How amazing is it..that our era of music is plagued by greedy executives that no longer gives freedom to the creative mind. All the music we hear, every single we admire, are binded by money and record sales. Every one is owned and are mass produce to sell a percentage just to keep themselves to last for another cd. My opinion on this is that music in the past wasn't as horrible as todays. They weren't told what to do and what to say. Rap/hip hop or the beginning of that genre had artists who wrote their own lyrics. Nowadays every artist is given their songs. Please don't be fooled into their catchy jingles in their songs and their simplistic commercial like lyrics. And sorry to bring this up. But this is one reason or many why alot of us hate some bands including G*** C********(not to say any names). An abundant of these bands and artists are plaquing our airways and aren't subsequently talented enough to sing acousticly.

anyone else's views are welcomed..

I made a point of watching The Way The Music Died, a PBS Frontline documentary that aired a couple of weeks ago.

They made a big deal about the perfect storm that is killing the quality of new music. I was intrigued by their analysis of the big six occurrences that created this perfect storm and I agree with them. Below are the big six and a word or two about each one.

It was a very interesting show. There were many interviews with members of Velvet Revolver and David Crosby. If they ever re-run it, try and catch it. It's a sad world for music right now. It's a damn shame.

The music industry is going down the shitter, hence I don't listen to much mainstream music.

I make exceptions, if it's a really good band.

I seem to "waste" my "precious" time at places like this. That is, a place that has become infested with whiny, angsty, kids who turn to lies produced by corperate pigs to cope with their problems. I say things to let off some steam against my massive hatred towards these kind of people, and maybe I'm doing it just to spread an idea. Whatever, I do it because I am fueled by hate.

I don't think it's healthy either.

Unfortunately the Good Charlotte generation is characterized by the flock syndrome, 90% of the population are trend following sheep, who are just a product of big business. This sort of thing doesn’t just apply to music, but it has had the most marked affect on music. Music is no longer an art form, just some pathetic extension of the drive for the dollar. I can’t put it any better then Mike did, I just hope that people read this, because most people go on living their consumer driven lives in ignorant trendy bliss.

I agree, most mainstream music is complete shit. When I listen to the radio, I almost have to force myself to like what they're playing. Even the so called "alternative rock" stations play the same shit over and over. Even if there are songs I like, I quickly get sick of them because they are played so much.

A lot of times I'll switch the radio station and hear the same song on 2 stations at once. Even worse is MTV. One time I saw a video on MTV, BET, and MTV2 playing at the same time. And TRL must be the worst show ever created. The whole purpose of it was to be able to pick music you wanted to hear instead of what the music industry spoon feeds you. But they’ve successfully brainwashed everyone into voting for the same 10 videos they play anyway. And all the songs that are on TRL are either R&B, rap, or pop. The few rock songs that get on there are poisonous shit that make my ears bleed. Since you are supposedly able to vote for a song you want played, I think someone should organize a group of like a 1,000 people to all vote for a song by Cannibal Corpse, just to piss everyone off.

There's no choice or variety in music anymore. Not only that, but these gangsta rappers are getting to be even more popular than rock music, which makes me want to throw up all over their bling bling.

Since mainstream music sucks so much, I have been driven to downloading music. Everyone that is in the music industry is against it. Their millions of dollars are not enough. They want us to spend $20 for 12 songs that are pointless and unoriginal. It's really simple, if the music industry doesn't want people to download music, stop feeding us bullshit to listen to. Or at least mix the bullshit with some good music.

I'm sick of hearing the same fucking 10 songs over and over for a month, then 10 new songs over and over the next month. There needs to be more variety in music. A lot of songs I like aren’t played on the radio because they’re not “radio friendly.” Either because the band is not popular enough, their sound and style is not a traditional one that is sure to sell records, or because there is too much screaming in it. But then there are songs that have tons of profanity in it, and those songs get endless airplay because it’s cool to curse. Bottom line is, musicians need to be more creative and different, and put more thought into their music.

May I ask your views on what really is the purpose of the music industry? What really is its role in the inspirations of music?
Why is it so important and dictates the production of music these days?