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affect of VH1 and MTV

posted 18 years ago by cynfool
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It totally rang true how unintentionally the ill affect that VH1 and MTV took upon the quality of the music, because the visual became so much of "the package". The other issue that is raised is that instead of hundreds of record companies with various creative interests there is now these huge conglomerates that are so removed from music, and so money driven that the music isn't an artform, but a product like a box of detergent. How many music artists, and great musicians are being lost to "the machine" that is the music industry today?

[–] Mediaddict 18 years ago

I agree. David Crosby's comments on music televison changing music from a musical experience to a theatrical experience were just dead on.

While I've enjoyed my share of music videos, I hate the impact that "music television" has had on the music industry. As well as what Stevie Nicks and others shared about stylists being more important to artist's careers these days than what they actually have to say as artists.

There are bands and individual artists out there now that some may never hear of, because they are off the beaten path and probably won't ever be played on MTV or VH1--unless it's on their 120 minutes. Even 120 minutes has a narrow sense of the kind of artist they will play/show.

[–] Denzel_Pacino 17 years ago

I agreed with Crosby too, but you have to admit that:

1) the idea of the "music video" as a complete art form was unevitable
2) there have been some incredible videos in the past 25 that have made MTV and VH1 completely worthwile
3) a music video can further help the artist express the song meaning

Just imagine if we didn't have the videos for "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Tonight, Tonight", "Closer", "Losing My Religion", "Nuthin But A G Thang", "No Rain", "Jeremy", and every other video on this list: http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1999/mtv100.htm

"i don't care what you think unless it is about me" - Kurt Cobain, "Drain You"