Comments on: The Good News: Bad Economy = Great Music

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[...] "The Good News: Bad Economy = Great Music" [Reformed Broker] In times of economic stress, great new styles and movements emerge in American popular music. Below is a chart I’ve put together to illustrate my point. Interestingly, frivolous pop excess gets swept away as well when we get serious about the artists we want to listen to in tough times. So the lesson here is that yes, everything economically sucks right now, from jobs to taxpayer abuse to stocks to real estate. That said, every negative data point brings us closer to the death of a Backstreet Boys and closer to the emergence of a Kurt Cobain. So chin up and keep the ipod playlist current, we’ll get through this! (tags: Music) [...]

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By: Joshua M Brown

Joshua M Brown — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:42:13 +0000

thanks guys,
the question is, what comes next?

my bet is on a big World Music boom... like M.I.A., Santogold and the Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack...

By: Zack Miller

Zack Miller — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:22:06 +0000

Great post, Joshua!

By: Dinosaur Trader

Dinosaur Trader — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:29:21 +0000

This is amazing. I've always wondered how "MMMBop" by Hanson became an international sensation... but I guess 1997 was a pretty good year economically.

-DT

By: ian in hamburg

ian in hamburg — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:17:44 +0000

Good way to illustrate the fact there hasn't been any new musical genre worth listening to since punk.

By: karen

karen — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:24:04 +0000

couldn't agree more! my niece in Austin with her band:

http://www.myspace.com/thelingdom