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I am not in any mood to quote and edit and all that shit... so bear with me.
There are a few flaws in that first post (whose ever it was)... first of all, I agree and feel I am in the same boat. I also agree MTV is shit. You have to realize, however, that there are a few bands that show up on that station that play their own instruments and make their own living. Take Simple Plan, for example... they are completely talentless, but at least they make their own music verses someone like Britany Spears who doesnt do anything but sing and sell her body. Britany doesnt write her own lyrics, make her own music, or any of that shit... she is thrown into the hands of a vocal trainer a couple days a week and then she goes into a studio to sing the words on the paper. That is her life. The same not only goes from MTV, but for the radio, of course. So, point being, just dont dismiss everything.
Secondly, there was talk about people using machines for music and the such... I suggest you take a listening to Nine Inch Nails. A lot of his work is done with regular instruments, but then altered heavily by computers... plus, not to mention, a lot of the music is done on computers as well. (I say "his work" because Trent Reznor does all or most the music himself with some help from others). Reznor is hailed as one of the best musicians of this time and has been for the past decade or two. When you think about it, using computers and machines is necessary for music... if you havent noticed, the everyday lineup of a band -- guitar, bass, drums, and vocals -- is getting repeative (take a look at today's rock, for example). And what do you think people thought in the 50s when the electric guitar was being introduced?
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