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You're right. I'm going to get bashed for gatekeeping I'm sure, but Spotify is filled with low quality garbage. Not everyone's band deserves to make it. As a fo
by bongodongobob 2y ago
You're right. I'm going to get bashed for gatekeeping I'm sure, but Spotify is filled with low quality garbage. Not everyone's band deserves to make it. As a former musician, it's incredibly difficult to make a living and always has been. Most bands/artists just aren't that good. Art is hard. There's a lot of loud people yelling about how they can't sit at home and make passive income by gaming social media and getting paid for releasing a song on Spotify and never performing live. Get out and play. Music is a social thing. If you can't book shows or are unwilling to, too bad.
I know this comes off as get off my lawn, but that's just how a performance art works. Only the best make it no matter what you do.
- javier2 2y agoNot to be negative towards my musical friends, but the bands that can make a living today are often putting out incredible art.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoJust one data point here — I think popular, mainstream music has been shit for (looks at watch) three decades now. If the most popular music sucks so bad, I can only conclude that either I am from another planet or pumping huge amounts of cash to promote a label's "artist" actually works.
- bongodongobob 2y agoWell if you choose music that's optimized for the lowest common denominator, you'll have that. It's a poor metric. If you pick "most popular food" it'll end up being Dominos pizza or something, which says nothing about anything.
- eru 2y agoI guess it depends on where you live? Most popular food in eg Singapore is surprisingly good. And the singe most popular fast food in eg Germany is the Döner Kebab from your local Döner place, and that's usually pretty decent. Of course, for food popularity price place a large role. All recorded music has approximately the same price, eg when played on the radio.