Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Blog post about whatever

For this assignment, I'm supposed to make a blog post about whatever I want. However, I have no idea what to write about so I'm just going to rant about music. What happened to the music industry? Most music nowadays is not very good. It is just the worst. It lacks depth and it's very undifferentiated.  There are definitely exceptions of course, but when it comes to mainstream pop or rap, this is truth. Today, popular music is all about partying and sex and it's very superficial. It seems like it's not really even about the music anymore, it's about image and fame. Also, most of it, rap especially, is very degrading to women. A lot of female pop artists objectify themselves and they have to realize they are setting a terrible example to young people. With old artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, etc., it was all about the music, they weren't doing it to be glamorous or famous or whatever, and they completely revolutionized the music industry. You'd think with roots like that, musicians today would be inspired, but it seems most lost what it's about. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not trying to bash all modern musicians, there are so many spectacular artists today that are extremely creative and talented.

5 comments:

  1. I agree with your well stated rant

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  2. "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus
    "Red cups and sweaty bodies everywhere
    Hands in the air like we don’t care
    Cause we came to have so much fun now
    Bet somebody here might get some now"

    If that's not real music, I don't know what is!! Just kidding... I concur with your post! :)

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  3. seriously... i completely agree with you. it gives me a headache. but some of it is catchy and then i find myself saying DAMN why did i listen to this song!!!

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  4. I couldn't agree more. Believe it or not there IS some good music out there. You just have to search for it. Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden.......the old stuff is still the good stuff

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  5. rant also rhymes with cant. remember you cant stay underwater very long without a breathing apparatus.

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