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Boyband/Girlbands |
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19/11/00 (24 review reads) |
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Advantages: Lots of people like the music
Disadvantages: Lots of people who don't like it feel the need to vilify those who do
I will be the first to admit that I absolutely cannot stand listening to boy and girl bands. Whether it be identically-sounding dance-esque numbers where the lyrics make absolutely no sense, or the dreary slow ballad numbers, which *always* seem to have videos where the band members get drenched in rain, the music is universally poor.
In my opinion.
Now, some other people (goodness knows why) seem to like listening to all this music. They go out and buy the records. They don't switch off the radio rather than listen to it. In fact, they sing along, and are quite happy in this.
And who am I to tell them otherwise? They have made their choices and are happy with them. I have absolutely no right to tell them that what they are listening to is bad music simply because *I* think it is bad.
Most of the opinions about this subject on here are saying that all boy/girl bands should be shot at dawn. But are they really harming anyone? It is as if such bands are personally insulting these people - and clearly they aren't. If your music is so much better, and you know it is (and in my opinion it is as well!) then just leave it at that. Don't force your opinions on others as well.
In essence: leave everyone to their own devices, and maybe the world'll be a happier place..
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- 19/11/00 Revolution Comrade!
...Or at the very least, let's speak out against these bands instead of sitting back and saying, "Oh well, that's just the way it is."
There is nothing worse than apathy- Just listen to the music it produces... |
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- 19/11/00 I agree entirely with the first thing. But this is a capitalist economy - how do you propose to stop companies from doing this?
I disagree with the second. There is an enormous amount of music out there that isn't boy/girl bands - and it's not too difficult to get hold of either. This is people making a conscious choice.
It is a pity that more of the bands you speak of don't get a chance at the mass market. But that is the system we live in. If you can come up with some way of changing it..
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- 19/11/00 But these so-called 'bands' ARE harmful. They are created by companies wanting to make as much money as possible and who are capable of spending thousands on advertising and promotion.
Genuinely passionate and innovative bands don't stand a chance.
Young people listen to this music because that is what is being sold to them. |
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