Originally posted by Raskolnikov


My first comment is that anybody who thinks that their's a lack of great music now or that their ever was a musical golden age is completely out of their minds.

Well, its like when you're talking to some of your closest friends, and the one thing that really bugs you is their lack of honesty, where they sometimes have a hard time expressing themselves in a reasonable manner. But we would appreciate it much more if our friends would tell us whats on their minds instead of slipping everything under the rug for a rainy day, and ultimately wasting our time. To say that the music today is hopeless is ridiculous. But still, theres no denying that there is a lack of honesty in the music industry today, Just like Wrestling, musicians are admiting that its fake, they are merely interested in instant success instead of thinking in terms of longevity. And the reason that people around the world don't mind, is because thats what they're looking for too.

Originally posted by Raskolnikov
We all have a time, place, and genre in music that we love more than any other, a little peice of musical heaven that we latch onto for one reson or another. We're all entitled that and I'll suspect that 99% of us (myself included) have just such a time, place, and genre we hold dear.

You know, Ive heard it all before, on how there are so many musicians today who should be able to enjoy their success without the overal critical judgementr of others. But if it really bothers them to the point where they can't get anything done, well then that just proves that they are doing something wrong. Of course history tells us that a lot of crappy bands have come our way, through the mistakes of others came something special. But it seems as if integrity isn't exactly a priority for a lot of musicians today. I just wish that more musicians would take the time to ask themnselves how they want to represent their overall creativity, instead of whats deemed acceptable by others.

Originally posted by Raskolnikov
There are always compromises, and we very rarely see pure music flowing from the heart. Any of us who write original music for a band know what it is to give and take so that the band as a whole can live and work with the song. We shouldn't be quite so cynical; just because we don't get the music it doesn't mean it isn't good.

Of course compromise isn't always an option, its something thats necessary if you want to release a record in this day and age. Its not like how it used to be where most record producers were uneducated as to what rock and roll was all about, where they put all of their faith in the musicians. Today, excutive producers are more educated as to what the latest trend is, and to what would make their pockets heavier. I just wish that money wasn't the primary driving fporce in music today. I wish that more record producers put their faith in the musicians for what they are instead of trying to mold them into something that the majority of people would inevitably eat up with a spoon.

Originally posted by Raskolnikov

What I'm trying to get at here is that we all need to elevate our awareness of that which has come before and that which is around us.then all that has ever made music great means nothing any more. Lets become accountants. [/B]

No no no, it will be a while before I take iver my fathers business. But still, we should feel free to express our opiunions as to whats good and bad in the music industry, instead of just accepting whats available for the sake of wanting to stay hip and cool. I havent acquired the attide that everything today in music sucks, because that would be a lie. Just most of the music in the mainstream is predictable, and watered down. But music is my passion, and there ar still many hard working musicians today who do their best to make representation of their personality through their music. With a lot of the bands in the mainstream today, its safe to say that their personallity is a representation of someone else. An idea of whay people might want to see or hear. Overall, everyone is looking for something different, but I'm looking for honesty...


Its safe to say that the MTV generation speaks volumes when it comes to the billboard charts. For years, Ive been waiting for this station to play a little biit more variety, something Ive missed for years. At this point, I think that a lot of people are getting sick of MTV's programing, where the channel is forced to hide behind their late night soap operas. http://www.msnbc.com/news/600331.asp?pne=msn Heres a pretty interesting article for you guys...\


-Joseph