all top 40 music the same?
January 5th, 2005 by Dylan
A recent npr story delves into the topic of nickelback releasing songs that are very self-similar. Mikey Smith created several mp3 files overlaying Nickelback songs. An even more interesting question for me that they touched upon during the NPR story only briefly: “Is all mainstream music really the same?” Is there really just a single formula shared by all of the pop bands by the music industry that is slowly evolved over time given the mood and sentiment of the country and world? The suprisingly funny movie Josie & the Pussycats from a few years ago suggested a world where music subliminally controls everyone that listens to artists and bands from major labels. I’m not sure that the movie was that big of a stretch from the way things really are..