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Old man rant (Down vote away)
Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:26 pm
I'm old (61), and it's really sad to see the state of the music scene today.
Can't even listen to the radio today with what they play. There are still some bands that carry the torch, but you will never hear them on the radio unless you live near a college town.
I'm so blessed to have grown up with Zeppelin, Stones, Floyd, Sabbath and so many others.
Every decade groups have come along that make me think rock is not dead, but now, unless you know someone that turns you on to their music, you won't ever hear it.
It's really a shame that youths today are growing up thinking that someone that can recite words over a loop track is an artist.
Old man rant over. Get off my fricking lawn
Can't even listen to the radio today with what they play. There are still some bands that carry the torch, but you will never hear them on the radio unless you live near a college town.
I'm so blessed to have grown up with Zeppelin, Stones, Floyd, Sabbath and so many others.
Every decade groups have come along that make me think rock is not dead, but now, unless you know someone that turns you on to their music, you won't ever hear it.
It's really a shame that youths today are growing up thinking that someone that can recite words over a loop track is an artist.
Old man rant over. Get off my fricking lawn
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Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:40 pm to midnight1961
You look back through a filter. There was absolute terrible music in the 60's-80's.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:48 pm to AUCE05
Exactly. Every year has great songs and crap that gets played on the radio. The majority of people have crap taste in music so that's what get played on the radio. Those songs will have no staying power though.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:49 pm to midnight1961
Listen to exactly what you want on Spotify or Pandora. If you do happen upon a new artist you like, listen to their "radio station" on one of those two apps to find similar new artists.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 6:44 pm to AUCE05
quote:Sturgeon's Law
You look back through a filter. There was absolute terrible music in the 60's-80's
Posted on 8/21/22 at 7:14 pm to shutterspeed
quote:I may be wrong, but I don't think that's precisely what he's complaining about.
Listen to exactly what you want on Spotify or Pandora. If you do happen upon a new artist you like, listen to their "radio station" on one of those two apps to find similar new artists
I think his complaint is more general: that we no longer live in The Golden Age Of Rock & Roll -- when you could simply flip on the (transistor? car?) radio and be inundated by R&R.
Unfortunately, Golden Ages end. Opera, Ragtime, Dixieland, Big Band, Doo Wop, all had their moment in the sun, all faded into a cult taste.
I thought R&R would survive like Country, as a strong minority presence, but that doesn't seen to be happening. Hell, even Country isn't surviving like Country. We live in Rap Culture -- it swallows everything.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 7:15 pm to midnight1961
quote:
I'm old (61)
Child, please . . .
Posted on 8/21/22 at 7:31 pm to Kafka
If that’s his gripe then, yeah, I get it. I think rock ‘n roll’s lights officially went out around 2010ish.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 7:39 pm to Kafka
Depends on what you consider rock and roll. If you have a fairly broad interpretation then Big Thief, Spoon, Kevin Morby, The Sheep Dogs, Built To Spill, Angel Olsen, Fontaines D.C., Arcade Fire, The Smile, Wilco, Amyl And The Sniffers, Ty Segall all have good albums out this year already.
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 8/21/22 at 7:50 pm to midnight1961
I am 60 and pretty much agree with you but there is a minor renaissance going on right now and the following groups give me hope:
Wet Leg
Viagra Boys
Sleaford Mods
Amyl and the Sniffers
ETA Starcrawler
Wet Leg
Viagra Boys
Sleaford Mods
Amyl and the Sniffers
ETA Starcrawler
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 8/21/22 at 7:53 pm to midnight1961
quote:
I'm so blessed to have grown up with Zeppelin, Stones, Floyd, Sabbath and so many others.
Steely Dan
Yes
Little Feat
Allman Brothers
Old Chicago with Terry Kath
Jethro Tull
The Who
Even Elton John could rock with the best of them
Foghat
Bowie
List goes on and on
Posted on 8/21/22 at 9:34 pm to midnight1961
Who listens to music on the radio anymore?
Them and hundreds of other bands. Idles, Courtney Barnett, Meat Bodies, Geese, Chastity Belt, Kurt Vile, The National, Working Man's Club, the list goes on and on. Lots of good rock music out there
quote:
following groups give me hope:
Them and hundreds of other bands. Idles, Courtney Barnett, Meat Bodies, Geese, Chastity Belt, Kurt Vile, The National, Working Man's Club, the list goes on and on. Lots of good rock music out there
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 8/21/22 at 9:37 pm to Zappas Stache
SiriusXM is about all I listen too.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 9:41 pm to RollingwiththeTide
quote:
SiriusXM is about all I listen too.
Thats a different type radio, I should have said terrestrial radio which I assume the OP was referring to.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 9:44 pm to midnight1961
Music business has changed. Seems like Regular Radio really isn’t the dominant force to listen to music
Posted on 8/21/22 at 9:44 pm to Zappas Stache
I’m sure too but I gave up on that a long time ago. There is only so many times I can hear the same ole songs by the same bands and not get a little burned out. Regular radio totally ruined Def Leopard for me.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 9:46 am to RollingwiththeTide
I saw a great thread on Twitter the other day with old newspaper clippings ranging from 1906 to 2000 decrying “modern” music and how it was rubbish/dangerous/derivative.
There was new article every 5-10 years.
There was new article every 5-10 years.
This post was edited on 8/22/22 at 9:48 am
Posted on 8/22/22 at 9:58 am to AUCE05
quote:
There was absolute terrible music in the 60's-80's.
Agreed. I was on a long trip yesterday and on XM Prime Country they had a countdown of the top 30 country songs for this same week in 1981.
At least 25 of the songs were terrible. I thought Garth was the beginning of the end of country music, but it started way before him.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 10:00 am to midnight1961
Popular culture changes. When jazz/big band music came along and classical-style music started to fade into a niche genre, I'm sure there were people who said, "Back in my day..." When rock and roll came along and jazz/big band music started to fade into a niche genre, I'm sure there were people who said, "Back in my day..." Now rock is on the downward side of its cycle too, and sure enough, there are those of us who say, "Back in my day..." I hate to see it go too, but it is the way of things. Rap/hip hop is on top now but it, too, will fade, to be replaced by whatever comes along next.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 10:15 am to midnight1961
All music sucks and you end up listening to the same kind of music you liked at 14 the rest of your life
I don’t actually listen to music unless it’s a song I have to play at a show
I don’t actually listen to music unless it’s a song I have to play at a show
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