I might be fighting a losing battle here, because bottom line is- good/bad music is subjective. but I found myself in a friendly discussion with a friend after I criticized Glee & current pop music. She (rightfully) says books can send bad messages to youth (she used
Girl Online, by Zoe Sugg as her example. Called it drivel)
*I* thought like this book of drivel, music can be drivel as well. It's an art form too. She said no one has ever been able to explain to her what makes music objectively good, or objectively bad, only what they like and dislike (and perhaps what is 'clever'). And even that which might be objectively bad quality music wouldn't be thematically awful, like this book.
Now I know she's right on that point. So I wanted to approach it from the production angle & maybe use a few examples of where music can be harmful to the wrong ears. (ie: the very young/ unstable & impressionable) For example- Eminem's misogyny or ICP's ultra-violent imagery.
Today's production is so soulless to my ears. (though one can still say "depends who you ask".)
Basically, I'm trying (probably in vain) to make a valid comparison to old school music (which *I* think had far more heart & soul) vs today's producer-driven assembly line dance pop.
I should stand down & admit "defeat" here, huh?
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