I agree with, I am not into rap, at least not rap today. I used to listen to rap and dance when I was a kid. Dance dimished during the early 90's, so I only listened to rap and whatever dance songs played on the radio. You couldn't rely on TV anymore at the time because the main music station (MTV) didn't want to play Dance. I really like dance, so I would listen to the radio.
I think Dance is big though around the world. You have dance/techno artist in every country today. It's much better than what I remembered back in my time as a kid when dance music was popular in the U.S.
I think one thing that is helping dance grow is mp3s. I haven't heard of any of the artist I hear now until I started getting mp3s. Now, that I know so many bands, I am buying cds. I just bought "Blank and Jones - Monument", and "Voodoo and Serano - The Collecters Edition" (recent full length). I wouldn't have known of them if it weren't for mp3s.
But, I think at the same time that mp3s have benefitted the dance community, I still don't like mp3s. I would rather have cds. I don't see the luster in having music I didn't pay for.
Dance might not be as big as it was in some countries. In the U.S. dance has improved. But, rap and hip hop are still the most popular. The thing that bothers me is rap sounds cheaply produced (musically). In the early 90's, rap was at a high. The music was good (pianos, dance type tunes sometimes, really melodic strings). Now, the music isn't as good (more drum and bass, single guitar notes).
That's just my view though. That is what the era of dance and the rise of rap was like from the late 80's to the early 90's. I know because I was a part of that era.
shoot-outs go out to the following: Hayden, Aurimas, Patty G (good music), Scooter, Dj Metazero, Brink-of-time, Djcaster, DJ gokey, and all fans of Techno and Rock.
Quoted from ""Punch""
In the U.S. dance has improved.
