This expansion of the traditional soundscape, of course, isn’t without its justified criticism. Overdubbing and multi-track recording, by definition, allows artists to potentially polish their studio recordings to a degree of artificial perfection. Many critics agree that overdubbing induces a certain stiffness that isn’t present in live or single session recordings, and this rigidity directly contradicts the tenets of rock and roll, which decree it an organic expression of thought. For all the applause and awe it generated, even ‘Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band’ elicited a scathing and a rather ominous review from renowned rock music critic Lester Bangs:
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Whether it be happenstance development of communications technology, or systematic marketing efforts by labels, the distribution of music has been closely involved, and at times directly responsible, for the public adoption of various mediums of technology. Through the public adoption of LP record players, the portable radio, the television, the Walkman and more recently, MP3 players, music has given communications technology a purpose and even allowed these mediums to a serve the more fundamental and abstract functions of bringing the community …show more content…
But these channels aren’t only accessible to artists, but also to their parent label conglomerates, who in turn, may use these channels for revenue. This commercialization grew especially viable with the development of the fifth channel i.e., the distribution of music. Before one critiques or regards the level of top-down commercialization present in the music industry, it’s important to understand why that have created massive fan followings, which in turn, have been commoditized by artists and labels
This record had the power to almost singlehandedly destroy rock and roll … In the …show more content…
Whether it be happenstance development of communications technology, or systematic marketing efforts by labels, the distribution of music has been closely involved, and at times directly responsible, for the public adoption of various mediums of technology. Through the public adoption of LP record players, the portable radio, the television, the Walkman and more recently, MP3 players, music has given communications technology a purpose and even allowed these mediums to a serve the more fundamental and abstract functions of bringing the community …show more content…
But these channels aren’t only accessible to artists, but also to their parent label conglomerates, who in turn, may use these channels for revenue. This commercialization grew especially viable with the development of the fifth channel i.e., the distribution of music. Before one critiques or regards the level of top-down commercialization present in the music industry, it’s important to understand why that have created massive fan followings, which in turn, have been commoditized by artists and labels