tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post2011490557190527552..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: "A completely arrested art form"Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-76795003792321863802015-05-11T10:57:25.588-05:002015-05-11T10:57:25.588-05:00The commercial aspect has always been there, of co...The commercial aspect has always been there, of course. Renaissance patrons would even specify to artists how much, by weight, gold leaf would be used in a painting. But what seems to me extremely odd about today's pop music scene is how thoroughly and totally the commercial aspect has overwhelmed everything else. Though I suppose the fans of pop music don't think that. It is truly an industry rather than an art form.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-70293101720608141122015-05-11T07:36:45.699-05:002015-05-11T07:36:45.699-05:00I agree. I simply agree! But that's usually th...I agree. I simply agree! But that's usually the case. As my wife watches (note the verb) American Idol, I'm listening to Dufay or Brendel's Beethoven. The underlying model of Idol is "How can we, the music industry, find the most profitable product for US to make money off of." I'm thinking, "How can we pass down the magnificence of Western Civilization to the next generation?"Ken Fasanonoreply@blogger.com