20-12-2011, 17:53
Lady Gaga is a very talented artist ! Lady has a lot more up her sleeve , I'm sure . I've listened to her music and interviews and there's something of a musical genius in her. Her music is NOT ALL mainstream either...there's some uunderground type music in her repertoire. I'm not knocking her or mainstream just simply giving my opinion.
Ask someone who Cage the Elephant or Avett Brothers are and most wouldn't know in a random sample. If you ask who Lady Gaga or Katie Perry were ,,,you'd get a much more knowledgeable response. I never knock atrtists or music in general...to each his own...remember decades ago The Beatles, Rolling Stones and even Bob Dylan were considered mainstream ! With the advent of several genres today mainstream means a connection to the majority of music lovers ...that's all.There's so much more music out there that unfortunately millions of people will never hear ! I think one of MD's purpose is to give the members an opportunity to discover new music ....modern and older ! It's a great place to be !
Ask someone who Cage the Elephant or Avett Brothers are and most wouldn't know in a random sample. If you ask who Lady Gaga or Katie Perry were ,,,you'd get a much more knowledgeable response. I never knock atrtists or music in general...to each his own...remember decades ago The Beatles, Rolling Stones and even Bob Dylan were considered mainstream ! With the advent of several genres today mainstream means a connection to the majority of music lovers ...that's all.There's so much more music out there that unfortunately millions of people will never hear ! I think one of MD's purpose is to give the members an opportunity to discover new music ....modern and older ! It's a great place to be !
JM Productions Wrote:Mainstream is a great way to reach more people with the music you enjoy, once your in the industry you can transition back to being yourself from all the labels request and shaping an image for you look at lady gaga she came out with Just Dance type music and look how much she changed and now she makes the music she loves, it gets head and enjoyed by millions and on top of all that gets paid heavy, you just got to be smart and do it right...WHY NOT MAINSTREAM??
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!