Post Ak5wx6jgN2L5rHx5Iu by nickb333@toot.io
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(DIR) Post #Ak5wZBLzY9DTEMSizA by cjd@pkteerium.xyz
2024-07-19T17:09:03.500636Z
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While listening to music from the 70s, I had an interesting thought, why is it that it seems like they don't make good music anymore?Is it true, are people like Janis Joplin, Jimmie Hendrix, and Eric Clapton just don't exist anymore?Or maybe there's a LOT of good music now, but because of the internet, there's so much music out there so it's hard for anyone to really go big anymore.Or maybe I'm just bring nostalgic and really nothing has changed (I really don't think so).What do you think?
(DIR) Post #Ak5wx6jgN2L5rHx5Iu by nickb333@toot.io
2024-07-19T17:12:03Z
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@cjd Eric Clapton is still around.
(DIR) Post #Ak5wx7VtTmu6GoVaS0 by cjd@pkteerium.xyz
2024-07-19T17:13:23.387121Z
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Yes, but he made his bones in the "golden age".
(DIR) Post #Ak5wz0k7cgnvqp46N6 by ReadyKilowatt@noauthority.social
2024-07-19T17:12:51Z
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@cjd “Joe Gillis: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.Norma Desmond: I am big. It's the pictures that got small.”https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard_(film)
(DIR) Post #Ak5xLIELHmXmSSpEhs by mrsaturday@shitposter.world
2024-07-19T17:17:55.377548Z
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@cjd It's a matter of risk-reward and record companies prefering to cultivate images and personalities rather than allow for self-expression. The pressure was there before, to be sure, but now it's cradle to grave control.
(DIR) Post #Ak6dL44W7fwUcZns36 by lina@eientei.org
2024-07-20T01:08:16.670982Z
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@cjd people who put SOVL into music still exist, they're just harder to find than a single, not mentally ill girl on the internet, also the artists you brought up as examples are primarily rock artists, easy to forget that the artist doesn't have to be doing rock and roll to be goodon an off note, i like red vox
(DIR) Post #Ak7DFDSrsu5GMfhhce by barber@nicecrew.digital
2024-07-20T01:05:21.497308Z
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@cjd The three musicians you named are all ugly. Think about that long and hard. Video killed the radio star and it's been a regression downhill ever since. Music is a lot like architecture and art. It's a reflection of the culture. Technology has influenced music so we end up with things like autotuned pop hits appealing to the masses because the masses have their faces stuck in beep boops all day long. There are still some good artists out there playing real music with real instruments, you just have to search for them. There's not many, but they're out there. You like Clapton? You'll like this kid https://youtu.be/q3r573S1gQw
(DIR) Post #AkEdghCLOycPJaSTgW by cjd@pkteerium.xyz
2024-07-23T21:49:54.439905Z
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It occurs to me that the pre-internet era was conducive to music as an industry, and the post-internet era is not.Back then, you'd hear a song on the radio (ad funded) and you could go buy the record and then you could listen to it whenever you wanted, and you could go to the concert.Now, you hear a song online, there's no funding for that anymore because it's race to the bottom. You COULD buy the record, but you won't because you can download it - or just stream it whenever you want.The modern era is conducive to Youtubers because they make new videos every week, and you need to see the new episode, so they can try to show you some ads.Just one album that you can just download and have whenever you want is just not a business model.TL;DR Internet Killed The Radio Star.
(DIR) Post #AkEhMXwAWWhCcMXXI8 by nicholas@aklp.club
2024-07-23T22:31:16.137317Z
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How does the eras tour earning over a billion dollars fit into this narrative? It seems like a negation on first blush, but I suspect you have already considered it.
(DIR) Post #AkFhd58T3StjN88ZUG by cjd@pkteerium.xyz
2024-07-24T10:08:54.089909Z
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I'm not sure I follow, do you mean musicians in the internet era touring and making over a billion on concert tickets?
(DIR) Post #AkG3dyrm2ze1D3A9Ds by nicholas@aklp.club
2024-07-24T14:15:36.877731Z
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Taylor Swift's recent tour was named 'Eras', I was specifically referring to that one tour.
(DIR) Post #AkG6idZkvs3yUKeAnw by cjd@pkteerium.xyz
2024-07-24T14:49:55.818895Z
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Ok I see, so the thing is Swift is actually not that good. So why is she making all that money?Most probably:1. Marketing2. Corporate events (taking employees to the shows)3. Outright money launderingBut then WHY is she making all that money?Well, if you look at her politics, you can see she's very pro-establishment - absurdly pro-establishment for a musician. So I would say it's quite likely that she's somebody's kid and there's a money funneling operation going on. It's a bit like how Hollywood makes $50mn on a $10mn movie and they say the movie lost money.What's clear to me is they're not out scouting for good musicians and signing them up anymore. That era is over.
(DIR) Post #AkG7pU8OX7k3Bhg6LI by 11112011
2024-07-24T15:02:33.142812Z
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@cjd @nicholas didnt the musicians union endorsed kamala? i guess robbing them wasnt that gud of an trump idea
(DIR) Post #AkG8xePUJQ6nKP8Auu by 11112011
2024-07-24T15:15:13.990666Z
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@cjd @nicholas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SgV2ckpIN0