u/eesahe

If a dictator like Mao genuinely managed a feat like breaking a world record in swimming, it would feel devastating because their own propaganda would guarantee everyone thought it was fake.

u/eesahe — 2 days ago

/uj Since the consensus is that Jacob Collier sucks so hard and that there are so many better artists — who are those better artists?

To me this is the thing: being at a level where it's second nature for you to express yourself musically with few limitations.

So anyway. If Jacob sucks so hard, who are these supposedly better current artists? I would be genuinely interested to know. Maybe there are gaps in my understanding.

Keyboardists only since that’s his primary instrument.

My benchmark here is people like Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea and Hiromi Uehara who I feel are in a similar ballpark of self-expression, with their own strengths and flavors.

u/eesahe — 11 days ago