie Brook
What did you enjoy about the podcast?
What i enjoyed about the vast history about blues which was very interesting and her voice is delicate and this make it more relaxing to listen to and most likely be listen to when you need a break
What did you not enjoy about the podcast?
ttThere need to be more examples of the song as it great for listening but after a while it would get more listeners as it may interest some to actually go on and listen to this podcast.
What did you learn from the podcast?
I learned that a lot of rock music also used blue keys in the songs and that i found interesting as i didnt know this
were there any ideas in the podcast that you would consider using in your podcast?
To make sure i do enough research on what i will be choosing to do and to really sound confident so you sound like you know what you are talking about as this is a make or break aspects.
The song which i have chosen for the analogue era is yellow brick road by Elton John
performer
The performer is Elton john
The instrumentation which was used was piano, vocals, drums, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, orchestral arrangements (strings), A mellotron and a ARP synthesiser.
The instruments where play by
Piano/Vocalist : Elton John
Guitarist: Davey Johnstone
Bass: Dee Murray
Drums: Nigel Olsson
ARP synthesiser: David Hentschel
Orchestral Arrangement: Del Newman
Backing vocals : Kiki Dee
The energy to this song is sorrowful.
The song was performed live in a studio in Château d'Hérouville in France. The name of the album is called goodbye yellow brick road.
This song was half of a autobiography with the writer Bernie Taupin not wanting fame to return to his roots a life without eyes on him. As fame is fake, its a fake reality which everyone put you on a pedestal and everyone wants to be you but its not all glamour its lonely and Elton John expresses this with his piano piece as it build up gradually creating that emotional pull on which is what they want.
technology
The name of the studio was called Château d'Hérouville. the effects which where used where a digital delay line which was to create big crowd such as stadiums and arenas. An MCI 416 console and an Ampex 16-track tape machine was used sound effects such as clapping they also used the audience noise samples from a Jimi Hendrix. they also used reverb and compression.
it was released in 1973 as it was part of an album in which was called goodbye yellow brick road there was only one original that was recorded however over the years there has been different variations of the song.
The producer of this album was Gus dudgeon. he had produced other classic such as David bowies space oddity, the zombies she not there.
The engineer was David Hentschel. Hentschel also worked as the synthesizer engineer for the album and was responsible for engineering many other artists' records, including Genesis and Queen he was also the mixer for this song.
The studio itself used traditional analog recording technology.
music theory
The tempo which was used was approximately 121-122 bpm The key in which was used was f major steady with borrowed chords this was to create tension but a bittersweet feel. This song was a melodic pop. the song iteself has a soaring melody which went with the melody one of the key harmony's where the ah ah ah section which was deceptive to the chorus the is dissolved back into the song. this song was dramatic but thet was what elton john wanted as it was written about life in fame but it was an uplifting contrast to it
The time signature was 4/4 which meaned it was counted 4 beats in one measurement and the quarter notes gets one beat this allowed the song to be a relaxed Ballard.
the song structure was multi section in which it had intro, verses, a pre chorus and a chorus which made it complex but it was also repetitive to tell the story.
The song structure was
intro,
verse 1,
pre chorus ,
chorus,
verse 2,
repeating structure
outro
the original song yellow brick road which was done by elton john was standard tuning using (\E\ \A\ \D\ \G\ \B\ \E\)
The rhythm of yellow brick road is pop rock song which it uses complex's chords this creates a memorable rhythm.
musical context
The genre of goodbye yellow brick road was glam rock, pop rock. glam rock was a style of rock music first popular in the early 1970s, characterised by male performers wearing exaggeratedly flamboyant clothes and make-up. which Elton John was known for being out of the box. music genre that combines the upbeat and accessible nature of pop with the guitar-driven instrumentation and energy of rock.
The lyrical themes and topic which where sang about and where brought up was the let down of fame and wanting a simpler life as fames was not what it was made out to b. Also the desire of image of a person and not the persona which is made by mangers.
Lyrics
The song yellow brick road was an autobiographical as Elton John was talking about his personal experience and you could feel this through the emotion of the song and when the song come too Oh,
"I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road"
saying he want to change his future he does not want to be part of the rich in society
goodbye yellow brick road has many lyrics which have been repeated and this was to create emotion for the listener as everyone want fame but we never knows what goes on behind closed door, here are examples from the song itself
(So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm goin' back to my plough
Back to the howlin' old owl in the woods
Huntin' the horny-back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road)
This is the chorus and this is the lyrics which are repeated which emphasises the want and need to just be a normal part of society and not someone who everyone looks up to.
goodbye yellow brick road was written in first person and second person as there "I" and "you" where used.
The words in which were used to symbolise the rejection to fame and to have more of authentic life this is show when the metaphor " Yellow brick road"which represents fame this is also indirect reference to wizard of oz which in the film oz is a rich powerful nation which shows the dissolution of fame and what comes with it.
which it definitely sends a message to the audience.
Another word which is used is lie which has been used as a localisation
and this is not used in the sense of position however which this is a push on the future and giving you hope.
"Dogs of society" which represents a tough world in which people are very quick to judge a book by it cover. This speaks to the audience which tells them yes i have the glitz and glam but no one told me the amount of pressure in which a celebrity is under and how they are alway must be on good behaviour. They must not be them self and this resonated with Elton john. As Elton John was changing the music scene back then he was politically incorrect doing drugs falling off thee band wagon and how he got back on track.
The rhyming scheme varys such as toad and road another example is vodka and tonic with the o's
the song is informal as some of the phases which are used.
The second song which i have chosen is Angel done by Robbie Williams
Performer
The song Angles was written by Guy Chambers and the lead vocalist was Robbie Williams the backing vocalists where Gary Nuttall, Andre Barreau and Nicole Patterson. the instruments that where used and who played them. the keyboard was played by Guy Chambers, Steve Power. The guaitar was played by Andre Barreau, Chester Kamen, Gary Nuttall. The drums were played by Chris Sharrock. Percussion was done by Andy Duncan. Bass was done by mark smith. Programming was also done by mark smith and steve power. There was also an orchestra which was used and the orchestra name is the London session orchestra and the concertmaster was Gavyn wright
The energy of this song is very driven by emotions and spiritual as angels are very spiritual. The emotion which is expressed through the instruments which where used and Robbie Williams himself as you can feel the heaviness. this has created a song which can be used any where such as hug life events. The whole aspect of thsi song is to give people something to believe in the dark time that there is someone who is always walking with you so create an uplifting tone.
The vocals were recored live in a studio. The studio in which it was recorded was matrix maison rouge which is based in london and some other big names have recorded there such as blur, oaisis and coldplay.
Angels by Robbie Williams the notes in this song is legatto which expresses the emotion It is also syllabic which emphasises the hope but pain at the same time.
the rythum of this song is slow even power ballad which Robbie willaims voice expresses the helplessness and defenceless.
Technology
The studio in which angels was recorded at was matrix studios the equipment which they used for angels the recording medium was a 48 analogue tape. Digital audio workstation which was used was pro tools emegics logic audio running on a mac which was used for programming. samplers which where used where akai 3000 which utilised sound and programming.
The effects which where used by Robbie Williams for angels was minimal reverb and the backing vocalist used layered choir like effect
layered guitars were used they also used build up techniques
some of the instruments where recorded on neve 80-series console
The producers and mixers where guy chambers and steve power
Music theory
The tempo of angels was 75 BPM The note which was used was a E major and this made it impactful and used alot of time the harmony was B-C#m-A-E which goes with 5-6-4-1 which it creates emotional impact. The time signature is 4/4. the structure of the song is standard verse chorus structure which is intro , verses, choruses, instrumental break and Outro. this also combines with the with the keys
Musical context
The song angels is a powerful Ballard which was written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers and the inspiration for this song is through personal loss and paranormal. this song represents resilience to heart break . giving people hope protection love and strength which sometime people need reminding they wanted to reach a very wide range of audience and they have done as this song is usually played at wedding ands funerals which are always a wide range of ages attend
lyrics
This song is an autobiographical
this shown in the lyrics such as
"I sit and wait"
" I feel that love is dead
I'm loving angels instead"
he uses alot of 'I' which makes it personal asking questions
The repeated lyrics in this song is "I'm loving angels instead" and that what this song is all about is having love from unforeseen being and when all else fail that love will be strong
"So when I'm lying in my bed
Thoughts running through my head
And I feel that love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection, whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall, wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call, she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead"
The word choices in which is used is very sorrowful you can feel his pain in the song with these lyrics
When I'm feeling weak
And my pain walks down a one way street
I look above
And I know I'll always be blessed with love
the emotional tone in this bit is really pulling the listener in and even with the wording which is used such a when love is dead that is a very strong sentence and dead is sad and it final but he turn that around and say im loving angels instead saying there is hope
The way in which i created this song was using logic pro and what i did was first started by using a MIDI software instrument then I created a step sequencer and with this i changed the velocity but after this i used the the drummer instrument to start with a base and doing this to make it sound more real i used effects and reverbs and delay i did have to go over them a couple of times to get it right to make it sound right and doing this is used my skills to my advantage by listening to the song moving bits around. Then i used logic pro loops looked through and saw which one would be better and I tried a few. Then i went through and listened and sorted out so it did not sound so automated so it didn't sound like a robot going through and changing the the delay in the instrument so they all came in at different times and i used a lot of effect with a few being equalisers so i made it more structure so there was not a lot of thing going on and not to over whelm people as when you listening to something you don't want to be bombarded with sounds i have also included screenshots of all the different effect i used and how many i used to create a two minute song which i then bounced the track to sound could which creating my final product
the first effect which i used was the equaliser as it was a step sequencer and so with this affect it made the sound more balanced
the second affect was the one i used on the instrumental section to smooth all of the any in consistencies
the affects i used here was reverb and equaliser
these where all the effect i had used in the whole musical sequence
