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There are way too many bands around these days.

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benji:
I don't just want to repeat what everyone else has been saying, so I'll just say:


--- Quote from: Caspian on 09 Mar 2009, 04:58 ---I don't know, maybe you guys need to hear a few more bedroom black metal bands.

--- End quote ---

I really don't, and that's the point. Black Metal isn't my thing anyway, but if it were, I'd probably find some reliable sources (blogs, friends, whatever) who could tell me when something interesting was on the scene that I should pay attention to. In the mean time, if a bunch of kids want to get together in their garage, make a recording, and post it on some website somewhere, what's the harm? I don't have to listen to it. If the kids had fun, impressed their girlfriends, maybe got a couple of fans out their on the web, and then went off to study English at some state college, they've probably achieved their goals and it probably hasn't cost me a thing. If you're worried about having to listen to the crap, find sources that you think are reasonably likely to point you in the direction of stuff you'll enjoy and ignore the rest. If you absolutely have to be the first one listening to something, learn to deal with listening to crap.

el_loco_avs:
The more bands there are... the more chances we have to get good music.

The key is filtering out all the crap.

pwhodges:
Or even enjoying the crap.  There's no reason that things have to be "good" or "lasting" before you can enjoy them at all.  Just throw it out when you're done.

ThePianoMan:
I don't see why it's a problem that there are tons of bands out there. Making music has never been a good financial decision, so it's not like there's a problem with a glut of bands bringing down wages. If it's a matter of filtering, that's also easier than it's ever been. You can complain about Pitchfork, Stereogum, TMT, or whatever music news site it's trendy to bitch about lately, but they make it outrageously easy to find good stuff - and combine that with the proliferation of online messageboards like this one and you really shouldn't have any trouble finding interesting stuff. a lot of the bands I listen to are bands that wouldn't have existed if recording music wasn't as easy as it is - major labels aren't signing bands like Autechre and Neutral Milk Hotel and the like lately, and I'm glad these bands can keep making music without their support. As for bedroom black metal bands, it doesn't take more than a mouseclick to get the hell away from them.

J-cob9000:
If recording was limited to recording studios who would only record when they liked the way you sounded, where would we get things like prog and experimental albums? Would the whole 'indie-scene' even exist? Most of indie music isn't really record sales breaking stuff simply because its different. Wouldn't this make studios less likely to record them?
Perhaps the availability of personal recording stuff is good.
Perhaps this only makes sense in my head.

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