Value of music dropping?

applesapples · 10-27-2012, 06:42 PM

I attended a seminar a while ago hosted by Moses Avalon. His stance is that music is no longer valued as much as it was in the past. I questioned him on this because, to me, it didn't make sense. People seem to be obsessed with music now more than ever, and with the convenience of iPods etc, people can listen constantly.

His answer was that since music is mostly digital these days, there is nothing tangible that people can hold in their hands and truly love and care about the way they used to. Even for physical CDs, they are really nothing like old school vinyl with beautiful artwork and the quality analog sound.

Thinking it over, I tend to agree with this. I also notice that since so much music is made only for selling, it doesn't carry the same depth of meaning that it used to. Instead we just hear the same trash over and over again until we can't help but have it in our heads. More focus is now placed on the artist (or so-called artist) than on the quality of the music, and more time is spent sensationalizing his or her quirks, relationships and dirt.

It's actually a really sad thing considering what a true artist puts into his or her work, and what people are truly getting when they pay for it.

What do you guys think?

10-27-2012, 06:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
applesapples Groupie Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 3	Value of music dropping? I attended a seminar a while ago hosted by Moses Avalon. His stance is that music is no longer valued as much as it was in the past. I questioned him on this because, to me, it didn't make sense. People seem to be obsessed with music now more than ever, and with the convenience of iPods etc, people can listen constantly. His answer was that since music is mostly digital these days, there is nothing tangible that people can hold in their hands and truly love and care about the way they used to. Even for physical CDs, they are really nothing like old school vinyl with beautiful artwork and the quality analog sound. Thinking it over, I tend to agree with this. I also notice that since so much music is made only for selling, it doesn't carry the same depth of meaning that it used to. Instead we just hear the same trash over and over again until we can't help but have it in our heads. More focus is now placed on the artist (or so-called artist) than on the quality of the music, and more time is spent sensationalizing his or her quirks, relationships and dirt. It's actually a really sad thing considering what a true artist puts into his or her work, and what people are truly getting when they pay for it. What do you guys think?