Philosophically Sound

In which Tony analyzes What Was I Made For, up for song of the year and record of the year at the 2023 Grammys.

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In which Tony analyzes On My Mama, up for record of the year at the 2023 Grammys.

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In which Tony analyzes Dance the Night, up for Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammys.

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In part 3 of this mega-sode, Tony introduces his rubric for evaluating Songs & Records of the Year. Over the next 11 mini-sodes, he analyzes each song for your listening pleasure.

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The conversation continues, diving into a few listener questions about sexism & racism and other biases that affect the Grammys (as these philosophies affect ALL of our thinking).

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Articles & Cool Stuff to Check Out:

Numbers of new Recording Academy Voters

Paramore's Comments

the hideous persistence of the "women in rock" issue by jes skolnik

Analysis of former Grammy president's lame comments about women musicians by Courtney Smith

Will Smith & Jazzy Jeff Grammy boycott

Brilliant thoughts from Moses Sumney

The Best Artists elevate the discourse

adrienne maree brown's thoughts on divergence & unity

Artists for Ceasefire

Tony and Gus talk about the Grammys: what does it mean to get one? How does nominating and voting work? How do you become a voting member of the Recording Academy? How do you pick between high quality music without a rubric? In 3 parts, this episode goes deep into the future of the Implied For Me and our show itself.

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Articles & Cool Stuff to Check Out

Quote from 3rd Grammy Awards about "sheer artistry"

Grammy Awards Rules & Guidelines (should link to p.51, rules for the general field categories)

Genres at the Grammys over time

49 Types of Rock

Britannica on Rock Music

Gus, Tony, & special guest Joe deploy vocal meanderings on Zappa, satire, cleverness, how words can cause real harm, and the juxtaposition of complex music with silly or crude lyrics. Give money to the show on patreon.

Cool shit to check out:

Video of Zappa testifying before congress about labeling music based on lyrical content.

Thought provoking discussion of satire as it relates to the power of groups being satirized from Philosophy Talk.

Gus and Tony dive deep into a style of singing known as Crooning, the book "How to Be an Antiracist," by Ibram X. Kendi, and two prolific crooners: Sammy Davis Jr. & Frank Sinatra. Gus learns to croon, terms are defined, and styles of singing are compared.

Playlist for this episode

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Special thanks to Renee, who researched for this episode.

Stuff to check out:

Ibram X. Kendi's antiracism center

Video of Sammy Davis Jr. singing & dancing in the Will Mastin Trio

Article about Sinatra & Davis Jr. integrating Vegas.

Yes I Can, Sammy Davis Jr.'s autobiography (or check it out from your local library)

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Gus & Tony talk about Socrates' wisdom in Plato's "The Apology," spreading money around to more than just the top artists of the Billboard Music awards, how we would spend money if you donate on Patreon, the temptation to dismiss all pop music as garbage, and musical details of this year's Billboard Music Awards winners. We Sinatrify SZA's "Kill Bill."

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Stuff to check out:

The "bubblegum garbage" article.

This years BBMA winners.

Gus leads us through a discussion about one of his influences as a teenager: Bullet for my Valentine. We analyze & Sinatra-fy Tears Don't Fall, talk about scream-singing technique, get some updates on Logic blowing Tony's mind, and much more. If you dig the show, give us a little (or a lot) of cash through Patreon.

Cool shit to check out:

"4 Words to Choke Upon" meaning:

https://bfmv.fandom.com/wiki/4_Words_(To_Choke_Upon)

History of Moshing:

https://consequence.net/2021/08/moshing-history-essay/3/

History of Double Bass Drum:

https://drummagazine.com/double-bass-legends-a-short-history/

Full video by Chris Liepe of the scream-singing exercise we try:

https://youtu.be/jKZaS1dnzK8?si=KH_lyZvBhoWCP3mo

Matthew Tuck interview about losing his voice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFZ78P3V1NM