Quote from Überschall

If you don't rate a band as "good" by their success in the charts, what else are you gonna rate them for? The kind of music they make? No, because tastes in music differ, but the chart positions are the same for everyone who looks at them.

Yeah, because the majority is always right.

This is not a right or wrong scenario, but a question about the objective view upon a band, which you can only determine by how it's succeeding. The majority might not be right, but representive.

Quote from Überschall

If you don't rate a band as "good" by their success in the charts, what else are you gonna rate them for? The kind of music they make? No, because tastes in music differ, but the chart positions are the same for everyone who looks at them.

Can you rate Soulja Boy as good because of his success on the charts?

i dont think any of us can answer this question.

Quote from adrenalineflash

Can you rate Soulja Boy as good because of his success on the charts?

No. Not "good", but sort of "attractive". He's attracting the masses to buy his shit. So yes, from an objective POV he is, in fact, good. Just because we all think he's shit my argument's not getting invalid.

Quote from adrenalineflash

And popular bands today do tend to be quite bad, but I am sure there are great bands that are never acknowledged.

So true , like Tribal Ink , I'm sure they would have a place in the top , but still very few know of them. Tho this is arguable.

Not sure if anybody else has already said this, as i haven't read any posts other then the 1st.

Today's music is all the same. They were big because they were a breakthrough, a different thing of the time. Everything now is un-original.
I think that's all there is to it. That's how i see it anyway.

Quote from Überschall

No. Not "good", but sort of "attractive". He's attracting the masses to buy his shit. So yes, from an objective POV he is, in fact, good. Just because we all think he's shit my argument's not getting invalid.

Yeah, he's good marketing-wise. But musical skill isn't measured in entrepreneurial skill (or at least it shouldn't be). If we were to judge artists solely on how many albums they've sold or how many times someone has heard their song, then we might as well categorize Nike and Pizza Hut as musical artists, too.