@bkmaxey - I agree with you.
Though I do feel for those that only know a connected world - the internet and social media.
The music industry seems so completely gamed now that it’s difficult to come up organically through talent. You could be the most talented song writer in the world, but if you’re not on social media and have a big following, you don’t really stand a chance.
I feel fortunate to have grown up in the 80s and 90s around glam rock, metal, grunge, hip hop and rave culture and skateboarding. And the vinyl scene and building car sound systems etc.
But too be sure, any era where musicians could rock up to a proper studio, press the most amazing wax and then never be heard from again because a brand new scene was in full swing - and there was real participation and identity (no phones, no worries) was something special. And I fear my son will never experience that.
Though I do feel for those that only know a connected world - the internet and social media.
The music industry seems so completely gamed now that it’s difficult to come up organically through talent. You could be the most talented song writer in the world, but if you’re not on social media and have a big following, you don’t really stand a chance.
I feel fortunate to have grown up in the 80s and 90s around glam rock, metal, grunge, hip hop and rave culture and skateboarding. And the vinyl scene and building car sound systems etc.
But too be sure, any era where musicians could rock up to a proper studio, press the most amazing wax and then never be heard from again because a brand new scene was in full swing - and there was real participation and identity (no phones, no worries) was something special. And I fear my son will never experience that.