Quote Originally Posted by holotropik
There is little value placed on the creative elements of music in general (in fact all arts are suffering this). It has become something that is controlled by guidelines in order to make it a reliable commmodity that can then be "farmed" on a more regular basis.

The "product" is now cruely cultivated and marketed in a way that has become the accepted norm. Artists are seen but not heard as the values and meaning of their music is filtered to become something that is politically correct and swallowed more easily by the public at large. More often than not this is done via having the artists rehash old favourites through some cheesy cover of a song that has long since passed it used by date.

So, yes music is dead coz its meaning and purpose are lost.

Funny how the authorities would now find it more comfortable to carry on with their corrupted ways having lost the voice of contention that so regularly sparked outcry against their attrocities......
Bang on.. this was exactly the point I was trying to make, that the artistic value is lost and it's become pure product...