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Tragedy struck, Zolita's new single "Small Town Scandal" is country in every way EXCEPT the music
#day musings#it's a bop don't get me wrong#but it is so overwhelmingly pop#like no actually I can't in good faith put this in the country playlist#it isn't country#and that's disappointing yk#bc I also want more sapphic country#and like. I'm no musical professional#but I listen to a fuck ton of country#so yk#there's my credentials#however it will go in the sapphic playlist#wlw#sapphic music
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okay. hear me out.
jeremy jordan
#aaaaaaaaaaa#can i just#he's so good#idc if i'm cliche but like stanning jeremy is never an overrated thing#in my professional opinion#jeremy jordan#broadway#musical theatre#broadway musicals#musicals#theatre kid#musical#theatre
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Wicked, as reviewed by Finland's leading newspaper
The musical, Finnish production, 2010: the music is bland, the politics are confusing and dumb, the moral of the story is muddled
The movie, part 1, 2024: the best thing about this movie is that they don't burst into song all the time
The movie, part 2, 2025 (my prediction): it's confusing how Glinda did bad things and Elphaba did good things, and also, all songs should have been replaced with wordless silence
#I'm not even a Wicked fan but for crying out loud#sadly both of these reviews live rent free in my head#the first one lives in my mental hall of fame of worst Finnish musical reviews of all time really#like. Wicked has its problems and the Finnish production made some Choices and you're free to hate it all#but please let's not pretend its morals and the Ozian politics are too ✨confusing✨ for the audience#that's kinda like saying the Barbie movie presents such a deep and advanced view of feminism it's impossible for anyone to understand#(there's also this disgustingly twee bit attached to the review where the critic says their kid didn't get why Elphaba didn't mourn Nessa)#(yeah she only goes insane about the shoes because she's literally so wicked and evil. no other reason)#tl;dr: I hate it here and have zero respect for professional Finnish critics who write about musicals#apart from that one guy who gave Mamma Mia! 2 five stars for all the right reasons. the rest of them can go step on a lego however#Finnish musical theatre
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#on Friday one of my students was like 'are you a swiftie' and i said yes#and this one boy was like i have never heard you mention her#and i gave myself a mental high five for my own restraint#i have really tried to tamp down on that this year because things just get out of hand too fast otherwise#then of course 6th period came around and my defenses were gone and it was Friday and several students were gone#so I spoke on her and what I believed her legacy would be lol#and then I felt really bad about that decision :((((( for some reason#the kids loved it. but that is no sign that it was the right call!#anyway still reflecting#i did love that the student didn't know#i really want to be restrained both in general but especially about Taylor in my professional setting#and just. not be opening myself up to needless barbs about her but also not alienating people?#i HATE alienating people i want to reach all of them and the less I have standing in my way the better#so kind of constantly diffusing what threatens to blow up out of proportion#is like. half of my job#another student asked me immediately afterwards if i liked Kanye and i said gently that i did not know Kanye's music so i couldn't tell him#but like. i'm not getting into it you know? i'm not getting into the Taylor Culture Wars or whatever. I will not fan the flames of that#with students especially. but also i do care about her she's such a real part of my heart and my outlook#that sometimes I feel compelled to speak!#and just let them know what's going on in my heart#but yeah. as with many feelings relating to Taylor i often feel bad or foolish immediately afterwards for being vulnerable#kind of no position more vulnerable than taking the side of a millionaire pop star that people love to hate on#kidding!!! but I mean it's not wholly untrue#i like to think i try to move the space of the conversation immediately into something both grounded and relevant#when I do bring her up. and hopefully away from the worst bits of the inflammatory nature of Taylor discussions.#i hope it's healing for somebody/does any good.#but i have no way of knowing#i'm just rambling. it's saturday night and i had half a very strong drink#so my mind's just mulling.
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adhd advice will be like people with adhd struggle to get their thoughts organised. also to get diagnosed you need to get your thoughts on why you have adhd organised in advance in order to convince the doctor you have it
#sorry for the vent incoming but#both my sister (who is diagnosed with adhd and autism) and my mother have been saying they think i might be adhd for like a year now#and like thatd be cool bc adhd can be medicated right? so maybe i can get help with my disaster life after all#except the problem is every time i think about the task of calling the doctor i get overwhelmed and cant#unfortunately asking my family for a list of why they think i'm adhd is not helpful bc theyre always like#“idk just whenever we talk about [sister]'s adhd i think how it sounds like we're describing you” & then none of them can give me an exampl#all ive come up with myself if when i was a kid i remember i was either quiet or so chatty that i forget the other person needs to speak#or like i'd try to join in a conversation and many times people would say like 'thats not really related to what we're talking about'#i no longer and super chatty bc i learned fo shut the fuck up pretty quick or you get made fun of but yeah.#i also forget things but i'm also very good at writing them down bc i know i'll forget and make people annoyed if i dont#so like idk if that counts like i feel like in my life ive been forced to learn how to cope and fit in so its like#is it adhd and i'm masking or is it not#like this is always the problem when i seek professional help they find out i can do hard stuff and they say you seem like you're okay#but like. hard stuff i can do is still hard. is everything supposed to feel this hard then? i hope not#vent#anyway other points are my thoughts keep me awake at night (its like loud jumbled thoughts of tv quotes and music and conversations ive had#and also obviously i struggle to make appointments. and i get distracted when i'm doing something boring even if i remove distractions#from my sight bc if i have no distractions i just start daydreaming. is this anything#this post itself is distracting me from work#i also connot make connections with 99% of people i meet socialising is so hard for me#maybe i should just send this tumblr vent to my doctor and see if it gets me a referral would that work
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The score for Veilguard is actually so cool, because obviously it's a departure from the originating themes that were loosely shared between DAO and DA2, but it really stands against the sweeping orchestrals and pounding drums that drove you in Inquisition (perhaps more than the story itself was driving anything). In comparison, Veilguard leans much more toward synths, electric instruments, and there's even a track with western inspired strings and a harmonica (and it SLAPS). It's varied and reads as more modern, but also carries with it this cacophonous sense of apocalypse as well as, perhaps, presenting an idea that this world is moving on and forward, that I think fits very well thematically and musically
#One Battle At A Time is the western piece#which i think featured in an ep of vows and vengeance and i was ALSO like ''oh that slaps'' when i heard it there#anyway i am listening to the score because i am who i am#it's a really interesting score#a big departure from inquisition sure but i really don't think that's a bad thing#inquisition's music fit it very well. this is a story that needs some new trappings#also i'm no professional when it comes to music i just enjoy score#that dragon sure does age#also like. inquisition's score was very inspiring. this was intentional because the story was about inspiring people with hope etc#veilguard's is very URGENT. sometimes cacophonous. always URGENT and DIRE#it's neat
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I'm 90% sure that a student packed my bow in their case by mistake when I was talking with his mom at the end of our lesson but oh my GOD has that last 10% got me on the verge of a panic attack
#It's my back-up bow so if its stolen by a rando for realsies it's best case in that specific scenario my brain has made up#but my professional bow has been broken for some time (only recently able to afford to fix it) so like I may be temporarily fucked anyway#I REALLY need the family to email or call me back#Like it's fair that they don't understand how serious this is#but this is the musical equivalent to someone accidentally walking out of the office with my computer before the office closes for 3 weeks#Like I need it to work I'm freaking the fuck out
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in honor of the wicked trailer, I'm dropping this here in case anyone's never seen it before. cynthia erivo, queen
#cynthia erivo#is there a professionally shot version of her singing this at an event?#sure#but this phone video of an actual performance canNOT be beat#the sonnets I would write about her diaphragm#the epics I would write about her breath control!#truly one of the greatest musical performers alive#this isn't my favorite show in the world#but when I saw her live in it#I legit like........sOBBED during this#sOBBED SOBBED#I'm crying just watching the video now#but I was truly inconsolable#and not just because it's a gorgeous song with a meaningful message!#but because being in the presence of someone with a steel spine iron lungs and golden vocal chords#and watching them absolutely strip the paint off the theater around you#is honestly the closest I get to a religious experience#I have a lot to say about modern broadway and the vocal gymnastics that are going too far#bc people want to be able to do this shit but like - this is not vocal gymnastics#this is a craftsman being incredibly technically skilled at their craft#and an artist who understands the medium of musical theater#it's not.......pop runs you know?#other live vocal performances that made me bleed from the eyes (positive)#sutton foster singing gimme gimme at like...21?#heather headley in aida#every single fucking performer in octet#keisha setttle (?) in waitress singing I didn't plan it#and its a different flavor#but jonathan groff in everything I've seen him in#the purity of tone!!!!!!!
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my ultimate wish for this next era is they finally let Ryan go like they did Andy. I'm so sick of not getting the content we deserve. All the gatekeeping of tour diaries and now the crumbs of concert footage in that "documentary" yesterday. he was working for months on that? that's why we didn't get tour diaries? all that footage just goes in his vault now? Please.
Hello! I'm sorry to hear you felt disappointed by yesterday's special. However, I feel compelled to comment on a few objective points in your ask.
- "Live & Backstage in Amsterdam" was directed by James Tonkin, the same director (and production team, Hangman) they worked with on "The Feeling of Falling Upwards" (and the unreleased "Live in Brixton" special). Ryan was credited as director of the documentary footage and as a contributing editor (1 of 3) but the live footage and overall final program was not his work.
- Regardless of the particular creatives involved here (or in any given project for that matter), the fact remains that any directors, producers, photographers, etc are all hired hands operating with full input and specific direction from the band. The band chose to make this a hybrid concert film/documentary. The band chose to condense the setlist the way they did. The band chose this format over the traditional tour diaries. What happens to the unused footage will be determined by the band. Ryan is a friend but he is first and foremost an employee and the band owns that footage. (Likewise, the MYT diaries are not sitting on Andy Deluca's hard drive because he's "gatekeeping" or too lazy to edit it. If the band wanted them released, they'd be released.) All this to say, of course you don't have to agree with the decisions but it's important to clarify who your complaint is with.
- This concept of the band or their collaborators "gatekeeping" and fans not getting what we "deserve" is, to be blunt, entitled and immature. Being a fan does not make an artist indebted to you. They make music, if you feel so inclined, you listen. That's it. That's the extent of the contract. Anything beyond that is optional for both parties. Any content an artist chooses to release is not out of obligation or generosity, it's part business strategy, part artistic vision. Artists do not owe you anything. This band does not owe you anything.
#apologies for the long answer but clearly i had a lot to say (still do tbh)#i didn't link it bc it hit a lot of the same points but i answered an ask with similar sentiments last year about the CM promo era aesthetic#bottom line is at the end of the day these dudes are not our friends shit posting they are professional artists#artists trying to fulfill not just a creative vision but also business obligations#the people they work with are tools in the toolbox hired to help accomplish those goals#they don't get raw footage and do whatever they want with it - the band will always get final say#the hate their collaborators get is always so bizarre to me-whether it be their signature style or the manner in which they deliver content#the band hired these people for a reason 🤷🏻♀️#also just bc I have the time: Andy was not 'let go'#thru their work with 5sos andy & sarah have become quite prolific mv directors both individually and as a team#as well as continuing to be in demand live music photographers - andy literally shot depeche mode last week#ryan has also had a number of high profile ad campaigns he's shot this year#what I'm saying is they don't need 5sos lol#the band likes their work and is lucky to have access to collaborators that make them feel understood#i just... can't reconcile this 'we deserve' bit#this was the third concert special in as many years... we only had to pay for one... bc it was a global livestream#it's ok to be disappointed if it wasn't what you expected and i don't mean to invalidate that#but this concept of 'deserving' is a different thing especially in the context of this fandom where entitlement is an ongoing issue#so that's where this long ass answer is coming from lol#anyways that's my rant for the year - just in under the wire!#ask#anon
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hi guys so I'm basically making a piano version of symphony in E/redstone baby cause yeah!!!! I'm halfaway through.. also I made another vers almost 2 years ago and it was an abomination!! 8 months ago I decided to remake it but when I was halfway through my phone fell into the toilet and I was so stupidly disgusted that I washed it in the sink!! I lost everything :'(
btw here you go I hope you guys like it, maaaaaybe I will post the tutorial on YouTube once I'm done since some people asked!!!! bye bye:3
#mcsm soren#mcsm#minecraft story mode#mcsm ivor#soren mcsm#mcsm music#ellegaard mcsm#piano cover#minecraft music#music#cover#in all honestly I don't really like how this is turning out so guys pls say smth cause I need some reassurance!!!#I'm not a professional
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have to say I'm still a bit mixed on the re-released troy saga.
I enjoy most of the songs more than the original but there is some small things that annoy me?
(e.g. the horse and the infant is much more imposing, but I feel kind of weird about the way the voices of zeus and odysseus mix at the end now. It sounds more like a song and less like a conversation.
and I gotta be honest, i'm not the biggest fan of how the lotus eaters sound now. the lotus eaters sound far more gremlin like now (which is fun) but it doesn't quite fit with what they looked like in my imagination. They also seem less dazed. which I feel was, y'know, a big part of them?)
but on the other side I do love that the crew sounds a bit more diverse (if you get what I mean) in their voices now. The same goes for warrior of the mind. I like the changes in athenas performance.
the cyclops saga sounds good. a lot cleaner and stronger although the end of survive doesn't sound quite as goosebump inducing imo
but I'm sure that a lot of my reservations are due to the amount of times I listened to the original ones. The changes will probably grow on me quickly xd they are only small hangups after all
#epic the musical#epic the troy saga#epic the musical spoilers#gotta say these versions do probably fit into a potential stage play or animation better#it just sounds a lot cleaner in general#in some parts I just feel like it scrapes the line to being over produced when compared to the originals?#not crossing it yet but it did make me listen up at some parts where the melodies just sound a bit too flawless if that makes sense?#idk I'm not a professional or whatever#that's just what it felt like#and like i said it's probably just bc I'm used to the prior versions
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do you ever meet someone who you understand only exists in your life in a very temporary manner because of the nature of your relations but you feel so much strong emotion about them that you know they will be written into the fabric of your life forever? anyway i had the same phlebotomist as last time and have empirically determined that she is one of God's angels and i would just about do anything for her
#i can't emphasize enough how well labwork went today against all reason to believe it would#partly because i like hydrated and whatnot and listened to music and yapped (something that keeps me grounded)#but she said she had been thinking of me when she hadn't seen me come in for a few days and she leaned the chair back-#-before i sat down so i wouldn't have to stand up halfway through if she wanted to adjust it (what made me faint last time)#she gave me something to sniff if i started to feel light headed from the get go and she tested me thoroughly before sticking me#she talked with me and laughed at my jokes and asked me questions but also stayed quiet most of the time so she could focus#she ended up having to stick both my arms because she wasn't able to draw enough blood for a sample we needed 3 tests on#and she told me after that i did good and gave me information about which arm has a better vein#the first time i went she was so caring in a very professional serious way that still felt like very touching (so was the receptionist#that was working last time) and i'm just amazed by like first how kind everyone in the dentist office was yesterday#but now how kind everyone in the clinic is to me. i don't feel dizzy at all and yes both my arms hurt but like#it genuinely went well and they got more than enough for each sample so the lab results will be clear. i could cry over this#also by what i meant when i said against all reason-- because this is the only time i've not felt dizzy and i'm also on my period#medical tw#ask to tag#needles tw#nightmare.fave#<- so i can find this forever and remember this kind woman whose name i don't know that shifted something in me
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this is very important are you a chasing cars person or the man who can't be moved person. (in other words i absolutely adore your character playlists and your narcissa black one has me frothing at the mouth)
Jesus Christ. This is like the Mortal Kombat of Irish sadrock. Okay.
When you put Gary Lightbody in a contest against someone who's not Gary Lightbody (co-author of "The Last Time" ft. Taylor Swift a.k.a. Movement 1 of the "let's ruin GT's fucking evening" Swift quartet) then there's only so many things I can say. I like the Script. But who's their Gary Lightbody? Gary fucking Lightbody? A songwriter inspired by the poetry of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney? A professional musician who said THIS about his technical abilities?
TLDR: "Chasing Cars" made me cry when I was a teenager and watching shitty fanvids in bed. And it still hits.
#R.I.P. to Mark Sheehan though the script were a pivotal tastemaking band for me#“for the first time” also made me cry but there weren't as many fanvids for it as chasing cars. tough beat#also sorry returning to gary lightbody. i read that paragraph and laughed so hard i fucking cried#what do you MEAN you're a professional musician who can't read music#like I wouldn't shit on some local garage band or indie singer/songwriter for being self-taught that's normal#but YOU HEAD ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANDS IN THE WORLD SIR#this was acceptable at the start of your career - WHY HAVE YOU NOT LEARNED#to which his answer would probably be 'i've made it this far haven't i?' and like.#well fuck. fair enough.#EDIT: thank you very much for the compliment!! I love my narcissa playlist I'm listening to it now.
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I don't like the mean girls musical because it's a worse version of Heathers but also. I wish it was a thing when I was in highschool because as the person who was always typecasted as the dumb one I would have KILLED IT as Karen
#you play one role as an archetype and suddenly it's all you'll ever be#I also haven't listened to the musical like. at all but I know a few parts and YEAH i would have TOTALLY been cast as Karen in a jr version#because my school had a HUGE problem with typecasting and only casting people who were the directors favorite#I was semi favorite? because I knew both directors we had but was also a dancer so they knew I had other commitments#I just. miss acting#I miss theater 😔#in a perfect world I would be an actor but like..... there's absolutely no way I'm even touching that as a occupation#maybe once I'm out of grad school I'll look into amateur theater again#but the theater world does lean towards hogh school - undergrad age unless you're a professional 😔😔😔😔
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So fucking sad that David Archuleta put his life on pause for some stupid missionary period taking two years when his career was literally shooting up (eventually killing it until it sizzled out), not to mention doing a whole PR manouver when he was "caught" in a gay bar from a grainy cctv screenshot (which is not a bad thing btw) but he ended up becoming a public queer ex-mormon anyway. All that effort and bullshit. Man. Imagine if he went ahead with his career in 2012-2014 instead, he might even come out earlier because 2013 was literally the gay coming out year. Can you imagine. Can you imagine how spoiled we would have been as an archie if he did that instead. CAN YOU IMAGINE.
#david archuleta#me#god sometimes i just wanna fucking bawl out so bad for him he got is sooooo good back then#i still listen to his new music but like it's just not hitting the same#he was literally my biggest music motivation until i started learning piano and writing my own songs more professionally#biggest motivation to learn english too bc he also vlogged back then#he was such a big BIG part of my life and i still have the deluxe versions of his first two albums#i mean maybe it's fate because this is when i pivoted to loving dan and phil but still#idk man all the things that could have been with this man#i even still read his autobiography chords of strength sometimes#anyway if you can't tell yes I'm listening The Other Side of Down on repeat now#and having so many feelings about it#i still have dream of being able to see him live but i mean come on there is no way he can ever tour internationally again
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can you believe there was a time in my life where i wanted to be a professional actress
#this blog was witness to it#tales from diana#i dont think i could handle being an actress even if i were talented enough and had the professional opportunity#i just want to lick a first folio. that has been my dream#i used to want to ACT though i wanted to ACT act#like i played music and that was the era in my life when i REALLY started writing poetry#i forget entirely sometimes that that era in my life was. the era when i wanted to be an actress#i think i just like actresses. or love rather. i find them so enchanting#is there anything more charming than a good performance? those shadows? that make you feel?#probably not. i would love to embody art. but i'm not even good at making it#ah oh well#the art i'm best at is talking to myself. and among some crowds i am very famous for that!
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