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Originally Posted by AC Long  I'm of the opinion that most songs and musicians these days suck. Maybe I'm old but I can't get over the fact how much better bands like Night Ranger (just an example) could play and sing than the bands of today. Their songs were better too. Their hooks actually hooked you in a good way, not like a fish hook in your eye.
Also, a killer band like The Little River Band would never get signed today simply because of the way they looked. They were ugly as sin, but man, they were amazing!
So is it MTV? Autotune? Music Piracy?
Let me know what you think...
Peace
AC  |
I tend to agree, but only in that the mainstream music avenue is crap. Ie: the charts. And I think this is what you are talking about. The charts used to be filled with real artists with a message.... now most of these bands songs are on approval by committee, the message is empty an is only serving the corporate image and mindset. This is especailly true with hip hop, which is Americas modern day musical contribution to the world. I think the rest of the world thinks Americans are nuts ( I know the people are not ), but the reality presented in TV, overtly religious, war mongering but yet somehow on 'god's side', plus crappy hip hop might lead some to believe that. The black man is never normal on TV, he is either a drug dealing degenerate OR a glorified higher status degenerate. Its all about control.... dont expect to see anything of substance on TV, those days are over.
The charts have ceased to have any real meaning just like the voting system.
The problem is that the media presents itself as reality. As authority on culture and it is not. It should serve as a reflection of it, but not leader. We need to create our own culture.