It seems this thread has strayed from topic too. Shall we make a thread on the effects of modern day pop singers on pre-teen girls.
In defense of electronic/hip hop, of course anyone can make a song off a computer program, but not everyone can make a
great song. Anyone can learn a few chords on a guitar too, but that doesn't mean that person is going to start blowing people away with their songwriting skills.
I hate how people think electonic music is "not keeping it real." This genre is fertile ground for some of the most interesting music, if people would just get past their preconceived notions about it. I agree that there's a lot of repetitive electronic, and I suppose you can go as far as to say that a majority of electronic is ****, but that's because the artists that are bringing it to the mainstream are doing absolutely nothing interesting. Electronic music doesn't have to sound like it was created with pre-programmed casio beats, and it doesn't have to be repetitive to the point of absurdity. You don't even have to use a computer to make electronic music. Electronic music was being made in the 40's, before computers were even imagined as something you could someday use at home. Some artists mix real instuments with electronic to make something even more interesting than conventional music or electronic on its own, and some sample real instruments and turn the sounds into something that you couldn't even do while really playing it. Don't let the generic and trite **** form your opinion on a genre. I think it should be obvious by now that the mainstream, for the most part, is useless for discovering anything interesting or challenging in music.