Nobody here can say that Brittey Spears does not have a fantastic singing voice, excellent control and vocal range, and can dance "the dance of the seven boners" like nobody else. But they mix and modify it with echo and chorus effects in a way that makes her sound just like every other pop star in the contiuum right now (today's sound) - and the overall effect is just ruined. But how do you argue that with a 13 year old; "You should be listening to Yes or King Crimson, and not this music, this music sucks (empirically) because; __________." . . ?
Maybe youth oriented music is purposely "suckified" in a way that kids don't mind but adults can't stand. If kids see their parents disliking their music, especially if they can't define why, it becomes almost holy to them. (I'm 20 -- I can see both colors -- it's great)
Do you ever see, ANYWHERE, a character on TV:
* talking to another character about current events
* writing a letter to their Congressman
* standing up to any sort of corporation
* generally being a citizenlike person
? No, of course not. So 'consumers' have no template for action.
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Nobody here can say that Brittey Spears does not have a fantastic singing voice, excellent control and vocal range, and can dance "the dance of the seven boners" like nobody else. But they mix and modify it with echo and chorus effects in a way that makes her sound just like every other pop star in the contiuum right now (today's sound) - and the overall effect is just ruined. But how do you argue that with a 13 year old; "You should be listening to Yes or King Crimson, and not this music, this music sucks (empirically) because; __________." . . ?
Maybe youth oriented music is purposely "suckified" in a way that kids don't mind but adults can't stand. If kids see their parents disliking their music, especially if they can't define why, it becomes almost holy to them. (I'm 20 -- I can see both colors -- it's great)
Do you ever see, ANYWHERE, a character on TV: * talking to another character about current events * writing a letter to their Congressman * standing up to any sort of corporation * generally being a citizenlike person ? No, of course not. So 'consumers' have no template for action.