[ale] OT: music sites?

[I. Herman]

Two words - Dream Theater :-P

These guys are fringe now and were fringe when they came out 20 yrs  
ago (those who don't know them...think of a modern day Yes).  They  
have a strong underground following that has flourished partly due to  
the internet music scene.


On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:49 PM, Jim Philips wrote:

> On Tuesday 28 March 2006 08:46, Geoffrey wrote:
>> James P. Kinney III wrote:
>>> I'm certain the RIAA would NOT see it this way as they are actively
>>> supporting the development of music media that self destructs  
>>> after a
>>> given number of playings and thus forcing you to buy another copy.
>>
>> Right, and you see their real colors there.  They don't want to  
>> preserve
>> their rights, they just want to make more money off less product.
>>
>> That really doesn't bother me.  There's very little in the way of  
>> music
>> that's coming out these days I would even consider to be called  
>> music. :)
>>
>> Of course, that's a lie, as I do want my daughter to have reasonable
>> choices in music.  Still, even for her, there's very little out there
>> that is worth purchasing.
>
> As a 53-year old music fan, I don't buy all of this "things ain't  
> what they
> used to be" talk. If you shop around and check some of the more  
> active music
> blogs on the Net, you can find lots of good music out there being  
> made right
> here in the 21st century. What you won't find is a monolithic music  
> culture
> like we used to have in the days when radio, television and a few  
> big labels
> dictated the direction of pop music. And that's a wonderful thing.  
> Groups
> that would only have had a fringe appeal in the old days can now  
> sell a
> respectable number of albums (or downloads) because distribution is  
> no longer
> expensive. As a result, there is a flowering of musical diversity  
> like I have
> never seen before. I've been an avid music fan since I was about  
> five and I
> think this is as good as it has ever been. And a lot of that good  
> music can
> be downloaded for free. You just have to go a few steps outside the
> mainstream to start finding the good stuff.
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