the only things that newer radio stations play in terms of rock and roll is carbon copies of three days grace and nickelback,in addition to three days grace and nickelback. like the game industry the music industry lacks innovation.also,nearly half the songs I hear are about getting drunk or scoring(what happenend to love songs?).the music industry of this decade sucks,with the exception being techno,which is also headed down a dark path.I think the bands of this decade love to sell out.londelen said:
Music is in a bad way...
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... Uh...Midnight Crossroads said:
Give me a second, I've really never encountered illiteracy on the internet. Didn't think it was possible.
If I were saying that, I would've typed something along the lines of "will never influence anything." Which wouldn't make any sort of sense in the context of what I wrote, as I was talking about how the pop of the 00's came from no where, seemed to form from a vacuous void outside of all other types of music, or... "had no influences."
It was music that never could've formed "naturally," for it drew only the broad strokes from every "big hit" while discarding any conflicts.
If it were to influence new artists, it would either sound identical (just trying to make money) or completely different with only extremely discerning ears being able to hear it.
Pop itself is getting a lot worse (at its peak in the 80s) but all you have to do is look to other genres there is a lot more good bands in the last decade than any other, why? Because more music is being made, it is easier to record music then release a album than it was 10 years ago, so all these little brilliant artists who before would have just dissapeared as no one wanted to sign them can just record a good quality album in their bedroom and sell it. A lot more gems have appeared but unfortunatly a lot of shit as come alone with it.
Anyways I think we can't go much further with music.
Dead disco, dead funk, dead rock and roll, remodel, everything has been done, la la la la la, la la la la, la la la.
EDIT: Canadian music is very good at the moment Stars, Broken Social Scene, Fiest, Arcade Fire, Metric. I mean it brought on songs like this:
Anyways I think we can't go much further with music.
Dead disco, dead funk, dead rock and roll, remodel, everything has been done, la la la la la, la la la la, la la la.
EDIT: Canadian music is very good at the moment Stars, Broken Social Scene, Fiest, Arcade Fire, Metric. I mean it brought on songs like this:
The fact is that today, there's so much music being made that it can cater to everyone's demands. There are a lot of bands that have the same talent as my trash bin.
However, even if you do not like te music, there are still innovitave bands and artists.
- Lady Gaga
- Timberland
- Shakira
and there are some more.
Just because you (or I) don't like the music doesn't mean it's bad. The focus is somewhere else.
PS
You missed Queen in your list.
However, even if you do not like te music, there are still innovitave bands and artists.
- Lady Gaga
- Timberland
- Shakira
and there are some more.
Just because you (or I) don't like the music doesn't mean it's bad. The focus is somewhere else.
PS
You missed Queen in your list.
Muse is genuinely the only decent band i can think of from the past 10 years... And that saddens me
I don't know how old these bands are, but try them:
Apocalyptica.
Three Days Grace.
Elliot Minor.
Oh, and a bit off topic, but these guys do bloody awesome covers. Please look at some of them.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vitamin+string+quartet&aq=0
I would post a video, but i don't know how
Apocalyptica.
Three Days Grace.
Elliot Minor.
Oh, and a bit off topic, but these guys do bloody awesome covers. Please look at some of them.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vitamin+string+quartet&aq=0
I would post a video, but i don't know how
I don't listen to the radio a lot because I don't like particular genres, but I listen to certain artists that I like. For example, I love Hot Chip, but I don't like most other artists in their genre.
My particular favourite artist that became big (for a while) in the Noughties was Gnarls Barkley, with both of their first two albums being absolute gold and very original
My particular favourite artist that became big (for a while) in the Noughties was Gnarls Barkley, with both of their first two albums being absolute gold and very original
Exactly, there is a lot of good music out there but with a lot of mainstream crap swarming all over the place (one of the few things I hate the internet for), it's more difficult to find. Last century, novel and influential music came floating to the top more easily because the selection available to the public was less broad.Furburt said:
Only good modern music is rammstein everything else is horrible so I stick to the 60's and 70's for the most.
As soon as I clicked 'play' on this, I heard my radio say, "World's Biggest Trumpet Festival".Berethond said:
Coincidence? I think not!
I think it's more an issue of taste than anything. For most people there is a bad decade or two once they get older and have developed tastes. A decade of no innovation and nothing they liked is a golden age for others.MiracleOfSound said:
Truthfully if I had to pick a genere to define this last decade it would probably be the critically hated "teen pop" stuff, which people seem to hate just because it's popular. In previous generations there was a lot of criticisms that could be made about it, but this time around it seems like the young people they are using are more talented, and also stay around longer. Not to mention increasingly getting into the "Rock Star Antics" more "serious" bands were known for in previous decades and are enjoyed retroactively. I mean people complain about all the crud surrounding the so called "it girls" and "boy bands" as bad news, and examples of why they blow chips, but consider Jim Morrison got in trouble for his pants splitting on stage, and getting a hummer from a fan through the split while he was performing.
Even if I don't care for it myself (and that's not surprising because at 35 I'm not the target audience) I think this is the decade where Teen Pop improved, where even I have to say it's not as painful as before. If you aren't looking at that "genere" then I think your missing a lot of stuff.
Compare some of the icons and how long a lot of them have been around, compared to say "Debbie Gibson" who did the same genere/routine, and is now only coming back into the limelight during "B" horror-satire movies with part of the joke being her and her rival(s) are former "it girls" from decades ago who more or less disappeared.
Heck, Hanna Montana/Miley Cyrus has been around a ridiculous amount of time for something that would normally be considered transcient, throw-away music.
Key word: "Industry".Bruin said:
The music industry has ALWAYS revolved around making money, which is why its called an "industry".
OT: If you get the fuck off the radio and actually LOOK for good modern music, you will damn well find some.
The main stream music is horrible these days but there plenty of good metal.
Not alot of new bands recently but theres been some good stuff from older bands.
At The Edge of Time by Blind Guardian is a good example, amazing album, but sadly under appreciated.
Not alot of new bands recently but theres been some good stuff from older bands.
At The Edge of Time by Blind Guardian is a good example, amazing album, but sadly under appreciated.
Here's the beautiful thing about nostalgia; We only remember all the good things from old times, and forget the bad things (or just weren't around to see bad things get forgotten)
Bad music and trends has always been around.
Bad music and trends has always been around.
The original goal of music was to stimulate the mind.Ham_authority95 said:
That goal is still around.
But with music industries perverting that goal into something that brings in money, you get the manufacturing of music, not the making of music. It's made like McDonald's hamburgers--they deep fry bullshit, slap it on an artist's face and go sell it.
Thing is, the popular music is the only music people will actually remember.
Led Zeppelin was not an obscure band, or else we wouldn't recall them today. Metallica was not some garage band only twelve people ever heard of.
The OP should have just said: "Why is popular music bad now?".
Sorry, I must have been trying to add sense to a senseless argument. All music has some influence. Bieber and Cyrus are probably trying to be like their favorite artist in some way, and the companies that tell them what to sing are basing it off of far more successful artists. It's a corrupted mockery of what influence should be, but it's still there.Cynical skeptic said:
edit:
Okay, I just listened to a Bieber song(that probably makes you win by some default) for the first time. Obviously, he was influenced by a lot of R&B artists. Probably Usher considering their relationship. And R&B, Hip-Hop, and the other influences of Usher can be traced back a long way.
I wouldn't really listen to recent songs, but a few of them are alright...
Remember that there was a lot of crap way back when, too. Although, to be honest, it's been a while since I last heard a new song that I like...
Remember that there was a lot of crap way back when, too. Although, to be honest, it's been a while since I last heard a new song that I like...