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Originally Posted by The Bullet
Indie... Do I even need to say anything? Indie is huge right now. I sware, it'll be looked at as a revolution years from now. Pheonix, MGMT (I know they're technically not indie, but they sound it to me), The Airbourne Toxic Event, Death Cab For Cutie, the list is huge. Plus, giant alternative bands are starting to sound more Indie. The Killers, Kings of Leon, and Muse are good examples. Indie, and Indie-inspired music, basically rules the charts aside from the pop-hip hop fusion mentioned above. My take? Sometimes Indie's good, sometimes it's boring.
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sorry but Indie is about as fresh as alternative rock which was about as fresh as new wave. all that happened is bands who wanted to indirectly play the mainstream started calling themselves the new
it word.
it'll become painfully apparent when the current crop of elementary school kids start going on and on about some 'new' style where artistic integrity is a greater focus than commercial popularity in a few years and you'll be scratching your head and wondering why it doesn't really sound any different than the 'indie' you grew up with.
also the view of the 'future' with solo vocalists using computers and synths as a backing band is pretty much 100% the big prediction from the 80s. the fact that it's somehow seen as fresh or innovative 3 decades later makes me sad.
as for the UJAM thing what a load of idealistic hippie tripe. yeah the internet will use that to promote planetary love. have you been on the internet before today? that thing will turn into the most offensive **** sounds generator ever within about 3 minutes or be so limited in functionality that it becomes a novelty.
as for the 'fusion' of styles in the OP? HOLY CRAP some factory made prefab pop band 'experimented' by doing an Indian pop song as a Western pop song? UNPOSSIBLE! i think i need to sit down. - "maybe in a couple of years, we can expect something revolutionary, something fresh". this is quite possibly the saddest thing i've ever read on this site. no wait... this is it - "One thing that I do hope would occur in the future is for every individual to be exposed to a great deal of music of different genres and styles."
what do you think one of the greatest elements of the internet is in regards to music is? the option to listen to and be exposed to a great deal of music, genres, and styles has been at our fingertips for well over 10 years now. there's absolutely NO REASON for anyone posting on the internet to think that it's still years away. the 'future' is now, you just need to stop relying on tv and radio for anything besides local traffic and weather updates.
if a person can't be bothered to take their listening habits into their own hands and
actively look for good music then they DESERVE to have a constant flow of cultural garbage fed to them.