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antiGUY gives his top 5 list of music stuff.
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This
Weeks Top 5
I normally pick humorous subjects for
the Top 5, but with the dawn of the second century of Rock I have had some
grave reflections concerning the direction music seems to be heading in.
Therefore, I thought it incumbent that I layout my biggest fear for Rock
and suggest five ways that it might be stopped.
I fear that if Rock continues
on the road that it is on, it will be dead as we know it before too long.
As record companies take less chances and only sign artist who are "sure
things" the creativity of rock may dry up. I certainly don't want to see
this happen so here are my Top 5 suggestions of how to stop Rock from becoming
extinct.
Top
5 ways to save Rock from extinction
5. Turn off MTV. Once a vehicle for exploring
up and coming artist and their music, MTV has turned into the poster child
for commercialism gone haywire. Besides they hardly show any music these
days.
4. Don't listen to Top 40 radio. One of
the biggest scams in the music industry is Top 40 Radio. The big record
companies pay indy promoters to get songs added to Top 40 play list. He
with the most money gets the biggest hits.
3. Discover new bands online. Five of my
10 favorite bands I discovered on the net. You won't find them on MTV or
on top 40 radio, but their music is a lot better than most you will find
in the mainstream.
2. Think for yourselves. Don't let trends
dictate what music you listen to or what CD's you buy. Listen to what you
enjoy, not what your friends or the media think is "cool". Rip the wheels
off the band wagon!
1.
Support Indy artist and Labels. It is the Independents that are giving
us the best new music these days. While the big labels are busy filling
the airwaves with the "latest thing" packaged as 20 different bands. Independent
labels are releasing albums from all kinds of artist. No matter what kind
of music you are into some of the best new bands can be found on Indy labels.
Ok that's it. I will return
the normal humorous nature of the Top 5 next time. Happy New Year everyone!
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METAL MAN
Rock shall return and kick all crap's
ass!
BUTCH
The best way to save rock from dying is
to bury it in the pet cemetary.
doza
i agree these radio stations play the
same old commercial crap all day it makes me sick that alot of good artist
will never be heard because these big record lables shell out major$$ so
that only there artist can be heard meanwile the independant or up and
coming artist suffer DOWN COMERCIAL CRAP OOPS IMEAN RAP BRING BACK INDEPENDANT.
PhilRoQ
Brilliant. You hit all the points needed
to hit, and the #1 was the most important of all. But, unfortunately, 5.
Mtv is never gonna stop. All the poser 'music lovers' will continue to
watch Mtv, and wait fore the next band to get a lot of attention from the
media. 4. The scam of Top 40 Radio isn't known to much of the world. 3.
Dicks like Lars Ulrich. (that should've been numero uno) 2. Most people
can't think for themselves. 1. I have nothing to say here.
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