User blog comment:Water Dragon Slayer/DREAM BATTLE CHRONICLES: THIRD MATCH!/@comment-5170433-20130731073712/@comment-7418318-20130731090947

Not too bad, but not really my kind of music either.

I'm aware that Gangnam Style is more the exception than the rule. I was just venting my frustration about the lack of quality in the "mainstream" music in the last .... 30 or 40 years I guess.

Many of the so called "singers" that are lauded for their abilities couldn't pass the 2nd grade of a music school. It always makes my hair stand on end when a singer can't even precisely hit a note and needs to "slide" to the correct one. While in some songs this is intentional a talented singer can still be recognized by the precision with which he/she does that if you pay attention. And don't even get me started on rapping out of tact.

Elvis Presley or those Boy and Girl Groups of the 90's are good examples of people who got famous by their looks and talented managers despite a lack of talent. Or goups like "No Mercy" who sound fine on the radio, but can berely be listened to live.

And then there other groups who are forced to play popular music to earn their living in addition to the really good, but unfortunately non-profit, songs. Take the Beatles for example. Their most famous songs are the easy 08/15 songs that everyone can sing along right away and learn to play on the guitar in 2 minutes. And then there are the hard to play and/or sing, but barely known, good songs. How many of you have ever heard Something on the radio, or even knew it existed?