mdenny wrote:I actually don't know who Chris Boucher is?
Power forward for the Toronto Raptors, an NBA team founded in 1995. Boucher seems like a kid, but is already in his 30s and will never, ever get better.
I was trying to draw a basketball analogy. I believe Bill Simmons coined the term "jaw-drop upside potential" 10 or 15 years ago, to describe exciting 18 or 19 year old rookies or draft prospects. As a musician, Jacob Collier is undoubtedly jaw-dropping, and has been for a decade. But he hasn't had any hit songs, and at the age of 29 isn't likely to have any in the future. He's too old to have jaw-drop upside potential as a songwriter. When the Beatles were at an average age of 29, they recorded their last album - Abbey Road.
I love Prince but he's not seeing Jacob on ANY instrument and it's not particularly close.
We'll just have to agree to disagree on that. You are aware that Prince plays the guitar, right?
I viewed an interview with Hans Zimmer on youtube a couple weeks ago where he was saying that what Jacob is doing with harmony is singular and unique.
So perhaps movie soundtracks are in his future. But someone like Danny Elfman has a strong sense of melody. Harmony is only important once you have the melody. That was the Beatles' (and Brian Wilson's) genius. Speaking of Abbey Road, listen to "Because", especially the Love album's a capella version. Listen to McCartney's high harmony part. Wow. And of course, Brian Wilson sang the high parts that made the Beach Boys great.
He performed on Jimmy kimmel last week and it was pretty dope. Gospel tune that he did with kirk Franklin - first single off the new album.
Thanks, I just watched it. Nice gospelly stuff, but in no way a "single". No catchy hooks/riffs. No beat. I mean, who is the audience?
It's actually frustrating to me as a hack musician who has written a bunch of songs that went nowhere. But I'd honestly rather listen to my songs - at least the instrumental parts - than Colliers'. That's not right, he should be a WAY better songwriter than me. His refusal to write a damn pop hook must be intentional. What a waste of talent.