Sinister: Who likes music more?

[Cynthia Someone]

"At least up until 1980, the most popular bands were
the most talented. " -mr miller

something interesting to add to the discussion on obscure vs mainstream 
music:

a friend of mine works in the film industry, showing films before they are 
released in the states and gathering audience reaction. then movies get 
re-edited to please the audience. apparently a lot of movies are better 
before they get through the process, and get butchered. hence the 
"director's cut" film versions so popular now.

According to him, here is how they figure out what songs to place on 
American mainstream commercial radio. They test it like they do movies. 
People rate them from one to five, and, get this, they only place 3s and 4s 
on the radio. because the songs may not wow anybody, but you're not going to 
turn off the radio either. Music rated as a 5, I think, is considered to be 
not "general" enough; any song that one might rate as a five is obviously 
too appealing to only certain types of people, and radio stations want music 
that will attract broad numbers.

freaky, huh?
cyn

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