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My wife & I had the radio on in the car for a while, and it was excruciating

The reason so many of us dislike current pop music is very simple to understand.

1 - It's NOT our music, and we are NOT who the labels are targeting. They do not care what we think, feel or want.

2- All the styles of music you grew up on is GONE from the main chart, and with it most all the instruments you have grown to know and relate two. The most popular music now has very little range..

3- HIP HOP , Rap Dance Electronic Music RULES this planet. If you have payed any attention to the chart you could see this happening over the past two decades.
Naturally you have the individual charts but I'm talking about the MAIN one, the one that counts the most, and the most to record labels. The Top Hot 100 Chart. This is where all popular music is mixed in against each other.

It's a hip hop nation, go to a high school for a day and see how kids act, talk and what they relate to. Then you'll understand.
There are always gonna be the kids who just follow the radio for what ever they play. Those kids will like The Jonas Brothers, and Kelly Clarkson, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Hanna and whatever band has chart topper that month, Kings Of Leon then mext month American Rejects...
The more CLICK kids are into Hip Hop & Rap and naturally dance music is on the radio more than ever.

When I was in school it was ROCK, rock ruled the planet, without question. So while there were kids who liked Olivia Newton John and a hosts of other Pop artist the majority were Rock freaks.
Rock is out, of course there are kids who like the old stuff and the Metal clicks will always be there.. But do not compare it to Metal heads in the 80's... That was MAINSTREAM stuff!

One huge difference is Rock is the most diverse of ALL popular music ever... So the range was very very broad. Now the most popular music on the planet has very very little range.

So..... basically that is it, very simple the labels are NOT about to start playing Blues, New classical music or Jazz on the same station as Shakira & Taylor so KIDS will NEVER hear it. And without Rock who used all those styles they will certainly never hear it.

People remember COMEDY ALBUMS!!! Lol

It's 2010 if your a music lover you'll always find some cool stuff out there to dig. If your a pop music only fan then your enjoying yourself just like my Donnie Osmond Friends did.. Have Fun! If your a songwriter or musician who is TRYING to break into the business and get cuts well you better be paying attention to what's really happening - Like it OR not!

Peace
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