Take That, etc
Discussion
Watching Children in Need last night it occured to me that music as I knew it has died, all we get is an endless stream of mediocrity from people like JLS, Alexandra Burke, The Saturdays, Girls Aloud, Boyzone, Will Young, Take That etc and all they manage is mediocre ballads, not one of them can even play an instrument, it's like going back to the late sixties/early seventies with The Archies, The Hollies and The BeeGees etc, (mind you, they were a f
k sight better than todays dreary offerings) what happened to rock, punk, blues and all their progeny?
Pete Waterman did an enormous amount of damage to cutting edge music, effectively blunting it with overwhelming corporate finance and marketing, Simon Cowell is doing the same, damn his eyes
k sight better than todays dreary offerings) what happened to rock, punk, blues and all their progeny?Pete Waterman did an enormous amount of damage to cutting edge music, effectively blunting it with overwhelming corporate finance and marketing, Simon Cowell is doing the same, damn his eyes
lost in espace said:
Apache, 31k posts and you post this in GG? Are you mad, or is this bating?
I have no idea what you meant by this so I looked it up, now I'm not sure you know what you mean either 
This is slang for masturbating, the short way of saying it. Also the less embarrassing way of saying masturbating when speaking around adults and strangers.
xr287 said:
Shotgun Rider said:
There's still plenty of decent music out there, just dont expect to find it in the charts etc.
Thiss like Cowell and Waterman who screw it all up in an attempt to get richThere's always been plenty of dross in the charts, for as long as there has been charts IMO. That's because 10-15 year olds often like different things to people in their 20's, 30's and 40's. Look at the demographics of who's buying the music (or who they're buying it for) and it becomes very clear why the stuff many of us consider to be god awful, has become successful. Pop culture has always been guff, and marketing people who see a trend making, or with potential to make a huge pile of cash will always milk it for all it's worth.
I think it's worth taking a look at the charts in the 60's compared to now, where you've got the Rolling Stones mixing it up with say, the Beach Boys. Appealing to very different people, but not all that different to someone like Queens of the Stone Age or Kings of Leon mixing it up with Take That, JLS, ad nauseum.
The only real differences are the marketing mediums, and the exposure from TV shows and the like. I don't doubt the power of people like Simon Cowell and the like to churn out this teeny-pop nonsense month after month, but there's still some truly great bands out there that will be remembered decades after the quick-buck-brigade are long since forgotten. There are a few like Take That, however, who will be remembered for a very long time IMO.
I think it's worth taking a look at the charts in the 60's compared to now, where you've got the Rolling Stones mixing it up with say, the Beach Boys. Appealing to very different people, but not all that different to someone like Queens of the Stone Age or Kings of Leon mixing it up with Take That, JLS, ad nauseum.
The only real differences are the marketing mediums, and the exposure from TV shows and the like. I don't doubt the power of people like Simon Cowell and the like to churn out this teeny-pop nonsense month after month, but there's still some truly great bands out there that will be remembered decades after the quick-buck-brigade are long since forgotten. There are a few like Take That, however, who will be remembered for a very long time IMO.
I'm begining to object to The Beach Boys being used as a similie for Take That and JPS... 
Different to The Stones but in no way dross... The real Apache said:
what happened to rock, punk, blues and all their progeny?
Um. Well, Guns n Roses released an album last year (ignore the specifics of the band members); Slash launched an album this year, working with a number of rock singers. Rock's alive and kicking and just as good. Oh, and Iron Maiden are touring next year, IIRC.Gassing Station | Music | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff