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Gab & Jam Ep 124 How do you know when music is good? Video Description This episode picks up on a topic that was discussed last week on the Volume show (on Sirius radio). They were asking if art should be “difficult” in order for it to be legitimate. —When we say “difficult”, we mean in multiple senses of the word: sonically difficult (maybe dissonance, etc.), ideologically difficult (as in deep, introspective, or political), reactionary (against the sound and ideas of the majority of popular artists), or complicated (in structure, like jazz). Check out the discussion. #music #good #artistic #bloomingprejippie #prejippie #gabandjam To give a little context, they were discussing why each of them liked and/or disliked the new Fiona Apple album (“Fetch the Bolt Cutters”). And I must say that they did such a good job of piquing my interest in the record, that I made it a point to listen to the album before the week was over! I also took the opportunity to draft a quick and dirty review of the album (that’s available in the accompanying blog post on this topic; check for the link in the description). #difficultvsgood #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie #coronavirus #quarantine #goodmusic #musicianlifestyle #Volume #fionaapple What do you think? Does music have to be weird-sounding, deep, or political for it to be good? We would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this! Please share in the comments below. If you like this, you might enjoy: • Musical Discoveries #3: http://bit.ly/ep71musdisc3vid • Coronavirus for the D.I.Y. Rock Star Playlist: http://bit.ly/diycoronavirusplay • Beyond Blooming Backstage Grove Studios Tour: http://bit.ly/bbbgrovetourvid • “Inspiration for a D.I.Y. Music Lyric Video: How We Improved Our Video Making During Coronavirus Quarantine” https://bit.ly/videomakingblog • “First Music Video? 10 Best Websites for Free Stock Video Footage” http://bit.ly/freestockvideosprej • “Further Confessions: I Hate Video Editing” http://bit.ly/ihatevideoediting • “YouTube Frenzy: But the Beauty of this Rabbit Hole” http://bit.ly/youtubefrenzy • “Tips for Competing with Yourself (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)” http://bit.ly/Ep94BV2019blog20 • “Tips for Video Making (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)” http://bit.ly/Ep86BV2019blog12 UPCOMING: • More London-related posts coming • Special Record Store Day Release in the works (Funk album called “Sugar Fit”) That’s it and if you want to join with like-minded people on a similar path to you, join our Facebook group (http://bit.ly/diyrockstarjoin ). Mentioned/seen in video: • Stars in Your Eyes Eyewear (Austin, TX) • Apple Watch • Necklace (Bruce): http://www.Nashvillepicks.com • Hartke Amp (see unboxing at https://youtu.be/QZaDmme2FMQ ) Recorded with:  iPhone 6s:  MacBook Pro  Final Cut Pro X  Canon T6i  Fodera Bass: http://bit.ly/foderaunboxing  Alesis Speakers:  Logic Pro X:  Canon Powershot G7x Markii Camera: https://youtu.be/hzeY_EjXp54  Zoom H1n audio recorder: https://youtu.be/Fs_kamEueLs MUSIC: “I Get Faded (No Voce),” courtesy of PMG Cool & Quirky Custom Music (available through Songtradr at http://bit.ly/2QGRatf ) More Ways to experience B L O O M I N G P R E J I P P I E : • Blog: http://bit.ly/bloomingprejippie • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bloomingprejippie • Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bloomingprejipp • Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/bloomingprejippie • Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/bloomingprejippie • YouTube: http://bit.ly/youtubesubprejippie • SoundCloud (Gab & Jam podcast): http://bit.ly/gabandjam • SoundCloud (music): https://soundcloud.com/prejippie • Funky Happy People (Who Listen to a Variety of Genres of Music) Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/funkyhappyjoin • Be the Next D.I.Y. Rock Star Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/diyrockstarjoin Please subscribe. Thanks. http://bit.ly/youtubesubprejippie Until next Monday, here’s wishing love, peace, and chicken grease!