What do you think of this generation of music?

cozypowellsdrumkit · 08-18-2012, 09:08 PM

You got it. I may prefer Iron Maiden, Priest, Rainbow, etc. But what the hell did happen to music? Most of today's music to me sucks. I don't do rap, hip-hop or pop. The pop of the 80's is not what you hear today. Maybe I'm getting too damn old?

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Originally Posted by TheSpaceCowboy

What do you think of the music that is performed and sung today compared to the 50's, 60's, 70's etc.. I personally cannot stand it. I am 16 years old, and I cannot stand the music that all my friends/classmates listen to. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Wocka Flocka, etc.. it's ****!! I mean ALMOST every rap song nowadays is either about gettin money, sex, ****ing bitches, smoking blunts, and partying. What happened to rap like 2pac that had beautiful poetry and sings songs about life? What happened to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith? Why does the younger generation of people listen to the that nonsense crap? Post your opinions.

heresjohnny217 · 08-19-2012, 12:14 AM

I will admit I am stubborn and think that the majority of music today is not good. I think alot of that stems from being raised on classic rock, enjoying the past generations rather that living in my own. I can here real talent in some bands but no heart behind the music. The songs I respect are ones that tell a story as well as sound good.

Franco Pepe Kalle · 08-19-2012, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

When you put It like that it sounds too broad. I mean popular radio music has become more formulaic and centered around money than it used to be. There really aren't any true artists in it. Producers and managers know the formula of a hit pop musician, and that's what they look for. And there are plenty of people who are willing to conform to that formula. Not saying that it has never been like this, its just gotten worse. And I'm not saying all music today works like this, that certainly isn't the case.

Of course even then there was crappy music. What I meant to say that is there is still good music in today's age but it has become fewer and fewer.

**Janszoon** · 08-20-2012, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by heresjohnny217

I will admit I am stubborn and think that the majority of music today is not good. I think alot of that stems from being raised on classic rock, enjoying the past generations rather that living in my own. I can here real talent in some bands but no heart behind the music. The songs I respect are ones that tell a story as well as sound good.

It's too bad that you feel that way. Good music didn't start in the 60s and end in the 70s.

Howard the Duck · 08-20-2012, 06:49 AM

there ain't no "Mr Tambourine Man" these days, that's fer shure

**Janszoon** · 08-20-2012, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

there ain't no "Mr Tambourine Man" these days, that's fer shure

Sure there is.

blastingas10 · 08-20-2012, 07:57 AM

There's only one mr. Tambourine man. Sure there are some good lyricists these days but there will never be another Dylan. I know janszoon won't agree

Dylan opened everyone up to new possibilities when it came to songwriting. Ive yet to find anyone before Dylan who was writing songs like he was. And I'm not talking about the songs on his first couple albums that we're pretty typical folk albums.

Screen13 · 08-20-2012, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

It's too bad that you feel that way. Good music didn't start in the 60s and end in the 70s.

Good music started way back in the Prehistoric Times - Stone and Grunt (Real Experimental! Raw! CVLT!!!!!). It just grew from there.

OK a bit of a bad joke, but moving on...

To move to respond to other posts that still think negative about today's music...

There's still great music out there, it's just that the industry really very little to do with it unless they can sell it to the people that still buy anywhere and everywhere. The 60's and 70's were really a time that will never return - the companies were trying to figure out how to sell music through crap shoot and learning how to get thier connections together and they were lucky enough to have their great musicains who connected with the public. Once The Mega Platinum era grew, the FM stations were gathering ways to run on Automation in The US (Thus shunning requests from the public), and MTV came into the picture, the long slow ride to how they operate now started to speed up quick.

This left out a lot of musicians out of their picture - The start of looking more Independently.

Apart from a couple of eras, a lot of Music was never really a Mainstream thing in the first place, unless the odd band or singer hit at the right time right place.

The best thing to do is to go and discover good music through the Internet and just support it. While it's good to be inspired from the past, it's not all that good to live in it.

**Janszoon** · 08-20-2012, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

There's only one mr. Tambourine man. Sure there are some good lyricists these days but there will never be another Dylan. I know janszoon won't agree

Dylan opened everyone up to new possibilities when it came to songwriting. Ive yet to find anyone before Dylan who was writing songs like he was. And I'm not talking about the songs on his first couple albums that we're pretty typical folk albums.

I was actually just making a joke about the fact that the song "Mr. Tambourine Man" is still a readily available piece of music for anyone who wants to listen to it.

Howard the Duck · 08-20-2012, 09:44 AM

about the only interesting things out these days are electronica and hip-hop, as I've said before

08-19-2012, 12:14 AM	#182 (permalink)
heresjohnny217 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sacramento/Yosemite Posts: 7	I will admit I am stubborn and think that the majority of music today is not good. I think alot of that stems from being raised on classic rock, enjoying the past generations rather that living in my own. I can here real talent in some bands but no heart behind the music. The songs I respect are ones that tell a story as well as sound good.

08-20-2012, 07:57 AM	#187 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	There's only one mr. Tambourine man. Sure there are some good lyricists these days but there will never be another Dylan. I know janszoon won't agree Dylan opened everyone up to new possibilities when it came to songwriting. Ive yet to find anyone before Dylan who was writing songs like he was. And I'm not talking about the songs on his first couple albums that we're pretty typical folk albums.