Seriously, rigid song structures in pop, as demonstrated by Linkin Park:
Linkin Park’s singles often inspire the question “haven’t they already written this song?” An mp3 that does the rounds from time to time mixes Numb (on the left) and Pushing Me Away (on the right) to illustrate this with almost comical effect: All Linkin Park Songs Sound Exactly The Same.
As shown below, and forgive the hyperbole, much more than they sound the same all Linkin Park songs look the same. And while it’s easy to criticize the band for their overuse of a formula that’s by now cliché, the similarity between their tracks at least holds a lesson on the importance of song arrangement in pop music production.
Each image above shows the audio level in (roughly) the first 90 seconds of a Linkin Park song. The tempo has been adjusted for a few tracks for better visual alignment.
Kinda ridiculous. And that, my friends, is why so many songs on the radio sound the same. Formulaic structure & composition.
(Via Hometracked)
