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Bob:

Though the argument I was making had nothing to do with musical taste, but rather the musical direction one might choose to increase the chances for success, one cannot disregard the business aspect of music.

No doubt, millions of people write music and lyrics for reasons other than making money, or one would hope so considering how few actually succeed in this BUSINESS. But virtually everybody you can mention who has succeeded developed a style they believed others would like and appreciate. Good business sense. Then they developed an audience. More good business sense. Then they found clever ways to make a profit through records and other merchandise, etc, to sweeten the pot even more. Take the business out of music and you're left with a band of unemployed musicians who will ultimately find something more productive to do.

Music is just like any other business, if the new product doesn't sell, it's like a tree falling in the woods with nobody around. Nobody heard anything.

But since you brought up the subject, if you can put your finger on exactly what determines musical taste, patent it. It's worth millions.

What I do know is that the labels I promoted back in early 60's paid a bundle to WCAO in Baltimore to shape musical taste and many of those payola masterpieces hit the top 10.

I also know that my step-daughter, now 19, and from Mobile, Alabama, was diehard country until she took a serious liking to a guy here in Utah who likes hip-hop. Then she dumped country for hip-hop to score some points or whatever. So much for musical taste, whatever that is....

P.E. Knudsen


[This message has been edited by Knute (edited 02-07-2004).]