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http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/12-extremely-disappointing-facts-about-popular-mus
The last one is the most disappointing.
The last one is the most disappointing.
Sam I Am;4476035 said:There is an obvious answer to these. Back when most of the songs / albums / singers that were compared were top hits, there wasn't near as many people who owned the ability to play music around the world not to mention world population has increased substantiated since then..
The Walkman in the 80s started the real music boom. Then the CD in the 90s and the MP3s in the 2000s. That is where the real growth in music sales started. Each one was bigger than the previous one. The Beattles basically had to sell everything on vinyl. Not everyone had record players back then. Today, every house of four has four portable music players not to mention usually a few other ways to play music too.
That's a huge part of it. The whole list with exception of Streisand can be explained by that.Sam I Am;4476035 said:There is an obvious answer to these. Back when most of the songs / albums / singers that were compared were top hits, there wasn't near as many people who owned the ability to play music around the world not to mention world population has increased substantiated since then..
The Walkman in the 80s started the real music boom. Then the CD in the 90s and the MP3s in the 2000s. That is where the real growth in music sales started. Each one was bigger than the previous one. The Beattles basically had to sell everything on vinyl. Not everyone had record players back then. Today, every house of four has four portable music players not to mention usually a few other ways to play music too.
Future;4476083 said:Well they are comparing "pop" to a lot of not-pop genres. Of course "pop" sells more copies. Doesn't mean it's better, but there's obviously a mass appeal.
Also, even though I'm not a fan of the Bieber, the guy gets hated on way more than he deserves. He's actually really talented. Scott Ian from Anthrax said it best talking about Hanson on VH1 (I love the 90's maybe)...essentially he said "I know you want me to bag on them, but when it comes down to it, they were three kids actually making their own music." Beiber and Hanson are different, but people still like to ignore the kid's talent because of his fame. That's not particularly fair imo.
Good pointsReality;4476141 said:By that standard, TV shows were better 40 years ago than they are today because more people watched them. Let's ignore the fact that no one had 500 channels then nor the internet and households did not stay in the road all the time.
Back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, music was limited to vinyl records and 8-track tapes and most of the music players for that media were stationary devices such as home and car stereos. The Sony Walkman of the 80s and the Apple iPods and other various portable MP3 Players of the last several years have made music more popular and more importantly, more available. If they want a true comparison, compare physical media sales numbers, not downloadable music.
#reality
Future;4476083 said:Well they are comparing "pop" to a lot of not-pop genres. Of course "pop" sells more copies. Doesn't mean it's better, but there's obviously a mass appeal.
Also, even though I'm not a fan of the Bieber, the guy gets hated on way more than he deserves. He's actually really talented. Scott Ian from Anthrax said it best talking about Hanson on VH1 (I love the 90's maybe)...essentially he said "I know you want me to bag on them, but when it comes down to it, they were three kids actually making their own music." Beiber and Hanson are different, but people still like to ignore the kid's talent because of his fame. That's not particularly fair imo.
Reality;4476141 said:By that standard, TV shows were better 40 years ago than they are today because more people watched them. Let's ignore the fact that no one had 500 channels then nor the internet and households did not stay in the road all the time.
Back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, music was limited to vinyl records and 8-track tapes and most of the music players for that media were stationary devices such as home and car stereos. The Sony Walkman of the 80s and the Apple iPods and other various portable MP3 Players of the last several years have made music more popular and more importantly, more available. If they want a true comparison, compare physical media sales numbers, not downloadable music.
#reality
Lodeus;4477001 said:Whatever talent Bieber has, I am not seeing it.
Arch Stanton;4477203 said:I miss the old vinyl records. OK, the sound quality wasn't as good as it is now but I loved the artwork on the covers. I used to enjoy standing in a record store picking the the record sleeves just to admire the artwork. There were some classics back then.
Some of the old vinyl records I bought back then I must have bought 4 or 5 times over in their various formats. I wished I had kept my old collection.
The 70's were an exciting time for music with progressive rock groups that we'll never see the like of again IMO. I continually go back and listen to that music as I find today's music, except for a few groups, quite boring.