In the wake of the demise of Rock and Roll, the music business realized that perhaps the artists had too much control over all the aspects of their music (think of Elvis, for instance). With the industrialization of the music business by the adoption of the Brill Building approach, the music business gains back the full control of all aspects of the industry, as in the days of Tin Pan Alley. What positive and negative impact did this approach have on the music for posterity?

In the wake of the demise of Rock and Roll, the music business realized that perhaps the artists had too much control over all the aspects of their music (think of Elvis, for instance). With the industrialization of the music business by the adoption of the Brill Building approach, the music business gains back the full control of all aspects of the industry, as in the days of Tin Pan Alley. What positive and negative impact did this approach have on the music for posterity?