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After about 2 months, the song almost disappears completely on the radio because nobody requests it anymore and the radio doesn't wanna play old songs.
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<p>This is why it's "pop" radio. I doubt you heard many stations playing both the Bee Gees and Benny Goodman 30 years ago.</p>
<p>In my opinion, if you care about the lyrics and meanings of the song, country and rock are the ones. Those genres are where the artists actually create their music and can play it.</p>
<p>"I go for whatever really - pop, folk, metal, hip-hop, rock. I just hate it when people like a particular artist more just because no one's heard of it - no it doesn't mean they're better, no it doesn't mean you're more 'cool'."</p>
<p>THANK YOU. Damn, I hate indie scenesters. Belle and sebastian, tegan and sara....ugh. Not my cup of tea.</p>
<p>"... I just hate it when people like a particular artist more just because no one's heard of it..."</p>
<p>How do you even know that that is actually the reason that they like a band? Maybe that person actively searches for new music and legitimately likes them. Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean that they aren't any good.</p>
<p>viscious, if you've met the sort of people he's talking about, you would understand. Who knows, maybe you have met those people, I don't know.</p>
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I go for whatever really - pop, folk, metal, hip-hop, rock. I just hate it when people like a particular artist more just because no one's heard of it - no it doesn't mean they're better, no it doesn't mean you're more 'cool'.
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I definitely agree with this. I can't stand some music elitists who look down on other peoples' music because it is better known (and solely for that reason). They pride themselves on listening to things that are obscure not necessarily because they find it to be good, but because it's obscure.</p>
<p>I rarely act elitist, when I do mostly against those who like the worst of the worst in popular music (jonass brothers) or who just tag along a genre based on their clique (like potheads flocking to Sublime and Kottonmouth Kings or emos having orgasms over Brighteyes). And when I do look down on other music while praising my own (which happens to be less well known), I explain that I like my music better because the artists are much more creative; the fact that they are less well known is a non-issue to me.</p>
<p>A developing trend in modern music: the more popular a band becomes, the more generic crap they spew out. Ever think there's a significant reason as to why some bands get major record deals and others don't? Its not because they're simply "good or bad". The 4 major record labels pick bands that sound how they like it, because bands that sound that way are more likely to sell to the masses. And the bands that do get picked usually get worse as they gain in popularity, with celebrity status and label timeslot pressure and denials from the label to try something more creative and the influence of a mainstream producer. So there, I personally just like more creative bands than repetitive, generic bands and if those creative bands happen to be unknowns that doesn't make me like them more.</p>
<p>There are exceptional bands that remain creative despite staying within a major record label, and I do like some of those. Also note that I'm not saying Sublime, KK, or Bright Eyes are bad bands, just that too many people like them for the wrong reasons.</p>