I wasn’t planning on writing about it.
But I HAVE TO.
That new Justin Timberlake song, Can’t Stop The Feeling.
It made life better when I played it yesterday. And then played it again and again and again.
Obviously it’s the smash of 2016 and it’s only been out for 48 hours at this point.
You think you need a simple chord progression to have a smash?
No way, you just need a progression that feels this GOOD.
You think you need to follow a certain verse/chorus structure?
No way, you just need parts that are this catchy! You wanna have a verse and then a pre chorus and then another different pre chorus and then a chorus and THEN the hook? You can…this song does.
“Just imagine, just imagine, just imagine…”
Mmmmm, so good.
And that bass!!
Could the bass guitar actually become cool instead of simply necessary??!!!!!
On top of it all…or maybe underneath it all…how does Max Martin keep doing it?
The track is fresh, the sounds are fresh, the melodies are insane….and this has been true of his tunes forever.
I don’t know anything about Max Martin other than his songs. I’ve never dove into his story or process as I’m sure many of you have…but man, the dude has an intuition for making people move their bodies through the power of music.
Give yourself over to it. Let it happen. Turn it up and move.
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I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabethebassplayer@gmail.com