Saturday, April 17, 2010
Organic Music
I felt that Edreys analogy of his music and the hip-hop music of the masses being comparable to the differences between organic and fast food was very pertinent. I feel like this analogy can be compared with most types of music nowadays. I personally favor rock music and know of many bands that are constantly releasing outstanding music which will never be played on American radio nor be known to the American masses. It seems as though America is content to experience the same small, repetitive selection of the same mediocre music. I apparently am in the minority. I constantly come across people who are happy to hear the same Beck song on the radio (ahem, LOSER) for the past 16 years, unaware that Beck has dozens upon dozens of songs displaying awesome quality. I have heard the same songs on the buffalo edge every single time i am silly enough to listen to the radio, yet when i am able to tune in to the canadian edge, i occasionally hear songs i am proud to have on my ipod. I think the two stations are probably owned by the same complany...so is america just slavish in its musical tastes? (in general!... i know some individuals have better taste.) So music is very much like food, in that the masses enjoy fast food, despite the fact that they know its slop of a low quality, while some people are willing to hunt down organic music knowing it is worth the experience.
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