What became of pop musicians?
08-17-18, 01:50 PM
#51
DVD Talk Hero
Re: What became of pop musicians?
Radio used to produce far more novelty song hits. That kind of disappeared for whatever reason when corporate playlists started dominating radio.
08-17-18, 04:03 PM
#52
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: What became of pop musicians?
Has "becoming a pop/rockstar" or "becoming a movie star", been replaced with "being famous for the sake of being famous"?
I remember when I was a preteen/teenager, the folks I knew who were constantly bragging about "becoming famous", typically chose the route of becoming a pop/rock musician or a stage/screen actor. (In those days, there wasn't really any "reality tv" other than bizarre stuff which showed up occasionally during the local 6 o'clock news).
I remember when I was a preteen/teenager, the folks I knew who were constantly bragging about "becoming famous", typically chose the route of becoming a pop/rock musician or a stage/screen actor. (In those days, there wasn't really any "reality tv" other than bizarre stuff which showed up occasionally during the local 6 o'clock news).
Last edited by morriscroy; 08-17-18 at 04:31 PM.
08-17-18, 05:26 PM
#53
Re: What became of pop musicians?
I wonder if that decline was a matter of carefully picking the starting point. There isn't a whole lot of sophistication to the 1958 hits "Purple People Eater" or "The Chipmunk Song".
08-17-18, 05:38 PM
#54
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What became of pop musicians?
Maybe is just me but I think pop today is better than anything on the charts between 1997 and the early 2000's.
