I've noticed that the amount of attention dance is receiving in the U.S. these days is getting high. This is great, since it is the U.S. that usually influences the trending sounds in other countries (including the ones that are ALREADY heavily into dance - which only causes more possible tracks that could be made overseas to cross over into the U.S...) Having high success & recognition is always nice and fun, but.... this high... It only leaves me to wonder; How much longer will this trend last? And could what's happening now just be the beginning of things to come, or will it all be over as soon as pop itself evolves towards a different direction in sound? Could this dance trend lead to dance being able to successfully co-exist separately, but equally with other genres - the same way country music has been able to for multiple years? Can dance ever fail as deeply as it did in the U.S. during the mid 00's, again?
Also, is 2011 the year to start worrying about reaching the peak of success, or do you think we could stay high and easily pull well through 2013 and 2014 with this sound? After all, the whole late 90's Timbaland beats style sound of r&b and hip hop alone lasted over 6 years. BUT, when you really think of it, most musical phases usually last only a couple of years... 2 or 3 to be more precise. For example: The multiple boy / girl band pop groups lasted from about 1999-2002 or so (although that whole sound started by the Spice Girls did last up to around 6 years). Reggaeton lasted mainly 2004-2006. The punk rock and rock meets hip hop era (Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, Korn..etc) also only lasted a limited amount of time (although the alternative / rock sound itself lasted a few years). So with that being said, how long could a pop dance trend last? And could a pop dance trend possibly be followed by a deeper dance trend? Could the whole uptempo sound be like hip hop, where different regional phases and styles of the same tempo music changed as the genre itself remained successful? Could we even slide into a bit of drum & bass before the whole height of success thing comes to an end?
We're all pretty high now, but how high could we get before we begin to lose it?
Also, is 2011 the year to start worrying about reaching the peak of success, or do you think we could stay high and easily pull well through 2013 and 2014 with this sound? After all, the whole late 90's Timbaland beats style sound of r&b and hip hop alone lasted over 6 years. BUT, when you really think of it, most musical phases usually last only a couple of years... 2 or 3 to be more precise. For example: The multiple boy / girl band pop groups lasted from about 1999-2002 or so (although that whole sound started by the Spice Girls did last up to around 6 years). Reggaeton lasted mainly 2004-2006. The punk rock and rock meets hip hop era (Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, Korn..etc) also only lasted a limited amount of time (although the alternative / rock sound itself lasted a few years). So with that being said, how long could a pop dance trend last? And could a pop dance trend possibly be followed by a deeper dance trend? Could the whole uptempo sound be like hip hop, where different regional phases and styles of the same tempo music changed as the genre itself remained successful? Could we even slide into a bit of drum & bass before the whole height of success thing comes to an end?
We're all pretty high now, but how high could we get before we begin to lose it?