[MD] Turning Point?

[ian glendinning]

"Pop" = inane by definition, and biological sex is used to "sell it",
but that doesn't mean good quality music can't be popular. (Paul,
could you express that in the form of the tetralemma for us.)

Let's not get into whether the "majority" of rhythm and blues based
modern music styles is degenerate. No please, not again :-)

Ian

On 2/9/06, Michael Hamilton <thethemichael at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, as repugnant as Barry Manilow may be to my tastes, Platt does
> have a point about the majority of pop music being inane, vapid,
> disposable trash, often relying heavily on "dancing girls" to make up
> for the lack of quality in the music (just take a look at any of the
> major music video channels, if you can stomach it - it's more
> soft-porn than melody). The formulaic bitches'n'hoes that apparently
> passes for R&B today is clearly nothing more than a way for the music
> industry to make a fast buck - this chimes in with Arlo's point about
> Quality being smothered by commercial interests. However, this is
> nothing new. Pop music, by and large, has always been this way.
>
> Platt, my advice to you would be to pay little attention to trends in
> popular, commercial music. There's plenty of good music to be found,
> without necessarily harking back to before the '60s. If you enjoy
> Barry Manilow, then good for you. But don't assume that all modern
> music lacks melody or Quality. If you're willing to scratch the
> beneath the surface of MTV trash, there's melody and Quality to be
> found in many styles of music - rock, instrumetal, ska, and yes, even
> dance and jungle music can be melodic. You might even find that these
> have more Dynamic impact than ol' Barry.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>
> On 2/9/06, Michael Hamilton <thethemichael at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Platt wrote:
> > > During my regular morning routine of checking out the Drudge Report I learned
> > > that for the first time in 29 years Barry Manilow  tops the Billboard 200 pop
> > > music chart with his new album, "The Greatest Songs of the 50's" Also, Andrea
> > > Bocelli, the classical tenor, took the number 3 spot with "Amore."
> > >
> > > I find this news heartening because, say what you will about Manilow, he can
> > > sing. So too can Bocelli. Furthermore, the songs they sing are melodic.
> > >
> > > After decades of so called music on the pop scene that lacked melody and
> > > featured voiceless performers,.could it be that quality is making a comeback?
> >
> > Mike answers:
> > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH
> >
> > Sorry, that's all I can manage for now.
> >
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