Synth and Digital Drums Et Cetera?

Yep, MTV had a bunch of too-loud, boring drumbeats, people feigning some kind of irony over the Presidential election, not very good dancing, and banal songs and music.

There's repetitive and then there's repetition in line with a certain feeling and mood...

I'm pretty much the very last person who would just blanket criticize electronic music and heavy percussion and repetition, though: when it's done correctly it's 'raindrops on the rooftops of poets...'

Very repetitive. 

It's like a pattern.

It's like a pattern which establishes the mindset behind the first impression.