Do they show these things on TV anymore?
Unfortunately I am in the middle of a binding two year contract with the dish! network. That aside, we have three "music channels." We have MTV, MTV2 (which stands for Music Television), and VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1). What I don't understand is, they hardly play videos anymore.
Reality TV/Contests makes up a huge percentage of what they broadcast followed closely by celebrity news shows and even MOVIES bringing up the rear. The M in MTV does not stand for Movies. They must be confused with the M in AMC.
What made me realize this is I took a quick look at my CD collection prior to going to work today and I noticed that about 80% of my collection of my music was from the '90s, 10% was from the '80s and 10% was from after the millennium. The frequency of my purchasing CD's has drastically decreased. Now I know I share this statics tic with millions of other people in this country, but I'm sure the majority of them have jumped on the whole digital bandwagon. I guess I'm old fashioned, but I still like CD's.
Back to the original subject, I'd say that my CD buying went down around the same time MTV and VH1 decreased the frequency of airing music videos. When I listen to the radio, it is mostly morning shows or a.m. radio stations (you may think it is boring, but it is very informative, especially when you anticipate political arguments). Bottom line, I'd like to see music videos again. I'd like to see a video of what the people performing the song want you to see when you listen to them.
The only way to see videos is to look them up on YouTube or something. If we have a whole generation of music fans squinting to see their favorite artist's videos, we all are going to go blind. If I have children, I am going to force them to become optometrists. What's wrong with seeing some music videos on these HD TVs these days? Imagine watching TLC's "Waterfalls" in HD. Imagine watching Janet Jackson's "Anytime, Anyplace" video in HD (Hell Ya).
A lot of shit that they show on the three "music video" channel's these days is pretty damn stupid. Paris Hilton's BFF? WTF? Pimp my Ride? Can you say "carjack me please?"
I hope these stations don't breed a generation of spoiled ingrates who want to carry small dogs in their purses and drive cars with thousands of dollars worth of electronics and equipment (on wheels) on their way to high school or college. CD's are vanishing just as fast as the music video did 10 years ago. What will vanish 10 years from now?
Unfortunately I am in the middle of a binding two year contract with the dish! network. That aside, we have three "music channels." We have MTV, MTV2 (which stands for Music Television), and VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1). What I don't understand is, they hardly play videos anymore.
Reality TV/Contests makes up a huge percentage of what they broadcast followed closely by celebrity news shows and even MOVIES bringing up the rear. The M in MTV does not stand for Movies. They must be confused with the M in AMC.
What made me realize this is I took a quick look at my CD collection prior to going to work today and I noticed that about 80% of my collection of my music was from the '90s, 10% was from the '80s and 10% was from after the millennium. The frequency of my purchasing CD's has drastically decreased. Now I know I share this statics tic with millions of other people in this country, but I'm sure the majority of them have jumped on the whole digital bandwagon. I guess I'm old fashioned, but I still like CD's.
Back to the original subject, I'd say that my CD buying went down around the same time MTV and VH1 decreased the frequency of airing music videos. When I listen to the radio, it is mostly morning shows or a.m. radio stations (you may think it is boring, but it is very informative, especially when you anticipate political arguments). Bottom line, I'd like to see music videos again. I'd like to see a video of what the people performing the song want you to see when you listen to them.
The only way to see videos is to look them up on YouTube or something. If we have a whole generation of music fans squinting to see their favorite artist's videos, we all are going to go blind. If I have children, I am going to force them to become optometrists. What's wrong with seeing some music videos on these HD TVs these days? Imagine watching TLC's "Waterfalls" in HD. Imagine watching Janet Jackson's "Anytime, Anyplace" video in HD (Hell Ya).
A lot of shit that they show on the three "music video" channel's these days is pretty damn stupid. Paris Hilton's BFF? WTF? Pimp my Ride? Can you say "carjack me please?"
I hope these stations don't breed a generation of spoiled ingrates who want to carry small dogs in their purses and drive cars with thousands of dollars worth of electronics and equipment (on wheels) on their way to high school or college. CD's are vanishing just as fast as the music video did 10 years ago. What will vanish 10 years from now?
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