Who thinks that people like Pete Waterman and Simon Cowell have ruined the British music industry.?

Britain used to be a source of great and origonal rock talent, I think these two Bozo's ruined it by saturating the market with their cheap crappy music, they are only interested in one thing, making money no matter how bad it sounds.





We hardly ever have hits in the American top 50, where we used to dominate their charts, say what you want about Americans, they won't stand for the **** that these two put out.|||Pete Waterman and Simon Cowell when all is said and done have made a fortune in the music industry and while I do not particularly like the inane drivel that they pump out they should be applauded for having the foresight to target a specific section of the public ( namely teens and under ) in order to achieve what they have done.|||me|||Sorry I think Simon is a great judge of good music. Don't know the other bloke. American idol is one of my favorite shows. If you have to blame it on something try blaming it on the times....|||Are you kidding me? These guys are gods in the music industry. Where would we be without Simon Cowell...the man who has brought us the likes of Westlife, Will Young, Gareth Gates, (American) Kelly Clarkson and many others?|||PWL Ltd also gave us 'Mel %26amp; Kim' and the great voice of Rick Astley, not to mention their own dance floor classic 'Roadblock', so I should be reticent to blame Pete Waterman for the problems with music. Simon Cowell is a complete gimp, with no talent and is responsible for the hype surrounding certain poor quality acts, but as I understand it, British music is currently all about re-hashing the 70s Disco sound, or the already ripped off by Oasis, 80s Indie sound. Bands like the Kaiser Chiefs, Scissor Sisters, White Stripes etc are nothing to do with Cowell, who also conducts his business in the US with Paula 'I used to have a career' Abdul.


Whilst no fan of bands like 'Girls Aloud', 'Mystique' et al, are they really any worse than Britney, Beyonce and the rest?


What happened to Robbie Williams? A 拢80million contract and all he does is Frank Sinatra covers, followed by Jamie Cullum doing the same? Not Waterman or Cowells fault.


Every generation has its dry spells, for example the early/mid80s. Whilst American film soundtracks were packed with OMD, New Order, Psychedelic Furs tracks (Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Heathers), these bands were being outsold in the UK by the 'Birdie Song', 'Renee %26amp; Renata' and other such 'quality' acts. The best music is generally not bought by the non-discerning masses, but by the underground fans, whos time comes later. New Model Army, Mudhoney and the Pixies were popular before Nirvana became chart toppers, Rave music waas in the clubs before the big labels started mass-producing.


Finally, who cares whether Americans are buying our music, or buying homegrown material, bulk sales does not equate talent, just marketting.


Jonathon King (paedophile popster) introduced freebies with records and gimmick selling in the 70s, so perhaps he is to blame just as much as Cowell.