The Perfect Song

I listen to a lot of music especially while driving because I'm trying to find the right song to match how I'm feeling. It's a very tedious process without a cd changer but I have it down to a science at lights.

Moving on....

While listening to 'Assassin' by John Mayer for the millionth time, I realized something. The real important tracks on a cd are ones that you don't skip months after the album has lost its luster. Its' the track you can put on repeat for months straight.

For instance, 'Allure' by Jay-Z is a great song not necessarily because he's saying anything super-lyrical, but the feel is very nostalgic. I really feel I'm there in that Blueberry 5- I don't wanna blink twice to get there though-while the haunting hum from Pharrell lingers in the background. Transporting a listener into your mind through a song is a talent.

Though N.E.R.D's 'Seeing Sounds' cd was great as a whole, 'Laugh About It' really stood out to me. The way the drums hit (808's?) with the guitar melodies always gets me hype. Very catchy refrain and easy topic to follow.

And who could forget Nas' Second Childhood? Nas and Premo are classic. People are still doing that same stuff in that song over a decade later. SN- Lost Tapes is the greatest album Nas has ever made next to Illmatic. 

But that's what great music is supposed to be, timeless. That's when I feel I get my money's worth. Maybe the reason people don't buy cds anymore is not just because of music's availability on the internet, but rather people don't see much music out there worth spending $15-$20 on. I was watching this video of Lupe Fiasco at a University discussing how record sales don't define success. He goes on to say that Soundscan was a tool that was originally used exclusively by record labels to track where their money was going.

I wonder what would happen if numbers didn't effect who we listen to? Are we listening to artists purely because they sold a lot of records? Is Rick Ross a better rapper than Mos Def because he sells more? Are we afraid to listen to an artist that no one knows because someone didn't cosign them first?

I wonder who would have won the beef between Nas and Jay-Z if Nas had more commercial success.........

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