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what u playin @WashYourHands
I am enjoying this ^^^
But what are you disagreeing with? The article or did I say pop music wasn't as good now or something? I think the article is saying that it's harder for record companies to create stars now because of the volume of music being released and the lack of the old consensus forming channels?
The top 40 has always been full of dreck, for sure, but it was probably a bit more diverse in terms of weirdo entrants
just when you think you have third figured out, you learn that he likes UB40.
what u playin @WashYourHands
Fair enough. That's a good point – I'm not weeping over the death of major labels so much as questioning what effect this huge volume and speed of music production has on music as a whole.
Also can't help but notice on that list you've just posted there's quite a few tunes you consider classic. Would that be a case on a Now 2022 compilation?
You added Craner 😂
A lot of people will tell you they were listening to jah shaka and king tubby in 1985, but no, not when they were 7-8 years old.
Thought Martin had made the first mention of Sam fox on here in his recent top 100 post but noGo through now that's what I call music 1-13. a lot of it has dated terribly, outside of the hip hop, rnb and er, Samantha Fox.
Tim Finney/Oliver Craner type poptimism is pretty horrifying and quasi-fascist in this regard, always demanding you are glued into the pleasure matrix. I don't want to be glued into the pleasure matrix 24-7, no thank you. Only sad basket cases who believe in redemptive healing want that. I am in touch with all my feelings, from suave, elegant and sophisticated, to facile, joy, to deep despair.
https://www.theg*ardian.com/music/2023/dec/11/viral-hit-tiktok-gen-z-mother-ladytron-keane-miguel