Because of the harmonies
May. 6th, 2013 07:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
koganbotI know what intervals are, and if you told me the notes a group was singing in harmony, I'd be able to tell you what part of the chord each note was. But I couldn't put any of this into a story that says, "They did this for this reason, with this effect."
So, anyway, although it's got no obvious hit like "Dream Girl," Chapter 2* of SHINee's 3rd Album is a lot better than Chapter 1, and this has something to do with the harmonies — which and when — and that these seem, to my ignorant ears, to draw more on classic boyband harmonies than the ones in Chapter 1 do. But beyond that I can't tell you much.
I also feel — and can't do better than "feel" — that the individuals in SHINee aren't quite good enough singers to make the harmonies really hurt the way I think they ought to, just as Super Junior's harmonies also don't hurt in the way they ought to. Aren't as shivery as intended.
Also, not knowing K-pop history well, my hypothesis is that TVXQ/JYJ are the standard here, do (did) have the voices. But I rarely get pulled-in by TVXQ's songs. (Not going for shivers?) Here's one that does pull me:
*SHINee The 3rd Album Chapter 2. 'Why So Serious? -The Misconceptions Of Me.' Chapter 1 was called 'Dream Girl - The Misconceptions Of You.'
So, anyway, although it's got no obvious hit like "Dream Girl," Chapter 2* of SHINee's 3rd Album is a lot better than Chapter 1, and this has something to do with the harmonies — which and when — and that these seem, to my ignorant ears, to draw more on classic boyband harmonies than the ones in Chapter 1 do. But beyond that I can't tell you much.
I also feel — and can't do better than "feel" — that the individuals in SHINee aren't quite good enough singers to make the harmonies really hurt the way I think they ought to, just as Super Junior's harmonies also don't hurt in the way they ought to. Aren't as shivery as intended.
Also, not knowing K-pop history well, my hypothesis is that TVXQ/JYJ are the standard here, do (did) have the voices. But I rarely get pulled-in by TVXQ's songs. (Not going for shivers?) Here's one that does pull me:
*SHINee The 3rd Album Chapter 2. 'Why So Serious? -The Misconceptions Of Me.' Chapter 1 was called 'Dream Girl - The Misconceptions Of You.'
