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The internet? Illegal copying? Lack of talent? Overpriced music?
It seems like the bubble has finally burst for the pop acts that have been invading the music charts for some time now. Groups that are formed for rather shady money-making reasons are finding it difficult to survive because the kids that used to buy the CDs have either grown out of it or download the songs for free. Well, that's how I see it anyway. The charts we have nowadays are for kids, and without them some major record labels will have to turn to other ventures to build up their revenue. Like angst-rock. Noticed that this has become more popular amongst the teens lately? Bands like Evenessence and whingy Fred Durst are taking over where acts like steps used to rule the roost.
This isn't a new thing. In fact, it's been slowly happening for a while. American record executives getting a feel for what English kids like to buy - and they've finally found that lucrative gap in the market for guitar-based emo rock. Coming back to bands like Limp bizkit, Linkin Park and Staind - they've been very clever. Although they've all had albums released here within the last 5 years, it's not until now that they're going to get the blanket press coverage and exposure that pop bands like Steps used to get. They're not in it to make a "quick buck". They've conned their way in for the long haul by convincing a naive generation of teenagers that having a back catalogue makes you more credible.
Having a live guitar band also allows for a different source of income - live gigs. Pop gigs have always been cheap affairs because they're for kids and everyone knows that they mime. But wheel out a line-up of palm-muting, power-chord thrashing 35 year olds and it suddenly takes on a different edge. Who needs singles sales when you can sell out some field in Germany, or Belgium for a few nights at extortionate prices?
Of course, we knew that the pop acts wouldn't last though. It's happened to every musical genre since the beginning of time. One day, after emo rock has eaten away at the teenagers of this country, they'll grow up and who knows what kind of society we'll have then. And no, before you get all Daily Mail on me, I'm not blaming music for influencing disaffected youngsters. It's more the image and the ploys used to sell the records, no matter what the intellectual content.
It seems like the bubble has finally burst for the pop acts that have been invading the music charts for some time now. Groups that are formed for rather shady money-making reasons are finding it difficult to survive because the kids that used to buy the CDs have either grown out of it or download the songs for free. Well, that's how I see it anyway. The charts we have nowadays are for kids, and without them some major record labels will have to turn to other ventures to build up their revenue. Like angst-rock. Noticed that this has become more popular amongst the teens lately? Bands like Evenessence and whingy Fred Durst are taking over where acts like steps used to rule the roost.
This isn't a new thing. In fact, it's been slowly happening for a while. American record executives getting a feel for what English kids like to buy - and they've finally found that lucrative gap in the market for guitar-based emo rock. Coming back to bands like Limp bizkit, Linkin Park and Staind - they've been very clever. Although they've all had albums released here within the last 5 years, it's not until now that they're going to get the blanket press coverage and exposure that pop bands like Steps used to get. They're not in it to make a "quick buck". They've conned their way in for the long haul by convincing a naive generation of teenagers that having a back catalogue makes you more credible.
Having a live guitar band also allows for a different source of income - live gigs. Pop gigs have always been cheap affairs because they're for kids and everyone knows that they mime. But wheel out a line-up of palm-muting, power-chord thrashing 35 year olds and it suddenly takes on a different edge. Who needs singles sales when you can sell out some field in Germany, or Belgium for a few nights at extortionate prices?
Of course, we knew that the pop acts wouldn't last though. It's happened to every musical genre since the beginning of time. One day, after emo rock has eaten away at the teenagers of this country, they'll grow up and who knows what kind of society we'll have then. And no, before you get all Daily Mail on me, I'm not blaming music for influencing disaffected youngsters. It's more the image and the ploys used to sell the records, no matter what the intellectual content.
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The internet? Illegal copying? Lack of talent? Overpriced music?
It seems like the bubble has finally burst for the pop acts that have been invading the music charts for some time now. Groups that are formed for rather shady money-making reasons are finding it difficult to survive because the kids that used to buy the CDs have either grown out of it or download the songs for free. Well, that's how I see it anyway. The charts we have nowadays are for kids, and without them some major record labels will have to turn to other ventures to build up their revenue. Like angst-rock. Noticed that this has become more popular amongst the teens lately? Bands like Evenessence and whingy Fred Durst are taking over where acts like steps used to rule the roost.
This isn't a new thing. In fact, it's been slowly happening for a while. American record executives getting a feel for what English kids like to buy - and they've finally found that lucrative gap in the market for guitar-based emo rock. Coming back to bands like Limp bizkit, Linkin Park and Staind - they've been very clever. Although they've all had albums released here within the last 5 years, it's not until now that they're going to get the blanket press coverage and exposure that pop bands like Steps used to get. They're not in it to make a "quick buck". They've conned their way in for the long haul by convincing a naive generation of teenagers that having a back catalogue makes you more credible.
Having a live guitar band also allows for a different source of income - live gigs. Pop gigs have always been cheap affairs because they're for kids and everyone knows that they mime. But wheel out a line-up of palm-muting, power-chord thrashing 35 year olds and it suddenly takes on a different edge. Who needs singles sales when you can sell out some field in Germany, or Belgium for a few nights at extortionate prices?
Of course, we knew that the pop acts wouldn't last though. It's happened to every musical genre since the beginning of time. One day, after emo rock has eaten away at the teenagers of this country, they'll grow up and who knows what kind of society we'll have then. And no, before you get all Daily Mail on me, I'm not blaming music for influencing disaffected youngsters. It's more the image and the ploys used to sell the records, no matter what the intellectual content.
It seems like the bubble has finally burst for the pop acts that have been invading the music charts for some time now. Groups that are formed for rather shady money-making reasons are finding it difficult to survive because the kids that used to buy the CDs have either grown out of it or download the songs for free. Well, that's how I see it anyway. The charts we have nowadays are for kids, and without them some major record labels will have to turn to other ventures to build up their revenue. Like angst-rock. Noticed that this has become more popular amongst the teens lately? Bands like Evenessence and whingy Fred Durst are taking over where acts like steps used to rule the roost.
This isn't a new thing. In fact, it's been slowly happening for a while. American record executives getting a feel for what English kids like to buy - and they've finally found that lucrative gap in the market for guitar-based emo rock. Coming back to bands like Limp bizkit, Linkin Park and Staind - they've been very clever. Although they've all had albums released here within the last 5 years, it's not until now that they're going to get the blanket press coverage and exposure that pop bands like Steps used to get. They're not in it to make a "quick buck". They've conned their way in for the long haul by convincing a naive generation of teenagers that having a back catalogue makes you more credible.
Having a live guitar band also allows for a different source of income - live gigs. Pop gigs have always been cheap affairs because they're for kids and everyone knows that they mime. But wheel out a line-up of palm-muting, power-chord thrashing 35 year olds and it suddenly takes on a different edge. Who needs singles sales when you can sell out some field in Germany, or Belgium for a few nights at extortionate prices?
Of course, we knew that the pop acts wouldn't last though. It's happened to every musical genre since the beginning of time. One day, after emo rock has eaten away at the teenagers of this country, they'll grow up and who knows what kind of society we'll have then. And no, before you get all Daily Mail on me, I'm not blaming music for influencing disaffected youngsters. It's more the image and the ploys used to sell the records, no matter what the intellectual content.
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