tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11768582.post337129323040678656..comments2020-05-02T07:41:52.700-05:00Comments on Guerillabeatz: Madison Area Music AwardsMatt Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402472597345693486noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11768582.post-54106421497989400092007-01-15T15:25:00.000-06:002007-01-15T15:25:00.000-06:00You're right. The fact is, because there are so ma...You're right. The fact is, because there are so many "boomers", music from that era is venerated. And I don't think that attitude is going to change any time soon. There are plenty of "Gen-X'ers" and "Gen-Y'ers" that subscribe to that point of view. Either because they've been indoctrinated or because a lack of any valuable alternative.<br /><br />The record business was built upon the successes of that era. A model of how the business of music should work was created then. So musicians today are affected and have to learn to work within that model or create a new one somehow. In order to create a new model we have to know what the customer wants and in what manner. This, I think, requires that we look at what was and how things are different. What do we value in art? It really doesn't seem like the communal experience is part of what we value.Matt Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402472597345693486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11768582.post-69440023528667931122007-01-14T08:48:00.000-06:002007-01-14T08:48:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Janets Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392133843958757539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11768582.post-1911506847397294362007-01-14T08:45:00.000-06:002007-01-14T08:45:00.000-06:00Might be that "society" puts that music on a pedes...Might be that "society" puts that music on a pedestal because there is enough of us from that era in socitety to do so.Janets Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392133843958757539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11768582.post-7728118714732639922007-01-13T18:16:00.000-06:002007-01-13T18:16:00.000-06:00While I completely agree with you, it seems that t...While I completely agree with you, it seems that the music industry, and to some extent American society in general, tends to place the music of the 60's and 70's on a pedestal. I think the fact that the Beatles continue to have albums that top sales charts thirty years after their dissolution would support that view.<br /><br />I suspect that albums recorded and released in that era account for a large share of the music sold today. And that's not taking into account licensing music for movies or other advertisments.Matt Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402472597345693486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11768582.post-8804732441845110622007-01-13T14:59:00.000-06:002007-01-13T14:59:00.000-06:00The 60's & 70's are overrated. Been there, done t...The 60's & 70's are overrated. Been there, done that. <br />Love Mom. <br />:-)Janets Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392133843958757539noreply@blogger.com