The Death Of Music?

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    If my calculations are correct, Music has died about 39,082 times over the past 10 years. But, wait, what’s that noise coming out of the speakers?!?! Despite what you may have read, or heard, or thought, Music is alive and well, and kicking as hard as ever.

    The Death Of Music, as it’s called, is purely a taste-based view of modern music, and has very little to do with the actual state-of-health of the music industry. It’s a short-sighted statement made by people who can’t see past their own limited and narrow-minded view of what should be successful and should be making waves in music.

    Recently, in an interview in the iconic Rolling Stone magazine, The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney said, “Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world…”

    Why is that killing rock & roll???

    Nickelback are a band that a lot of people love and enjoy. The fact they’ve sold almost 30 million albums worldwide, sell out arenas in every city they play, and have a long reach via radio worldwide would suggest that the music they make is, in fact, giving great life to the industry. Essentially, Patrick Carney doesn’t like Nickelback. That’s cool, we’re all allowed to have our own tastes and views. If we didn’t, life would be boring as batshit! But Carney’s view isn’t the right one, or the wrong one. It’s just HIS view.

    There are millions of people around the world who probably think that The Black Keys make crap music. But they’re likely a silent group, aware that cool people worldwide think the sun shines out of The Black Keys’ arses, and their humble opinion will get shot-down in the trendy music press which lands on our desks each week.

    Just last week, one of my mates wrote on Facebook: “does the popularity of this song "GANGNAM STYLE” mark the death of music?”

    No, not at all. In fact, it may mark the birth of Korean music in the Western music market. But he’ll go back to his insulated Bloc Party-Grouplove-Sigur Ros-M83 cocoon, and continue to hate on the music that actually sells. Why does it sell? Because people like it! People like it enough to actually buy it – yes – BUY IT. Spend their hard earned cash on tunes they love. It’s a strange concept, buying music. Didn’t that die out years ago, like music did?!?!?!?

    I was at a wedding last weekend, and the music at the Reception was outstanding – a superb blend of old and new; rock, pop & dance; keeping everyone entertained and moving throughout the party. What struck me was the popularity of those tracks that are coined “novelty” – The Macarena sat comfortably alongside AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long”, while Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” was sandwiched between Bon Jovi “You Give Love A Bad Name” and The Beatles’ “Love Me Do”.

    The Macarena & Barbie Girl probably stood out as two of the most fun tracks played at the Wedding, where everyone was dancing, everyone knew all the words, and everyone let all their inhibitions fly out the window for 3 and a half minutes of fun and frivolity. But wait – Didn’t these songs signal the death of music back in the mid-to-late 90s?!?! So why do they illicit such a joyous response in the current climate of musical elitism?

    Thank god for The Strokes/Jet/The Vines/The Hives/The White Stripes, for saving rock n roll. Funny that NONE of those artists were on the Wedding playlist, replaced perhaps by those songs that REALLY saved music, and sold a shitload along the way. Nothing against those bands, who happen to be some of my personal favourites, but did they really do any saving?

    Surely Led Zep, the Stones, Floyd, Hendrix, The Ramones, The Clash & The Beatles created a strong enough base for rock n roll to never die!?!?!

    The death of music isn’t imminent – despite all the rumours to the contrary. There’s no such thing as bad music. It just appeals to different tastes. Saying “Nickelback are shit” or “Gangnam Style is crap music”, well, that’s wrong. They mightn’t be to your taste, but there are millions of people out there who would disagree wholeheartedly with you. And what makes your opinion better than the others? Nothing, that’s what.

    Music isn’t dying. Nor will it die anytime soon. It’s just a shortsighted attempt to create musical superiority that will have you believe that music is in any kind of trouble. Just enjoy what you enjoy, and leave others to enjoy what they enjoy. There’s no right or wrong. It’s just music.

     

    -Johnno K

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If my calculations are correct, Music has died about 39,082 times over the past 10 years. But, wait, what’s that noise coming out of the speakers?!?! Despite what you may have read, or heard, or thought, Music is alive and well, and kicking as hard as ever.

The Death Of Music, as it’s called, is purely a taste-based view of modern music, and has very little to do with the actual state-of-health of the music industry. It’s a short-sighted statement made by people who can’t see past their own limited and narrow-minded view of what should be successful and should be making waves in music.

Recently, in an interview in the iconic Rolling Stone magazine, The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney said, “Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world…”

Why is that killing rock & roll???

Nickelback are a band that a lot of people love and enjoy. The fact they’ve sold almost 30 million albums worldwide, sell out arenas in every city they play, and have a long reach via radio worldwide would suggest that the music they make is, in fact, giving great life to the industry. Essentially, Patrick Carney doesn’t like Nickelback. That’s cool, we’re all allowed to have our own tastes and views. If we didn’t, life would be boring as batshit! But Carney’s view isn’t the right one, or the wrong one. It’s just HIS view.

There are millions of people around the world who probably think that The Black Keys make crap music. But they’re likely a silent group, aware that cool people worldwide think the sun shines out of The Black Keys’ arses, and their humble opinion will get shot-down in the trendy music press which lands on our desks each week.

Just last week, one of my mates wrote on Facebook: “does the popularity of this song "GANGNAM STYLE” mark the death of music?”

No, not at all. In fact, it may mark the birth of Korean music in the Western music market. But he’ll go back to his insulated Bloc Party-Grouplove-Sigur Ros-M83 cocoon, and continue to hate on the music that actually sells. Why does it sell? Because people like it! People like it enough to actually buy it – yes – BUY IT. Spend their hard earned cash on tunes they love. It’s a strange concept, buying music. Didn’t that die out years ago, like music did?!?!?!?

I was at a wedding last weekend, and the music at the Reception was outstanding – a superb blend of old and new; rock, pop & dance; keeping everyone entertained and moving throughout the party. What struck me was the popularity of those tracks that are coined “novelty” – The Macarena sat comfortably alongside AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long”, while Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” was sandwiched between Bon Jovi “You Give Love A Bad Name” and The Beatles’ “Love Me Do”.

The Macarena & Barbie Girl probably stood out as two of the most fun tracks played at the Wedding, where everyone was dancing, everyone knew all the words, and everyone let all their inhibitions fly out the window for 3 and a half minutes of fun and frivolity. But wait – Didn’t these songs signal the death of music back in the mid-to-late 90s?!?! So why do they illicit such a joyous response in the current climate of musical elitism?

Thank god for The Strokes/Jet/The Vines/The Hives/The White Stripes, for saving rock n roll. Funny that NONE of those artists were on the Wedding playlist, replaced perhaps by those songs that REALLY saved music, and sold a shitload along the way. Nothing against those bands, who happen to be some of my personal favourites, but did they really do any saving?

Surely Led Zep, the Stones, Floyd, Hendrix, The Ramones, The Clash & The Beatles created a strong enough base for rock n roll to never die!?!?!

The death of music isn’t imminent – despite all the rumours to the contrary. There’s no such thing as bad music. It just appeals to different tastes. Saying “Nickelback are shit” or “Gangnam Style is crap music”, well, that’s wrong. They mightn’t be to your taste, but there are millions of people out there who would disagree wholeheartedly with you. And what makes your opinion better than the others? Nothing, that’s what.

Music isn’t dying. Nor will it die anytime soon. It’s just a shortsighted attempt to create musical superiority that will have you believe that music is in any kind of trouble. Just enjoy what you enjoy, and leave others to enjoy what they enjoy. There’s no right or wrong. It’s just music.

 

-Johnno K

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