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Mainstream Music

A line of people forms out in the cold. The tired, weary masses huddle together. All have one singular goal on their mind. All are infused with fanatical fervor. All share a common yearning. The door swings open, and at last the new N*Sync CD is available to a slew of young girls. This is not an uncommon occurrence. The marketing of “music” often does have this effect on impressionable minds. Unfortunately, decent music has not become apparent to the mainstream for over ten years. I intend to prove this to you.
Webster’s defines music as “the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity”, but does this cold boring statement describe all that music really is? The definition given is inadequate. M...

Posted by: Alexander Bartfield

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