Just briefly touching on Tam's original post, all of these reality TV shows now are getting stupid and generally speaking the end result will produce the same style of music and I personally think that it's gone too far.
However, and this may be a little contradicting, I can't agree with the notion that pop music today is crap, as it's not all bad.
Having your manufactued bands means that we get to hear stuff by talented songwriters when, for whatever reason, they can't perform it themselves. Whilst I don't agree with the premise of the manufactured band, there are some of them that do some bloody good songs and I will always find myself singing along to them.
But I still have a preference for live music, those that perform live and use their own material, but I will continue to have an open mind.
I don't like to pin myself down to one particular genre as you only harm yourself, as if you like material from another genre you either have to be a 'closet fan' or you run the risk of p*ss taking from those around you!
A friend of my sister said he was an out and out rocker and only listened to rock, but he did her a CD of his, that he had downloaded, hence choosing the tracks himself, which contained a two songs by the Coors, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the Coors, but I don't think you can quite class them as rock!
My sister saw to it that sufficient mickey taking was engaged until he changed his ways, as it were, he no longer allows himself to be pinned to a particular genre!

muppitz x