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Originally Posted by SouthernTrendkill
Things that are popular are generally of high quality. Things that aren't popular are NOT necessarily of lesser quality, since there are a lot of factors that effect popularity beyond just quality. But if a band is selling millions of records then I think that means they are pretty damn fucking good at what they do. Like for example, boy band music might suck, but The Backstreet Boys must be damn great at it to be so huge. Nobody's opinion is worth more than anyone else's, so that lends credit to popularity. Even if the corporate masters are pulling the strings to make some hack popular, if it's music that is moving to thousands of people, then it is quality music. There has to be at least one thing great about it for it to do that.
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This is actually kinda true, but I'd rather deny it, or just blame it on the stupidity of the majority.
But, I guess that people like me prioritize different musical qualities. I'd rather have music that's deep instead of catchy, I don't care if the artist can dance or not and the vocals aren't much more important than any of the other instruments.
However, I still claim that most of these artists, while doing it right, are doing it without any real passion.