soft said:
if we want mass acceptance, we got to play music that the masses like. if the masses like pop, play pop! if the masses like waltz, you better not tango.
hmm...actually think about it ah, its not really up to the masses(ppl with neutral, easily influenced music tastes) to choose what music they wanna "accept" and listen to all day. They in fact "accept" the "hottest trends" in music, thinking its really cool all because of the media! I mean, you see the scene out there, when radio stations start playing Linkin Park...WOAAH, everyone is listening to it and going crazy over it...next, they decide to frequently play Pop Punk(they call it Punk rock though), and then everyone goes crazy about Simple Plan and Green Day(when i was in pri school and lower sec, i tried to get my friends to listen to Green Day, but everyone rejected it as "oldies", but now suddenly everyone is crazy about them just because the media plays it!!!! :roll: ), then, the media decides to focus on R&B, WOOOOO...Now everyone walking around in baggy pants and chanting R&B chants...(u know, those songs feature
ONE sentence and that sentence is chanted over and over again in the song...LOL!! :lol: )
You see, many people are strangely superficial when it comes to following trends, their ideas of "cool", "hip" and "in" are all influenced, or should I say, directed by the media! Yes, i understand that its senseless to keep trying to keep up with the "latest trends", as its of course, always a passing fad. Over time, we witness that only the GENUINELY GOOD stuff survives, eg. Classical Music, Rock & Roll, Country Music...etc., that is, they still sound pleasant to the ear despite how old they may be!
Therefore, if we believe whatever music we are into is GENUINELY GOOD, then the only way for it to become etched in the memories of people is to use the media to direct their taste to it! When the media decides to present our kind of music as "hot" and "in", the people(masses) will think so too, they(the media) needn't worry at all, seriously, the people will JUST FOLLOW THE TRENDS! So, as i said, since it is genuinely good, the music will stand the test of time, and become part of our culture.
Sorry for talking so long!
Number 2, Sorry for pressing "quote" when i wanted to reply, i just saw the need to direct my post at your comment James. Thank you for reading!