The Doors (production)

Hey man, we have a Doors tribute band (Through The Doors) that comes through Chan's a few times a year. You should come up for a show. It's always a good one.

I think all of 60's 70's music was more dynamic, because it was a period where the artists were more in charge of the music. Once the money got huge, the statisticians and bean accountants at corporations analyzed what was most profitable, and the corporate formula was born. Then, corporate entertainment got consolidated and was owned by a few major players.

I witnessed Ralph Murphy's country music corporate formula presentation. He had it down to the second when the intro should end(it differed for ballads vs uptempo), how long before the chorus began etc. etc. And somebody here just posted a link to an interview where somebody was talking about the modern rock formula. So, the formula is pervasive.

Adding to the problem is that the route to success used to be building a fanbase in different regions of the country. This brought about professional bands with regional differences. Today, the route is increasingly becoming American Idol->Radio. Look at Daughtry and Kelly Clarkson. They are corporate packages. There's no way they're ever going to do anything as original as the Doors. And since the same corporation that owns American Idol has recording agreements with Daughtry and Kelly Clarkson, you have this packaged music cluttering your radio.

All of this corporate control is good financially for the few performers that make it onto the radio and the 1% who own the entertainment assets , but for our culture it has been a decline in the variety and quality of music. Music, which used to be as varied as regional restaurants across the country, is as bland as McDonald's today. This is what you get when ownership of real entertainment assets and the content produced and distributed is controlled by so few people.