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yawnmaster

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53. you know...that got me thinking as to another reason some good music may not make it...

Fri May 16, 2014, 09:24 PM

May 2014

to the top, based on what you said before.
Some good music does take some time to be accepted and in the "old" days, record labels, stations, etc., as you said could push something. Now something good and new may get lost in the mess on the way up and get "stalled". I could imagine something like this happening to Elvis. He would have been so diluted that he may not have attained that threshold of screaming admirers.

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How Science Just Proved That Life Sucks [View all] bondwooley May 2014 OP

I don't know what science will prove next but I do agree that modern popular music sucks. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #1

Dunno, there is still good music being produced Warpy May 2014 #5

Define "popular music? Scootaloo May 2014 #2

Those are really good points bondwooley May 2014 #3

Mozart would probably be a Skrillex fan Scootaloo May 2014 #8

I like when Meg sings. She's so Moe Tucker it's adorable. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #33

I think this shows Egnever May 2014 #4

I've had an unusual experience - after hating pop for much of the '00s, I love today's pop music! reformist2 May 2014 #6

I hated most of pop music during the 80's and early 90's cpwm17 May 2014 #30

I love Top 40! longship May 2014 #7

The day the music died... bondwooley May 2014 #11

Fucking LOVE Boney M Scootaloo May 2014 #13

It's brilliantly horrible. Love it too. nt bondwooley May 2014 #14

The video is trash, but i enjoy the sound, without irony Scootaloo May 2014 #17

Not much of a Euro-disco fan, but I'll confess to enjoying some Giorgio Moroder from time to time. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #34

Wow Egnever May 2014 #41

Gotta love Boney scrubthedata May 2014 #44

A lot of today's top 40 music bores me. Ilsa May 2014 #46

I have to ask... what rap and hip hop have you heard? Scootaloo May 2014 #12

Personally... bondwooley May 2014 #18

Well, the same is true for any genre Scootaloo May 2014 #22

Setting aside the merits of rap and hip-hop, I will boldly say this (and you may agree) hatrack May 2014 #23

It has its uses Scootaloo May 2014 #25

"Autotune The News" is the only use that comes immediately to mind . . . hatrack May 2014 #26

I love melodysheep's remixes with it Scootaloo May 2014 #29

That Steve Irwin one is awesome. Egnever May 2014 #43

I still consider Biggie Smalls probably the greatest rapper of all time. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #38

About rap, my music tastes. longship May 2014 #32

At least you don't seem to be one of these "classical music is the only REAL music" snobs. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #39

Nope. I like music. In general. longship May 2014 #42

The Twain quote cracks me up. nt bondwooley May 2014 #48

Thanks a lot, now I have that goddamn "Way down yonder on the Chatahootchie..." song nomorenomore08 May 2014 #35

WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! Scootaloo May 2014 #37

"Modern country universally sounds like Nickelback, stripped of any hint of blues influence" Fumesucker May 2014 #45

Your note about a pickup truck reminds me bondwooley May 2014 #49

Anyone who thinks popular music sucks clearly hasn't heard Babymetal and hence needs to... Shandris May 2014 #9

Pretty sure the focus is on American music... Scootaloo May 2014 #15

Don't you hate that?! Shandris May 2014 #24

he had them on his Tokyo episode of "Parts Unknown" Scootaloo May 2014 #27

artificial loudness >>> music has been engineered to be loud. Believe it or not. KittyWampus May 2014 #10

Your track needs to be a fat greasy sausage Taitertots May 2014 #16

Albert Camus told us everything we need to know about life sucking. aikoaiko May 2014 #19

But he wasn't lacking a touch of optimism. bondwooley May 2014 #21

I always laugh at people who struggle to explain why their preferences are superior Taitertots May 2014 #20

I think there is still much good music out there, but with today's technology... yawnmaster May 2014 #28

You're probably right about that. bondwooley May 2014 #50

you know...that got me thinking as to another reason some good music may not make it... yawnmaster May 2014 #53

There are PLENTY of new artists with fantastic new approaches to music... Earth_First May 2014 #31

I miss the days fayhunter May 2014 #36

Good points. Although most people seem to think music was better when they were kids. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #40

I have the feeling had he been still alive.... yuiyoshida May 2014 #47

Of course it is worse. TM99 May 2014 #51

They ditched melodies sometime in the sixties. New music has sucked since then. nt valerief May 2014 #52

Was listening today bondwooley May 2014 #54

Music on the radio sucks. But there's a lot of good stuff out there. Avalux May 2014 #55