Thank you for the summary, Suzie.
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Originally Posted by suzieq
The album was skewed to a younger audience so Classic Rock won't play it because they are scared of things like LIKE A ROSE. And New Rock won't play it because they hear Meat Loaf and automatically put him in Classic Rock. Going on Meat says LOTO can fit the Classic Rock demographic.
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It's so f*cking stupid and annoying to put music in such categories. That's why a lot of interesting music never gets played on radio or TV - because it doesn't fit into people's narrow minds.
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Originally Posted by suzieq
Meat elaborates on how Los Angeloser did well in the UK but that music still effects (or is it affects) the daily life over in the UK still and he isn't sure for how much longer that will be the case. Whereas in the US, music is not that impactful anymore (sadly).
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How exactly did
Los Angeloser "do well" in the UK, except for the fact that it was played on the radio a few times? With regard to the impact music used to have on people's lives: I agree. I stopped listening to the radio in the middle of the 1990s when most stations began to sound the same, I haven't watched MTV and other former music channels for years. What has become of the really cool DJs and VJs who loved music and knew what they were talking about? Where are they?
Who / what can trigger people's excitement for music these days? Music has to compete with a lot of other forms of entertainment - either the music industry hasn't realized that or they have already surrendered and are desperately trying to survive by creating "stars" via shows like
Idol or
X Factor and hunting file sharers.
I also noticed changes among the audience. When I went to rock concerts a few years ago, the audience usually consisted of people who were really into the music. When I go to concerts now, it happens more and more often that you're surrounded by bored old lazy middle and upper class people who show up with a "I paid a lot of money, now entertain me" attitude. Maybe those are people whose CD collections consist of "Greatest Hits / Best of" compilations only, as the hits are the only songs they seem to be willing to listen to. Maybe that is also a result of the radio playing the same stuff over and over again and the fact that we don't have any good, popular music shows on TV anymore.
I've seen outstanding performances that were spoilt by such audiences and their negative impact on the overall atmosphere.