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I think music staring going downhill when music was no longer an audio only thing. Once bands were expected to make videos, posters, and "act" on stage, suddenly a lot of musicians had problems getting into the business. They want to make music, not become pseudo-actors.
So you're saying that.... video killed the radio star..?
And even before MTV, there were these bands. So called “performers” even. It’s almost as if they performed some kind of act to entertain an audience.
Yeah, but they were just a bunch of Monkees
We can rewind though right?
Sorry, gone too far
Metal and grunge still happened in a music video era.
I think a bigger thing that happened was the collapse of the CD. From that point, the new acts that the industry seemed to focus on were individuals instead of groups.