Originally Posted by grazman:
“I think the problem today is that we have sooooo much information and choice thrown at you through the internet and tv and everything else that we take it for granted now and dont have the time to fully appreciate those songs or albums that take time and grow on you. (unless you have favourite bands/artists). I dont think its a case of young people not appreciating new music, because im in my 30's and i dont really appreciate all the new songs or albums that come out now - I think its because we have sooooooo much more choice now and new music is easily accessible on Youtube or itunes etc that we dont have the time or patience to sit down and listen to an album again and again until it sinks in. I remember 15 years ago (pre internet) all i had available to listen to new music was the radio and the tv and so used to trek down to the local music library every week or so and take out lots of music cds and listen to them over and over again. Loved it. Today, i just go on Youtube, click on a video, listen to it and if im not grabbed i wont bother listening again. Its a good thing that we have all this choice and u can listen to lots and lots of music whenever u want but i do miss those days of listening to an album, not liking it that much and then listening again and again and eventually would turn into something amazing thats in your top 10 albums of all time....”
Yeah, this is more or less what I meant.
I think many have misunderstood what I meant with regards to Nadine's "Insatiable" single. I didn't mean the fact that it is a flop demonstrated people's impatience and intolerance to music that isn't instantly catchy. I was trying to say that the fact that it is
considered a flop already is evidence of this, since in the 70s and 80s songs used to climb.
For instance, a song would go in at number 30 and then each week number 28, number 25, number 20, number 15 and so on. Sometimes songs would climb and then drop and then climb again. That's because more and more people would begin to listen to the song each week, music wasn't as accessible as it is now and people actually took the time to appreciate songs. Now, we take it for granted. That's all I meant.
But Nadine's stuff just can't compare to those albums, it's a bit meh and sounds too much like something I might have heard before. Insatiable isn't a great single. I hate to admit it but I even prefer Cheryl's stuff over Nadine's.
