As it got bigger and more global, the stakes got raised. Now making an album is almost like making a movie. You've got one shot, your video better be good, and sales charts are part of the everyday reports on entertainment news. It's created a different kind of music. You can always twist your radio dial way to the left, and there's usually a station that is some guy, late at night, getting away with something, playing some really great stuff.
Music lives there, sometimes.