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Originally Posted by omgwtf

No, that's just STUPID in the context of this thread. This thread is about how lots of popular music is bad. Ie, bad. Just plain bad.


It gets fame and publicity that it doesn't merit, while a lot of wonderful music that people who are willing to search for doesn't.

I mean, humndislocation obviously likes metal. I'm not a metal fan at all, but I can appreciate that there are great metal bands and poor metal bands. I'm sure open minded hardcore metal fans who only listen to metal can appreciate that there are great bands that I like that they wouldn't listen to, simply because they're not into them.


In an ideal world, music would be judged by the "masses" on its merits, but it doesn't get a chance because what the "masses" listen to is dictated my large companies that aren't willing to take risks. They know what sells now, so take that and have others on a payroll mimic it ad infinitum. If that's all it takes for something to be "big", then being "big" doesn't nessecarily make something good.

This isn't a "MY TASTE IS BETTER THAN YOUR TASTE" post, but it is relevant to the threat and subsequent discussion.


Word up dawg.

ye i spose you're right. most popular music is crap but that's all thanks to the record companies. tits in suits decide what people want and therefore they choose what's popular. i don't believe that it's the publics choice, most people are too simple-minded to realise that they're just being used by companies to make vast sums of money. i wonder what would happen if the companies took a risk and decided to try something different though... d'ya reckon the majority of the public would buy it?