MdRex
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Avril Lavigne was pop princess from day one, unashamedly so. My point being that you dont have to listen to the radio if it is that bad. So I don't see why you are being so uptight about having commercial pop on pop radio stations. Unless you have a compulsive disorder to tune into pop radio, then you may have a point.
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Music is to entertain IMO. So if what she puts out entertains her target audience, more power to her. You make it sound like music is on the same level as a life and death situation, commercialised pop is gold to people who enjoys it, if you think its trash, then don't listen to it. Those who don't enjoy avantgarde music (or "forward thinking" (as you will put it)) will not change their mind and enjoy those more "artistically" driven (gosh who's to judge) even if commercial pop doesn't exist.
The existence of commercial pop gives some audience what they want, how will that kill the music scene? I don't find enjoyment in looking at abstract art pieces, I would rather read a (commercialised) comic book from marvel or DC. So even if Marvel or DC gets blown away to dust on this earth, the chances are that I still wouldnt like abstract artistic paintings.
Who the heck are you to say that commercial artist sold their souls to labels?
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Now you are getting personal...
For the rest: sorry for the derailing. My apologies.
So basically you're saying its OK to sell out? Riiiight. That kind of attitude is the exact reason why we have to listen to "artists" like Avril Lavigne on the radio, while real musicians play gig to gig just to survive, never making it big. |
Avril Lavigne was pop princess from day one, unashamedly so. My point being that you dont have to listen to the radio if it is that bad. So I don't see why you are being so uptight about having commercial pop on pop radio stations. Unless you have a compulsive disorder to tune into pop radio, then you may have a point.
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Avril Lavigne is a representative of her big-label record firm. She does what they tell her to. She didn't have to take that path, however. |
Music is to entertain IMO. So if what she puts out entertains her target audience, more power to her. You make it sound like music is on the same level as a life and death situation, commercialised pop is gold to people who enjoys it, if you think its trash, then don't listen to it. Those who don't enjoy avantgarde music (or "forward thinking" (as you will put it)) will not change their mind and enjoy those more "artistically" driven (gosh who's to judge) even if commercial pop doesn't exist.
The existence of commercial pop gives some audience what they want, how will that kill the music scene? I don't find enjoyment in looking at abstract art pieces, I would rather read a (commercialised) comic book from marvel or DC. So even if Marvel or DC gets blown away to dust on this earth, the chances are that I still wouldnt like abstract artistic paintings.
Who the heck are you to say that commercial artist sold their souls to labels?
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Frankly, I find your attitude on this manner sickening, because it's illogical and completely invalid because you don't have the first clue of what you're talking about. But that's fine - people on my side of the music industry make money off of people with much more intelligent mindsets than that. |
Now you are getting personal...
For the rest: sorry for the derailing. My apologies.