I Thought The Spotify Top 10 Couldn’t Get Worse

[@jayare6804]

Most of these songs are likely in the top 10 because they went viral on tik tok. 10 second loops, rather than full sings and albums, is what's driving taste now. kinda crazy

[@dreww1131]

Short form video content is destroying our youth. Imagine how their kids are going to be in the next generation.

[@DomSchu]

Exactly that's why none of it goes anywhere or build towards anything. That 10 second loop is the song.

[@balsalmalberto8086]

short attention span.

[@WoockerSocket2]

Also Taylor swift: makes an album

[@naturallyamused]

I'm still not on TikTok, because I feel like my brain is rotten enough 😅

[@kennethxu1789]

There’s a phenomenon called tiktokification of music that is the reason behind everything “sounding the same”, where artists are encouraged to make songs with very catchy choruses or sections that can be used in a short video. It ends up creating very similar songs that focus on the chorus and the quotable lyric.

[@zachb1706]

I guess Taylor Swift breaks that mould by releasing an album full of boring choruses

[@missoats8731]

How does everything in this Top 10 Sound the same? How does "I like the way you kiss me" sound even remotely similar to "Beautiful Things" or that raggaeton song or "Fortnight"? Those alone are based on 4 completely different genres of music.

[@chipped13]

that's partly true

[@chipcook5346]

Same thing in other businesses. Here's what works. Now you do it. Don't even attempt to be different -- even though different is what made the things that work work.

[@kennethxu1789]

@@missoats8731 that’s what i meant when I put it in quotes. Not much complexity, all the talent is focused on making a useable sound for tiktok/instagram. That means the sound feels repetitive and uninteresting, done before. For example, taylor swift’s songs feel recycled. Antinoff did nothing to change the sound, and so the songs feel similar to each other and similar to her previous albums like folklore and evermore. This js more because she probably rushed it to be put out after tour. Or ariana’s song, which has little to no oomph on the song except for the chorus. The rest of her album uses other tactics. “yes, and?” Is the definition of something made for tiktok. “the boy is mine” uses a slow and understated trap beat with no flare or originality and does the chorus tiktok sound. Djo’s end of beginning didn’t try for a tiktokish sound, i think, but the chorus is definitely the main appeal, since the rest of the song is very monotone and dry. A song that doesn’t do this as much on this list is too sweet. Obviously, the chorus is supposed to be the best part of the song, but the verses aren’t overshadowed by the rest of the song here. They’re actually used as buildup rather than just blah blah blah drop. The backing then disappears and it lets hozier sing by himself, which kinda subverts the expectation. Basically what I’m saying is every sounds like they just want to get to the chorus. The “sameness” isn’t in actual sound, but in the feel of the verses and chorus. Part of this is my opinion, but the tiktokification is real

[@adamahmed7460]

"all vibe and no emote" - that's a perfect arrticulation of something I've felt a ton and could never quite put into words. Thank you!

[@fragwagon]

I feel that about a lot of indie music. It's like, "ooh, this is cool." Then proceeds to be perfectly unmemorable

[@anthonyrowland9072]

A cool song but it feels like a B tier synth/vaporwave song on youtube. It never really gets going.

[@helloworld-sl2lw]

Facts

[@toweypat]

These songs are all mood and no melody. Everyone is imitating everyone else.

[@Theghostofme]

Low key thought he said emo not emote… which both make sense actually

[@dat2ra]

I love how Rick can hear the musical nuance and know exactly what works or doesn't. I know so little music theory, and find his analyses fascinating.

[@richardhoward7503]

The problem is that everything sounds like an inferior copy of something better you've already heard.

[@NotTheStinkyCheese]

@@SimpleDecay nah ... being a top 10 on any platform in any medium means you take zero risks and pick what sells. You won't find innovation in a popular medium, unless you pick artists that don't give a f*ck about what others think.

[@drummer4hire12]

That is why I listen to Obscrurest Vinyl on YT

[@double__4640]

U just described A.i music lmao

[@deanrobinson2459]

All the vocals are like their mouths are full. Studio must be a right mess spraying food around everywhere. They certainly aren't spitting bars.

[@Christian___]

@@deanrobinson2459 Singers are selected for their physical appearance, it's marketing more than music. Most of the vocal parts are done by supposed 'backing vocalists'.

[@carl_anderson9315]

Rick is getting more and more ruthless on his criticisms and less tolerant to bs music, and I’m enjoying every second of it.

[@racegts]

Agreed!! Just put on a referee uniform and call em like ya hear em!! Mostly crap!!!

[@pA-yy-A]

@@of9490 i agree, i'm pretty sure franz liszt and mozart would literally laugh at any composition the beatles made, even if you have a bucket and some sticks, music can move people, these people saying 'iS thIs EVeN mUsIc' including this rick fella need to lighten up and smell the roses

[@csrhiatt]

Musicians are the BEST kind of music snobs ! My friend Carl said, I don't know what's good...I only know what I like.

[@AstroSully]

@@pA-yy-A I think Franz and Mozart we would be bewildered by the sounds of electrical music when hearing The Beatles music before composition even enters their minds.

[@tomtimelord7876]

He's saying what we're all thinking!

[@darrensaddington8299]

They all pretty much sound like they’re building towards a killer chorus that doesn’t happen.

[@exiledkenkaneki701]

Fein, apt apt comes to mind gosh the chorus are so arsee in this

[@Guacko]

That's specifically taylor swift to me lol

[@eduardocontreras8085]

Beautiful things has a killer chorus, benson Boone is one of the only ones in my opinion that truly deserves the top 10

[@nathanfinnie7462]

Wtf is this brainrot😭

[@chillchinna4164]

The new Bruno Mars song Apt. does that and it's unreasonably infuriating.

[@RapidObsessor]

SUCH a good taylor take. she has every opportunity to be interesting, yet she does this.

[@TDT0188]

"Interesting" doesn't sell as well as basic white girl issues.

[@RapidObsessor]

​@@TDT0188 i'd argue the most basic of white girl issues are more interesting than what taylor does. she desperately wants to sell to every person on the face of the earth and so she refuses to have any thoughts of her own. her most interesting eras were when she actually picked a genre and copied someone else's view of the world (folklore/evermore).

[@augustlouvre]

her older stuff are more interesting than her newer music. id say red and speak now are her peak artistry. and some some songs in folklore and evermore is good

[@WestgateShelby]

She wants money. There's a bunch of people telling her exactly what she needs to sound like for the target audience, she has ghost writers now, because her lyrics sound nothing like they used to, and her music is sooo basic. Country was better. Somehow most studies will still continue using her absurd amounts of money and are so toxic, why? I've seen a few upload tiktoks saying they wish the price of the eras tour was a few thousands too much, and there were other studies in the comments bullying them, FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD IT. basically, everything taylor swift does nowadays is an obvious cash grab, or a pr move, and I do not dig her anymore

[@micheleh5269]

Sounds like the first go at song that she's just started working on

[@jrsquad354]

“If you’re depressed you shouldn’t be in C major”! That belongs on a t-shirt somewhere

[@stephenr8615]

Hilarious. Best line of the video.

[@TomSurace]

I would buy this shirt

[@wynnmac6656]

I thought the same thing. If Rick decides to do t-shirts or license the phrase to someone else, I want one.

[@McConnellsGuitar]

Loved the Spinal Tap reference too!

[@doejanedoe]

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY! And "Dm, the saddest of all keys" OR "Buy another Jet!" on the back

[@Sarah-sn8fj]

Rick is all of us hearing ‘Too Sweet’ for the first time

[@KIID.A]

Insane song, Hozier ATE

[@loveemotion4080]

Yes!! Really cool song, well produced and sung! 🩵 the best in the list, can’t even compare to the others.

[@deliasl4021]

It’s the only one that I. My humble opinion is worth it of top 10. Followed interchangeably by Espresso and why can’t be friends.

[@068067]

I heard 3 seconds of it on a short I didn’t mean to click on and I have never swerved so hard to download a song.

[@davidemmanuel9418]

Yup ❤

[@jimfenstermacher6297]

As an older guy, what it sounds like to me is is that today’s music is just a vocalist with average backing tracks. Music used to be groups of musicians in a band each bringing their own skill and style to a song. The dynamic between the members was the beauty, now it’s just about the singer being social media star.

[@nisharahan]

I think it’s important to note this is primarily true within the context of top 100 music, stuff that charts, etc. there are plenty of amazing group acts out there but it’s not what’s marketable

[@WhiteNoise-lb4nz]

@@nisharahan But why is that what’s marketable? There are quite a few modern Canadian musical acts that have found success at home and abroad, but the U.S. market just wants Drake - this would seem to be a problem with the shortsighted American record labels more than anything else.

[@Arcadecay]

Except for Mamamoo

[@bernhardsonn7758]

Facts

[@michaelcraig9449]

@@nisharahan I hate that word marketable. This is not shoes or mash potatoes.

[@FrostbiteMadHatter2112]

3:51 "Kind of weird heavy autotune there"... glad to see someone that gets the same reaction when they hear vocals like that

[@paulyjones3966]

Welcome to the can't sing so fix it era

[@MrJohnfoster70]

Auto tune? It's inhuman. Nobody's fooled these days.

[@FrostbiteMadHatter2112]

@MrJohnfoster70 Yeah it's like listening to some robot singing for you

[@juls_99_]

Sadly, every song in this top 10 has autotune. People not into heavy music production won't tell that. Melodyne, Antares, Cubase built in pitch fixer, etc. produces corrections.

[@Jermz_Sticky91]

Was Glad Hozier got some love. He is one of the rare main stream artists who is still an absolute artist. LOVE what he did with Unknown/Nth. That song is a great display of his musical and vocal talent

[@Toxicnut1]

That was horrible.

[@arti14678]

@@Toxicnut1 You are true to your name, toxicnut1

[@bielaggs]

His music is awful

[@unnamed_Art]

there's 21 pilots

[@ameliaalastairmoon4145]

Honestly, Hozier's was the only good song on this list, imo 😄

[@wb2463]

Rick in video titles: This Top 10 Assaulted Me, Burned My Guitar Collection and Drove My Dog Insane!!!! Rick in the actual videos: This song could be worse and it's kind of a bop!

[@jym2r]

got to be a little critical in the title to grab attention

[@WoodWizard13]

That's how KZbin works

[@jacemeldrum5052]

the top 10 poisoned our water supply, burned our crops, and delivered the plague unto our houses!

[@mr_io]

Because that’s how humans work. But noticing it changes nothing. It’s time we take responsibility for what we click 😅

[@gilh3947]

@@WoodWizard13 Well many people seemed to have watched the whole thing and still concluded that the title says it all.

[@bastianogr4960]

These songs are a perfect representation of how we're creating art these days. 98% business, 2% craft. You can almost hear the spreadsheets and the target group diagrams.

[@Rbach26]

I couldn't agree more

[@bradspitt3896]

​@@ericjonssonNobody has come up with a new sound for a while. It's all been done. The only thing they add is compression.

[@Rainbow-jb4xg]

I feel like spotify shows you what "teens" like, not what EVERBODY likes. And teens nowadays are people between 12 and 30 lol

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

@@bradspitt3896I think The Smile are doing very interesting and exciting things.

[@glennpagemusic]

The business aspect is mostly based ON the clinical craft. The part that's missing is the artistic vision, the originality, the willingness to take risks, etc.

[@EthanWalkerMusic]

i would normally side with hating on popular music but end of beginning is fire. you are hearing this for a young jazz fusion chiptune listener

[@EthanWalkerMusic]

from^

[@katarzynaklimowicz2774]

I love this song too. I think there is something smoothing about it.

[@majoritarian7864]

i think it’s a fine song, just not original, and the things it rips off from 40 years ago are more interesting in my opinion

[@JazzyHorn]

"I don't know what that is, but it ain't original." The theme of almost all popular music these days.

[@Chez8922-kf6cy]

None of it moves me.

[@Bass_Playa_Two_Point.O]

And crap coming out of Hollywood, on both the big and small screens.

[@BrianRRenfro]

That song was Lana Del Taylor

[@cisium1184]

Several of them sound like the creator consciously said, "start with grove and hook from [old hit]. Rewrite melody as X. Write middle eight Y. Finished." That "Bar Song" one was shameless. And not even good. And the whole "R&B going country" trend is just not working. It will continue, but it's producing superficial, soulless music. It's Pat Boone's cover of "Tutti Frutti" all over again, but in reverse.

[@strategery101]

It’s ALL garbage

[@carlottamuller7862]

"I like the way you kiss me" sounds like it was produced to be a TikTok sound. the fast pace, almost no changes in the dynamics, and the high pitched chipmunk voice... that's very TikTok

[@russfitzgerald]

TikTokification of Pylon c. 1980?

[@briannawatt4741]

Very robotic but sexual lyrics, going for a "futuristic" vibe but it sounds like alot of tiktok songs these days, u know the trend

[@nyacchiatos]

the voice doesn't sound that high pitched, but i agree that it's incredibly generic and repetitive

[@abramjessiah]

Exactly what I thought

[@animpro1954]

The monotonous vibe, there was a thing like goth industrial you know, europe has it's own tunes. It's not all about "surprise" as Beato wants.

[@douxbidox1165]

i’m a big hozier fan, let me tell you I WAS NERVOUS even tho i already know how great his work is 😭 thank you so much for thisssss

[@thephoenix2304]

If there is any such thing as a brilliant contemporary artist as pop/rock star, Hozier is that guy.

[@chillmeister]

Me too!

[@tcarafi]

I wasn't sure how he was gonna feel about So Sweet cause I don't think it's close to being his best work, but it's clearly leagues above most of what you hear in these top 10s

[@ANDY1985UK2011]

@@tcarafi this and the teddy swims lose control are the only songs that have grabbed me recently

[@bernhardsonn7758]

That song is insane. What a talent he is

[@Wolfsong420-c9f]

Gotta agree. A lot of this and most of today’s most popular music is a regurgitation of something else. A few original sounds out there keeps me believing in a better day! Great review. I like that you give us your honest take.

[@sharonscott9250]

I'm old enough to remember many of these same comments being made in the 80's. The POPULAR music of any genre follows what has come before. What people have liked. Since the 60's (when I first paying attention) most music has gone cycles according to what catches the ear of the MAJORITY of the listeners of that genre.... AND that usually means what their parents DON"T like / listen to. :}} And having been in the jukebox business for over 40 years, what sells is USUALLY something that they have learned to like by repetition. It is pretty much human nature for most to follow what is familiar. This is NOT to say many people don't want to explore the new.

[@MaxBeck]

Plus lots of great music is published today, tools are available to more people than ever, nothing to complain about :).

[@loiconeil300]

I can only admire this guy's insane guitar ability. He can just play the chords he hears, like it's nothing. Crazy, man.

[@patinho5589]

He’s a musician. A trained musician. Most like him can do this.

[@andrewryan3346]

He def struggles to do it. He’s not that talented he’s a KZbinr who acts like he could have done everything better but he’s a talker not a do-er

[@JohnArden4444]

​@@andrewryan3346 we got one

[@sean_mc]

Guy has played and produced music for decades, plus Pop rarely leaves a set group of chord combinations, so it's not hard to figure it out.

[@2buzzed]

@@andrewryan3346 Are you a bongo player?

[@retsell459]

I like how you complimented the Hozier song, it clearly stood out even though I usually don’t listen to that kind of music!

[@CelesteLunaRael]

I was personally surprised by this single from Hozier. To me "Too Sweet" seems more of Hozier's appetizer. It sounded too "safe" or mainstream (ig that's why it's on the radio for weeks and a single) He has more intriguing songs than this one, with more innovative sounds but also old school. Hozier is deeply rooted in his Irish folk music and culture, and a big fan of American folk blues. I'm a new fan so😅

[@asperRader]

@@CelesteLunaRael I mean, it makes sense that it's mainstream, and thus in the Top 10. It's still a unique concept even if it's not quite what one comes to expect from Hozier, but still more people would listen to this.

[@CanManChemi]

It's actually probably the only song out right now that's kinda OK. Except Espresso that's a Bop

[@zuma-gmusic4572]

The Hozier song is really good. I think it was at the #1 spot for 6 or 7 weeks.

[@bartmix8994]

The name of their band sucks.

[@ryanhouse3994]

I’ve played guitar for over ten years, and it never ceases to amaze me when a musician just starts playing along with a song flawlessly. So cool, usually takes me a second to find the key

[@atenville]

Do you really think he just started playing it the same time he hears the song "for the first time" and that the video is unscripted? There's prep work, there's script and teleprompter and there's acting as well.

[@reneissance876]

​@@atenville No

[@stephenbrodsky8111]

It is easy to instantly play along when the songs are so predictable. Not a single surprise. Lyrics that are superfluous. Can anyone figure out what any of these songs are about?

[@ryanhouse3994]

Play nice please. Ty

[@ChrisB5String]

One of the coolest experiences that I have is in my acoustic band one guy can start an unfamiliar song and within two measures we can pick it up and play it nearly flawlessly . it's not easy --- I've been playing seriously for 40 years ---but still gives me goosebumps

[@steveakers155]

Rick, you're awesome. We don't know each other personally, but I can't help feeling like we do because of your format. Keep it up and don't worry about the struggles. You dominate! I'll keep listening to my friend in music

[@maya5199]

One thing I really like about hozier is he doesn't try to make tiktok hits. he makes what he makes and it catches when it does. Most of my favorite bands do that and its how i stay away from things sounding like the same things over and over again.

[@WhiteNoise-lb4nz]

I agree. Hozier’s was the one song that was good and well-constructed all the way through. The Djo song had a nice moody vibe but it didn’t seem to build or go anywhere.

[@jjrivera747]

So true, I think that's why most of his songs aren't very known, besides take me to church and now too sweet

[@swagless6719]

​@@justinsayin3979it's not djo best song either it's chateau

[@marcusgabriel8365]

@@WhiteNoise-lb4nzDjo for me seems to be the “tik tok artist” with the most potential, at least he actually tries to have a decent production and instrumentation with his music

[@amandlathree]

Given pop music today, I’d say Hozier became a crossover with that song, perhaps others. He belongs in the alt rock genre, which still produces great music.

[@NorwoodingSkullMask]

One thing I don't like about recent music is everyone seems to be faking soulful whispering type singing but it just comes off as dead inside.

[@jeremy5939]

Oh trust me, "dead inside" is EXACTLY what resonates with teenagers right now.

[@dblackout1107]

I think Billy Eilish is the primary cause of this. I like her voice but I definitely get the sense people without that actual voice style try to emulate her nowadays and it’s like…hey just be yourself

[@favOriTe-v6e]

I feel like a lot of people have been trying to sound like billie eilish and lana del rey in the last few years

[@rt5u]

One Hunnid dude, I fucking hate it with a passion.

[@Felipe-qx4wl]

EXACTLY!!

[@stevenbyrd2188]

"Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent." -Marlon Brando

[@theoldkidrocker]

good one need to send that to Taylor Swift

[@fishyc43sar]

Ugly truth:

[@vamppooni]

​@@theoldkidrockerhow many grammys do you have?

[@theoldkidrocker]

@@vamppooni I do not perform, nor do I record music haha... never have and never will so the answer is none but I do know that: Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records.....

[@sageanimations2463]

generational wealth don't make you generational talent ¬suguru geto (hood jjk)

[@jasonmanus9413]

I loved this! I actually like the hozier and Sabrina tracks. Hoziers is just a good song, and espresso is a fun pop track with heavy 80s influences. It’s supposed to be a fun song that you can enjoy and it succeeds imo.

[@UlyKansas]

Imagine if Beato would’ve waited a day or 2 to record this video, we would’ve witnessed him reacting to the Kendrick vs Drake disstracks lol

[@DeltaSK2112]

Oh my god

[@RT82162]

Let's face it - people's idea of what "good" music is isn't what it was 25 or 30 years ago. So much of it is unrelatable to the average person these days.

[@wm1573]

@@RT82162there is so much unique and good music available it’s crazy. Just say you’re a grandpa and don’t know how to look for music. You think the top 10 was only good stuff 30 years ago? Definitely not

[@Ilove1073s]

🤣 honestly Rick has trash taste in music, but he's so entertaining ❤

[@brutalion2295]

Literally was just about to say this lmfaoo

[@ElDragow]

People need to understand that the reason everything sounds the same, is because the artists are simply making what's appealing to the masses. if the masses change their taste, so will the artist. But at long as the artist receive millions of plays, they sadly don't have an incentive to change things up.

[@18Aleziita]

Then they aren't real artists just influencers who do it for money Let's just call things for what they are. They aren't artists

[@thecoolcamkid]

@@18Aleziita they very much are. yes the chord progression and melodies are sort of similar but the artistry and messaging of most of these songs are still very important

[@betsybarnicle8016]

Hive mind.

[@thecoolcamkid]

@@betsybarnicle8016 girl what... i didint even mention a specific artist but arianas song was very deep and talked about the duality of hating / loving sombody you had to leave

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

Yeah, hair bands were popular as hell, then Nirvana came along, just doing the same thing to appeal to the masses....🙄

[@jaidons2412]

It’s because they only need 30sec of music to catch the ear so it can be a TikTok background. The songs are mostly about the vibe for this reason. Most of these songs found most of their popularity on TikTok.

[@TheChadPad]

That makes sense. It really is meant to be a snippet of a song

[@tonyengardio8413]

Y’all lame haha

[@tiredgardener]

Well, that is depressing.

[@M.éloDie]

And it has to sound good sped up.

[@Cuenta1Alternativa]

11:18 I'm Spanish. Trust me, it's better not to know the meaning of the lyrics

[@Talos45]

It's really sad good Spanish songs don't make it to the top. It's all we represent for the majority of the world population: reguetón. So sad.

[@Cuenta1Alternativa]

@ yeah… it’s a shame…

[@gojo_yuzu]

​@@Talos45any good Spanish songs recommendations?

[@Talos45]

@@gojo_yuzu there are way too many! I won't feel satisfied recomending only a few, but I don't want to leave you hanging, so I'll try to represent different genres: -Leiva/Pereza (Pop-rock groups, if you dig them they won't leave your head) -Álvaro Soler (chill summer vibes, listen to "Agosto" for example) -El Cuarteto de Nos (this is an Uruguayan group, they play plain Rock, and they rock) -Estopa ("Rumba Catalana": you must listen to this one. I like their old songs more than the new, but they are one of the biggest groups in Spain today) -Sidecars (alternative-rock, pop-rock, indie-rock, great band) -El Canto del Loco/Dani Martín (pop music, these guys are the childhood soundtrack of the generation of the 2000s) -Pignoise (heavy-leaning rock, another great band, love the guitar playing on most of their songs. Example: "Sigo llorando por ti") -Juanito Makandé (Flamenco, couldn't leave Flamenco out of this list) -Arce (Spanish Rap Music, a good example is "Luzbel") Edit: Carlos Ares - "Velocidad" is another great song. Let me know if you liked any of these! I'd love to hear your input (even if it is not positive)

[@gojo_yuzu]

​@@Talos45 thank you. I'll try to listen to them

[@thedankswordsmantm]

One of the things about pop music that I can't f-ing stand is they do not build to anything. I want DYNAMICS, I want CRESCENDO, I want a GRAND FINALE; or if there is a bridge/middle verse where the subject reaches a realization/breakthrough, it needs to feel distinct. You need to GO SOMEWHERE by the end of the song. Or you need to go somewhere in the middle and then return to home, but it needs to be modulated, a call back to the beginning if you will.

[@BlessYourHeart254]

You’ve put your finger on it!

[@thedankswordsmantm]

@BlessYourHeart254 My gf showed me this new Adele song last night and I really liked it. But I was expecting her to go for it at the end and it was just more of what already happened and I got really disappointed. I get that people got really tired of guitar solos in popular music a, long time ago, but they elevated specific parts of songs. I don't care if it's a guitar solo, sax, piano, synth, the singer opening up more, or whatever it is. Elevate your songs people.

[@nogovannut9386]

Here's something to try: if you want to be moved by music as you've described, watch Attack on Titan. The experience isn't contained in one song, but, it'll get you what you're looking for, especially when you listen to the music after you've finished the whole thing.

[@thedankswordsmantm]

@@nogovannut9386 Love me some AoT

[@bperez8656]

Listen to American Requiem by Beyoncé 6 minute instant classic that just came out

[@thomashall1267]

Rick, no one can write a chorus anymore. They steal the verse and repeat!!!! Great work and we are all so glad you're back and taking names.

[@Gargeler]

Its more like producers and artist are choosing what might sell or appeal to the public, and this new trend of style seems working

[@rogerdsmith]

Remember Rick’s interview with Sting? Sting talked about needing to be surprised by the music. That if he’s not surprised by a certain number a bars into the song, they’ve lost his attention.

[@Jamsville]

It’s 8 bars lol

[@littleinkling4604]

Also, drum machines and software don't argue back. The Police needed to be under the stress from each other to be as good as they were. For any band for that matter. Does that happen today?

[@Christian___]

Yeah, it used to be common sense back in the 80s. You listen to a three minute Abba song and its got like eight really good hooks in it.

[@LKtube1]

I'm surprised at how awful this crap is.

[@ruurdm.fenenga2571]

It is the same with making movies.

[@MercurialMoon]

"What is there to be depressed about? Buy another jet!" LMFAOOOOO

[@pmarin3855]

Watching Rick reminds me of a guy trying to eat a healthy meal amidst junk food as he gets increasingly frustrated and hungrier by each passing second

[@michaelmccoy1794]

Great analogy. I can relate to the struggle you describe...in both the literal & figurative sense...😊

[@rashotcake6945]

you say this but rick literally liked several of the songs

[@edtauch6167]

"I'm going to have to compromise a bit and eat this damn whopper with a fork and knife, I guess."

[@thepeladeauprojectband8943]

I was waiting for him to cut a few of those short but his tolerance poo prevailed.

[@ShineOnBenevolentSun]

I keep waiting for Rick to fall in love with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. What do you want? Metal, Blues Boogie, Sludgy Stoner Rock, Rap, polyrhythmic Prog, Funk, Acid Jazz, EDM...? 25 albums, all different. All amazing musicianship and no ego. Start with the album Omnium Gatherium.

[@circuitdesign]

Most of the songs don't necessarily sound like each other. But they all sound like something we've heard before in the past 10 years.

[@Down_Pat]

same people are writing it all..

[@MinerDiner]

This is why mashups exist. Because every song sounds like something else already written

[@larslevinberget9558]

or 40 years?

[@dandiegidio7729]

That's what Miley Cyrus does. Every song, the music and even the notes she sings are something I've heard before. Almost note for note, she's stealing from the past.

[@nedcassley5169]

Sixty years ago, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones sold their attempts to imitate American music from the 1950s to children who didn't have older siblings with those records.

[@TomReinerDE]

Rick is becoming less diplomatic. Which I consider a good thing. 😊

[@stevenblake5273]

Rick plays old man yelling at clouds better than anyone.

[@Skeezix1924]

His review of "Redrum" was stellar 🌟

[@ernestogarcia726]

Amen to this. 😂

[@nancysmith8626]

LOL

[@Chez8922-kf6cy]

Good to see somebody has some fcking self respect.

[@jennifersun2638]

Rick is so honest and legit.

[@Chinookman]

“Buy another jet.” I’m on the floor. 😂

[@ronhutcherson9845]

Promotional T-shirt?

[@jjptech]

Because now she can't decide which one to take to the grocery store

[@valdi7777]

Ikr😂

[@DedSec44]

HAHAHaahhhahah that was funny

[@kingoffire9373]

Bruh killed me with the taylor song 😂😂

[@adrianmcgrath1984]

Writers moved to this sort of format years ago. They either write a song with one hook, or sometimes put a couple together, once they would have been used for commercials - nowadays they are used for tiktok videos, typically a thin preamble often in an Indy voice, quickly switching to the anthemic hook, just in time for the "influencer" to open the doors to their van life, or lake view, or them having an inexplicably ecstatic experience on a pretty street or drinking their matcha. Basically you need to have a 30 sec song, going from furtive to triumphant in around an 80/20 ratio. And have a 15 second version available too.

[@bloodnchocolate]

Too true!

[@joegallacher8032]

Wow, you really nailed that summary haha

[@melonneleh]

couldn't have said that better

[@stevenmaginnis1965]

And if you have a problem with that, they call you "elitist."

[@andybrown6981]

You said it

[@theojaquenoud419]

I was sure Rick would dig the Hozier song. That's actually the main reason I clicked on this video. I liked a couple of his songs but never listened to his albums, then last week I went to one of his shows and was blown away. The guy is a true rockstar. He can play guitar, he can sing, and he's a great songwriter.

[@scottlukacovic4600]

I rolled my eyes when i first heard Take Me to Church back in 2014 on the radio, but then i read the lyrics and was like wow this is surprisingly deep poetry for a pop song! I rediscovered his discography a couple years ago and I have been a huge fan since.

[@chiiv999]

@@scottlukacovic4600 Same🤣

[@smurfquake]

Hozier has an amazing voice and amazing songwriting skills. Love his stuff.

[@PeaceLoveMusic75]

@@scottlukacovic4600 the video😢 has me in shambles … love the song love the artist (and I consider him a true artist)

[@TwstedLizard]

Dont know about rockstar

[@noelleb.3643]

You're so right about Hozier! Glad you enjoyed Too Sweet, he's a genuine artist for sure

[@DarkPrinceEV]

"If you're depressed you shouldn't be in C major, you should be in D minor" No truer words ever spoken 😂🤣

[@iansharkey3735]

The saddest of all keys

[@Charlesb88]

@@iansharkey3735I thought the Black Keys were the saddest of all keys.😁

[@craigmoon2121]

That was the point of the song though. She went through a breakup with someone she was with for 6 years who never committed, but she was on tour at the time so she had to put on a happy face for her performances.

[@klaxoncow]

@@Charlesb88 It's a Spinal Tap reference. And I'm annoyed that I got here too late to make the joke first.

[@mcnater]

@@craigmoon2121 right? it's one of the best on the album for this juxtaposition

[@DonSyndrome]

You’re right about Taylor Swift. She has a huge opportunity to take some real creative risks that so many other artists would love to have.

[@dbencic]

No she doesn’t!!! Her sound is templated and her fans are well listened to it and expect the familiarity of it. This is just a fact of the marketing industry that produced her.

[@TheSmilerGroganCase]

i feel like she takes a lot of creative risks. Folklore and Midnights and her latest album are 100,000% different from the albums of the first half of her career.... especially when you deep dive past the singles and hits.

[@sandtwitch1854]

​@@dbencic i don't think you know Taylor fans well. They will literally put Taylor screaming on loop and call it a good song. It's a cult

[@valentinamarichal4128]

​@@sandtwitch1854 the 16 seconds of static noise Apple Music accidently released a decade ago, did some how become #1. But all swifties still agree that the song ME!, from Lover sucks, so we don't really love all her music, just 99%

[@saltymanga6841]

@@dbencic just isnt true buddy

[@ale0kiss]

"if you are depressed you shoulnd't be in C Major. What are you depressed about? Buy another Jet!" This made my week, you are a legend Rick. Put it on a T-Shirt!

[@thegasstation416]

Dm being the saddest key is a spinal tap reference which is genius

[@Camcolito]

Nothing as annoying as listening to a megarich supermodel pop star sing about being sad.

[@NotInterestedAtAll]

​@@Camcolito why?? Are rich people not allowed to be sad?

[@Camcolito]

@@NotInterestedAtAll Sure they are, but you're familiar with the concept of first-world problems right? Whining lyrics tend not to land as hard from someone with all the advantages.

[@liste302]

@@Camcolito I'm sorry but I disagree so much. What does it matter if you are rich when a loved one dies or falls very ill? It also doesn't matter if you are rich or not, heartbreak is universal and so are so many other emotions.

[@kpe02]

End of the Beginning is just a really nice, calm song for rainy days🥰 Beautiful Thing- the screaming when done right give the feeling of raw emotion.

[@MFiction60]

I like it too.

[@RagboshBoshrag]

That shaboozey song sounds exactly like what you’d get if you asked an ai song generator to make a bro country song about being at the bar, right down to the digital, bizarre sounding vocals. I’m not convinced it’s not just an ai song.

[@patriotoftruth]

The Beyonce country album sounds like AI music and lyrics. Her vocals are the only thing that sounded real but the music and lyrics were so terrible

[@RagboshBoshrag]

@@patriotoftruth I swear all the hit songs for the past few months have had at least some ai involved, whether in the lyrics or the backing track. There’s a certain undefinable quality about it but you know it when you hear it.

[@susanjeffries5108]

Totally agree there was something so weird and bad about that song. Hard to listen to. And this is a top song????

[@AbovetheClouds-en4il]

A.I. just copies music that its heard before being interesting being unique is not something it can do. Music is the one thing human beings kind of pull from the ether. If you ever seen Ricks interview of Seal, when he wrote some of his biggest songs he couldn't read music yet. He just wrote what felt right, same thing with jimi hendrix or most legendary virtuoso early rock and blues guitarists they couldn't read music to save their lives but they could play you anything in the universe. A.I. doesn't have any feelings, it just works off a template so it can't create new feelings, why? ultimately it's programmed to make something safe that people already like to make money. Human beings don't make music for money it's a human endeavor to express something you almost can't express with words.

[@KCBeck]

I bet AI wrote it

[@francomatiasmarron1274]

I know there's got to be someone who has already suggested this but doing these kind of breakdowns with Top 10s from different decades would be awesome.

[@hudsonja]

If you're looking for something kind of like that in the meantime, Professor of Rock does that sometimes (if you can stomach his content/delivery)

[@markedis5902]

Even top 10 of each year from 1950 up until it all went to shite. Instant 50 video ideas

[@timothymarkin4481]

Yeah, Professor of Rock has some pretty in-depth interviews with vintage artists.

[@KarlPiodena]

I love how you described Hozier's song, "weird" and "great singing" 🙌 on point.

[@NateBarnesG56]

8:26 “Buy another jet” had me rolling 😂

[@GoldtriggerDude]

I love how Rick instantly recognizes the chord progressions and plays along, especially when a capo is required.

[@RENZO4993]

Not That hard dude..

[@marcuscrumpton8568]

@@RENZO4993Nonsense…for the average person it’s very hard…any decent musician will tell you that…takes a long time to be able to do it…it’s not impossible by any means but the average joe ain’t doing it

[@emanuelmota7217]

It's not hard to hear the root note of each chord and also tell if it's a major, minor, augmented, etc. Pretty easy for any musician.

[@marcuscrumpton8568]

@AugustWest888 hugely disagree…I been lucky to find it fairly easy but I been teaching music for years and can confirm the vast majority of people don’t find it easy…most don’t get it and most likely never will…again, it’s not impossible for some of us but as a general rule it’s a very difficult task

[@Harrysnacks]

@@RENZO4993 sure, it's not hard if you know how to do it. 🙄

[@schroedingers_kotze]

I appreciate how Rick casually exposes the bloated overproduction of most songs in passing through his accurate guitar playing with the appropriate chord progression. On the one hand you can hear the sound intended by the producers, but at the same time it is mercilessly reduced to its sometimes very thin skeleton by Rick's accompaniment.

[@dhirschorn1]

50 years ago today. Top 10 1. Loco-Motion - Grand Funk 2. The Streak - Ray Steven’s 3. Dancing Machine - Jackson Five 4. The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch 5. Bennie and the Jets - Elton John 6. The show MustGo On - Three Dog Night 7. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield 8. TSOP - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees 9. I’ve Been Searchin’ So Long - Chicago 10. Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Mulduar What comes to mind? Diversity!

[@rrrrrrrr_0]

Hate the loco motion

[@IndiesoulMusik]

1975 clearly not the best year musically 😂

[@Rob-ew9id]

Pretty bad list.

[@wizyfactory6303]

Quite a few of those people have transcended generations and their influence lives on.

[@jsivco3sivco785]

@@IndiesoulMusik -- But 1974 - 50 years ago - WAS!!

[@Plasma.Prince]

I will say this... Benson Boone is a FANTASTIC vocalist and musician. He expresses himself so intensely through his music. As for Taylor Swift, she isn't necessarily a bad musician, it's just that you could meet one just as good or even better on the street in every big city in the world.

[@SumanSharma-bw9oy]

Taylor Swift is the most overrated

[@zweddington]

She's a total package of great looks, performance ability and songwriting. Those are truly rare. Work ethic and personality matter too. I interviewed her once. One of the kindest people. That's a big part of her success. Great to work with. Her music blows that Boone thing away completely. Just being honest

[@Plasma.Prince]

@@zweddington Yeah shes a package but Benson's range... Its just a fact that its larger and he's more vocally agile.

[@t.insane3057]

@@zweddingtonand the big gay fans

[@zweddington]

@@t.insane3057 Like your dad maybe?

[@lucgraham6456]

I like that he appreciates the well written parts of the songs, regardless of the artist. He legitimately cares about song writing, not some dude that says “every Ariana Grande song is terrible, you should listen to rock!”

[@Atlan-fx3om]

But never the less I recommend you Rock😁

[@bsdml]

"The rest is just the same, isn't it?" - Mozart to Salieri in a scene from "Amadeus" It would be brilliant to have Tom Hulce in character as Mozart rating the Spotify Top 10

[@riffhammeron]

I just watched Amadeus yesterday and had the same thought

[@Atalanta1313]

or Tim Curry

[@user-et2fj8xm5l]

My favorite scene in Amadeus. Great reference..

[@Ravenelvenlady]

That's one of the best scenes in that wonderful film. Hilarious and true. 😂

[@aaperry1]

LOL just saw that scene last week again

[@mikeedward9595]

"All vibe." That pretty much sums up 90-% of contemporary music.

[@brittonbutler1947]

90% of pop music but I encourage you to look into other music. There is more music being made now than ever and if you look around you’ll see that unfortunately this is what makes it to the top but there is so much great music out there.

[@wostin]

Why is that bad? Can you please explain?

[@alexanderjose3820]

@@brittonbutler1947 avant-garde jazz

[@jwr2904]

​@@wostin because if it is all about "vibes" it often lacks substance and depth

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

You actually don't listen to contemporary music do you?

[@alex-q8-q9]

End of beginning is just actually very nice I think

[@alex-q8-q9]

Too sweet also

[@3verestrr]

just over played

[@therandr1276]

i actually love djo's music, its a very specific vibe and i like how the lyrics have alot of meaning

[@lilstevie1056]

@@3verestrrdoesn't change the quality of the song tho

[@alex-q8-q9]

@@lilstevie1056 it does, actually. Not in the objective sense, but in the subjective: when you hear a song many many many times, you’ll stop liking it and maybe even get annoyed at hearing

[@adamlindsley1143]

I love how Rick has evolved on these Spotify Top 10 lists over time. A few years ago he was infinitely more charitable, looking for something positive in even the most execrable dreck on Spotify. These days his snark meter is cranked to 11 and he has absolutely zero patience for the lifeless, uncreative crap that rises to top of these lists, and I am HERE for it.

[@schaddalton]

I'd say it stands to reason that as he hears the same dreck with each return to the list, he's lost patience with trying to find the positives in the same uninspired trash that keeps making the playlists of similar uninspired listeners.

[@satvikrk3500]

hating is free

[@satvikrk3500]

and it's great

[@dannystrat]

@@satvikrk3500And easy in this case.

[@laidback93]

I was just thinking the exact same thing. Rick is coming with the realness now and I love it.

[@thegolfingmusician6345]

“Heavily Autotuned and it ain’t even good Autotuned, if there is such a thing.” Pure Gold Rick!!!

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

i tune out the minute i hear auto tune 🙈 i can’t stand it

[@susanjeffries5108]

Listening to this at the gym and I giggled out loud when he said that 😁. Hate auto tune in almost every situation.

[@Albatross-365]

Guessing that artist did it on the cheap or couldn't be bothered.

[@ZachMcCordProg]

I feel like it can be used in artistic ways if not used to just cover up a bad performance. Like if it's used intentionally to add a cool element to a song - a rare kind of usage tho. personally I like the autotune on the chorus of Adam neely's reharmonization of Run Away With Me. I try not to be too quick about judging something as a whole just because I don't like it in one context. In Adam's I found it so sick

[@baronderochemont8556]

Someone needs to compile the Book of the Best Rick's Quotes.

[@zuider77]

"Come Taylor, what are you depressed about? You're the biggest artist in the world! If you're depressed you shouldn't be in C major. What's there to be depressed about? Buy another jet". That's the funniest quote on YT this year! Rick is fantastic!

[@mohammedganai9636]

Misread that as Corey Taylor haha. Imagine that.

[@intense79nick]

Depression isn't just being sad. It's that and so many other things in despite of your quality of life. That's why it's a diagnosable condition with medications. Taylor could be depressed, we're not her therapist, psychologist, or doctor. I don't like her music, just wanted to clarify on what depression is and isn't.

[@samcan99]

Go buy another Jet

[@davidmurray6176]

​@intense79nick , lol depressed people play that woe is me sympathy card 24/7/365. What a clown.

[@koiloylo]

@@davidmurray6176i’m glad you’ve had such a happy life

[@ryein542-zx1jp]

"What are you depressed about!? Buy another jet!" LMAO 😂😂

[@joeycentofanti1987]

I remember days when I heard a song on the radio. I would then go and buy it. There is absolutely nothing today that excites me.

[@CraigCholar]

All we hear is radio ga ga, radio goo goo, radio blah blah.

[@SuperNevile]

I remember when I first heard "See Emily Play" and "Whiter Shade Of Pale" and realised a new world was opening up. With this top 10, it's "back to the future". To me Taylor Swift sounds like a Lana Del Rey tribute act.

[@johnstuartkeller5244]

One good song can attract you to a single with a good B-side or, better, an album of great songs that radio won't touch for silly reasons. Haven't heard a new good song in ages, and y'all, I've been listening.

[@jaykay1899]

You’re just not looking in the right places. Good music is obviously still being created.

[@mburland]

I love how Rick genuinely gives every song a chance.

[@musacha1978]

…and realizing it wasn’t worth it 😅…

[@blakederby3932]

Ehhh he doesn't really anymore though, I've grown less and less fond of his channel over the years

[@missoats8731]

With the Taylor Swift song he really didn't. He stopped it after the first few words of the chorus, that by the way completely flew over his head, and then he proceeded to trashtalk it on the grounds of not understanding the lyrics.

[@mburland]

@@missoats8731 How dare he upset the Swifties!!

[@missoats8731]

@@mburland What does that have to do with anything? He can upset the swifties all day if he wants. You said in your comment that he gives every song a fair chance and I proved you wrong. What a miserable attempt at deflection. 😂

[@geoffschuller4875]

Best quote - "If you're depressed, why are you in the key of C?" Love it!

[@juliet6630]

That's on porpuse of course.

[@enora-973]

because the song is about faking being happy? it’s on purpose lol

[@MELOPSMUSIC]

Same , that s a punchline 🎉🎉

[@MaxSoininen]

I always find it funny when people "quote" someone and get it wrong. 😂😂 Paraphrase maybe?

[@MFiction60]

I'm sp glad I found your channel Rick!😊

[@erikforsell6605]

"I love the way you kiss me" and "Beautiful Things" are TikTok/Reels-hits so they are only ever heard to like 10-20 seconds tops. That's why nothing ever happens in them. They are just one hook and then someone felt like they had to make a full lenght song out of thin air to go up on Spotify.

[@NicolasMogensen]

Rick is spot on with Beautiful Things. When it sounds like the singer is hitting the max top of his range (and has to use every trick in the book to get there) it rarely if never good.

[@steven7169]

​@@NicolasMogensenkurk cobain?

[@musicfangirl7403]

I get the cynicism but that’s not how it works. The songs are made and the hook gets popular on social media. I hear the hook and then go listen to the full song and am often pleasantly surprised that it’s a pretty good.

[@philipnicholson2851]

'I like the way you kiss me' has multiple hooks.

[@noahshad09]

I like beautiful things. (I do see how his vocals could get annoying though) but you got it backwards, the songs were made and someone must have made a viral short video with that audio and THEN it got popular… the full song always came first.

[@theChrisCroft]

"She can do anything she wants, but she does THAT" - brilliant!!

[@FannyGodMother]

That’s was the perfect statement too because it’s just so true. I actually love Fortnight. To me it’s heartbreaking…. but it’s not innovative in any way.

[@Snarkapotamus]

"she does that" because it's easy and allows her to kick out new albums faster than old man potty breaks!

[@Emelefpi]

Does she really have to though? I mean at this point, she could record her sneezes and farts and the silly swifties will all be over the moon for them

[@AB-wy7dr]

this is exactly how I feel about her music. Like how can you continue pumping out THE SAME MATERIAL over and over and over, forcing albums into the world that sound exactly the same at such a rapid clip. How does someone have so much boundless creativity and talent and yet is unable or unwilling to push boundaries or reinvent themselves in the slightest? I’d be such a fan if she simply tried something, ANYTHING new because it would presumably have such a positive impact on the state of music today. But nope, same old crap.

[@jacquescousteau217]

She’s been doing “ THAT “ since she first broke into pop pablum . She knows a few chords on guitar, and piano which is very limiting . Taylor doesn’t have the Joni Mitchell gene by a long shot. Joni had a huge vocal range ,and sophisticated tunings on the guitar where she pushed the envelope . Joni went from the personal Blue to Court and Spark in three years . She then went down the jazz path thereafter. Sadly that’s when he started to tank commercially . Several jazz influenced albums showed Joni falling out of favour with the musical hoi polloi. Mingus was the end of her commercial success. Listen to “ RAISED ON ROBBERY “ intro Joni did all her own harmonies long before there was autotune.

[@sethwright2518]

Hozier is no joke. That dude is a whole vibe. But also I really love that first Djo song. I love how 80's synth is becoming popular again

[@MelissaNiederkorn]

The whole Djo album is quite good, especially if you want that sound. My teen is very into it, taken a while for it to hit mainstream.

[@tocide]

Tame Impala fr i think he is one of them that reignited the love for synthpop and psychedelia together, his album Currents in 2015 is basically an homage to the sounds and visuals (cover art and all)

[@carlahager]

Loving Djo ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stoogemund]

Yep, Hozier is great!

[@travismorgan3252]

I came here to the comments to see how anyone could possibly like the DJO song or the Artemis song. Wishing too hard they were in the 80's

[@ken4151]

Love you, Rick...I don't understand most, but like how you go through it and explain everything.

[@austinkaasch47]

Rick I would love it if you let up and coming musicians/producers submit their songs to you for review. Top 50 is cool n all but this only scratches the surface of the good stuff out there. Food for thought.

[@hhoi8225]

It would be so cool to see visibility for smaller artists, probably way too hard to administrate and execute though.

[@adammontgomery7980]

I think the problem is that any interesting song just gets played out immediately. There's like a week where the song is played a billion times, then it's on to the next and nobody will remember it because it's not the "song of the summer", it's the song of the next five minutes.

[@playgroundpwincess2005]

NF is a perfect example of this, especially when he released his album Hope. Actual real music and talent that was on the Billboard charts, but not for long.

[@fprimero]

Loved when Rick says "I don't know what they're saying". I'm a native spanish speaker, also don't have a clue what they're saying.

[@ericepperson8409]

My wife is from South America and loves all music, but the latest regaeton just makes her sad.

[@fprimero]

@@FLPhotoCatcher Sounds like spanish with dental anesthesia gone wrong.

[@jal051]

I'm from Spain. I didn't get a single line of that song.

[@Rod-Blues92]

I'm Chileans, and if you search the lyrics, it makes no sense what they're saying.

[@bichorock]

Te lo traduzco hermanito: Yotewachingalmamikrikoyotvoachingalmamikrikoachingalsiachingal

[@delbroox]

I'm Italian and tbh this might not be great but it is still miles better than the top 10 from spotify in Italy. An absolute embarassment

[@TheStOne1]

Most of these songs sound like they will be forgotten by next month...

[@arzabael]

Yea there’s something to be said about how the most famous successful songs are the most overplayed and make people hate them after a few months and always associate the song to that one era and it’s cringe because it’s in the past

[@captaincurd2681]

Grande song was good...

[@ncdozer3103]

@@captaincurd2681the song has no substance, it’s a basic catchy melody, easily forgettable

[@scifiwriter98]

I've forgotten them already.

[@liste302]

@@ncdozer3103 Why does it not have substance?

[@Robertsonian]

I saw a truck on the highway this week hauling a dumpster that said "regulated garbage." I found that hilarious but now I know it was filled with this list of songs.

[@dyer2cycle]

..Ha! sounds like that could be a good name for one of these new "musical groups".....

[@gsbarrman1945]

…or an album title

[@berniespy]

… or a track title

[@Lexxi_musik]

That's actually a great title for a song 😂

[@chetsenior7253]

And needles you need for the drugs to make this enjoyable.

[@darrendaj]

Dude his ear is so good he already has it figured out before he tries thats why he smiles

[@niloo_atribecalledlove]

You don’t think he’s heard the songs before? 😝

[@darrendaj]

​@niloo_atribecalledlove I guarantee you he hasn't. He doesn't listen to top 40. Why would u

[@mrbuttons1243]

They can be pretty predictable. Its pop music.

[@ev25zv]

@@darrendaj He had the chart on his left side for the first tune and then moved the charts closer to his left hand for the subsequent tunes. You can see on the chorus of the first song when he messed up around 1:00, he kept looking back at the chart on his left to get on track. You'll fanboi disagree because you've never played any reading gigs, but when someone is looking at their left hand and makes a mistake when playing by ear, they don't look away from their left hand and then back at their hand and then away again. This is why he changed the position of the charts for the rest of the songs to be close to his left hand (down and in front of him - on a desk). If you look closely at his eyes, you'll see him going from looking at his hand to the chart like at 4:54 several times. Also, at 5:17, if he has never heard the song or didn't have a chart, he wouldn't have changed from playing F chords to an Fsus2 directly on the beat. He would have expected an F chord again and played that and then changed it to Fsus2 upon hearing the 3rd was missing from the chord but he didn't do that. I could go on and on, but you're going to ignore it all anyway.

[@zacharyrohrer7976]

@@ev25zv Yep. There was also a passing chord he hit on the first go around. I don't care how good your ear is, you can't see that coming.

[@perryd2287]

Biggest score for 2024, Rick’s production critique on today’s so called music. Keep it up, Rick!

[@Young.Supernovas]

Rick Beato telling Taylor Swift to "buy another jet" is just what I needed today

[@paulmcmagic]

If you're depressed why are you in C major 😂

[@stephenheisler3823]

"Buy another jet". Nice

[@thrillhovanhouten253]

You misspelled “everyday.”

[@ianwakers]

The little rant about having no reason to be depressed because she has money and fame was really disappointing though. Very boomer take on an illness that doesn't care about material wealth or achievements.

[@xxxxneoxxxx]

​@@ianwakersagreed. He's a well adapted gen X, but no one is perfect. It was funny as hell, though. On the other hand, you can't argue his questioning 'why C major?'. I agree, It should have been D or E minor, which actually sounds depressing.

[@evanhill9358]

"If you're depressed you shouldn't be in C Major" is my new favorite Beato quote.

[@rathke444]

I've just typed this here, then saw your coment. Exactly!

[@smokinjoe4709]

I can't stop laughing

[@cylonred8902]

Nigel Tufnel: It's part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy I'm working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don't know why. :P

[@grn4nrg]

Buy another jet!

[@PowRKord]

You stole my comment ;p . So I left a comment about Dm. Which I now find as a reply here. I think this means we need to meet for beers, shots & production values at some dive bar in suburban Atlanta. Beato buys first two rounds.

[@suntravellers]

I love how Rick always tries to find something good in everything :D

[@TONYPASSANANTE]

The Hozier tune was the one and only one I added to my playlist.

[@mudkips8399]

Nothing to be blown away by that's for sure. The vibe I get from these songs is that they feel like an intro or interlude to something better, but they never get there.

[@pahlevymu]

i think vibin' culture pretty much shaped this kind of music, all about vibin' with no distinctive part. I wouldn't say these songs in the list are bad per se, but it's kinda same.

[@k.s.vids1]

Rick's title tells us how bad these songs are going to be. Then practically all I hear is "Great!" "Yes!" "Cool!" "Vibey!"

[@dyer2cycle]

Try comparing this top 10 songs to say, the top 10 from this same week in 1982...very stark contrast....

[@trophyscene5015]

​@@k.s.vids1this stuff is so lame, I want to see Rick review some metal songs - that actually require some (a lot of) skill and knowledge to play

[@najlis1784]

⁠@@trophyscene5015 How good a song is has nothing to do with how difficult to play it is though

[@mitcar14]

"Why are you depressed?! Buy another jet." 🤣

[@camobambo2992]

Lmao

[@regulusarcturusblack13]

yes because being super rich and having private jets immediately cures depression 👍🏽

[@danieloconnor77]

Yeah, no major artists at the top of their game have been depressed (See: Kurt Cobain)

[@johnwrath3612]

@@regulusarcturusblack13I promise you it’s way fucking easier to be depressed and rich than it is to be depressed and living in poverty

[@regulusarcturusblack13]

@@johnwrath3612 I absolutely see what you mean and i think you are partially correct. But I also don't think its "easier" to be depressed on either side of the spectrum because every experience comes with different stuggles and isolating challenges. Depression is terrible for everyone and discounting someones struggles just because they have money, to me, is wrong. Privilege and money may help insulate people from some of those experiences experienced by people who don't have the same resources, but, really, the experience is determined by the person not their monetary status. Say what you want about billionaires or rich people in general, I just think that most people are still deserving of empathy (not necessarily /sympathy/, but certainly empathy)

[@malachimcleod]

I am so looking forward to working the phrase "all vibe and no emo" into a conversation.

[@bluesdealer]

I think he said “emote,” but yeah

[@daughterofthemosthigh3588]

I heard emo too either way same thing

[@goliadkin830]

All vibe and no emo makes Jack a dull boy.

[@concernedcanadian8460]

"What's there to be depressed about? Buy another jet." Hilarious!

[@daveingrey2615]

There's a scene in a completely forgettable movie (Eddie and the Cruisers II) where Eddie tells the leader of the bar band something like, "your music is enjoyable. I'll go home and lie down and forget all about it." That's how I view most of new music today. There are so few songs that make me want to listen to it again.

[@BDUBZ49]

Thank you for calling E&TC II forgettable, and not a "classic" or "underrated". Usually nostalgia clouds objectivity.

[@LDR4Lyfe]

Lana del rey is kinda the only artist I listen now lmao

[@AutomailUser]

Absolutely not forgettable. It's a great film.

[@josecunha6974]

Could not have said it better myself, but I suspect, you may be, like myself, from a generation that had it so good we can't POSSIBLY tolerate what passes for "hits" today.

[@rapid13]

Great movie! Campy, dumb and tons of fun!

[@cormachayden1614]

I don't get how half of these songs are so popular. There is genuinely amazing music being made that nobody knows about, but the most reductive and repetitive earworms still get the most play.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Because anything that has more than three chords and a 4/4 beat is too "prog" for normies to digest and 98% of music listeners fall into the category of "normies". Kurt Cobain figured out the formula. Two chords, verse chorus repeat verse chorus outro. Very easy to shoot your smack and nod your head to

[@neilpatrickhairless]

And as anyone in Nashville will tell you, and they make all the money, "there ain't no money past the third fret"

[@tiffanykim2773]

Simple: they're being pushed hard and if they win awards or get radio play the public tends to think they're good but that's not true. We're just being fooled. Also it's money and views that tell the public what's good and what's not these days exhibit A: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Kanye, Ice Spice. It's sad but that's the music industry for you. Everyone's confirming to be popular even if it means the quality of their art is subpar.

[@JWhiz]

It’s simply because a vast majority of people who listen to music listen casually, which means they’re just looking for catchy ear worm songs they can sing along to. And these songs are made well enough to do just that

[@stevethrendyle8406]

It's ALWAYS been that way, honestly.

[@taylorrose9211]

The top 10 almost always reflects the songs that have gone viral on social media. It doesn’t matter if the whole song is repetitive if only a 10-15 second clip of it is being used for videos. If social media was taken out of the equation, the top 10 would probably be very different.

[@brandenhaynes4617]

Social media is a modern day town square. Music lives there because that’s where most of the listeners are.

[@mikehdzhdz14]

That is exactly the thing. At least half of these songs are on the top 10 list because they've gone tiktok viral in the recent weeks. There is still tons of great music being released every day, but it doesn't get the clicks.

[@elliotcurrie7143]

THIS

[@Fakeaorta]

@@mikehdzhdz14 Yes! Rick needs to do a top ten of Adult Contemporary or alternative.

[@darenblythe5169]

Or at least a top 10 of songs that get streamed all the way through to their end, if such a thing is even measured.

[@ArtDekko]

A painless and amusing check in to briefly confirm that I am not missing out on anything. Cheers!

[@roboarjun]

'Too sweet" was my favourite. I love that you liked it as well! My song choice isn't that bad afterall.

[@Theratsofus_5456]

I lovvee that song, def on my top ten rn

[@carstendaembkes]

doesn't it sound a little like an inferior version of gnarls barkley's "crazy"

[@roboarjun]

@@carstendaembkes just heard it after seeing your comment, damn you are right.

[@roboarjun]

@@carstendaembkes still both songs are pretty epic.

[@Theratsofus_5456]

@@carstendaembkes it's still great ngl

[@johnwrath3612]

I kinda liked that first song. Never heard of most of these people, but the kinda minimalist understated moody 80’s vibe wasn’t bad. I don’t think they were trying to sound like the Cure.

[@chicken.joe.]

Djo honestly has some really good music, end of beginning is super overplayed though.

[@Mster_J]

It was straight garbage

[@trixieboi9530]

It's a kind of repetitive, but the song is great in that way. Very vibe forward and great for late night drive kinda feels.

[@trysharoberts7733]

i completely agree what cure song is it reminding him of 😭😭

[@lydiamv21]

Djo is great

[@ShadesOfNavy]

11:18 "I don't know what they're saying" Me, as a Hispanic: Me neither, sir

[@fernandoaburto7040]

It's all meaningless really

[@gaen17]

Nobody knows I guess until you read the lyrics.

[@leonardonotes]

Imposible de entender lo que dicen, y si por casualidad lo entiendes es peor todavía 😂

[@ShadesOfNavy]

@@leonardonotes exactamente 😭😂

[@timapple6586]

I'm guessing it's boyfriend/girlfriend pablum - like most other top 40 songs ever been written. "Baby bay baby ooh yeah yeah, etc."

[@chrisduston]

"If you are depressed, you shouldn't be in C major." Best critique ever!

[@jameslangridge1674]

"All vibe and no emo..." is my fav Rick quote for now. The depressed and C major thingy is also good.

[@stainedclass7894]

Emote* i think

[@danielpalmer6266]

You, and RB, are probably right. Now, psychologists and musicologist would say you that the minor scale is perceived as "sad" is an acquired concept. As far as we know, our brain wiring is not pre-coded that way.

[@Goatythemeow]

Still, the cure were pretty emo (not genre wise obviously)

[@somethingcreativeprobably5160]

​@@danielpalmer6266 I don't know. I come from a culture where sad chords aren't necessarily perceived as sad and happy aren't always perceived as happy but I felt that way ever since I was a child.

[@ricksteier5218]

You are trying your best to like these songs but you know they suck compared to what we grew up on. Love you Rick

[@ultimateb1330]

I love coming on these every now and then because Rick doesn’t hold back. Just a straight shot. If something is exciting, he’s excited and if it’s bland and boring, he def calls it out.

[@lucystruthers7876]

I’m into metal and rock and it’s really telling that this dude digs Hozier so much out of this bunch. I happen to also really like Hozier.