david says mm's the only music video station worth your time. when my family got cable when i was in grade 5 (1988), mm (still young and adventurous) exposed me to a wide variety of popular music, from the exciting rap of the time to all the postpunk weirdness on citylimits to the metal on the power hour. there was a healthy mix of the mainstream and the more obscure. i remember laurie anderson being a regular feature on the big ticket (not that i care that much for laurie anderson but. . .). it might be that my knowledge and tastes have changed but mm seems to have steadily become more conservative and less useful over the years.
what role has music video tv played in your musical development? has it generally been a positive thing? has it changed over the years? are some stations better than others?
― sundar subramanian, Friday, 3 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)