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Originally Posted by Washing Machine
What i mean by 'real' music is music that is written and performed by Artists not created like some assembly line Barbie doll (although there will always be an element of that). A few years ago the nominations were things like Westlife, Will Young, Atomic Kitten etc, etc. I'm not saying that bands like Razorlight, The Kooks, Arctic Monkeys are any special or remotely progressive at all. I've just noticed a significant change over the past 2 years from singing groups and pop princesses to singer/songwriters and bands dominating the airwaves, the charts and awards.
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i reckon that's not got anything to do with the intelligence of the single buying masses being any higher this year than previous years, but more to do with guitars being "in fashion" at the moment.
pop music is something a lot of people will wear proudly on their sleeve no matter what it happens to sound like, or what, (if any) creative energys have been used to make it. it's often merely a fashion statement, a will to fit in, or just plain LCD ignorance.
working in a record shop last summer opened up some valuable insight into the world of pop chart music and the people who buy it.
for example, on a number of occasions, a man walks in to the shop, and asks me what is no.1 in the album chart.
i look it up and tell him the album, and without even asking to hear it, or asking about the artist, he says he will take it there and then.
it was frustrating and depressing.
pop music can be an art form if done well, but many people see it only from a blinkered, superficial point of view.