definitely correct!作者: Gretzky 時間: 2005-3-20 07:37 AM
What a quote! "有 腦 的 受 不 了 ， 脫 離 這 種 文 化 ， 無 腦 的 繼 續 呼 應 ， 樂 壇 漸 漸 失 去 應 有 的 質 素 。" This quote is basically our problem. 5 g# u7 l1 ?3 u$ P1 o# Y8 [1 G4 ^, r/ W5 h' w
To be fair to the music industry here in HK, the environment is so much different from the time when we got our masters in the 70s. Here are a few sociological explainations: . C0 g/ s1 @( Y1 |; {+ t8 K' ^ ?2 n* ]
1) The radio was a major form of media in the 70s and 80s. Songs from radio stations helped the 'shaping' of people's mind. Frankly, how many music-oriented radio shows we listen to weekly? We probably get more coverage of the singers from TV today, However, in radio the quality of the singer as a singer and the details of the song (orientation, music score, words) decide the 'popularity' of the song. Whereas today's music showbiz is about doing something new and have people spend $. Think about it, it's called a 'music INDUSTRY' and 'show BUSINESS'. # l s2 o! P) F2 P8 s& W , }- h" T- V- c9 V& J+ g
2)'Populaity' is determined by the capability of the song's reflective ability of the authenticity of the current society back then. Advertisment was not the driving force of the industry. People brought tapes and vinyl (remember them?) naturally for the appreciation and the enjoyment of the music and the ideologies behind it (Sam Hui and Alan Tam were textbook examples). Today, we buy CDs because we are either die-hard fans of the artist or there are goodies (coupons, posters, etc.) or sexy stuff attached to the package. When was the last time we purchase a plain local artist CD with nothing attached? - o- G% O# }; J0 X, g3 L6 E & T! ^0 t( |. t; v3)We have more choices today to echo our identity in the culture than 20 yrs ago. Pop songs were the main (often the only) source of cultural identification of the mass. People listened to songs they can identify with and sing the ones that represent their thoughts. This way of identification and self-expression was pretty much controlled by the radio industry. In today's world, even good music (foreign super groups, U2, Santana, etc.) are battling with the internet, reality shows on TV, computer gaming to get the attention of the people.0 Y1 K2 u" f2 k# v d/ e
% j1 A$ u* P9 i3 K$ [$ s: c9 K. ~8 ]4) The issues today in our culture (HK) are a lot more complex than the ones back in the 70s. Since good composers and writers are rare to find already, it was even harder to find one who has the ability to sharply pin down the issues in good songs. Love and haterd songs no longer feed our hungry souls (for those who realize). Think about it, when was the last time you hear a good, local-produced song that echos what you go through in life? If we did, luckily, ran into such songs, I wonder the wear and tear of life would give us time to reflect and applause the meaning of the music score and the words. That's why we miss Dr. James Wong so much when he died. 7 f# f3 J' \7 m" M3 |) Y% p5 L& t( R1 ~- a/ i) D0 \( W) z: w
Hope this will stir up your thoughts on the current sorry state of our music world in HK.作者: yyy007 時間: 2005-3-20 07:42 AM
itd make this article even more interesting if names are stated ....作者: dinosaur 時間: 2005-3-31 11:25 AM
樂壇唔止係病，而且係重病！ , Q! s, E/ O) i( l 6 m8 n( v, j' }. j( I0 d如阿bro.brightlee講，die-hard fans，我覺得重有呢啲fans都還好，至少重有啲收入。好多人把口話支持，隻手就去download啲mp3，咁人地食風呀？點解啲人唔識唱歌都可以做歌星，因為宜家所謂歌星都唔駛識唱歌，只係靠個樣，靠sexy，靠包裝，係錄音室，乜嘢靚聲都可以做到，到現場，就"咪"咀，一真唱就現晒形，走晒音。近年都好少買cd，因為覺得唔值得買。 2 M" m. f4 `4 u& ]9 t2 j; r5 s' f+ A
再講，好似alan tam，sam hui，出翻黎開concert，都咁受歡迎，因為啲觀眾係用心去欣賞人地 & h0 D7 g% m' v/ L4 b8 ko既歌藝，新一代有幾多可以做到！& l5 O' b0 Z! N6 w9 H
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ps. 我所講並非所有歌星，當中亦有啲係可造之材，我本人最喜歁o既係joey，容袓兒，人靚，唱歌又係真工夫，佢師傳係已故歌星羅文。當然亦會有人覺得joey唔靚，各花入各眼，呢啲都係本人自己o既意見。
