Music Has Lost Its Meaning

Back in the day a performance qualified as mortal walking on stage and bearing their soul. It was about the music, and it was about the talent. forthwith an artist qualifies as some mavin who is so bizarre, so outgoing, so appealing they brush off sell anything. Lately the music industry has been lacking in real talent. Many artists are truly talented, that goes without saying. entirely this talent tends to be hidden because of the magnetise and eruptularity of their appearance. The reason why certain artistes are so widely popular despite their lack of talent is because they appeal to the masses.Lady Gaga is some angiotensin converting enzyme who has entered the world of pop culture and has taken it by storm. Behind all the crazy makeup and fashion choices, Gaga has raw talent. She faeces actually sing, and her songs are Gaga original. But people dont suffer Gaga for her vocals they see the overexposure. Justin Bieber has found a way to go from a small town boy to one of Ame ricas heartthrobs. Bieber is so widely known and is selling out show after show because he appeals to the younger generation. It doesnt matter whether he can sing or not. If the masses find him attractive, he will find a way to stay famous.Its a popularity contest, and he is one of the winners. Now an artist is all about the hype. The music is lost behind all the glitz and glam. No one notices what an artist is trying to say when theyre distracted by fire and lights and the bizarre. It is entertaining, no doubt about that. Its fun to see people suspended in midair doing flips, and its fun see people jump through flaming hoops. But wheres the music? Where are the lyrics? Wheres the heart? The definition of a musical artist has evolved and changed. Now it is not about the music, only when the appearance. It is not about the talent, just the entertainment value.The music industry has lost most of its credibility and needs to find a way back to when it was about the feeling and the wor ds, to when lyrics meant something and were not just random ideas strung together nonsensically. That was when music was the greatest it has ever been. First, you should orient yourself with a merchandising term known as positioning. That will help to pick up how products & styles get pigeonholed or stuck into a way of being perceived by the widely distributed public. Fundamentally, rap is very lyric dense poetry in foul syncopation with a rhythm. Like spoken word that rhymes, with a percussion track.So, lyrics can be about ANY upshot. However, due to raps typical lyric subject matter, based on the culture of those who started it, rap has position in society. Because of this position, its difficult to fabricate lyrical themes for rap that deal with other cultures or genres. Commercialism does exert to do this, however, this is the point where we wonder if an artform has lost its nub. In other words, when McDonalds, Ford, Mountain Dew and Coors ignition commercials include ho t guitar solos or hot hip hop grooves with lyrics just selling a product, its hard to maintain a special place in your soul for the genre.Its also hard for the artists themselves to feel good about their style, when they could be sounding just like another burger commercial. This is why things cycle out and forward-looking things puddle to come in. The advertising agencies never start artforms. They pick up what the people entertain their attention on and try to piggyback their junk food, attire lines, cars, soft drinks whatever onto anything that will give their stuff the same attention. wherefore they will sell more. Any popular form of communication art, is subject to exploitation. Then, you have to move onward, if you are depending upon communication arts to help you get meaning from life.So, obviously this isnt simply about rap. Every genre is in the same boat. Artists have to out-create and stay ahead of the commercialism in order to stay rational and maintain meaning. The good news is that artists do remark creating. You just have to keep up with who the real ones are. Check out the real music magazines (not the lifestyle fashion ones). Find out who the artists are listening to and who they like. Skip the critics, because they often fiddle the commercial side. Serious rap artists have to stay ahead in order to survive and keep the meaning in rap.If they sell out, rap just becomes a product that people grow bored with. First, you should orient yourself with a marketing term known as positioning. That will help to understand how products styles get pigeonholed or stuck into a way of being perceived by the general public. Fundamentally, rap is very lyric dense poetry in tight syncopation with a rhythm. Like spoken word that rhymes, with a percussion track. So, lyrics can be about ANY subject. However, due to raps typical lyric subject matter, based on the culture of those who started it, rap has position in society.Because of this position, its difficult to create lyrical themes for rap that deal with other cultures or genres. Commercialism does manage to do this, however, this is the point where we wonder if an artform has lost its meaning. In other words, when McDonalds, Ford, Mountain Dew and Coors Light commercials include hot guitar solos or hot hip hop grooves with lyrics merely selling a product, its hard to maintain a special place in your soul for the genre. Its also hard for the artists themselves to feel good about their style, when they could be sounding just like another burger commercial.This is why things cycle out and new things have to come in. The advertising agencies never start artforms. They pick up what the people have their attention on and try to piggyback their junk food, clothing lines, cars, soft drinks whatever onto anything that will give their stuff the same attention. Then they will sell more. Any popular form of communication art, is subject to exploitation. Then, you have to move onward, i f you are depending upon communication arts to help you get meaning from life. So, obviously this isnt simply about rap. Every genre is in the same boat.Artists have to out-create and stay ahead of the commercialism in order to stay sane and maintain meaning. The good news is that artists do keep creating. You just have to keep up with who the real ones are. Check out the real music magazines (not the lifestyle fashion ones). Find out who the artists are listening to and who they like. Skip the critics, because they often represent the commercial side. Serious rap artists have to stay ahead in order to survive and keep the meaning in rap. If they sell out, rap just becomes a product that people grow bored with.