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What is this generations Nirvana, Limp Bizkit, Tupac, or Rage against the machine? (discuss.tchncs.de)
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I feel global political oppression or global wars usually produce great music but Macklemore might be the peak.

Nothing against him, some of his songs are good, but I expected real rage inducing stuff with everything going on. Or is this just the state of music as a whole?

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[โ€“] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I feel like, with all the music apps and direct access to music, we would see more. Less label control because patreon, facebook, instagram, youtube, etc allows money to change hands.

It feels like we are losing voices on major issues either by lack of skill or lack of interest. Not trying to be super political but Ukraine and Palestine is very unpopular , that's not including the leaders.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I think it's actually much harder for small artists to succeed now, even with the proliferation of stuff like social media sites and music apps. Most streaming services pay artists practically nothing, and from what I understand, touring is less profitable than it used to be because the artists are getting a smaller cut of the profit than they used to from merchandise.

    Stuff like Bandcamp and Patreon help, but those platforms are pretty small compared to something like Spotify. It's probably easier to get your name out there because of social media/Youtube, but I don't think it usually makes up for how little money they make from listeners. This is also ignoring piracy.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago

    As with so many things, the barrier to entry has been lowered so far that literally anyone can have a go. And that's good. But it does mean that the vast, vast majority of art is now being experienced by an audience of maybe 20 people.

    You can spend hours crafting a beautifully soundscaped podcast that truly gets to the heart of what you need to talk about. And ten people will listen to it.

    But I suppose it was ever thus. Someone would spend a year painstakingly working on a painting, getting all the details just so. And then it would sit in their studio because they had nowhere to display it, or no one to buy it.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    So we are only talking about a hand full of artist that make money. Even then it has only been the last 25? years that bands have made money.

    Bands in the, pick a decade outside of the last 90s-2010s, didn't make a lot and still spoke out. It feels like everything is now algorithm sterile. And we haven't touched the massive sellouts. Views>money>music

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