Friday, June 18, 2010

Grow with an Artist

The minute we stop expecting an Artist to sound like their 1st single is the moment our ears can be taken to new heights in music. Will you please shut up and let them be..... be them?

Many people criticize that an Artist, "just doesn't sound the same" or "has conformed to Top 40" or better yet "isn't true to the sound". So, I ask of you, what is "the sound" that they should maintain? Do they not have the capacity to grow in their craft just as you should in yours? Do you like their basis or their faces? Do you lean on their ability or their acceptance? If an Artist doesn't sound like their original track, why do you trash them and call them a sell out?

Don't get me wrong, many Artists have tackled mainstream airways and opened their pockets, but until you know their circumstances judge their ability and not their acceptance.

Have a better opinion than "selling out". Have an opinion, but don't hate the game because you're favorite player progressed and got an endorsement, made a movie, or switched teams. I dare you to grow with the your Artist. I dare you to have an opinion that is strong and secure and larger than "selling out".
Take a listen! Shit, that's what it's there for!

Broaden your ears and watch how your outlook follows suit. It might even, God forbid, change you! :)

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