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Amputate: I'm not sure if the Mozart thing was a response to my statement, but just in case, I want to clarify what I meant...
He probably was top 40 of his time, you're right. But music was different then. There had been no market studies at that time. There were no boards of executives deciding what music lives and what dies, with huge investments to protect. There were no discernable trends and copycat fads (that I know of) watering down and even ruining music that COULD be good.
So my point was that commercialism has killed good art, and that's what I dislike. In Mozart's time, he was seen for the genius he was. But if he were coming of age today, he would either be making cheesy dance beats or on the streets playing for spare change.... and I think that's sad.
GENIUS musicians who will never be recognized for what they rightfully deserve: Mr. Bungle, Estradasphere, Loppybogymi, Dillinger Escape Plan... just to name a quick few. And it's really sad to me that they struggle with sales while MTV spoonfeeds the masses their musical tastes based on the will of their corporate interests. That's not what music's about... at least not for me.
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