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Originally Posted by Robbie
Problem is...without radio support those artists that are so "dope" aren't going to be able to make a good living.
They will mostly go unnoticed by the masses while Justin Bieber and Kanye and Beyonce make hundreds of millions of dollars and live like Kings and Queens.
Could you imagine if Jimi Hendrix were to be just starting out in 2015?
We would NEVER even know he existed because he wouldn't have any venues to play at that could actually further his career, nowhere on the radio to play his songs to spread them to the masses, and no big concerts to perform at (because he would be unknown) to make him a legend.
Just think about it.  You can replace "Jimi Hendrix" with any other great musician/legend and it would all be the same outcome.
Hell...Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, etc. wouldn't even make it past the auditions of American Idol because they don't sing according to the "formula".
Reality is, the music industry started becoming homogenized over the years and now it's pretty much hit rock bottom.
With the industry pretty much decimated (bands used to sell a MILLION copies of their albums right out the gate on the first day)...there isn't any room for people to take a chance on a guy like Jimi Hendrix, or The Beatles, etc.
They just go with the formula. Does it have a "producer" who comes up with good "beats" and a marketable face on the clown talking and auto-tuning over the "beat"?
Then it's a hit.
Real musicians and real singers who can write songs and know how to actually entertain a crowd without a stage full of "backup dancers" aren't even part of the equation anymore. |
Another Quote because Robbie has NAILED it - and not just with big-titted pornstars, either (although that too). Your analysis is perfect Robbie. It breaks my heart actually because what you are decribing is a societal loss as well as an entire Industry (music) being devasted.
The saddest thing is while JimmyCooper here is obviously finding the best in what is out there (Katie Perry, Kenye, etc) he also knows the older stuff or is open to it. This makes him in the top 5% out there so congrats to you JC!!
What breaks MY heart is many today don't even know what they are missing. They don't know they aren't missing out on something, something
important that helped shape a culture, influence soceity in a positive way and, yes, changed the world. Fortunately the music will never die and is still out there for people like JimmyCooper to find and appreciate.
The John Lennon Wall in Prague.
I was reminded when I was in Prague recently how it can be argued that The Beatles defeated Communism. Their music was banned but somehow people kept listening to it, smuggling in records, pirate radio, etc. Once the music was inside the people's heads the change followed, the people could not be stopped. Maybe this will happen again in some wonderful future I am praying for. LOL