Were songs from the 80s/90s catchier than today?

~~ChelseaDagger~~ · 10-25-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by RJDG14

Being 15, I ask others my age this question and they all say that they prefer music released now. However, I was listening to a compilation of early REM earlier, and found a number of tracks very catchy (including Cuyahoga and Radio Free Europe). The same goes for Husker Du (Games or Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely), Primal Scream (Gentle Tuesday) and U2 (Pride). Then I look at the current mainstream chart, very little seems quite as memorable, and even virtually all rock/alternative feels like there is no interesting melody, not to mention that almost every singer (including those of older groups) now uses pitch correction. Others my age seem to claim the opposite though, saying that they find what I like more forgettable.

Is it that tunes were more memorable in the 1980s and 1990s (meaning that new ideas are harder to create), or that I have a dated taste for what I find catchy? Have all the catchy melodies run out, or simply that I perceive catchy as different to most now? Two examples of tracks with melodies that I dislike and others like are Hold Back the River by James Bay and Photograph by Ed Sheeran.

Hey Hun, welcome to the forum. Don't let all these silly boys scare you off... Their bark is worse than their bite

Take it from someone who stopped listening to new music for almost a decade straight, before joining MB... Please keep an open mind

there are many amazing recommendations here; if you hang around long enough, you'll discover whose musical tastes suit your own (and whose don't).

That said, it seems like you're a fan of a good hook... I'm a sucker for one too, which I'm sure will earn me a good reeming from the likes of Frownland and others whose musical tastes are inarguably more developed than my own

so take what I say with a grain of salt and a shot of Bourbon of course... But I think you'd really dig the Fratellis... Papa Fratelli is like two parallel mirrors when it comes to hooks: there are hooks inside hooks inside hooks to infinity (and beyond...I can't believe I just said that)

I'm posting two tracks from their most recent album (2015) to show you how catchy new songs can be, but feel free to explore their other albums on youtube.

Rosanna:

Dog town:

DeadChannel · 10-25-2015, 10:55 AM

Sheit, The Fratellis have a new record?
Is it good?

~~ChelseaDagger~~ · 10-25-2015, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadChannel

Sheit, The Fratellis have a new record?
Is it good?

Indeed. If you're a fan like I am, I think you will likey

DeadChannel · 10-25-2015, 11:22 AM

I'll get on it.

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DeadChannel Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 1,259	I'll get on it.