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Dub Fx? Check out Cracks in the Mirror. Definitely not as popular as your examples though
That is my whole point. There is a lot of amazing music but no major breakouts know globally. This post is filled with wonderful examples but 90% have to be searched to figure out who they are.
Say the Doors in the late 60s or early 70s and everyone knew who you were talking about. We don't have that as much.
Yeah, I see that. But I guess that has more to do with how music is produced and "consumed" nowadays rather than the artists themselves - a couple of decades ago it was really tough to get signed by a label, whereas now anyone can produce hits in their bedroom. This has, imo, led to a more "decentralised" music scene, and also to more focus on singles rather than albums. The fact that media outlets, including radios, are corporate-owned definitely doesn't help too.
I feel like that should produce more of those songs. Less thumb on the scale powers to hold you down.
Old songs did a great job of mixing the meaning into the songs. Most singers don't write their own songs. That might be a issue and auto tune can turn anyone into a singer. I used rock and rap as an example due to them usually being more hands on.