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Old 07-08-2004, 08:28 PM   #20 (permalink)
SinisterMotives
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Originally posted by FoolThemAll
I'm going to agree that mainstream rock is objectively horrible compared to, say, in the late 70s. But rock in general? Nah. The good stuff's just not in the spotlight right now. And eventually the spotlight (MTV, radio, what have you) will get lucky and find a marketable trend that produces good stuff, as it happened with grunge and radiohead.
I don't think luck will have much to do with it. They'll eventually get a clue that the crap they're pushing doesn't sell because it sucks. When that happens, they'll quit trying to make stars in whatever Hollywood image they've dreamed up and start taking a chance on some real talent again.
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