Have you lost hope in mainstream music?

Herocon · 04-18-2011, 05:04 PM

Do you think pop will always be the ****ty auto-tuned, computer-generated crap we often hear on the radio? Or do you think, by some incredible feat, one day popular artists will miraculously begin using instrumments in their songs? I can't really enjoy a song unless it's produced by musical instruments, and not computers. As catchy as it may be, it just doesn't get my attention.

s_k · 04-18-2011, 05:05 PM

I think mainstream music stopped being any good in the end of the 70's when 'danceable' music like disco became a hype. Music got a different meaning back then.

Herocon · 04-18-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I think mainstream music stopped being any good in the end of the 70's when 'danceable' music like disco became a hype.

I think music started going downhill in the 90s, and now we're at rock bottom haha.

starrynight · 04-19-2011, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Herocon

I think music started going downhill in the 90s, and now we're at rock bottom haha.

Maybe it started late 80s. There is alot of good music out there now though it's just that it doesn't get hype.

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Is there some kind of objective guideline that deems a particular piece of music "good"?

Yes, creativity. Something which just sounds like a poor copy of something else isn't really that creative for example

Herocon · 04-19-2011, 06:44 AM

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Maybe it started late 80s. There is alot of good music out there now though it's just that it doesn't get hype.

Yes, creativity. Something which just sounds like a poor copy of something else isn't really that creative for example

Yeah, but I'm talking about, for example, iTunes' top 100 songs. Almost all of the songs on there are computer-generated, and lacking in talent. I believe that artists who actually possess talent should be getting rewarded for their hard efforts...not Katy Perry and Kanye West. *Wink wink*

**Janszoon** · 04-19-2011, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Herocon

Yeah, but I'm talking about, for example, iTunes' top 100 songs. Almost all of the songs on there are computer-generated, and lacking in talent. I believe that artists who actually possess talent should be getting rewarded for their hard efforts...not Katy Perry and Kanye West. *Wink wink*

I'm not a fan of Katy Perry or Kanye West but they both play traditional instruments so they're probably not the best examples to use if you're going to trot out the worn out old "live instruments = talent" argument.

Ben Butler · 04-19-2011, 12:56 PM

No, I have not. There is a lot of good mainstream music out there with talented artists. It is the record labels that need to change because they are too money motivated and turn the poor artists into a money making product, almost as if they are not human.

Herocon · 04-19-2011, 02:46 PM

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almost as if they are not human.

zombies :o

Ben Butler · 04-20-2011, 01:20 PM

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zombies :o

Yep

DoctorSoft · 04-18-2011, 05:19 PM

Depends what you consider mainstream I guess. If you just mean Top 40 pure pop drivel, then, other than a few select artists, I have.

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Herocon Groupie Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 21	Have you lost hope in mainstream music? Do you think pop will always be the ****ty auto-tuned, computer-generated crap we often hear on the radio? Or do you think, by some incredible feat, one day popular artists will miraculously begin using instrumments in their songs? I can't really enjoy a song unless it's produced by musical instruments, and not computers. As catchy as it may be, it just doesn't get my attention.

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Ben Butler Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Rudheath Posts: 393	No, I have not. There is a lot of good mainstream music out there with talented artists. It is the record labels that need to change because they are too money motivated and turn the poor artists into a money making product, almost as if they are not human.

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DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	Depends what you consider mainstream I guess. If you just mean Top 40 pure pop drivel, then, other than a few select artists, I have.