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"How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock"
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Edited Nov 18, 2013, 15:30
Re: "How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock"
Nov 18, 2013, 15:22
Hunter T Wolfe wrote:
But then with a lot of contemporary artists all they ever aspired to do was write a nice tune anyway, and maybe the idea of rock music representing something else is already long dead.


A lot of bands are, perhaps too eager to go to the audience, rather than letting the audience come to them. The more unusual and unique characteristics are being ironed out. Simple arrangements. Traditional rock stylings from the rulebook are being used for quick familiarity. Audiences are effectively being dumbed down, a bit.

It's as if acts are competing to bag the crowd for themselves, shutting out competition from less formulaic artistes. Do they think a fan can only like just the one band? These 'rock schools' and all this Mark Ronson thing - all coupled with TV talent shows has created a bland grey blob, for an audience who can only comprehend twee jingles, by pretty people.

We need a new punk.
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