Best "manufactured" music artist?

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I was browsing through iTMS earlier today and listening to songs that I might buy while on my way home and I ran across Fantasia's "Free Yourself" album and for the first time realized that not only did I like much of this album, and not only had I heard most of this album, but that she is probably the first of the 'created' artists that I've actually spent money on. To be honest I didn't know that many of the songs were hers.

So, which other 'game show'/contest/artificially created artists out there are doing well?
 
No Doubt isn't manufactured. They were an obscure local Ska band for years before they hit it big.


Sex Pistols is a good one, though.
 
Ignatz Mouse said:
No Doubt isn't manufactured. They were an obscure local Ska band for years before they hit it big.
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You're right. They weren't originally manufactured, but they certainly have that mass-produced feel now.

I don't think you can get much more manufactured than the The Gorillaz.
 
Yeah the Monkees.

I mean, these other guys, you take some peice of talent and then add to them.

The Monkees didn't even know how to play instruments, were forced to learn, and then went through the manufacturing process.
 
Die Squirrel Die said:
I always wonder why people get so wound up about whether music is manufactured or not?
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It would be nice to maintain the romantic thought that one or two things in our lives isn't some sort of mass-produced commodity.
 
ToxicAdam said:
Pink is about the only one who comes to mind. Except her newest CD was a pile of dog shit.
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damn, i came into this thread thingking the exact same thing...

anyway, my runner up?

Justin Timberlake

even though he sold janet out, i still like his album
 
Die Squirrel Die said:
I always wonder why people get so wound up about whether music is manufactured or not?
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Though I don't listen to much commercial music anymore, and I don't get wound up by it...I can understand where people are coming from...but in other cases, I hate it when people like bands, and then start hating them when they become popular (unless their sound changed over time...but I remember this with the White Stripes).

I just hate it when great artists/bands are overlooked because they don't go with the manufactured flow. I mean...Bad Religion is an awesome band. One of the best ever IMO. Yet I've never heard one of their songs on the radio when I used to listen to the radio lots. It's great music, but overlooked because perhaps they aren't manufactured enough.

There is another case that pisses me off. There was this DJ called Paul Oakenfold, who played trance and goa-trance. One artist he used to play a lot of was "man with no name". mwnn's sound defined many of PO's sets, and PO started getting really famous. Then he started changing what he played to more commercial stuff. But PO never acknowledged the artist that defined his sound and made him so big.

man with no name is literally a starving artist, that hardly ever gets paid by his label. Yet he made some of the best electronic music ever. His sound isn't exactly "commercial" and thus he's not going to get big.

The problem is, these people are heavily discouraged from make more music as the years go by. Their passion lasts a while...but it takes a continuous beating.
 
Behind those hazel eyes or something, or break away and she has another one. she's released a shit load. she's actually good IMO. Plus she's hot to boot.
 
Phoenix said:
I was browsing through iTMS earlier today and listening to songs that I might buy while on my way home and I ran across Fantasia's "Free Yourself" album and for the first time realized that not only did I like much of this album, and not only had I heard most of this album, but that she is probably the first of the 'created' artists that I've actually spent money on. To be honest I didn't know that many of the songs were hers.

So, which other 'game show'/contest/artificially created artists out there are doing well?
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You're too smart for "manufactured" music. Don't waste your time!
 
I have a question here... In the book 1984, they literally manufactured music for the masses. And the main character, even though he knew it was a sham, could still relate to the lyrics. So my question being, why does everyone think that just because music wasn't written from some deep personal experience, that someone can't relate to it? That shit really irks me.
 
"and the main character, even though he knew it was a sham, could still relate to the lyrics. So my question being, why does everyone think that just because music wasn't written from some deep personal experience, that someone can't relate to it? That shit really irks me."

I don't think that's the purpose of this thread. I think they mean manufactured as in a company picked up some random schmoes off the street because they looked good and turned them into a musical group.
 
It's basically the same thing, they pick those people to be a frontman for manufactured lyrics made solely to appeal to the masses.

Edit: And my question was spawned by Diablos' remark. :P
 
quadriplegicjon said:
its kelly clarkson, but not that song. her latest single.. still cant remember the name. :/
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Are you talking about "Breakaway"? It's a pretty good song.
 
Mupepe said:
I have a question here... In the book 1984, they literally manufactured music for the masses. And the main character, even though he knew it was a sham, could still relate to the lyrics. So my question being, why does everyone think that just because music wasn't written from some deep personal experience, that someone can't relate to it? That shit really irks me.
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Well, anyone can relate to the lowest common denominator, silly. Doesn't mean it has any real worth.

Although I'll agree about Gorillaz. I love them. They're manufactured sure, but the artistic ambition is still there, along with the commercial exposure.
 
Never thought about the Monkees/Gorillaz manufactured ape connection, hmm...

mostly ignoring the instruments I'll go with:

Mickey Dolenz = Russel for the drumming and I think Mickey D was the largest monkee.

Peter Tork = Noodle since Tork was the swishiest.

Mike Nesmith = Murdock cuz the sideburns and pompom toboggan combo is frightening.

Davey Jones = 2D matches the singing British golden boy that Albarn sorta is.

Gorillees? Monkillaz? Hewlett needs to get on this.
 
Mermandala said:
Never thought about the Monkees/Gorillaz manufactured ape connection, hmm...

mostly ignoring the instruments I'll go with:

Mickey Dolenz = Russel for the drumming and I think Mickey D was the largest monkee.

Peter Tork = Noodle since Tork was the swishiest.

Mike Nesmith = Murdock cuz the sideburns and pompom toboggan combo is frightening.

Davey Jones = 2D matches the singing British golden boy that Albarn sorta is.

Gorillees? Monkillaz? Hewlett needs to get on this.
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:lol I never noticed that either! Makes perfect sense now that I think of it though...guess it's Damon's way of poking fun at how manufactured that "band" is.
 
kablooey said:
Well, anyone can relate to the lowest common denominator, silly. Doesn't mean it has any real worth.
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But what irks me is the elitists that think that anyone that can relate to it so far beneath them.
 
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