Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Ryan Leslie Is Kinda Better Than Kanye


Musicwise. I have watched a ridiculous amount of YouTube videos featuring Next Selections very own Ryan Leslie. This man is a "bridgemaster". You know the bridge, that portion of the song where the singer gets the all the "ooohs" and "yeeeaahh, this is the transitional portion of the sooooong" out. Well it seems as though not only has he conquered that interim of the beat, he just overall doesnt sample. He plays all the instruments. All the synths, drums, mini horns, strings, chords, zaps, flangers, jazzamatazz, hi hats and snares and extremely well might I add. Maybe Im a sucker for that naturally good music. Which leads to my headlining statement. Think about it. If somebody had a 3 cheese lasagna that they prepared from scratch (kneeding the dough, grating the cheese, seasoning the meat, stirring the sauce, etc.)and someone else that opened up the box stuck it in the oven and had the same entree served it also as 3 cheese lasagna, not saying one doesnt TASTE better than the other (because they both make good beats), its just that one chef has more talent. Now this only producing wise. The actual beat itself. Everything else...(shrugs shoulders)...Ye has it on lock.

Check the Bridge Work

Addiction-1:30


I Gets Money-2:20

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That was Interesting.... What really got me is when he played that pocket trumpet.. He might just have Kayne in musicianship.

**Mika