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Originally Posted by djwayne  The problem with is, music is subjective, meaning one person may like it while somebody else hates it. So who's to be the judge ?? The audio engineer, or the artists ?? Music also has a way of becoming popular over time and many listens. Not all songs become popular at first listen, sometimes it takes a while to catch on. |
Alas, current technology makes it all too easy for anyone and their mother to put out whatever "music" they come up with.
If a record co. sees any sales potential in that crap, they throw even more technology (=$$$) at it to make it somehow sellable. Autotune, beat detective, the works.
There was a time (man, I feel old!) when being published meant you already were good, because you had paid your dues and honed your skills in zillions of live shows to be elligible for recording.
The producers and engineers of that time had to have an ear for good music, because no one could afford to waste money. They were musicians entrusted with some new tools, while many of us today are technicians who happen to work on music. Quite a difference.
There are ways and criteria for us to tell if a songwriter/ instrumentalist/ singer knows his craft. We just have to re-learn them.