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@QiaoLu59290200 I agree. The environment of live music is often an experience that can only be understood first hand. But as you stated, if the performance is subpar that can often leave the listener with a bad taste in their mouth of the artist(s). #S22POPMUS

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@KathySenior11 I agree, due to all artists nowadays editing their music post-recording that can often lead to, as you stated, completely different sounding music than that performed live which can easily lead to many listeners being disappointed in the performance. #S22POPMUS

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I believe that Wald's assessment is true. These days, music is so fine-tuned post-recording to create the "perfect" sound using todays technologies that seeing musicians live can sometimes be disappointing due to the listener being so accustomed to the edited sound. #S22POPMUS

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@xKobly I agree. In the grand scheme of musical history schlock music should not be dismissed as, obviously, it still is music. And to go off what you stated, in order to know what mistakes not to make, said mistakes usually have to be made in the first place so they don't get repeated.

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@r0dfowler I definitely agree with your stance here. The race of the artists shouldn't alone be cause for dismissal of their music. As well, as you said, artists, no matter their race, copying the songs of others should be dismissed.

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I believe that the big issue with "schlock" music is that it takes away from the original artist. In the cases where the schlock song becomes more popular, even if credited, the original artist ends up getting left in the dust which is definitely cause for dismissal. #S22POPMUS

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@Cameron49368604 I agree. Songs themselves can quite easily be emotional lyrically but having them sung with real, authentic emotion as Ray Charles did provides the listener with a much more emotional experience as a whole.

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@r0dfowler I agree, reading lyrics in a monotone voice provides an essentially emotionless experience for the listener and as such is significantly less enjoyable than a song in which the vocals are backed with emotion such as Ray Charles' songs.

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I believe that Ray Charles' motive behind his usage of a breaking voice was to more greatly convey his emotion. To me, it signifies that he has a strong emotional connection with the lyrics in which he sings. #S22POPMUS

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@britthomewood I agree. Services such as Spotify, Apple Music, etc. has made music more accessible now than it has ever been. Being able to access essentially any song imaginable while also being recommended new artists/songs via the algorithms has made discovering easier than ever.

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@BrittHanlon6 I completely agree. With the advancements made in listening technology, sharing music is now easier than ever. And with this, as you stated, people are able to express their identities with others easier than they ever could!

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Developing listening technology has influenced personal identities in many ways. For example, vinyl records are now seen as a collectors item to most than a way to listen to the music. This is caused by music now mostly being listened to via streaming services. #S22POPMUS

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@jrhgillingham I agree. I don't believe it's fair to say that popular music has been 'dumbed-down' when artists are still, as you stated, portraying very important messages through their lyrics and such.

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@r0dfowler I agree, while artists express themselves through their music, at the end of the day it's a job. If they can get to the top of the charts putting out a song that uses the 'formula' there's no harm in doing so.

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A 'false need' that has been created is wealth. I don't believe that popular music has propagated a 'dumbed-down' form of music. Though many popular songs may sound similar, artists are still able to convey meaningful messages through their lyrics. #S22POPMUS