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Which type of music requires the least talent?

I would say most Country music because of the trite lyrics used over and over, but I know Hip Hop and Pop could be up there too. Maybe I'm getting old because it seems like there's a lot of junk out there. Which genre is the most mindless and why?
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Marked as Best! October 23, 2009 02:29 PM
My vote goes to pop music. (As much as it pains me NOT to mock country music here! Ha!)

Modern pop music is littered with synthesized voices and cheap melodies that don't have any real soul to them. A lot of the lyrics are shallow and unintelligent. Everything just feels so...manufactured....in pop music. It all lacks the passion and soul and love that music is supposed to come from. Music from a giant publicity machine is like eating Pixy Stix and Pop Rocks for dinner. It just leaves you empty and pained inside.

A few prime examples:

"If U Seek Amy" by Britney Spears
(clever, huh? Wow, what else could that title possibly mean?? And while I'm at it: "Bimbosayswhat?")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWBFzAmjVQ

"Shut Up" by Kelly Osbourne (inspired title refrain, don't ya think?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FywnbpC9i_s

....And this video speaks for itself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHLonmtDPG4
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kty2777
kty2777
October 23, 2009 03:37 AM
I don't know if its a genre but when a person reads/moans/talks to music, like William Shatner doing 'Convoy' or 'Rocketman'

I don't think this takes much 'talent' just bravery :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

I know he's not serious but there are others out there that do this - its awful!!!!!
OK, and funny :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoXevAtEhJY
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drivel
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October 23, 2009 06:02 AM
It does not matter if you lip-sync:
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http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/FallConcert/story?id=6467899&page=1...
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thebandit
thebandit
October 24, 2009 03:38 AM
Karaoke!

Seriously, though, I'd have to say the proliferation of songs that are propped up only by AutoTune and a few Pro Tools synths. I know that you can use AutoTune for some decent effects, but more and more, it results in "vocalists" who are functionally indistinguishable from one another, and who can get away with lazy non-singing in the studio. And while I won't deny that there's some talent involved in putting together a backing track, the bar of entry isn't all that high. I made one in Fruity Loops in a few hours just playing around.
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October 24, 2009 05:51 AM
I think Hip Hop and rap artists like Lupe Fiasco and Mos Def are really talented, but I have to say that artists like Soulja Boy have to be considered. I have never seen anyone with less talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLGLum5SyKQ
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