12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music
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ducati_EL34
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computeruler
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I think the internet has sometime to do with all that
I'm glad you posted this. It just supports my beliefs about popular culture.
This is the reason I cut my cable tv two years ago and never listen to radio and don't miss it one bit!
This is the reason I cut my cable tv two years ago and never listen to radio and don't miss it one bit!
computeruler
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Wow you people are closed minded. There is still some excellent new and popular music, and tv shows, as long as you don't watch mtv.
ducati_EL34
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In the case of cable, it is close walleted, not minded. Whatever is on cable that may be good, is not worth the monthly price. As for radio, again, not enough good music to have to wade through all the crap.
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computeruler
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Yes, but the way it came across was sort of like everything new is bad.
I pick & choose what I want to see or hear. Not what is fed to the herd. The wallet has nothing to do with it and I really don't want to sit through a pharmaceutical or Verizon commercial ever again if I can help it.
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phaser78
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I don't let current popular sales numbers bug me: times have changed: there are simply many more consumers and more ways to hear/purchase music than there was back in classic rocks heyday. What matters to me is LONGEVITY and how an artist affects the history and impacts other musicians etc..Nobody can take away the historical impact of the Beatles songwriting etc..
Justin Beiber is just todays version of Leif Garrett or Bobby Sherman: there will always be pop stars who are famous for 15 minutes.
Lets see how famous Keisha is in 30 years: i don't think she will hold up as well as the Rolling Stones.
Justin Beiber is just todays version of Leif Garrett or Bobby Sherman: there will always be pop stars who are famous for 15 minutes.
Lets see how famous Keisha is in 30 years: i don't think she will hold up as well as the Rolling Stones.
An excellent post phaser and welcome to AK!
Bob_in_OKC
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I listen to more current pop music than I do Led Zep, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, the Stones and Elvis. I'm glad there's new pop music to listen to. I'm not that interested in just repeating the music I grew up with. I might not listen to Justin Beiber, but I still like some of the new stuff on the charts.
A couple things to consider:
1. When looking at the sales volume comparisons, keep in mind that the U.S. population since the late 60s has increased about 60%, and international distribution (and population) is far larger as well.
2. When looking at the billboard chart comparisons, keep in mind that radio play numbers used to reflect the tastes of listeners, savvy DJs, and program directors that actually curated playlists based on merit and style. Now they reflect whatever Clear Channel (and Cumulus, Entercom, CBS, Disney...), the major labels, and the sponsors/advertisers agree on, and that's it. Also, the record for the lowest-selling #1 album is being brokenly routinely.
IMO, the correct conclusion to draw from these disappointing facts (and the thousands more you could easily come up with) is that the music industry is a quite f'd (nothing weird about that just because there were a few decent decades). The incorrect conclusion is that people have worse taste than they used to. People have always had pretty bad taste, and they have always been capable of liking things that are pretty good when they get a chance.
P.S. "Hey Jude" kind of sucks anyway.
1. When looking at the sales volume comparisons, keep in mind that the U.S. population since the late 60s has increased about 60%, and international distribution (and population) is far larger as well.
2. When looking at the billboard chart comparisons, keep in mind that radio play numbers used to reflect the tastes of listeners, savvy DJs, and program directors that actually curated playlists based on merit and style. Now they reflect whatever Clear Channel (and Cumulus, Entercom, CBS, Disney...), the major labels, and the sponsors/advertisers agree on, and that's it. Also, the record for the lowest-selling #1 album is being brokenly routinely.
IMO, the correct conclusion to draw from these disappointing facts (and the thousands more you could easily come up with) is that the music industry is a quite f'd (nothing weird about that just because there were a few decent decades). The incorrect conclusion is that people have worse taste than they used to. People have always had pretty bad taste, and they have always been capable of liking things that are pretty good when they get a chance.
P.S. "Hey Jude" kind of sucks anyway.
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computeruler
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You mean ke$ha right? She's good. Keisha is a porn star according to wikipedia. :tongue:
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Thank you for pointing out the statistical problems because they do make the comparisons basically moot.
Satcom123
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Oh you guys are too much for me. I try to keep up. I do listen to new music and keep my ear open. I have four teen boys.
I have to say that there is few and far between good new music. The melodic music of rap does nothing for me. I tend to err back to progressive jazz. I guess when I die they can have what they want.
I have to say that there is few and far between good new music. The melodic music of rap does nothing for me. I tend to err back to progressive jazz. I guess when I die they can have what they want.
I agree with a lot of what your saying BUT, most people that purchase this new music don't buy lp's or cd's these days and download only their favorite songs etc. Just a hand full I'll bet (which is the numbers based on sales in the article evidently) are the only ones that purchase the entire album.
BTW, what the F@#$ is Glee!
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js1138
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I would guess that some pop musicians have sold more than all the classical albums together. If not a single group, then a combination of a few.
All but a dozen or so singers and groups from the 20 century will be remembered in a hundred years.
Although among the melody writers, many will will live on.
All but a dozen or so singers and groups from the 20 century will be remembered in a hundred years.
Although among the melody writers, many will will live on.
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