Not being in the music industry i have no insight into this, but I certainly believe it. I think it was Willie Nelson who said something to the effect of if he or Johnny Cash tried to get into country music now, it wouldn't have happened.
Yeah, I agree that they tried to put up the "faces" that would sell. But I think that was done as a very deliberate attempt to move country music away from the "stigma" of being "old country" (dog, truck, beer, etc) and into the more marketable "new country" (look how good looking we are!). Worst thing that could have ever happened to country music? 3 words. Achy. Breaky. Heart. I think today there's been somewhat of a natural correction in the market. Yeah, it's still "new country" and yeah, "the look" probably still plays more of a factor than it should. But I think the talent level has risen a bit. You may need the look...but looks alone won't necessarily compensate for a lack of talent (IMO of course...I've got no hard data upon which to base that). As far as one-hit-wonders tho...doesn't that happen in all genres? Weren't most top 10 songs of the 80's by one-hit-wonders? Name me one other tune by that 8675309 guy :) On 10/26/05, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess the reason that I'm not into country, goes back to my 20 years > trying to make it the music industry. > > IMO: country represents everything bad about the music industry, artists > getting screwed, songwriters not getting their due. Putting up a face that > can sing because of the proper look and not talent. Generating "one hit > wonders" by the truckload so the record company can profit. > > These practices leave a trail of broken dreams and worse, it sickens me. > > Just my $.02 > > Scott A. Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > GNSI > 11820 Parklawn Dr > Rockville, MD 20852 > (301) 770-9610 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=50 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:178235 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
