Originally posted by schmange
I wonder how much the music 'biz' in general has to do with it...
It used to be a guy had to be absolutely amazing to get a recording contract. Now it seems like you just need to be amazing *looking* to get one.

Well, what sells today seems to be based on shock value, instead of thinking about longevity. In order for alot of the bands today to succeed, it seems like they have to constantly find new and creative ways to pull the wool over our eyes. But once the moment passes, its all about the music, and if you ask me it doesn't really have a whole lot to say. With the 80's, everyone seems to go out of their way to make a mockery out of the music because of the way they looked, but they are overlooking a very important factor, (these guys played their instruments very well, and polished their licks like there was no tomorrow. However, with the 70's rock, most of the bands weren't trying to sell their image, they were selling their music, (and it worked.) They made history, and years from now their music is thought of as a classic formula that respresented not only how they were feeling at the time, (but their overall personality.)

-Joseph, :). It would be nice if music was judged on talent these days, but thats just wishful thinking. But every now and then a few good bands tend to slip between the cracks..