Stewart Mason wrote:

>>If looks are all that matters, why did last year's Pussycat Dolls album flop so badly?  Why weren't Vanity 6 Prince's highest-selling project?<<

I never said "looks are all that matters", bub; regardless, the fact that both acts you mention got any attention AT ALL, EVER, pretty much proves my original point -- that physical appearance increasingly trumps legitimate talent and I'll have nothing to do with it thankyouverymuch.

On another note, I've noticed -- over the past year or so -- an apologetic mindset forming here on Audities, people posting stuff like "Duffy's voice is kind of weak but it's not bad" or "the new Matthew Sweet songs are pretty OK, all thing considered", etc.

Wow. Does anyone have standards anymore, or is merely "ok" good enough when it comes to music these days? Does anybody remember laughter?

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