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yvynyl:

Random thought: Some bands create far better graphic design/style/photos than they do music. And vice versa, other bands make superb sounds, but have such terrible overall aesthetic. Is it rhetorical to ask which is worse?

But…

Fashion music (visual aesthetics over sound) made today can be crap next week, but mind-altering to the kid who rediscovers it 10 years later. Case in point: discovering Spandau Ballet’s ‘Gold’ at 15 in 1993 while stuck in one of the fashion musics of that time, ‘grunge’.

To ask this question is to ask what makes pop music Pop, and is it less authentic because of the image surrounding it? Or rather, is authenticity something to be valued in the first place?

@3 months ago with 19 notes
#music #aesthetics #fashion #pop 
  1. caffination answered: is it too much to ask that the two types find each other and help a buddy out? I’ll tune your guitar if you uninstall COmic Sans from my comp
  2. antibromide answered: It’s worse to have bad aesthetic - people will judge that first and not give the music a fair chance.
  3. smarterthanyouraveragebear answered: No, sir. In your definitions, they seem different. Plus, you have to account for poor management vs. artist aesthetic.
  4. o-song answered: Bands mostly don’t create artwork. Bad artwork usually means they don’t know graphic designers, and don’t have the money to hire one.
  5. hobart answered: i’ve always wanted to be in a band for the aesthetic side
  6. keithbirthday answered: unecessary
  7. lylynn answered: Pretty much.
  8. ellachalmers answered: This is the same to me as saying is a person’s personality or looks better. Of course personality is more important, but looks sure do help.
  9. loveislies answered: sound > look
  10. infinitetimecapsules answered: It’s all about the product. As a consumer I value the music more. A label may not care what’s being sold so long as it’s selling.
  11. saladfork answered: I don’t care what the album cover looks like if they have a good sound. ‘dont judge a book by its cover’
  12. sniffed answered: Some bands create terrible graphic design/style etc. AND make play terrible music at the same time.
  13. jaredcovington answered: Pre-internet, sounding great and not having a great image was a major issue, but now, I think that it’s reversed…
  14. rikaru reblogged this from yvynyl and added:
    But… Fashion music (visual aesthetics over sound) made today can be crap next week,
  15. brilliantlydifferent answered: dang. bad music i think x
  16. brianmlatimer answered: The point of being a band is to make music, and make it as well as you can.
  17. rikaru answered: Yes…
  18. abloodymess answered: there are shitty painting with amazing frames all over the place. frames are great if you make frames. painters should care about the paintin
  19. coolthingsifind answered: Bands should be bands, graphic designers should be graphic designers.
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