I think that in today's society we put too much emphasis on popular music. We give entirely too much credit to artists that can sing/rap about any odd thing on their mind instead of giving actual credit where it is do. True a lot of popular music is catchy and you can dance to it, but where is the actual musicality within it. Take these videos for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0RzrmyIsZY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4&ob=av2e. Not saying that these songs are not enjoyable to most people, but it's as if we hold songs like these to a higher standard than people actually creating amazing music such as the people in these videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXuI0eu2sqw (these ladies not only play the piano, but the guitar and a variety of drums as well). If interested you should definitely watch some of their other videos. They are truly mind blowing. Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PcpUvp0J-Q. The gentleman in this video is the epitome of talent. He can take almost any song and not only play it with extreme musicality, but perform it in such a way that he makes the piece entirely his own while still giving creditability to the original artist. I would also greatly recommend listening to his other selections as well. Granted the first two examples are famous artists that make a lot of money, but what about the people that have spent years trying to get a shot at being famous and still can only resort to youtube videos and small night clubs and other odd end places? Where do these people fit into the musical world? It reallys makes me wonder about kids coming up these days and how they believe that half of the so called "music" they play on the radio is doing the music world justice when actually it's either a mockery or a downfall in my opinion.
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