Question (rock, cds, vinyl, itunes, mp3)

riseagainstrocks · 09-30-2006, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhia

So the internet is bad for music because it causes bands to be put into the wrong genres... Personally I think that's a complete load. Kids aren't precise with their genres anyway, and quite rightly so. They're hardly the most important thing about music.

Quote:

Originally Posted by riseagainstrocks

The original meaning and art form is rendered irrelevant to these people

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhia

And the "archetype" bands are still around. Only you'd have a hard time finding them if it weren't for the internet.

Then you shouldn't be into them.

Rhia · 09-30-2006, 05:48 PM

What? Did I misread, or was that you saying that if you can't find a band easily, you don't deserve to be into them?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-30-2006, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riseagainstrocks

The internet has caused wires to be crossed.

Bands like Waking The Cadaver and Job For A Cowboy are hailed as Death Metal. They're not. But do to mass media, impressionable kids are corrupted into believing things like that.

The internet causes the true forms of music (the archetypes if you will) to be become diluted. The original meaning and art form is rendered irrelevant to these people. It's sad and frustrating.

Thats always happened though.When one band gets a bit of success in any genre record companies would throw themselves at bands that did the same sort of thing.I can remember in the mid 90s any band that sounded remotely grungy or britpopish getting record deals.
I just don`t see how people can think that music on the internet is a bad thing 'because a few crap bands get popular'

~~hiu~~ · 09-30-2006, 06:22 PM

No one can argue the internet has been bad for music.

The fact is back in the early 1980s punk bands only had the money to press 200 7" records and then disappeared into obscurity. Now, with the internet people can actually still get their music and enjoy it. Sure, the band won't make money but I doubt they care, for example the 7inchpunk.com site is getting rare hardcore punk to audiences who would never get to hear this music.

Also, the fact is music used to be so hard to make, now an artist can make music independantly themselves and send it all over the world. All in all it's great for everyone.

riseagainstrocks · 09-30-2006, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhia

What? Did I misread, or was that you saying that if you can't find a band easily, you don't deserve to be into them?

You and I are coming from two different perspectives.

Underground Extreme music to Mainstream. So nothing I explain will make a lick of sense to you.

and hiu, you make a valid point, but I've seen the internet destroy the music I love. Not help it.

Muzak · 09-30-2006, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sound Devastation

most of whom dont deserve it.

In your opinion.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-30-2006, 09:05 PM

I wonder if those people saying the internet is bad for music would stop downloading anything off it to prove their point.

riseagainstrocks · 09-30-2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I wonder if those people saying the internet is bad for music would stop downloading anything off it to prove their point.

hahaha. Touche' sir.

As I said before, it's overall bad. There are good points. Some hardworking and talented bands gain recognition. But for every The Faceless there is a Job For A Cowboy x1000. **** is unreal.

Muzak · 09-30-2006, 10:02 PM

I like Job for a Cowboy...

Spike*Spiegel · 09-30-2006, 11:39 PM

i really think it has helped. even before we had the internet to download off of, people would just buy tapes and record songs off the radio. not as good of quality, edited and (obviously) its a crappy tape but to make a point, people have been ripping off music for a long time so i dont think illegal downloading has made that big of an impact. the good far outweighs the bad.

09-30-2006, 09:05 PM	#27 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I wonder if those people saying the internet is bad for music would stop downloading anything off it to prove their point. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

09-30-2006, 05:48 PM	#22 (permalink)
Rhia Groupie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 31	What? Did I misread, or was that you saying that if you can't find a band easily, you don't deserve to be into them?

09-30-2006, 06:22 PM	#24 (permalink)
~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,174	No one can argue the internet has been bad for music. The fact is back in the early 1980s punk bands only had the money to press 200 7" records and then disappeared into obscurity. Now, with the internet people can actually still get their music and enjoy it. Sure, the band won't make money but I doubt they care, for example the 7inchpunk.com site is getting rare hardcore punk to audiences who would never get to hear this music. Also, the fact is music used to be so hard to make, now an artist can make music independantly themselves and send it all over the world. All in all it's great for everyone.

09-30-2006, 10:02 PM	#29 (permalink)
Muzak Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,050	I like Job for a Cowboy...

09-30-2006, 11:39 PM	#30 (permalink)
Spike*Spiegel Five Feet of Fury Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: suburbanite Posts: 761	i really think it has helped. even before we had the internet to download off of, people would just buy tapes and record songs off the radio. not as good of quality, edited and (obviously) its a crappy tape but to make a point, people have been ripping off music for a long time so i dont think illegal downloading has made that big of an impact. the good far outweighs the bad.