Evidently you have not combined psychedelics with Spotify yet.
Is today’s contemporary music lacking?
I listen to various genres of music, and I am a big fan of rock/pop from the 1950s to today.
When I turn in the radio to hear new pop/rock songs, I often hear “monotonous” verses with minimal melody repeated again and again (4x) then the chorus not quite matching the music of the verses. The artist seems to try using a good voice trying to make the song sound good but these songs seem to lack a good “melody”. Anybody else notice this?
Also, because pop/rock music is well established, is it more difficult nowadays to create new good melodies - are artists running out of creative ideas? This thought has often crossed my mind whenever I hear another song remake.
When I turn in the radio to hear new pop/rock songs, I often hear “monotonous” verses with minimal melody repeated again and again (4x) then the chorus not quite matching the music of the verses. The artist seems to try using a good voice trying to make the song sound good but these songs seem to lack a good “melody”. Anybody else notice this?
Also, because pop/rock music is well established, is it more difficult nowadays to create new good melodies - are artists running out of creative ideas? This thought has often crossed my mind whenever I hear another song remake.
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I get so frustrated every time I see this subject come up on music forums. Listen, I am in my 60's, but the main problem I have with new music, is keeping up with all the great new stuff coming out, in several genres, from all over the world. I there have been quite a few studies done, that show, that most people's musical tastes stop evolving at the age of 30. For most people, their favorite music is the music that was the "soundtrack of their youth", and once they settle into their lives at the age of 30, music no longer servers that purpose. As long as one avoids the mainstream, has an open mind, an inquisitive attitude, and is not trying to relive their youth, there is so much great music out there. |
For those who don’t believe that pre-year 2000 popular music represents the pinnacle of the genre and that nothing of value has been produced since, here are just a few of the great and unsurpassed chart toppers from the 60’s-90’s: https://youtu.be/VECljlG--gE https://youtu.be/r3BWaRkJ58M https://youtu.be/C7T4aQMxTTM https://youtu.be/zfLU3Mv_O9w https://youtu.be/asQxeXYFYgg https://youtu.be/S3Oyipl36YQ https://youtu.be/by6xt5NX4ZM and, of course, who can forget this gem? : https://youtu.be/KYgK97aioNA Hell, let’s go back a little further: #1 on the Billboard pop chart in 1956: https://youtu.be/-OHYREiQzK4 |
Simonmoon +1. For many music is about nostalgia, music can make one feel young again, I get it. On the other hand, optimizing my streaming setup has reinvigorated my love of so many more genres of music than previous listening limited to my collection of 2500 or so cd's and same amount of vinyl allowed. There is so much great music out there from all eras, 30's-present! And even for any specific era and genre, so much that was previously undiscovered! There has always been good, great, bad and indifferent music from every genre and era, and it will remain that way into the future. |
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