Too Many Songs
A review of the latest single from James Parkinson (One Cure For Man)
Technology, has proven to be a disaster for the human race. Thanks to the internet we now live in a time I like to call the “microwave generation”. This means that whenever a person wants something, they want it now, and as quick as possible. Music streaming is a great example of this because now we can just stream our favorite artists on services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play.
Long gone are the days of visiting the local record store and rifling through rack after rack of vinyl albums. The aroma of the record jackets combined with vinyl was similar to that of an aphrodisiac to some of us. Record shops now are more like holy shrines that have been dedicated to the art of songwriting.
The single “Too Many Songs” appears to speak to the same sentiment that we feel regarding our love of vinyl albums, and the art of songwriting. Aside from a decline in record stores there is also the issue of getting fans to listen to songs. Sometimes it seems easier to get someone to listen to a half hearted constructed song rather than something that is deep and has meaning.
This song is a throwback to a time whenever the author/s would tell a story, which isn’t the case now in a world filled with Cardi B’s.
What I like about this song is the complexity in which Parkinson endeavors to intricately compose instrumentation and lyrics with one another. There is passionate flow of lyrics from start to finish. The lyrics of Parkinson on this track are as complicated (in a beautiful way) and as vibrant like the paintings of Abstract artist Jackson Pollock.
Others might listen and review this song and think the blame lies with record labels. To some extent they would be right, however, a lot of artists now are nothing more than tax write-offs for the labels. An artist that is popular now and receiving a massive amount air play and media attention now, will most likely be written off by the following year.
James Parkinson (One Cure for Man) is different because whenever you listen to his lyrics you quickly realize that he is not happy with putting out music just for the sake of putting out music. Other songs in his catalog have the same well thought out lyrics that are executed perfectly once recorded.
I promise that once you have listened to “Too Many Songs” you will understand exactly what I am saying.
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