Quote Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
You seem to comment positively on the fact that high musicianship is no longer a prerequisite. Yeah, I agree that there's good stuff being made nowadays, but usually nobody listens to it. I agree also that tastes and preference determine what music people like, and I'm not here to say that people should be told what to listen to by any kind of elite, I'm just saying their taste may not be too sophisticated or eclectic, and they may not care about music other than as some shallow background noise or something to grind to as they attempt to get laid.

Also, I don't really think timelessness necessarily is equated with quality--it usually is, but nobody listens to Jefferson Airplane anymore other than two songs, and I find them a hell of a lot more talented than someone like Michael Jackson, but that's just me.
I am commenting positively that high musicianship is no longer a preresiquite. I don't think you need the top of your craft to produce beautiful music. I don't think you need the finest in studio production to produce a good sound. I think creativity, passion and soul are the most important elements, regardless of the genre. What good is some wankster who plays a mean guitar but puts you to sleep with his creativity?

Not only is there good stuff being made these days, amazing stuff is being produced. I agree you 100% it isn't being played on the radio and you have to search for it. But today there is so much out there, there's massive schism amongst fans of music in general because there is so much out there, whether it's indie, underground hip-hop, electronica, I'm very excited for the future of music, I think a renaissance is coming and long overdue.

Likewise on ones sophisication when it comes to music, I am a believer that listening to certain genres of music require some conditioning. Some music instantly catches while there are others that grows on you. Only someone that loves music would be willing to condition themselves to open their minds and absorb something new. You can't fault people who don't view music as a passion and want something easy, basically what they hear around them and not necessarily what they feel. It's simply because that type of music does not envoke emotion into them. That's why everyone loves the 60s loved the bands they did, the mainstay was free love: sex, drugs and rock and roll, a beautiful time for music. What about today? Urban, uptight, more politically aware society. What's popular mainly reflects that.

I think you are incredibly wrong about Jefferson Airplane. I felt they got the recognition that is merited. 3 of their albums, Volunteers, Surrealistic Pillow, and After Bathing At Baxter's are on Rolling Stone top 500. Pretty good considering it's Rolling Stone issuing the rankings. And they all outranked Michael Jackson. Personally Jefferson Airplane is a damn good band, but to the average drug-free listener whos not passionately into music, it's way too complex for them to follow.
thcbongman Reviewed by thcbongman on . How subjective is music, really? People always say everything's a matter of taste, and that's true for what people should listen to/read, etc....as far as actual quality, though, you can't really say it doesn't matter if you prefer Shakespeare or Danielle Steele. Same as music, I think...can everyone's tastes really be respected if some prefer MTV trash to the works of, say, Hendrix or Bob Dylan? Just a thought. Rating: 5