Comments on: the millenium the music died http://www.queerspace.com/2007/03/31/the-millenium-the-music-died/ online home of jamie howard • highly absorbent redundant and superfluous verbiage • clogging the tubes since 9.1.98 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jamie http://www.queerspace.com/2007/03/31/the-millenium-the-music-died/#comment-30249 jamie Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:28:47 +0000 http://www.queerspace.com/2007/03/31/the-millenium-the-music-died/#comment-30249 that's very true--music has fragmented not only by country, but into innumerable styles. and with the internet, if you are into industrial music from latvia or whatever, you can focus like a laser on that and get a steady stream of your favorite music. i also think that the relative weakness of the big 4 music companies makes it difficult to market an artist into a position of dominance, "american idol" notwithstanding. maybe we'll never see another u2, and maybe that's not a bad thing. thanks for showing me the optimistic side of a pessimistic post. that’s very true–music has fragmented not only by country, but into innumerable styles. and with the internet, if you are into industrial music from latvia or whatever, you can focus like a laser on that and get a steady stream of your favorite music.

i also think that the relative weakness of the big 4 music companies makes it difficult to market an artist into a position of dominance, “american idol” notwithstanding.

maybe we’ll never see another u2, and maybe that’s not a bad thing.

thanks for showing me the optimistic side of a pessimistic post.

]]> By: Zim http://www.queerspace.com/2007/03/31/the-millenium-the-music-died/#comment-30175 Zim Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:02:46 +0000 http://www.queerspace.com/2007/03/31/the-millenium-the-music-died/#comment-30175 It's true... after that bands, we haven't seen a really "strong" band... But maybe it's because we are in a big world, and there are so many bands... Today I can listen to music from China, Turkey or Nigeria, thanks to internet. And music turns into a new style everytime with that influence. In my opinion, instead of having one big band, we have lots of small bands. It’s true… after that bands, we haven’t seen a really “strong” band… But maybe it’s because we are in a big world, and there are so many bands… Today I can listen to music from China, Turkey or Nigeria, thanks to internet. And music turns into a new style everytime with that influence.
In my opinion, instead of having one big band, we have lots of small bands.

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