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The direction music is headed?

#44
Thing is, this is music for kids, and I mean KIDS--like 10-12 years old. So, in that light it doesn't bother me--it is what it is.
But if you're say, older than 20 and you're finding this a musically rewarding listen, then you need to get your ears out more often (my son is 5 and his favorite song right now is one that I hear constantly blasting from the gold-accessorized Beemers flying down my street in L.A. with the clouds of cologne pouring from the windows . . .)

It's a weird time in the biz---I see stuff like this getting attention and roll my eyes a bit I admit, but then I also see some pretty esoteric stuff getting noticed and actually SELLING (which is a REALLY crazy concept in the biz these days;)
 
#47
ShredderMaximus said:
Oh my god, whenever she says "friday" its like nails on a chalk board! AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

I know people always say that the music industry's always been crap, but come on, look a Led Zeppelin, Blue Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, I may not be a fan of some of these bands, but I think they have all been considered fairly mainstream, but they built their careers on being different. I dare anyone to name a band that came out in the past 10 years that has come close to touching any one of these bands. Double dog dare ya.
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sikth, strapping young lad, between the buried and me, snot, raised fist, psyopus, blotted science, :twinzero.

next challenge please ;)
 
#48
Like it or not, you would be a fool to simply write it off as crap and completely ignore it. You can say what you want about the stupidity or lack of musical discernment of the average listener, but there is a lesson here.

There is something about the sound of it that is connecting to people. It hit that right balance of sounding new and somewhat original without sounding completely alien.
 
#52
WJGreer said:
Music is moving in a thousand different directions now. The good news is that we don't have to eat what the industry feeds us anymore. The bad news, in a sense, is that a listener has to sift through a lot more music to find what they want.
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Yeah, I agree. 50 years ago there were 4 or 5 radio stations in a market; and most of the kids listened to 1 of them. Now we can access 90% of the music recorded in the 50 year period since then -- in a matter of seconds.

Back in the day I had 20 or 30 LPs (I'm 50), and I thought I was doing ok. Now I have thousands of digital files, and most of them have been carefully selected out of zillions available, becuz they're the tracks I think are fantastic! Admittedly, a lot of my collection is old stuff.

If American Idol represents the pop mainstream, then I'm sure glad there are a ton of other genres and niche styles out there. Most of the artists I like don't sell enough music to be rich; but I'd say most of them make a living. Which is all I ever aspired to do with music: make a living doing something I love.

So to the opening poster: Sure there's lotsa crap out there. But man there are some gems, if you look behind enough rocks! :^D
 
#54
Waterpilot said:
Rebecca Black - Friday

2.7 MILLION views since February 10, 2011.

Genius or the sad state of music today?


YouTube - Rebecca Black - Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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You do realize that the majority of those views as a result of being featured on the tosh.0 website, right?

That implies that the views aren't because anyone thinks it is good, but rather a perfect target for mockery.

To see that as any indication of "the state of music" is, quite honestly, foolish.
 
#56
Deluge Of Sound said:
There are a bunch. They just don't hit the radio that often--aside from, say, Queens of the Stone Age.
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I remember when Soundgarden, RATM, Metallica, REM and a plethora of other genius bands were on the radio. CONSTANTLY.

mastathump said:
Rage Against The Machine, my good sir. :hyper:
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RATM = 90's
fractiouslowend said:
sikth, strapping young lad, between the buried and me, snot, raised fist, psyopus, blotted science, :twinzero.

next challenge please ;)
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Not to argue, those are great bands (not a big BTBAM fan, but whatever...) but I meant in the pop world.
 
#57
Its like a singing speak 'n spell.

Its put out by Ark Music Factory. For a laugh, go to their home site, there are a half dozen more JUST LIKE miss Black, all equally bad. But none quite nail that Dalekesqe delivery of Rebecca Black. I like the song about texting!. Ark Music Factory is a small time (ahem) "talent" agency that has been sending out open casting calls for singers between the ages of 13-17, setting them up with a song and video and posting 'em on the web fishing for the next Justin Bieber. You can tell they are small fry as "Friday" isn't available on iTunes. Hell, even the Bed Intruder Song was on iTunes.
Speaking of Antoine Dodson, did you know the Bed Intruder Song debuted at #89 Billboard Hot 100?!? A song taken from a news story about an attempted rape.
I was gonna say "who cares, pop junk has always been there from day one and always will" when I saw this thread, but after doing some research on the singing robot girl I am left confused and saddened by just what Anton Dodson, Rebecca Black, and Kim Kardashian says about our current ideal of popular American music, fame and success in general, and how to achieve it. Truly disheartening.

Dagnabbit, I sound like a grumpy old man.

I shall return to my man-cave now (really my whole house) and fire up my "big a** stack attack" (fuzz/octave/harmonizer/phase pumped @ 400 watts trough 2 2X15 cabs, patent pending) while watching "The Secret of Kells" with the sound off and the lava lamp on.
 
#58
Say what you want about the state of music today, but the fact that you're on a musician's website means you play an instrument and that makes it your fault too. If you're waiting for the radio to play something better, good luck with that.

If you just want to hear better music and who gives a %$# if anyone hears it, start a band and play it your damn self.
 
#59
It's been said before, and I'll reiterate it here.
There is, and has always been disgustingly terrible music in the mainstream media, and shall forever continue with this trend. It's easy to look back remember the great bands and artists from the past, but that's because they were great and had staying power. The rest were just flavours of the week and disappeared as fast as they came. Case and point:
Butterfly by Crazy Town (#1 March 24 2001)
Reference: List of number-one hits (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - spend some time and take a look at it...
That song was #1 10 years ago. IMO nothing much has changed. 90% of the time most "mainstream" music is pointless and trendy, but the bands that are actually GOOD will be remembered.
 

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