When did America stop producing good music?

[MikMaq]

Computers.

Also what s your problem with america this, america that...for someone who despises americans you sure seem to care a lot about everything they do or dont...

The truth.

Computers killed popular music, because that upper crust of people (5-10 percent) stopped buying what the major labels gave them the second they had choice. 15 years ago the industry was led somewhat by people who really had an interest in pushing music forward and were content control for the industry.

Today all the good music is independent, and you need to spend alot of time sifting through shit to get descent stuff, but it's totally there, it's just a quality control mechanism that labels grew up on have flew.

A simple example is in sports if all the top recruiters all fled the country for china, american sports would turn to shit fast. The labels relied on audiophile to lead public opinion and they've been bipassed.

[bradistani]

behold, a saviour has been sent forth

[dr.chimps]

The truth.

Computers killed popular music, because that upper crust of people (5-10 percent) stopped buying what the major labels gave them the second they had choice. 15 years ago the industry was led somewhat by people who really had an interest in pushing music forward and were content control for the industry.

Today all the good music is independent, and you need to spend alot of time sifting through shit to get descent stuff, but it's totally there, it's just a quality control mechanism that labels grew up on have flew.

A simple example is in sports if all the top recruiters all fled the country for china, american sports would turn to shit fast. The labels relied on audiophile to lead public opinion and they've been bipassed.

Uh, no. The music business is about the scummiest out there. Always has been. It's all about making a buck, and if a talented artist needs to get thrown under the wheels to do so, so be it. The musical playing field is littered with dead, compromised or beggared artists. 

[YngiweRhoads]

Uh, no. The music business is about the scummiest out there. Always has been. It's all about making a buck, and if a talented artist needs to get thrown under the wheels to do so, so be it. The musical playing field is littered with dead, compromised or beggared artists.  

QFT

I was in the 'industry' for 10 years, give or take a year.

[MikMaq]

QFT

I was in the 'industry' for 10 years, give or take a year.

The truth, I grew up in the crossroads era, I was the first kid on my block to have napster, and I've seen the same people who had 200 cd collections in 1995 switch to  downloading everything the second they had options.

There's a myth that true music fans(the people who leaders of public taste) buy cds, when the truth is anyone who's looking for the best music out there 9 times out of 10 go online.

[YngiweRhoads]

The truth, I grew up in the crossroads era, I was the first kid on my block to have napster, and I've seen the same people who had 200 cd collections in 1995 switch to  downloading everything the second they had options.

There's a myth that true music fans(the people who leaders of public taste) buy cds, when the truth is anyone who's looking for the best music out there 9 times out of 10 go online.

I agree. The internet was the best thing to have happened to the music industry in recent years. Radio has an extremely limited number of artists and songs they are allowed to play due to corporate sponsorship. The net brings music to people that otherwise would have gone unheard in the 'radio days'.

Musicians may have to play live to make a living now ( meaning me haha ), but everyone can now produce their own music and have it reach a worldwide audience.

[kreator]

''caught in the act'', ''backstreet boys'' and ''spice girls'' everything else is history

[YngiweRhoads]

''caught in the act'', ''backstreet boys'' and ''spice girls'' everything else is history

[MikMaq]

I agree. The internet was the best thing to have happened to the music industry in recent years. Radio has an extremely limited number of artists and songs they are allowed to play due to corporate sponsorship. The net brings music to people that otherwise would have gone unheard in the 'radio days'.

Musicians may have to play live to make a living now ( meaning me haha ), but everyone can now produce their own music and have it reach a worldwide audience.

X2 music is in it's purest and most natural form. It's an golden age, and where all the sellouts/posers, have been cut out of the loop. If you love music, and not the sideline shit(girls, popularity, status) your doing good.

[Parker]

Thats the word I was looking for. When did people stop being musicians?

Check Esperanza Spalding

[funk51]

what year??

1985.

[Swede!]

Check Esperanza Spalding

Good. I would like her to "pronounce" the words more I cant hear "anything". Is she good at english and thats maby just her style

[Tito24]

[Parker]

Good. I would like her to "pronounce" the words more I cant hear "anything". Is she good at english and thats maby just her style

She is a Jazz artist, she is Grammy nominated (not sure if she won) but there has been TONS of buzz about her...
Here she is in Copenhagen

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[Tito24]

[Viking11]

what year??

1999.

[DroppingPlates]

There are still many great artists. Just visit a decent festival, like for example South by Southwest in Austin or Roskilde and Lowlands in Europe.
It's the fucking mainstream media like MTV that screws up the majority with trash like Gaga & Bieber, so blame them!

[bradistani]

There are still many great artists. Just visit a decent festival, like for example South by Southwest in Austin or Roskilde and Lowlands in Europe.
It's the fucking mainstream media like MTV that screws up the majority with trash like Gaga & Bieber, so blame them!

mtv used to be fucking awesome when it first started.. so sad its apparently gone to shit now.. back in the 80s though.. man it was fucking heaven.. great music 24/7.. when i first got cable, mtv fucking ruled...

[WillGrant]

Americas Got Talent

[mantronik]

You could be right, chimps.  I stopped listening to music after i heard run DMC, Cool Mo Dee and the first generation of so called Rappers.  I say, "so called", because Cab Calloway and those ole school guys did something similar to rap but they were still musicians.

exception to the rule was Curtis Mantronix.

Two hot brothers (no homo)

Thanks for not forgetting about me  
It is Kurtis Mantronik or Mantronix (the duo)
Change a few C's into K's though (Kool, Kurtis)

[bradistani]

[The True Adonis]

[Nirvana]

I was drinking whiskey and rye singing it would be the day I died.

[mass 04]

i truly believe that america should be strucked with a disaster of biblical proportions to have it produce good music again. what a shit country. filthy rich inthahood boys dominating young kids minds.

How about I strike my fist on your jizz covered, pock marked face so hard that Saddam's sand covered pubes that you've been saving under your tongue since the first Gulf War, fly out of your mouth, you picture posting queer?

[#1 Klaus fan]

Black Sabbath might make a reunion, so it's far from completely lost situation.