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Was listening to the internet radio on my Onkyo receiver and I have to say the music these days is starting to sound so generic. :confused:
 
LisaH said:
Was listening to the internet radio on my Onkyo receiver and I have to say the music these days is starting to sound so generic. :confused:
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The problem is that you are listening to the Radio. I just don't listen to the radio any more unless it's a specialist music program. I find my new music by reading articles and then going to bands myspace sites and having a listen, oh and I still go to the local CD shop, talk to the guys there and ask them what I might want to listen to in the style of ?

I do work on community Radio, I only play bands from my local area of all styles of music, and almost none of these bands get air play on any commercial radio stations. I do this for no pay to support the local music industry.

Cheers
Alan.
 
Generic?

Personally I think the last decade has produced much more interesting music, and much more opportunity for those of us that want to hear something unique.

Just like the post above me mentioned, you can't rely on the radio.
 
Nothing sounds earth shattering to me any more. Every R& B singer sounds like the last R&B singer. Rock bands sound very same o same o. I love a soulful voice and you just don't hear much of that anymore. A soothing sound that makes the hairs stand on end when you hear it. Luther, Marvin did that for me. Even Brit soul king Robert Palmer made my heart weep.
 
5-7k lots of $$$. I say buy good gear get in touch with your local scene and record. Read everything you can on the net. see stickys here and everywhere. Learn Learn and learn. I speak from experience as I have education from the best "institiutions" now, many years later observing the industry and the crazy dynamic where the small guys/women are doing it themelves I do not believe that higher institutions are the ticket to high (or low) paying jobs in the industry. Better yet, get some nice gear, room and seek local sucessful "pros" to teach you at their side as a cheap/volunteer. Exposure counts. My .02.
 
@ Lisa

I agree that the tried and true forms of music (rock, R&B, etc.) are getting a little stale, I was referring to the more abstract and Avant-Garde styles and sounds.

I'm not a big fan of the traditional "song" style of music so for me things have only gotten better, but if you're looking for a powerful voice and lyrics to match you might have to grab Peabody and Sherman and jump into the way-back machine.
 
Thurgood said:
5-7k lots of $$$. I say buy good gear get in touch with your local scene and record. Read everything you can on the net. see stickys here and everywhere. Learn Learn and learn. I speak from experience as I have education from the best "institiutions" now, many years later observing the industry and the crazy dynamic where the small guys/women are doing it themelves I do not believe that higher institutions are the ticket to high (or low) paying jobs in the industry. Better yet, get some nice gear, room and seek local sucessful "pros" to teach you at their side as a cheap/volunteer. Exposure counts. My .02.
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I'm not saying there isn't any merit in what you say, far from it. However, some individuals prefer the mentor/ apprentice method because of the way the student is taught. Different strokes and all that.

@ The_Salesman what avant garde artist/ band would you recommend listening to? R&B artists have gotten lazy and are resorting to that devils invention the re-verb machine. God I hate that sh@te
 
@ Lisa,

Glad you asked.

- If you want something a little tranquil maybe Chris Hecker, C Hatakeyama.

- A little more "poppy" - Boards of Canada, Bonobo, Daedalus.

- More intense - The Gasman (Specifically "Remedial"), Venetian Snare (Specifically the "Hungarian" Album).

- If you want to hear real instruments try Sigur Ros or Marconi Union.

- And if you don't mind a little 20th Century Steve Reich and Marijan Mositic are always good.

There's a good chance you'll hate everything I mentioned but the important part is to keep looking, that's the one great advantage with the internet.

There are so many incredible musical experiences out there, don't settle for the generic pop that's fed to the masses. The fact that you're hear means you probably love and truly understand music and a gourmet should have to eat at McDonald's!

Sorry if I went a little overboard, I tend to do that.
 
The_Salesman, don't apologize and thanks for the list. I recently got a network receiver (Onkyo HT-RC180) and plan to try out the various internet radio stations once I can work out how to configure this beast.
 
I should go out and listen to more live music really. Will look up all the live music venues locally to see if anything catches my eye or rather ear.
 
I too should go to see more bands perform live, although I'm more into soulful sounds and don't tend to have much in the way of good soul sound locally.
 
Out of interest, does anyone here know how to configure an net receiver to pick up sirius radio? The manual is a total nightmare. I had it briefly , but now nothing.
 
While your at these live gigs hand out business cards to people you think may be of note. Band members, management, crew members etc. If the show goes well people will be more receptive.
 
I liked the idea of handing out CD's to various individuals but was concerned about copyright theft. Then someone in another forum said that if you post the item to yourself via recorded delivery it pretty much covers it. Cool idea.
 
Or you can go to www dot copyright dot gov and protect your intellectual property online for $35.
 
Can somebody close this thread so the guy with the sock puppets can't bump it to the top three times a day?
 
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