Rick Beato is never one to hold back on his opinions. He has a few things to say about Rolling Stone’s recent list of the top 250 guitarists of all time.
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I was in the gym the other day when the music flipped to some over Auto Tuned mumble rap hip-hop song. I found it so annoying and…bad that I had to wait until
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Who’s using Spotify? How do they use the platform? What are they listening to? Which genres are most popular? Rick Beato has some interesting stats, including some stuff about The Weeknd and how
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Rick Beato has a few things to say about U2’s current plans.
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This video from Rick Beato on the scourge of Auto-Tune needs no further comment. He also talks about how AI is going to screw things up when it comes to music composition. You
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For years, songwriters used a key change–usually a quick shift up–to add some extra oomph into a song. It can be a subtle and effective of all the key changes in the first
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When Queen started touring in the 70s, there were questions if (a) they could reproduce their studio recordings live and (b) would they use pre-recorded backing tracks? The early consensus was “no” and
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Rick Beato’s “In the Room” series scored big with this interview. Take a look as he interviews Kirst Novoselic (Nirvana), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), and Jack Endino (famous Seattle producer.)
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Take a look at this discussion with Ted Gioia and Rick Beato on the future of music. Any thoughts on this? (Via Walter)
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Rock music hasn’t been the leading form of popular music for a while. Will it ever come back? Let’s have a look at this. (Via Walter)
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Here’s an interesting take on the recent catalogue sales by heritage artists by Rick Beato.
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