tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post2130536270603717855..comments2024-03-25T02:59:14.613+00:00Comments on Breaking More Waves: Ones to Watch 2015 #7 - Ryn WeaverBreaking More Waves Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678542701655601547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post-17059283241346574402015-01-06T20:15:21.499+00:002015-01-06T20:15:21.499+00:00Absolutely sure of it. Yes of course artistry and ...Absolutely sure of it. Yes of course artistry and creativity should be valued, but having full creative control doesn't always produce quality in all departments. Sure sometimes it does (in 2014 the likes of Young Fathers demonstrated it is possible) but judging on the 100's of submissions this blog gets weekly from artists who are doing things themselves the vast majority do not have the whole package. Sometimes there's a great vocalist with a great song but its poorly mixed or produced. Other times the recorded version is brilliant but the band can't cut it live etc etc. These are times when some help is required. Many modern artists that are considered to have created an artistically brilliant body of work such as Bjork, PJ Harvey, Arcade Fire, Manic Street Preachers etc all have had help in some respect. Even the 'greats' like Bowie, The Beatles etc did. Breaking More Waves Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678542701655601547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post-28285773631938155732015-01-06T16:29:35.863+00:002015-01-06T16:29:35.863+00:00"Some are good singers, some good song-writer..."Some are good singers, some good song-writers, some good performers, some good producers. But very few are all of these on their own..." REALLY? You quite sure about that? I think you'll find there are many artists who can do all those things, and because these artists value their creative control, they don't want to sign to major labels. So major labels will mostly only sell manufactured pop as a result. and because the major labels still have all the money and influence over the industry, manufactured pop is all the general public get to hear. <br /><br />"Artists" like One Direction are getting away with it because of a growing apathy and because of slipping standards. Shouldn't creativity and artistry be valued? If not, it's very much a case of inverse snobbery.DJ Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247964611732960922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010923635709588318.post-82376193213712670492015-01-06T15:49:35.128+00:002015-01-06T15:49:35.128+00:00Your unconvincing defense of manufactured pop star...Your unconvincing defense of manufactured pop stars has a very tenuous, desperate, barrel-scraping tone to it. These are people who can't play music or write songs, yet they are enjoying far more exposure and success than bands and actual ARTISTS who write, play, and sing. Isn't it obvious that people who write, play and sing are undeniably more talented than someone who only sings?<br /><br />Then you try and say that all musicians are on the same level as (for example) One Direction just because they've worked with others on their music? That's lowering the bar and looking at things in a VERY black and white perspective. Really sad that more and more people are being hoodwinked by this manufactured garbage the industry is spoonfeeding the masses.DJ Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247964611732960922noreply@blogger.com