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Old 2007-12-03, 05:52 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Nick Koan View Post
The rise of pop-stars with faceless backing bands is about as old as the first video game, but most certainly older than the massive recent rise in popularity. I doubt there is really a correlation. Super producers bringing bringing in pretty faces to sing has been going on since the 70s.
You only missed it by 2 decades by forgetting about the original.



Pretty face? Check
Ripped off sound? Check
Massive commercial success imitated relentlessly? Check
Faceless backing band? Check
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