Why can't good music be mainstream?

I'm not one of those people who say that "Rock is dead", because it really isn't. We have many great rock bands today, but the media doesn't promote them as much as they did in the past. So my question is, Why can't the media promote the bands with talent that work hard to make good music, instead of promoting people who have no talent and use autotune to make dance music that all sounds the same to me.

OneRepublic is mainstream and i love them :P

I think mainstream music is good alot of the times. Just look at Taylor Swift for example? I love her music.

Life is way too mainstream. I'm going to kill myself.

Why can't anyone seem to accept that music taste is entirely subjective?scorch-62

For the same reason many good games aren't mainstream; it doesn't appeal to mass audiences.

Well if it weren't good in someone's eyes then it wouldnt sell.

I don't think its necessarily bad music, its just that were bombarded with so many artist that sound alike. After awhile they just start to sound a little generic.

Most people are dumb, therefore most people don't understand "good" music. (most "good" music is good because it's usually more complex)

Think..A joke isn't funny if you don't understand it. Good music isn't good if you don't understand it.

for some people good music IS mainstream. Everyone likes different things.

Most people are dumb, therefore most people don't understand "good" music. (most "good" music is good because it's usually more complex)

Jamiemydearx3

Artists like money, consumers have money, so they make music that will appeal to the widest group of people. Pop music seems to be that core genre that gets sales so everyone starts making pop music, even if they aren't pop artist's they incorporate pop into their genre. Look at Mainstream rap, more like Hip-Pop. Even rock groups try and have that up beat catchy sound.

What people tend to like as "good" music is music that is usually a genre at it's extreme. People that like hip hop like hip hop that is more technical with a more intricate beat and I guess you could say "harder to dance in a club to" same with Metal, etc.

[QUOTE="Jamiemydearx3"]

Most people are dumb, therefore most people don't understand "good" music. (most "good" music is good because it's usually more complex)

PannicAtack

because mainstream music is about making money, not creating a worthwhile experience. If a band is marketable, then they become mainstream.

It depends on where you live honestly. Where i live, rock/metal is the dominant main stream music, many other places ive visited didnt even have a rock station.

Something defined as "good" is defined so by the majority. So, consequently, good music is mainstream. :P

Problem is, people anymore have lowered their standards so much that they like stupid overproduced garbage rather than the guy that is making the good music that isn't so popular.

I'm not one of those people who say that "Rock is dead", because it really isn't. We have many great rock bands today, but the media doesn't promote them as much as they did in the past. So my question is, Why can't the media promote the bands with talent that work hard to make good music, instead of promoting people who have no talent and use autotune to make dance music that all sounds the same to me.

Reed_Bowie

Also "mainstream" is music that's the most appealing to a braod range of audiences. Whether you want to admit it or not "pop" - "popular" i.e. "mainstream" - appeals to the broadest of audiences. Other types of music are not mainstream because once people find particular tastes they start to funnel into other genres, but for the most part various pop songs will always appeal to someone, no matter what they mainly listen to.

[QUOTE="Reed_Bowie"]

I'm not one of those people who say that "Rock is dead", because it really isn't. We have many great rock bands today, but the media doesn't promote them as much as they did in the past. So my question is, Why can't the media promote the bands with talent that work hard to make good music, instead of promoting people who have no talent and use autotune to make dance music that all sounds the same to me.

DigitalExile

Also "mainstream" is music that's the most appealing to a braod range of audiences. Whether you want to admit it or not "pop" - "popular" i.e. "mainstream" - appeals to the broadest of audiences. Other types of music are not mainstream because once people find particular tastes they start to funnel into other genres, but for the most part various pop songs will always appeal to someone, no matter what they mainly listen to.

it was in the 80s. haha, well some of it anyway.

Because if you liked mainstream music you wouldn't be a hipster.PannicAtack

What he said.

Most people are dumb, therefore most people don't understand "good" music. (most "good" music is good because it's usually more complex)

Think..A joke isn't funny if you don't understand it. Good music isn't good if you don't understand it.

Jamiemydearx3

OH..I see..this is kind of like PC gamers saying that consoles have "dumbed down" gaming..WE consolers dont know good games because ours are just so simple......you know..maybe 10-15 buttosn where pc has 110+...

I see......

Badass bands start out in garages and people start to call them "mainstream" because they accumulate a very large fan base. It really makes me angry when they start calling these types of bands "mainstream."

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Because if you liked mainstream music you wouldn't be a hipster.Branmuffin316

What he said.

Am I still a hipster if I listen to bands and artists that were mainstream decades ago?

Uhhh what???

2000's-Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Yeah, Yeah Yeah's, Modest Mouse, Silversun Pickups, Fleet Foxes, Zwan, APC...the list goson and on..

90's- Smashing Pumpkins, the grunge 4, Bjork, Radiohead, Beck....

Don't even get me started about 80's and 70's....

People want to listen to crap nowadays. Plain and simple. You got people saying how lady gaga is the greatest artist of our time. And Justin beiber getting nominated for Grammys. You critics praising trash like Keisha and Katy perry .helwa1988

Well, regardless of how you feel about Gaga...she is quite talented and can sing great..she is good...Beiber on the other hand doesnt have much going for him. Ordinary dance, very normal voice...BUT still...EVERYONE has their own opinion on what GREAT is so no matter what anyone else thinks, it changes from person to person..

Kid Cudi is mainstream, and I think he is the best modern rapper.

2Pac was the most popular rap artist in the 90s, and I think he is the best all time.

You aren't inherently bad if you're popular...

I think mainstream music is good alot of the times. Just look at Taylor Swift for example? I love her music.

arad96

"Good music" is subjective. Goodbye.

I just don't see why mainstream bands need to be THAT popular. People can like whatever they want, but do bands really need to be known by a huge

portion ofthe population ? You seriously should have to be massively innovative and talented to be able to do that. You shouldn't be able to come up with

somecheap catchy thing and all the sudden become a rock star.

Well, good music is all opinion. Personally, I think there are plenty of good "mainstream" bands. Morrdecai