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Awesoreno
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I agree. But one could say those people unwilling to let it die actually have a friend in the Internet. It allows for these niches to become true listening communities. Otherwise, anything other than what "sells" would have no way of being discovered.
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moshkito
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Hi, I'm not exactly convinced of that. There was not a whole lot in the 50's and early 60's that was playing much of anything, and most radio was owned by the movie studios, with the exception of a few local stations that did commercials and hits ... the usual AM station, because they were really cheap to bring up at the time. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, kinda helped change things ... since their albums were all STEREO and people knew it ... and eventually that helped bring about (it had been there since 1928 in Madison) the FM radio which was stereo, and all of a sudden the music sounds way better than you even imagined unless you bought the albums and had a player for it, which most folks then, had a "cheapie" that played stereo but was not very good. Fast forward 10 years and you are in the middle of the 70's and FM radio, in America, is massive and sells gazillion albums, which went on to help the rest of Europe ... but mind you that according to Dave Cousins (Strawbs) it was still a massive struggle as he was a part of bringing FM station to the front in England, according to his book! The BBC and other corporate/government folks were doing their best to bury it all (story of Pirate Radio and then the FM radio in England) ... but eventually failed. The new material was a normal thing, since in America, many of the "new" FM stations were independent and not required to play anything they did not want to, and many of them were totally against the AM radio style of music play ... hits and hits and hits and nothing else! This was MASSIVE, and allowed a lot of different folks to play many things they found ... and it was no secret that in places like LA, SF, NY and a few others, many things took off ... remember that if you sell 100K albums in NY you are famous!!!! LA and SF, probably half that! A lot of bands got their chance and many deservedly so, and they ended up being known the world over ... a great example was The Allman Brothers Band, really well known in one area in America, but nowhere else, they were brought to the Fillmore and all of a sudden they exploded on the FM radio bands. And they were very good as were many others, but they were doing the free form thing of the 60's a lot, and when FM radio in America was raped by the Corporate Raiders, guess what was the first thing to go? Long cuts! The individuality of the beginning of FM radio, is for me the difference. What was played in Madison, WI was not the same as SF, or LA or NY at all ... and these differences were major in many cases. LA immediately showcased its scene. SF immediately showcased its scene. NY immediately showcased its scene, mostly controlled by folks related to or around the great fake artist. I can't speak for a lot of the rest of Europe, but I know from the arts in Europe that experimentation and doing things different, even if we are too silly to only think of them as just a cultural this or that, had always been at the forefront of the arts for many years, and rock music ... followed the course, although in England the stuck up progressivistas would never even consider that! As I said over and over again, music is all over, and everywhere. You either hear it or you don't. Anyone who says that it can not be discovered is basically stating a sad truth ... they stopped looking and searching for the new music, or the new art, or the new world ... and even if it hit them i their face, they would not recognize it. This is the reason why I think that the new "scene" needs to come from something that is not "owned" or "controlled" by the old guard ... because they will change it. Thus I would like to see streaming have a chance to remain independent for a lot longer than FM radio was ... because it required a "LICENSE" and for all intents and purposes, streaming is wide open right now ... my hope is that it always remains that way for the sake of the art and the music! The only issue left is fans that are glued to the hits and top this or that!
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Just to point out The Beatles' (and presumably The Stones) early albums were all mono. Off the top of my head is was either Revolver or Sgt Pepper that was the first one specifically mixed for stereo.
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Awesoreno
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I suppose "have no way of being discovered" was an overstatement. I should have said "have less chance of being discovered and explored at the whim of the listener."
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I'm from 92 and I would find stupid to be referred as a girl, being a 6'2 f**ker. And I'm planning to legally identify as a woman as soon as they let you change your status without medical intervention in my country, which is going to happen soon, apparently.
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There is no sense in that set of words in today's music
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