What you "young turds" are missing about halftime show

[SomethingFishy]

220. Hey Atman,

I'm a roadie. I have worked with many many bands. Many you have heard of I understand exactly what you are saying. The shit that passes for music these days is sad. Used to be you went into the garage, you banged out a bunch of songs with your friends, then you gigged incessantly in clubs honing your chops and your stage skills. By the time you got on the road you were a seasoned player.

Now you go down to your local stadium when American Idol comes to town and "audition". Then if you get picked you get told where to sing, what to sing, how to sing, how to dress, how to hold the mic, how to stand, how to walk and how to play to the camera. You are focus grouped into some generic version of a pop star.

We thought we killed Disco in the late 70's. We were wrong. It came back in a dozen other forms, Rap, Hip Hop, House, Electronica, Pop, Dubstep.. it's all freakin disco music.

If it's any consolation my kids 3 teenage boys agree with us. My oldest likes some of the current music but his favorites are Buddy Holly and Queen.. My middle son has an affinity for AC/DC and my youngest is a Floyd and REM fan.

The record industry is dying, soon most artists will be using things like Reverb Nation to release their own material. While you won't see bands selling 20 million records anymore you will see a larger variety of bands making a decent living doing it on their own.