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I think music staring going downhill when music was no longer an audio only thing. Once bands were expected to make videos, posters, and “act” on stage, suddenly a lot of musicians had problems getting into the business. They want to make music, not become pseudo-actors.

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I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
So you’re saying that… video killed the radio star…?

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- jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  And even before MTV, there were these bands. So called “performers” even. It’s almost as if they performed some kind of act to entertain an audience.
  
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  - Xatolos@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Yeah, but they were just a bunch of Monkees
    
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- Assman@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  We can rewind though right?
  
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  - meyotch@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Sorry, gone too far
    
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HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Metal and grunge still happened in a music video era.

I think a bigger thing that happened was the collapse of the CD. From that point, the new acts that the industry seemed to focus on were individuals instead of groups.

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