Has Technology Damaged Music?

I see this video as tongue-in-cheek, but suspect it may close to reality (at least in some cases).

 

haha, I remember trying to create songs on illegally downloaded versions of fruity loops 10 years ago, if I only had this video I would have Robin Leech doing tours of my house.

There is probably a similiar formula with basic chords and acoustic guitars and singer songwriters as well. Same could be said with 80's power ballads, glam pop, emo, death metal, etc etc. Music is a copy cat game, the secret is not to try to hard.byou might not be remembered forever and considered legend, but you will have enough money to have your private masseuse relieve you of your stresses.

 

Yes, there definitely is. At some point I plan on reading this book about it:
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To me this is not about any genre of music but about specific people. Some electronic artists are absolutely brilliant musicians and some are not. I listen to many types of music but one thing I specifically enjoy about some electronic music are the different textures and sounds that cannot be created with acoustic instruments. That's a big part of it for me in fact. Some of the statements made about electronic music in this thread seem a bit narrow-minded to me but then again I'm a total relativist when it comes to music.

 

Can't see the issue about Spotify/Other stream services, they are great, sure they don't pay the most, but they are so cheap that most people I know pay them, and most of them used to download illegal stuff, and Youtube may not have the most hi res audio, but it's soooooooo easy to share your work there.
And btw, people usually own shit audio equipment , myself included , super hi res isn't always needed.

 

In the end stupidity and the inability to learn or even the unwillingness to learn bring the real damage. Some people are "As Thick As A Brick" and really do not get it when Jethro Tull sings "Nothing Is Easy."

Sometimes you have to do things yourself or support struggling artist because who else is going to do it? Music is not merely enjoyment...

 

Technology and music, in isolation, is not inherently a corrupt relationship. Think of the electric guitar, piano, and pipe organ in relation to the acoustic guitar, harpsichord, and pan pipe and the way the former group builds on the expresiveness and technique of the latter.

it's commerce and distribution that truly complicates things. The internet can deliver a huge hit within minutes with sources of profit far more complex than units sold. There is a huge incentive to discover and "improve" on the common factors that go into making a hit. Is this always a negative thing? No.

Pop music can still produce exciting, well-crafted pieces. I love "Toxic," and I'm sure most here at SBAF have at least one similar song they like. And then there will always be the artists who challenge the "product," and so it goes.