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Re:In a Room with Radiohead by return0 on Saturday May 21, 2016 @08:07PM (#11746820)
> The pop music landscape just seems so much broader now, so much more diverse

Is it? there's a lot of homogeneity in the very few genres that are popular nowadays.

Also, the Bends was their most solid album (joking; it's not up to debate, although i miss that sometimes)

Re:In a Room with Radiohead by orbitur on Saturday May 21, 2016 @08:12PM (#11746828)
Yes, the popular ones. But I don't think that's any different than how it used to be.

And if anything, it's far easier now to find all kinds of obscure artists playing in obscure genres. We don't have to rely on a label deciding whether or not a band is sellable to a large enough audience.

Re:In a Room with Radiohead by return0 on Saturday May 21, 2016 @08:14PM (#11746839)
It's a double edged sword. There were always small labels that catered to very specific audiences. Nowadays, with so much noise, its more difficult for an 'eclectic' artist to find their audience.