Quote:Manufactured pop music has always been for pre-teen girls, has always appealed to the lowest common denominator and with rare exceptions that either tap into something going on in society or are just too damn catchy to ignore, are crap.

 

Everything else is generational and subject to variances in geography, gender, race and class. Hating music that isn't aimed at you is like a man hating a particular brand of tampon.

 

Top 40 in the 1980's and early 1990's compared to now is much better. And it wasn't "all" just appealing to the LCD. I mean, something like Ice Ice Baby? Sure.....but there was also a lot of quality music on the top 40 back then,.....now? Yeah, I agree its pretty much ALL aimed at the LCD because too many younger kids today are sheep and most only like that certain LCD crap. Anything not like that cookie cutter LCD crap is seen as "uncool" and the majority of kids are scared to death to go against the grain and like music thats not like that type for fear of being tabbed as uncool. 

 

There was MUCH more variety in genre of mainstream popular music in the 80's and early 90's compared to today. 

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