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by Yally
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Sorry, but isn't that a little bit selfish? Surely if music is good, everyone deserves to hear it. It's when music's popularity starts to ruin it (ie. it just becomes boring) that it's a problem.

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I dont think it is selfish to want to keep music to a smallish group of fans. Those fans discovered the music without being told it was cool, without marketing. Smaller but talented groups who suddenly become mainstream, only to be out in the cold again a month later when everyone is bored of their hit is something akin to finding a beautiful unspoiled holiday destination, and then having millions of Ibiza clubbers come and rampage the place for a week, then disappear leaving their rubbish behind.

Anticipating more rowdy clubbers, the locals put up a load of kak hotels for next year, only nobody ever comes (this is akin to the rushed album they produce immediately after a number one hit)

Myself, i'm into absolutely any music as long as I like it. I still think Britney Spears' 'Baby One more Time' is a good song. (She hasn't done any other good songs though) It's annoying when everyone laffs, then when a couple of people cover it they start saying how its a great song.

"BTW Vanessa Carltons album is excellent dont you think"

yeah it is. reminds me of early tori amos. though being a tori fan its apparently against the rules to like vanessa! pah!

also check out gemma hayes shes fab!

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by Funky Monkey
I dont think it is selfish to want to keep music to a smallish group of fans.

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Yes it is. What about the people who make the music? Most bands want to sell as many records as possible and make some money. You want to tell somebody you're a fan of that they should remain poor and anonymous just so you can feel part of some exclusive club?

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Those fans discovered the music without being told it was cool, without marketing. Smaller but talented groups who suddenly become mainstream, only to be out in the cold again a month later when everyone is bored of their hit is something akin to finding a beautiful unspoiled holiday destination, and then having millions of Ibiza clubbers come and rampage the place for a week, then disappear leaving their rubbish behind.

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Except that, once that's happened, they'll still be there, doing what they always did. Granted, some people get changed by that fame - they may no longer even sound like the band you first loved, and yes, I have had this happen to me, but well, things change, you've gotta move on.

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Anticipating more rowdy clubbers, the locals put up a load of kak hotels for next year, only nobody ever comes (this is akin to the rushed album they produce immediately after a number one hit)

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Well, sometimes. On the other hand, some bands use that success to gain more freedom to make the kind of records they really want to make without having to pay the bills. And if not, so what? You've still got all the old records. Your favourite band not being as good as they once were is disappointing, but it's hardly an environmental disaster..

any of you have chart show tv (number 458 on sky digital) anyway was watching the indie chart and there was this girl singing on it. the video was her in a forest on a carpet with a band, shes got ginger hair and sounds kind a like sheryl crow. but ican't remember who it was anyone help!?

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by In a State of Dan
Yes it is. What about the people who make the music? Most bands want to sell as many records as possible and make some money. You want to tell somebody you're a fan of that they should remain poor and anonymous just so you can feel part of some exclusive club?

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I disagree, they dont need to get stinking rich and their are plenty of popular but not mainstream hugely famouse artists. Many of those will probably have a better career staying mildly famous than being in the spotlight for their 15 minutes. Its not about feeling part of an exclusive club, its about liking a band not spoiled by fame (hence my analogy of a secluded spot being spoiled by tourism)

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Except that, once that's happened, they'll still be there, doing what they always did.

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Sometimes.

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Well, sometimes. On the other hand, some bands use that success to gain more freedom to make the kind of records they really want to make without having to pay the bills.

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I'd be surprised at that - being commercially very succesful and being signed to a major label would make it more likely you'd be under commercial pressure to make the kind of records the record companies want, the kind of records that end up on the limited play lists of radio stations.

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disappointing, but it's hardly an environmental disaster..

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Depends on how much you love em


(Edited by Funky Monkey 22/10/2002 18:54)

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by willow_fantastico
also check out gemma hayes shes fab!

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Yes she is. I love Ran for Miles, its a great song, but the whole albums good

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by Yally
Did nobody hear Avril Lavigne on Tops of the Pops? She can't sing and shouldn't try (not that I can sing, but I'm not trying ).

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Like thats ever stoped Oasis, Stereophonics and many many more Its amazing what they can do in studios these days.

Have you ever heard the Stereophonics singing live(cat and strangling seem to go together).

And Yes I like Avril