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| From | "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Top Ten Reason the "Real" Music Biz is in a slump. |
| Date | Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:32:16 -0400 |
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<matty>
> 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.
I think the thrust was pretty clear that further consolidation and
copycatting would make things worse. Satellite and internet radio have the
possibility of opening up the tight-ass playlists of The Consultant Era and
the boy-band/girl-diva pap of the past decade. When you say "peak" are you
talking grosses? That's inflation talking...looking at the highest-grossing
movies or tours of all time and not making the adjustments for the pricing.
I don't see any musical era more creative and prolific than 1965-1975, which
in my mind is the "peak".
> '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.
Hmmm...I hear a lot of synthetic simonized crap and dance mixes...with some
exceptions like Green Day. But maybe it's just that you like those other
artists and I think they suck. Different strokes...
b
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