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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | The Europe music scene is completely different animal. Amazing actually. Spent a bit of time in Europe around 2000-2001. MTV not only plays music, but they play LOCAL music as well as the established names. Clubs that have dance music have ALL kinds from hardcore house to country music if it fits the beat. Was in one particular bar, and while I don't remember the order, it was Ozzy, Skynard, Moody Blues, Irish Rovers and some local traditional and more rock... all over the map, back-back songs being played. Live music is well received on all levels. It's much easier to get a touring gig in Europe and at least where I went... even the "dives" had awesome sound systems. And, from what I hear, you can get distribution easier in Europe.
FWIW, I totally agree with John. Unless you go out and seek your own music, we are targets of what the US based "music industry" tells us is music. Music on the radio, in the stores, and what's written about in the mainstream, are all based on demographics and investment etc.. and have little if anything to do with "quality" or even any musical influence at all. It's what sells. Period. Gone are the days when on the radio you'd here "and check out this new up and coming artist" unless those are the words used by the marketing team when they paid for that song to be played at a particular time.
But don't get me started.....
Just look at the "top 10" etc charts from around the world.
Of course "the Hof" still sells out arenas in Germany... so maybe that kinda blows the whole EU credibility thing... :) |
Purchasing music.... the new normal?
