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[Dave Chance]

[meangradin]

As a former apostle of Mode, I feel compelled to chime in here:

DM did achieve success on the rolling stone/billboard charts as "Violator" reached #2 and "Songs of Faith and Devotion" reached #1 (if my memory is correct).

Also, DM dominated the 12 inch singles chart. I read somewhere that they have sold over 100 million albums (close to the same number U2 sold), but the majority of which were 12 inch singles (which sold for close to the same price of a regular album) - in fact, they had this annoying habit of releasing 3-5 different 12 inch singles for the same song which prompted UK lawmakers to limit how many records a band could release for the same song remixed numerous ways.

Love them or hate them, but you can't deny they were a major force in music for 2 decades.

[Mr. BlackCat]

[KimchiNinja]

Well yeah, as soon as we talk about "popular music" then of course it's going to be mostly crap.

People in groups aren't smart. You take individually smart people, and put them into a group, oversocialize them, and they come out liking Lady GaGaGa or whatever. They like what they think other people like, so pop creations grow like a virus, started by some heavy marketing by some rich kids. One day the virus dies off and the over-socialized herd wakes up and says HOW THE HECK DID WE LIKE THAT??. Did they put drugs in our Cherios?

And then the cycle repeats, this time with PSY and 30 billion Youtube hits, and people talking about it because other people are talking about it, etc.

But there's always good music for people who like music for music.

[Gorf]

For what it's worth, Breakbot just dropped his latest album and it's a real winner. Best music in my opinion, in some years.

[yodanole]

#9 may be disapointing to some ( I really like Tom Petty and Johnny Cash, I would have to Google Pearl Jam to find out who they are ), but I certainly don't perceive it as surprising.