I keep running into people (both musicians and non,) who are obsessed with ST. I listen to a very wide range of music, so its odd for me that I wouldn’t like it, but the best way I can describe it is it sounds exactly how id describe AI music. Just gives me a gross feeling.
Not hating. I guess im wondering why people like it so much compared to other groups and why the hype is so big. Is it the whole secretive thing? Ghost and a thousand other groups already did that, its nothing new.
It seems like their live productions are pretty cool. But again, it really looks to be rehashed Ghost but with worse songwriting.
I think he’s a talented vocalist in his style but I personally hate his voice. I am averse to the whole getting up real close on the mic and using vocal fry and grunts to convey that you have sooo much emotion.
Again, just a Lil rant, but also wanted to spur actual discussion
I can answer part of that. For Pink Floyd, it was as their musicianship was unparalleled and at the time, given the recording technology, they had phenomenal sound engineers that really did make near perfect recordings. Moreso that it was done on analog tape, decades before digital. The audio fidelity and sonic qualities of Pink Floyd’s recordings were ahead of their time.
Get a proper stereo system with a turntable and listen to the LP of Animals, by Pink Floyd. You will hear what is basically a representative of the apex of the art of analog recording.
As to Fleetwood Mac - they started out as a blues band and then went pop in the mid-70’s and were just wildly popular.
From a 2025 perspective, it’s solid pop music, they wrote songs with the right hook that could catch listeners. The best pop songs have easy melodies and can be sung along to. That’s the basic formula of the genre. It’s never changed in almost 100 years. Which when you start to see how the recording industry works - there’s a reason the 70’s pop resonates today. It’s aimed at demographics of age, and everyone is in the target demographic at one point in their life.
The industry rolls on 25-30 year cycles. Now the heavy metal/pop sound made by bands like Sleep Token is swinging back around. Last time the loud and angry sound hit big was with the 90’s grunge that supplanted the heavy rock hair bands of the late 80’s.