pop music labels and the status quo

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In Reply to: Well... posted by J on November 30, 2005 at 09:06:22:

there are a variety of tastes here i'd venture to guess. i'd bed there are alot of jazz and opera *gag gag cough vomit gag wretch gag vomit* fans here.
of course not everything on rykodisk is awesome, but only someone with a tin ear could pick the $10 2 CD "the best of both worlds" compilation and not be blown away by something. the entire $5 "steal this disc" series is another great example.
pop music is pretty much disposable. i do listen to "hot hits" stations sometimes, and when there is an occasional song that i like, i'd rather buy it as a CD single (especially for the STFU instrumentals) than spend twice that amount on an album with the same song and a dozen fodder tracks.
there are still hundreds if not thousands of labels out there, but only the big players get to brainwash the sheep, i mean public. "rhino records" offers a ton of killer discs and compilations still, but none of it is new.
i just view anything on the radio these days as DELIBERATELY mediocre to foster a "must keep up with the jonses planned obsolescence" market. the people that buy the crap don't stop to think for a minute that they're being duped. they just go with the brainwashing program.
there are surely OTHER labels out there producing music with real integrity. i've always been a big fan of "roir records" for as long as i can remember. they do have alot of junk, but they also have some awesome cassettes for mere chump change. 1/2 of the cassettes i gambled on in my order were pretty darned good at just $4 a pop i think.
the big corporations are ruining music... the little guys are the ones keeping it alive.

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Topic - What do you do if your town doesn't have a hot hits station? - logikreader 20:15:17 11/19/05 (5)

Re: What do you do if your town doesn't have a hot hits station? - Don T 08:03:10 12/24/05 (0)

I'd be thankful - J 00:19:07 11/21/05 (3)

freakin' hilarious J... freakin' hilarious! - budget minded 04:39:15 11/27/05 (2)

Well... - J 09:06:22 11/30/05 (1)

pop music labels and the status quo - budget minded 02:48:44 01/14/06 (0)

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