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Old 07-01-2013, 12:12 PM  
slapass
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Originally Posted by Robbie View Post
I think what Peabody is really asking is where are all the big personality/frontman/entertainer rock stars.

The new "rock" bands look like the kids that used to get beat up for their lunch money and have the charisma of a dead turtle.

And even the new "pop" stars like Justin Bieber don't seem to really have the "it" factor and ability to front a band and kick ass (lip synching with 20 backup dancers is NOT being a real frontman and mesmerizing a crowd).

I think (hope) it's just some kind of shitty phase that society is going through.

When you have DJ's getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to push "play" on their mixes that they already sampled and worked on with their laptops, and Justin Bieber lip synching with dancers...well sooner or later people are gonna want to be entertained by real talent.

It'll happen eventually. Just like when disco was huge...there was an eventual backlash (punk) that brought the pendulum back.

I predict in the next 10 years we will see the emergence of the next "Frank Sinatra"/"Elvis Presley"/"Mick Jagger"/"Bono" type of monster front man with the total package of sexuality, vocals, stage presence and real raw music that will change the game again.
I went to a big DJ show in Vegas this year, and a lot of the crowd was watching the DJ. Not so interesting. Everyone else was dancing and having fun.

My understanding is that Disco was like that too. It is more about you then the performer. I like the new music but I have no need to go to a concert.
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