Paul Smeenus

The other thing that's nothing new would be music/artists that have big hits on top 40 radio that will not be popular AT ALL in a few short years. Look at the top 40 charts from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's 00's, you'll see a litany of "where are they now" and "who the hell were they even then' acts. These things have a way of sorting themselves out.

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Key

Why do I feel like this isn't the first thread at this forum about this exact same topic?

Mr. Charlie

Chris, there has always been good music and there has always been crap music (or if we're being truthful, music that you like and music that you don't like). I watched a documentary a while ago about how the Brits stormed America after the Beatles euphoria and, boy oh boy, there was some crap British 60s pop music (translate = music I didn't like) highlighted in that show.

Forget the stuff you don't like. Play the stuff you do. It's that easy.

blackdragon123

I hate Michael Jackson...apart from Man in the Mirror...that's a great song...I also hate Joy Division

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blackdragon123

you know nothing of the crunch

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Neapolitan

I can't believe you mentioned Jacko in the same sentence with Joy Division. They are totally opposite of each other. In fact Jacko represents everything you complained about in you opening thread. Jacko is the same kind of artist you are bemoaning with the band One Direction. Joy Division at least in the US were completely underground. JD's single Love Will Tear Us Apart reached #13 on the UK charts, but I don't think that warrants them being a "Pop band."

I thought Jacko contribution to pop music was to spurn record executive to look for the next pop sensation like Katy Perry and Rihanna. If early Rock n Roll artist like Chuck Berry herald the age where an person could write and perform his own material and play actually an instrument, Jacko herald the age where songwriters, producers and record exec controlled what you heard, and the singing was only their prop on stage back by studio musicians.

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Dulce

personally, i really enjoy alot of old classic's stuff. we're living in a generation where twerking is the new music. oh my dear, what has this world becoming? i'm sticking to my oldies. i hate the music of today's era. it's annoying and abnoxious and awful. i'm a very picky/selective fan girl of what's good in the hood.

chris_mills

Just gonna get this going again...

Surely you think somebody who can write their own song, play an instrument, and sing, is better than a person given a song with all the lyrics and backing stuff ready made, only needing to sing (which sometimes auto tune is used anyway).

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Mr. Charlie

Depends really. I can see where you're comin' from, but if someone has an incredible voice, can sing effortlessly, was born to sing, then whether they write the songs, play instruments, play a part in the arrangement, etc., dosn't really matter to me.

chris_mills

Yeah, I guess you can't limit yourself from liking a good voice, just because the songs not good. But I would not register these musicians as 'artists'. Just a point.

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