Are The 1975 art rock? Was Elliott Smith's go-to tuning D Standard?

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• Who are The Sugarcubes?
• How old is Neil Young's "Harvest" LP?
• Can punk bassists use a Fender Jazz?
• Did grunge end up eclipsing most alternative music?

What are vocables? Why is Debussy considered the "jazz guy" of the classical world?

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• Is there any correlation between scat and melismas?

Is the Halo chant one giant melisma? What is a coloratura soprano?

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• Where in popular culture are some melismas found?

What is Messianic Music? Who is Ofra Haza?

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• How did Messianic Music come about within Jewish culture?
• Is Messianic Music a fairly recent conception?
• Who are Marty Goetz and Paul Wilbur?

How did Kate Bush's 1985 song get such a big push 37 years later? Did mainstream music get too safe toward the end of the 90s?

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• Was Kate Bush "her own" era's "Billie Eilish"?
• Is Billie Eilish's popularity comparable to that of Nirvana's?
• Did trip hop experience a proper resurgence in the 2010s?
• What makes MGMT's "Electric Feel" such a timeless track?

Was Kanye's Stem Player a fair marketing move to/for fans? How do the cult followings of Kanye and Tom Cruise's compare with each other?

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• Is underproduction excusable for big artists, and can they get away with it?

How loyal can the fans of cult followings be? Are there some artists who just "can't do wrong"?

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• Why did Taylor re-record "Red"?
• Why wasn't "Donda 2" eligible for Billboard Charts?

Why did Mitch choose mahogany as his main guitar tonewood? Has Taylor surpassed Martin in relevance?

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• What has Mitch been up to all of this time?
• Who are some artists/bands who use Taylor and/or Martin?

Is being 100% "your own" and sound a myth? Does micromanagement "make" the band?

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• Is Skrillex a metalhead?
• Do artists and artists need to compromise their songwriting in order to be (more) marketable?
• Is it "The Cure" without Robert Smith?
• Who are some artists and/or bands who have been great at balancing marketable songwriting with uniqueness and creativity.
• Who is the "Gordon Ramsey" of producers?

Does music theory always help with songwriting, or can it sometimes become a hindrance to the process? Is good songwriting essentially a matter of theory, luck, or talent?

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• Is a lot of good songwriting just comprised of clever "illusion" and proper "compensation"?
• Who is Nigel Godrich and who has he produced?
• What is the reason why people like hit songs, despite their catchiness and tendency to be annoying?