Reply to A friend's take on the house music discussion

So a lot has been made of the current state of house music lately. I thought I would share a friend's take on it. He has been playing house music since the '80's and has seen artists/groups come and go. Interesting to see a less dramatic tone taken by someone who is truly "old school" compared to those who are not.


"Everyone needs to stop freaking out about Guetta, Calvin Harris, and the like killing "house" music. There has always been pop "house" that bubbled up from the underground. While we were digging 808 State, Derrick May, and A Guy Called Gerald back in the late 80's, the world was dancing to Technotronic "Pump Up The Jam" and Snap "Rhythm is a Dancer" -- and believeing it was house. There will always be producers, artists, and corporate types that will take what the cool kids like and water it down, make it simple and formulaic, and give it a pop make over for the masses. Over produced mega house with guest R&B / Hip Hop vocalist and recycled "underground" samples (Pit Bull, Aviccii) is just today's version of what has been happening in dance music for the last 30 years, folks. Frankly, I would rather the mainstream club goers be dancing to this than really bad radio hip-hop."
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