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> there's also a ton of absolute pap from that same decade While this is no doubt true, the rate has plummeted from (say) 15% greatness to 0% greatness among c
by SeanLuke 6y ago
> there's also a ton of absolute pap from that same decade
While this is no doubt true, the rate has plummeted from (say) 15% greatness to 0% greatness among commercial music. The business model has changed, with 360 contracts and producer-centric, sales-hyper-focused development. There's great music out there, but it's not being produced by the big labels any more, and that's something truly, and unfortunately, new.
- stallmanite 6y agoI agree 100% but it clearly wasn’t computers or quantization that caused the shitward turn. I love Rick Beato as well but I think he’s conflating two different issues on this one.
- SeanLuke 6y agoWell, yes and no. Ultimately this was all caused by Napster, iTunes, Spotify, and the near-death experience they caused in the music industry. I think the labels were forced to change their business models because of them. Computers and digitization of music made those distribution services, and near-death experiences, possible.