- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Shishka
Nice work people. I totally agree with MakaVeli - music is not really an art form anymore, these days. And therefore, it's not music.
Careful, those waters you tread are deep. ;)
Gaming is totally an industry, now. So does that mean game development cannot be an art form? If Bungie is part of the industry, does this mean that Halo 2 is not a video game?
Sorry to get a bit off topic, I just had to point out that the logic seemed a little faulty. ;) Something I don't think a lot of people recognize about the world is that anything, if it can be considered an art, also comes with its own industry. Art in any shape or form is a commodity, and this should not be forgotten- even when making commentary on music.
Anyhow, I don't have a cd player anymore. Well, there's one in my truck, but I don't think anything's in it right now. The last thing I listened to on my iPod was a track from the Xenosaga soundtrack.
I think he was trying to point out the obvious change in effort that artists now put out, when compared to what was put out in the 60s or 70s
I've even heard some rappers, groups, singers, etc., who admit they don't write their songs, and the songs are put together so quickly, you wonder if they really have a lot to say, or if their motivation is money
Maybe he kinda contradicted himself, a bit, but he was thinking the same thing that I was
It's not exactly right to compare games to music, on the lines of art, simply because music is more easy to read. Songs that have a catchy beat, or something that will 100% attractive a large audience of listeners, all fall under the category of "pop" music
And if you ask me, this can't be accomplished in games. If a game sucks, the consumer will take notice and never buy, whereas in music, if something is popular, the CD is bought. It can argued the line is fine, and that the difference isn't anytihng big to point out, but I can see it
And so can others. Games become popular because they deserve to be that way; music is all about what's hot, whether it's good quality or not. Of course, this is all in opinion, but it'd be hard not to notice these things...in my opinion :)
Listen to some "Stairway to Heaven", and compare it to something like "Tipsy", and well, my point is made :) haha
And play some Halo, and compare it to a crappy FPS, and my point is made again
The difference is is that people will actually buy the CD with "Tipsy" on it; most wouldn't dish out 50 or 40 dollars for a poorly made game