Against my better judgment, I'm going to disagree with you about these statements, Kevin.:
-----Original Message----- From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvorno...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:56 PM SNIP I can think of two things Michael Jackson did in terms of reshaping the music scene: 1- His videos helped catapult MTV into the mainstream 2- His success led directly to the pop culture phenomena which resulted in boy bands and Britney Spears For these two things, Jackson should not be celebrated but condemned. His style lacked substance, replacing it with a basic, danceable backbeat. He set the course of lyrical and instrument-based music back by at least a decade, championing the cause of a successful music video being more important than a well performed single. SNIP Karla again: If you look at the track listing for the album Thriller, you will notice that you've probably heard all of those songs, and know several of them quite well, despite yourself. The reason for that isn't just the admittedly well produced videos. Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson produced a truly epic album, with amazing hooks, very memorable songs, slow jams and dance songs and more rock-influenced numbers. If the music wasn't so good, the album wouldn't be the monster seller it still is. Music was moving to danceable backbeats during the disco era, just before Michael became a solo artist and released "Off the Wall," also arguably a tremendous album and still regarded as such by music critics. A lot of music in the late 80s and early 90s was throwaway pop, but so was much music of the 60s and 70s. Look at the pop charts from that era, and you'll see a bunch of crap alongside the genius of Motown and Dylan and The Beatles. It was ever thus with music, and will be ever thus. I just can't lay blame on Michael for some of the crap we saw in the 80s, just because he made truly great videos and songs that some tried (and failed) to imitate. Karla Robinson --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
