Can Popular Music Ever Be Unplugged?

Technology shapes the kind of music we listen to, from Hip-hop to R and B to Rock, Popular music relies on technology. Instruments we hear in modern music and affects added in the production of popular music from synthesisers and auto tuners all come from technological advances.

These technologies are so deep rooted in to the culture of popular music it is near impossible to imagine a world without them, from the recording of music, to the performance of music which necessitates microphones and speakers to play to large numbers of fans. Even things that appear to be unplugged such as the mtv unplugged cd’s are all recorded on using modern technology which almost emphasises the point that technology and popular music are entwined.

In conclusion to answer the original question, NO, popular music being what it is can never be unplugged, as essentially it is these technologies that define popular music and allow it to be enjoyed by many.