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Originally Posted by chrisso  Unfortunately I was there.
Certainly by the mid-80's computer manipulation (Fairlight and Synclavier) was normal and routine.
Manufactured pop has been around at least since The Monkees, The Partridge Family and The Archies, most likely before. Some of the most popular music in pop history. |
No one is denying that is was done in earlier era's. The difference is the consumer knows about it now. Just the other night two teenagers sitting behind me at a Rush concert were talking about how they were into the older bands because they can
actually play. These kids weren't even born when Rush /zepp / floyd etc were at their peak and they paid big bucks for those seats. That says something that apparently the industry can't or doesn't want to hear over the din of their piracy war cries.
Chris I know who you are and respect what you've done in this business. In my opinion however the industry really has no clue whats going on with their target markets and frankly ignore other demographics completely. They continue to do the same thing hoping for different results and pretending the only issue they have is piracy. That kind leadership is not going to fix anything in this industry.