Marcwild

Hello

I'm just curious to know what are you thinking about music from 70-80's VS today music? In my oppinion, I Hate popular music from today! Why? If we take Miley cirus, Justin beiber, Katy perry all these superstar, Theirs not very good at all... They just make some catchy song and there all almost naked in video, Music have no soul! no emotion, Just SEXE and catchy song! with internet this is so easy to be popular... get almost naked and sing you be millionaire!!! Before they became legend and began with nothing, play in bar again and again after play in a bigger place since to be a superstar! Music was good they played guitar like god! They can make very sad song with a heayvey rock and roll music? Today do they can make this??? HELL NO! To be simple, Today music is ****! No talent they just be popular because they get naked or make some scandale! I'm curious to know what are you thinking? I know everyone have different music taste but what you think guys?(Sorry if my english is bad im not english )

Norg

there has been good music and bad music since the dawn of music it does not mater what decade it is ........

like this only came out 10 years ago I think this is current good music

good music is out there u just gotta dig through the rocks to find the gems



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ladyislingering

A lot of it has to do with perspective and personal taste, but one thing is very clear in this day and age: if you're not beautiful, you won't make it in the media.

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Norg

another thing that's cool tho is u don't even need record labes or big Companys to make it just make music and put it on the net and if its good it will blow up cream always rises to the top plus its a lot eaiser now for everyone oget exposer

Paul Smeenus

DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!!!!!!!

I have been wondering for YEARS why every pop star is gorgeous to look at. Can't plain people make great music too you FUCKS


So Gangnam Style (well over 18 million YouTube hits) is good? Or was there just production behind it to sexy and sparkle it up and a promotion machine pushing it.

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Mr. Charlie

That's not true. I youtubed myself singing naked, even used face paint to make my willy look like a baby mouse, and all I got for my trouble was hate mail, my internet switched off, and 12 months in prison.

Norg

not like that I mean if its good music the artist can build of that but u gotta keep on releasing good after good to have longevity that's the hard part

I think after doing that most people will never forget U not doing just one hit and that's it

that's why bands like the beatles MJ have such a following long after there gone there still very popular

ladyislingering

They do, you just don't see it anywhere because the uglies are harder to market! (But we had a billion uglies on MTV in the 80s.)



And I'd just like to add my view on why Gangnam Style blew up the way it did. It has a few basic profitable marketing gimmicks:

1. Catchy, repetitive lyrics (popularized mainly for its English lyrics)
2. Silly (though easy to mimic) dance to go with it
3. Main video character in a suit that's easy to recreate (and build memes from)

We've seen this with a number of things throughout the years, most notably this mega-hit from the 90s:





"Gangnam Style" has died down and (the hell is that guy's name again?) Psy (thanks Google) had a follow-up single that bombed in comparison, so he was essentially a one-hit wonder in the states (much like Los del Rio).

The 70s had a less marketable, though wildly popular and successful dance of the decade:



There wasn't as much flash appeal back then because it wasn't necessary. Dancing was still something that a lot of people enjoyed (and everyone wanted to do it after seeing Saturday Night Fever - don't lie! Plus our friends across the pond had Pan's People to emulate, and you know you did) and though I wasn't around just yet, my money's on the bet that this was played like crazy at roller discos.

A lot of popularity and profitability and how it perpetuates depends on the channels through which it's presented - and the target audience.

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Marcwild

I don't say thats Katy perry and others have no talent... That's good music but... Does someone will listen this if katy perry was ugly? I don't think so.... Before they were ugly, special, gay, but the talent was here...