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Originally Posted by Igottago
The internet is slowly killing music, and I don't mean just from a piracy standpoint. More is not better, it is just more. I'm sick of hearing about all the "next big things", which someone found on the internet and wants to take credit for. 99% of the bands that get hyped up aren't really great anyways. Bands are having less and less longevity and don't get to develop careers, they seem to have to create an impact with 1 or 2 records and then they disappear. The internet is watering down the talent pool, just like expansion does in hockey. It seems for every 1 artist who does get discovered and has some actual talent, you get 200 hacks who have the right haircut and clothes to be marketed.
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Replace every instance of "the internet" in that post with "MTV" and you'd have an almost word-for-word copy of what people were saying 20 years ago.
I think the internet is ultimately good for musicians; I know the vast majority of music I listen to now is artists who get little or no airplay on mainstream radio or television.