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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5249376" data-attributes="member: 19675">Let me put it to you this way...Teen Idol music is actually a construct of the labels.&nbsp; Those who are chosen are picked precisely to be marketed as cleaned up versions of popular music.&nbsp; This isn't an opinion- this is what the labels actually do.&nbsp; The labels choose what will be sung, they choose the venues, they choose clothing and other image decisions.&nbsp; Venture outside of those boundaries, and you're dropped.And the thing is, I'm absolutely NOT saying teens can't make good music.&nbsp; If you look at the history of rock, many legendary performers (especially guitarists) started off when they were no older than- or even years younger than- their fanbase.When Metallica started off, they weren't old enough to drink in the bars they were playing in.&nbsp; James Hetfield didn't hit 21 until after the band's first album had been in stores for a while.&nbsp; And some of their earliest work is still on their set lists.Point at any Teen Idol who successfully made the transition to adult musical performer, and you won't see the same kind of demand for their early work.&nbsp; (AFAIK, the only pre-solo era song Michael Jackson kept in his set for any length of time was &quot;Ben&quot;.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5249376, member: 19675"] Let me put it to you this way... Teen Idol music is actually a construct of the labels. Those who are chosen are picked precisely to be marketed as cleaned up versions of popular music. This isn't an opinion- this is what the labels actually do. The labels choose what will be sung, they choose the venues, they choose clothing and other image decisions. Venture outside of those boundaries, and you're dropped. And the thing is, I'm absolutely NOT saying teens can't make good music. If you look at the history of rock, many legendary performers (especially guitarists) started off when they were no older than- or even years younger than- their fanbase. When Metallica started off, they weren't old enough to drink in the bars they were playing in. James Hetfield didn't hit 21 until after the band's first album had been in stores for a while. And some of their earliest work is still on their set lists. Point at any Teen Idol who successfully made the transition to adult musical performer, and you won't see the same kind of demand for their early work. (AFAIK, the only pre-solo era song Michael Jackson kept in his set for any length of time was "Ben".) [/QUOTE]

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