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| From | "m@tty" <troubledoll@mindspring.com> |
| Subject | Re: Top Ten Reason the "Real" Music Biz is in a slump. |
| Date | Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:14:56 -0500 |
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>I say that the true, number one reason that the "Real" Music Biz is in a slump is that it is managed by business men who don't seem to be music fans. When a trend setting artist comes along, some of these business types have the ability to find or groom other acts that are close in style to the trend setting artist. Then they flood the market with a bunch of soul-sucking, mediocre-to-poor imitations of the same thing, and it goes on for five to ten years until some other innovative artist breaks some new ground.
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as opposed to the golden years of the '50s and '60s, when the mob ran
the record business? :) and when every other band was a
mediocre-to-poor imitation of the beatles?
or as opposed to the '80s and '90s when mega-corporations like sony and
matsushita took over? and when every other band was a mediocre-to-poor
imitation of color me badd?
and are you trying to argue that what's really good for the music
business is even further corporate consolidation and slavish copying of
the backstreet boys and the spice girls? because that's exactly what was
going on when the "real" music biz was at its absolute peak, in the late
1990s and early 2000s.
(and, for what it's worth, if that's what are you are in fact arguing, i
won't object, 'cause those backstreet boys and spice girls copyers made
some damn fine music. as did a lot of slavish beatles copy bands back in
the day.)
i'd say the pop biz is in the middle of a golden era right now,
artistically speaking anyway. if not enough $$ is coming in to make the
bizzers happy, well, too bad for them. but don't blame the music men
'cause they're doing a pretty great job right now. top-40 radio is an
absolute joy to listen to, from amerie to r. kelly to green day to
mariah to the ying yang twins to blah blah to etc etc.
m
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