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Has Alternative Become The New Mainstream?
a pack of wolves:
Mainstream is 'the prevailing trend of opinion, fashion, society, etc.' (according to the OED).
I'm not sure what you're trying to ask with this post. Timbaland and Kylie have done very well this year critically (Kylie more for singles, the album seems generally to be thought of as quite patchy), but based on the albums you list as coming up a lot probably not on the websites you read. Why certain albums do well and come up in a lot of people's lists for any type of music has already been answered. As for how people who listen to non-mainstream music find out about it: radio, magazines, internet, friends, gigs... all the ways you'd expect.
Shadows Collide:
I wish someone would have had the balls to put Porcupine Tree on their list, seriously that album deserves as much attention as possible.
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: sandman263 on 30 Dec 2007, 14:22 ---why do they all seem to gravitate to the same albums? The quality of those albums?
--- End quote ---
Yes.
I think your premise that there is a larger sample size of quality "non-mainstream" albums vs. quality "mainstream" albums is false. In my experience, there are just as many terrible obscure bands are terrible mainstream bands.
E. Spaceman:
Alternative become the new mainstream????
What the hell do you think this is, 1994?
mfpole:
Look at Pitchfork's Individual Albums Lists and also the top 50 one.
The individual ones are pretty diverse and actually quite eclectic. Since the overall list is basically made by compiling these lists (at least I think it is) the ones that keep on showing up are the quality albums that appeal to more people. A quick search through the Individual lists shows that even though Panda Bear (the overall #1 artist) did not even appear on all the lists, he was the best represented.
I'm having trouble getting myself to remember why this is relevant so I'm just gonna leave now.
Yeah, and seriously, Alternative already became the new mainstream... like 15 years ago.
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