My Thoughts On Mainstream Music / Radio

Welcome to a post I've wanted to do for a while
My thoughts on the word that is evil to some but good to
Others


Mainstream


Now what do I think of this ?

( Note. This will be a lengthy post so stay with me)

When I find an album on iTunes I like to read the reviews
And I like to read the album reviews. Nowdays, people
In the reviews have mentioned on numerous ocasions
About an artist going mainstream


Before I state my opinion on this I will tell you guys who
Don't know what it means.

When an artist goes mainstream they want to get more
Popular often times making their new music very radio-friendly
And changing themselves and their music to become a
More popular artist

Now why is this bad?


When an artist goes mainstream often times ( especially in EDM )
The music they make goes downhill because they are so focused on
Getting a radio hit that they use radio cliches and other things
To get a radio hit .

What really disappoints me about that is music is no longer
Popularized based on how good it is its just based on how big
The artist is in the mainstream.

I mean it seems like most mainstream music just could be better
It's hard to find flawless music with very few artists avoiding
The mainstream

Now it's good to see artists grow and gain popularity as long
As the quality of their music doesn't decline ( mostly EDM dj's
I'm talking about here )

On the radio often you'll often find electronic pop music
Because that's what's selling these days
Often times the vocals are good but the beats are pretty bland
( Not always, but sometimes ) And it really makes you wonder
If the artists get any creative control, ( which they probably don't )

Now I don't think all negative on mainstream there are still some
Positives


There are times I like an artists mainstream music more than
Their original.

Some radio hits are really good.

It's cool to see your favorite artists grow

And some other positives


But overall mainstream has a lot of positives and a lot of negatives


That's my thoughts on mainstream

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Bye