Comments on: Jay-Z Compares AutoTuned-Out MCs To Hairspray-Crazy Hard Rockers

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:10:07 +0000

Stryper didn’t need Autotune, either.

But if they did, it would have been OK, because it was all in the name of J.C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PT2Zb97KXc&feature=player_profilepage#

By: k-rex

k-rex — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:09:08 +0000

To be fair to hair metal: Nitro were never popular.

By: Maura

Maura — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:58:58 +0000

You know who else didn't need Autotune? This guy.

By: neonvampyre

neonvampyre — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:28:45 +0000

‘We did this to rock’and roll’ – I think the irrelevancy of hair-metal or butt-rock owes more to Nirvana and grunge then the rise of hip hop into the mainstream. As far as autotune is concerned, until rap artist’s refine their vocal delivery, it will continue to be utilized. It’s interesting to note that when Zapp and Roger employed the harmonizer effect into their sound, it was an earmark of originality that thankfully didn’t percolate extensively into mainstream pop at the time, and imo has a classic sound in retrospect. I don’t think the adoption of the ‘autotune effect’ into current hip-hop will sound classically retro in ten years but will leave a rather distasteful mark on music history and resign itself to wedding/bar mitzvah playlist territory ala’ bad disco. I think all this electrotrash crap, which also employs autotune (lmfao, hypercrush, ect) will follow the same fate and will be buried even further into oblivion. Like Jay-Z said, ‘I can’t feel anything’.

By: drunkwithpower

drunkwithpower — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:16:28 +0000

Wow, a new copy of that Nitro album is $75