Originally Posted by madpawn
Anyway, I could go on and on.
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No one's stopping you but yourself.
So do we agree that music that's most accessible are horrible and the godly stuff is hidden in an obscure corner of the music sphere that very few have access to? If the music is actually good, why aren't the broadcasting media (TV/Radio) actually broadcasting them, making them accessible to the general public? What is it that changed in terms of the way we receive music?
Maybe we can also think in terms of the environment for making music. The price of recording technology quite a lot lower than before and you do get a number of musicians who released CDs recorded at home. How much are people willing to pay for these recordings? Can it be comparable to similar releases from record companies with proper recording equipment? Are people more or less willing to pay for music these days?
The effect of piracy and the Internet is something that shouldn't be overlooked. Also, popular music usually reflects on a certain socio-political climate. The 90s was a boomtime for many economies but in the 00s we have 911/terrorism, economic slowdown, hurricanes and tsunamis etc; how much is the artistic and/or business direction for music reflects on that? I certainly remember music in the 90s being "happier" and the 00s being "angstier".