ChristThePhone
Fractal Fanatic
People speak about guitar music being doomed. It's not as long as there are kids like these :
Very cool and most importantly, they're having fun tearing it up.
Yeah these kids are great, ripping it up in a completely non "guitar face" kinda way..
All music is doomed. Well, doomed is little theatrical.... But won't be long before you can go to Spotify (or whatever) push the e.g. Country and Western button, and the algorithm will generate a stream of C&W music for your listening pleasure, none of those pesky humans with their want to get paid and ownership issues and Etc involved. And it would probably be uniquely taylored to you based on your digital profile Etc.
So it'll still be music, kind of....
That's just catching up to the art world where anything that makes money is owned by advertising and everything else is pretty much differing levels of street art, like this dude:True. Artists aren't getting a fair share. I think there will be two music markets in the future. One dealing with industry generated mainstream and one with artists selling their own music to those who know the difference between well made music and mainstream trash.
Yeah no sunshine suppositories or unicorn rides to be had. I just calls it like I sees it. The value of any art is contingent upon the culture and economy if its time. Its no surprise that the downturn in musician compensation can be tied directly to the global recession. The nice-to-have stuff suffers first. That's just how it is in this species.Trev, you're killing me
EDM won the war. *end rant*
Why is EDM?
- Girls like to dance
- Dance music is, by definition, trash
- Guys want to have sex with the girl who like to dance
- EDM exists
Well dudes I don't know what to tell you all. Write guitar music that makes girls want to wiggle around in skimpy clothing for hours on end and win the world back.I know plenty of guys who like EDM and no longer care about rock music. Dance music existed long before EDM. Rock 'n roll started as dance music. I think its no coincidence that EDM rose to prominence when rock became stale in the 90's. Contrary to rock it at least had a fresh new sound.
In the end it doesn't matter why, EDM won, rock lost. And just because there are solo guitarists still on youtube doesn't mean its doing well, if anything its a sign that it doesn't.
Well dudes I don't know what to tell you all. Write guitar music that makes girls want to wiggle around in skimpy clothing for hours on end and win the world back.
Aren't we all just a product of where we cut our teeth in music? Many of us grew up in GBR. Influences are Clapton's, Page, Dimebag, etc etc etc. Add to that we are on a GUITAR forum here, and both your polling pool is pretty restricted. EDM is a product of a younger generation, where it's about DJ's, and a show, and people dancing. It's what THEY cut their teeth on.
Guitar based rock is out there, and it's doing fine. No, it will not ever have the impact it did when it was all new, and so much room for innovation and creativity. It's pretty much all been done, and now we're in a state of variations on earlier themes...very little truly original guitar music.
We do have our hero's still that are keeping it alive (not just the older ones...) It will ALWAYS be out there, and personally I like that it's not quite 'cool and trendy'...that it still has a bit of a 'rebel alliance' thing.
These things all come around anyway. 12 years ago, ELO (well, Jeff Lyne) cancelled a tour in the US because of flagging ticket sales. This year I saw them in a PACKED Pepsi Center in Denver...and it's the same way on all the concert dates.
Be patient, play yer guitar, keep a sharp eye for those who are bringing it in smaller venues, and love what you have...not what this *used* to be.
R