Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Keep in mind...

It was not just the chord progression that he was demonstrating, but also the fact that they used the same words/phrases/lyrics in about the same places..

..that, basically, everyone is writing the same song - not just the same melody...


yeah, I think the content similarity is unique to country music.

It's pretty much only the chord pattern that has made its way through so many different genres.

It seems to me that unless Nashville stops encouraging the cookie cutter approach to writing sellable songs, their market is going to cave in on itself. Whatever bad things the internet may have done to the music industry, one GOOD thing it has done is to give a LOT of talented songwriters access to a global audience. As a result, listeners are being exposed to ideas and trends that would NEVER pass the suits in the music industry. People have been complaining about the sameness for years.. but now there are alternatives to the radio, and a LOT of it is really good stuff!

Once the average listener realizes they have a choice between "same old same old" or "new and interesting"... listeners will shift to wherever the best mix is at the time. And it probably won't be radio.

Apart from SIRIUS which is satellite based.. does anybody know if any automakers are installing music systems that can directly access the internet? If they aren't yet, I'd guess that isn't far away. The new wave of everything is smart devices that access the internet. That will surely spill over into car stereos where its already a no-brainer.

Last edited by Pat Marr; 01/09/15 07:36 AM.
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