Killingbeans
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Music IS made by actual musicians playing actual instruments.
Guess I really enjoy listening to things that aren't music. Fine by me. I don't regret a moment of it
Music IS made by actual musicians playing actual instruments.
Spotify is a rather biased (unrepresentative) sample for market analysis; many other streaming services to account for if one seeks some accuracy on the issue and objectivity.Well that is a hot and rather wrong take.
2020 to 2021 streaming increase was about 15%.
Do you 50% of an 8" pizza, or 25% of a 16" pizza?
The share went down, but the pie got bigger, and based on the numbers, that tells me the number of streams of new music went up.
Of course, this is also about simple demographic and usage changes. As more older people get into streaming, of course more of the older catalog is going to be streamed compared to new songs. The pie is getting bigger, it does not mean new songs are not being listened to at all.
Or put another way, man who doesn't understand math, statistics or demographics as applied to a market makes a video.
Here is a list of the top streamed songs on Spotify of all time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-streamed_songs_on_Spotify
How many are more than 10 years old? Almost none. Ed Sheeran is making some serious coin, even with the low per stream payment and overhead to all the hands in the pocket.
Indeed. I occasionally listen to the radio in the car. Here in Italy, even with a DJ, song after song is played with no mention of the artist or song title. I guess if I had a fancier stereo, the display would tell me the song being played. Not a great aid to road safety, especially with ageing eyesight!
Such an American thing to say. Until the rather recent re-discovery in the 2010's when the term EDM was coined I would have said that Americans are confused by music without singing, especially if it is all electronic instruments. Then again I have disagreed with your narrow definitions of what is "good" before.Music IS made by actual musicians playing actual instruments.
hat all being said, I think this is a following indicator, the music sounds bad because it's not made to play live.
Spotify is a rather biased (unrepresentative) sample for market analysis; many other streaming services to account for if one seeks some accuracy on the issue and objectivity.
Why has Classical music lived on for hundred of years?
That can be fixed though. You will need about a dozen cello bows per song though:No electrical guitars?
Ice-T makes everything better.Why Rap Sucks In The 21st Century is pretty much all Jay Z's fault but that's a separate rant.
A lot of the greatest Beatles music was never intended to be played live. That is why it was so good. No restrictions.
Both Rolling Stones and Beatles developed their talent as bar ,or club , live bands. Studio stuff came later when they had money to buy the studio timeThe Beatles toured aggressively. The entire concept of the British Invasion was that they toured aggressively. The entire early history of the Beatles is about them playing the hell out of live music. If they'd refused to leave Liverpool we'd be all be streaming documentaries about Pet Sounds.
I'd argue the stuff that was 'never intended to be played live' came way later when, at the least, it wasn't needed to pay the bills. Which is the arc a lot of music careers take.
I'd argue the stuff that was 'never intended to be played live' came way later when, at the least, it wasn't needed to pay the bills. Which is the arc a lot of music careers take.
Amen, I don't make any long trips in the car anymore so it's all radio. I hear this great new song and then - nothing. What a major PITA it then turns out to be. Maybe I can remember a hook line or two I can google and find out the act, maybe not.I occasionally listen to the radio in the car. Here in Italy, even with a DJ, song after song is played with no mention of the artist or song title. I guess if I had a fancier stereo, the display would tell me the song being played.
What a very European thing to post, LOLSuch an American thing to say. Until the rather recent re-discovery in the 2010's when the term EDM was coined I would have said that Americans are confused by music without singing, especially if it is all electronic instruments.
Another youngster with more to defend than think.There is more good music now than there ever was. Its just that the baby boomers are nostalgic for their youth and want to feel like they were seventeen and are willing to pay for it.
Ice-T makes everything better.
@Sal1950 Ice-T does make things better. He makes gang bangers and goofs think about stuff.