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Originally Posted by Sljslj
Why is mainstream music constantly complete garbage? If it's mainstream, that means the majority of music fans like it (?)... how can so many people like these songs that are generally sh*t?
I know it's all a matter of opinion, but I also know, for a fact, that I'm not the only person that feels this way.
The top 5 songs atm according to myspace.com:
1. Find Your Love, by Drake
2. OMG, by Usher
3. Billionaire, by Travis McCoy
4. Drop The World, by Lil Wayne
5. Not Afraid, by Eminem
I really did try to give each of these songs a chance and I'm now suicidal (not really).
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Surely it's just a matter of personal taste? Each to their own and all that? Ok, so if we look at stuff like X Factor winners, manufactured boy bands (do they even still make those anymore?) then I think we can agree that any 'original' music they do is pretty non-descript, standard stuff that my 4 year old neice could write, given the chance. But you've made a pretty sweeping statement about mainstream music. I think a majority of it is just where people can't be bothered to give other genres a chance. I guess some people are just happy listening to whatever's there and not really delving any deeper.
I have a friend who stops listening to material from a band once they've appeared on a 'Now that's what I call music' album, purely on the basis that he thinks that being in the mainstream is a kind of sell out these days and that the band will now probably go downhill (granted, some do...), which I think is kind of sad.
Saying that, Apart from Eminem (not a massive fan but even I rate his new stuff) I haven't actually heard any of that list. Usher and Lil Wayne can suck balls as far as I'm concerned, so I merely stay away from it. I can't remember the last time I listened to a local radio station or a music channel so I'm kind of out of touch with what's in the charts now. I know what I like and tend to stick to those areas.