Re:Millennials still recognise songs from music’s 1960s-90s ...
by narrator on Sunday February 10, 2019 @09:48PM
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The main thing that killed pop music was the telecommunications act of 1994. It removed restrictions on conglomerates owning radio stations which led to Clear Channel buying everything and syndicating the same pop music everywhere. Before that, you had a lot of independent FM stations that had music DJs who would go out and discover artists who had an interesting sound and promote them. Live 105 in San Francisco used to have a number of great DJs who used to do this in the late 80s and early 90s. After the Clear Channel Borg bought everyone, it really turned into a monoculture that didn't produce much innovation.
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Re:Millennials still recognise songs from music’s 1960s-90s ...
by duality on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:06PM
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It seems to me that popular music has stopped changing as rapidly in the past 10-15 years compared to over a similar span a few decades ago. Of course that impression could be wrong, like the difficulty of understanding "history" as you live it versus study it from a book. But if not, maybe it's caused by the consolidation you mention.
Re:Millennials still recognise songs from music’s 1960s-90s ...
by paleotrope on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:31PM
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Look at pop country music. That stuff hit a plateau in the late 90s. It's the exact same stuff. Maybe pop music has ended up in the same place.
Re:Millennials still recognise songs from music’s 1960s-90s ...
by malvosenior on Monday February 11, 2019 @01:20PM
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I think the parent comment is correct. Things were really bleak in the 90s due to Clear Channel and other consolidation. I'd say pop music doesn't mean the same thing now as it did in the 20th century so it's hard to compare it. There's a lot of variety now but not many shared experiences.