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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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1. Watched It Just Last Night

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 11:44 AM

Jul 1

First, the song is crap, so the 450k monthly listeners is astounding.
I agree with Rick that there is something off about it.
The guitars sound robotic, the vocals are mushy, and the weird artifacts Rick covers.
It is a bad song, sounds bad but people are still listening to what appears to be a fake band.
Go figure.

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Rick Beato - So It Begins...Is This A Real Band Or AI? - UPDATE, July 5 [View all] highplainsdem Jul 1 OP

Watched It Just Last Night ProfessorGAC Jul 1 #1

Spotify's own recommendations of that AI music have to be the main reason for all those listeners. highplainsdem Jul 1 #2

Look at this comment I found on YouTube: highplainsdem Jul 1 #3

Seems You Have It Pegged ProfessorGAC Jul 1 #4

IMO what Spotify is doing is fraud. Of course this type of AI, generative AI, is mostly used for fraud of highplainsdem Jul 1 #5

the 20 something music ppl I know still believe they will make it on spotify...but not if spotify has to pay them. that msongs Jul 1 #6

Spotify is definitely hurting artists. highplainsdem Jul 2 #7

I need to link to two other threads I posted today, about what Spotify is doing and the sudden appearance highplainsdem Jul 2 #8

July 3 update - The spokesperson was NOT a spokesperson, and the "band" says they're "not here to dispel mystery" highplainsdem Jul 3 #9

July 5 update - VS's Spotify page now admits the music's AI-generated, supposedly an "artistic provocation" highplainsdem Jul 5 #10