What's your opinion on today's music?

[Dmac77]

By "today's music", I mean music made after 1990 (couldn't think of a better phrase).

Personally I can't stand it. Rap/hip-hop is, IMO the wrost thing that has ever hapened to music.

Most of the "rock" bands today sound the same (whinny 9 year old on vocals), none of the songs today have any meaning behind them.

Most of the music from after 1990 I don't even listen to. Their are few exceptions, like classical music and new releases from bands like the Rolling Stones.

So what do you think of today's music?

Don

[edesignuk]

I think just like any other era there has been great stuff, and a lot of s***.

In 10 or 20 years all the crap will have been forgotten and we'll be looking back on the good acts from the good old days fondly.

[iBookG4user]

I'm a fan of Rock that is made today, but not too much else. I don't care for Rap, "screamo", hip-hop, or any other genres like that. Although I do prefer music to have a faster tempo rather than a slower one, so I sometimes gravitate to harder rock.

[Dmac77]

I think just like any other era there has been great stuff, and a lot of s***.

In 10 or 20 years all the crap will have been forgotten and we'll be looking back on the good acts from the good old days fondly.

God, I hope you're right. But I unfortunatly think you're wrong. Most of the kids at my school sontbknow who the Stones or the Beatles are, but they all know who soulja boy is (whoever that is).

Don

EDIT: WTF is "screamo"?

[iBookG4user]

God, I hope you're right. But I unfortunatly think you're wrong. Most of the kids at my school sontbknow who the Stones or the Beatles are, but they all know who soulja boy is (whoever that is).

Don

EDIT: WTF is "screamo"?

"Screamo", according to my younger sister (who likes such music), is where instead of singing the vocalist screams the lyrics into the microphone. I really don't see the appeal of it, it doesn't even sound like music and I say the same about Rap.

[Agathon]

By "today's music", I mean music made after 1990 (couldn't think of a better phrase).

Personally I can't stand it. Rap/hip-hop is, IMO the wrost thing that has ever hapened to music.

Most of the "rock" bands today sound the same (whinny 9 year old on vocals), none of the songs today have any meaning behind them.

Most of the music from after 1990 I don't even listen to. Their are few exceptions, like classical music and new releases from bands like the Rolling Stones.

So what do you think of today's music?

Don

The counterculture ran out of ideas about then. Most of the stuff in the last 10 years has just been a rehash of older music (like Green Day, who are basically the Buzzcocks with makeup).

It's a general thing. I can't think of a decent novel or movie made in the last decade either. I guess my generation has nothing to say. I know I don't.

[edesignuk]

Great "popular" acts that come to mind, sure there's many more...

Fat Boy Slim
Oasis
Blur
Nirvana
Kanye West
Ocean Colour Scene
Pulp

My mind's gone blank, but I know there's been loads of good stuff.

Just because some kids like the ***** that is soulja boy doesn't mean everything else that has been and is good should be written off.

[siurpeeman]

different folks, different strokes. as it's been mentioned, there's bound to be good music in any decade. it might be hard to find, because it's diluted with so much...other stuff. still, most of my favorite music is from the last twenty years. examples of my favorite albums include:

u2's achtung baby
weezer's pinkerton
regina spektor's soviet kitsch
bloc party's silent alarm
death cab for cutie's transatlanticism
spoon's kill the moonlight

there's always something good to listen to. you just have to find it.

[Dmac77]

Great "popular" acts that come to mind, sure there's many more...

Fat Boy Slim
Oasis
Blur
Nirvana
Kanye West
Ocean Colour Scene
Pulp

My mind's gone blank, but I know there's been loads of good stuff.

Just because some kids like the ***** that is soulja boy doesn't mean everything else that has been and is good should be written off.

I'm going to forget that you ever said that Kanye West is good.

Nirvana is OK

@iBook- no offence, but is your sister okay in the head?:D

Don

[Scarlet Fever]

I think the music of today doesn't have the originality of music performed in the 1960s-1980s. Acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, and Gary Numan are just a few of the major influentials. We haven't really seen bands of the same calibre as those in a long time.

That said, there are some really good groups out there now, some of which I reckon will still be heard when the current generation of youngens grow older. I think bands such as Muse, Nine Inch Nails, Placebo, Radiohead and Rage Against The Machine could influence music to come. I reckon I'll still be listening to 60s-80s music when I'm 40 (I'm 19 at the moment).

EDIT: WTF is "screamo"?

Music with lyrics about life's negativities, usually in the form of screaming/yelling. Have a read of the Wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamo) for more info. Personally, I find it terribly shallow and harsh music.

[LethalWolfe]

Music today is no better or worse than it was 60 years ago, IMO. In 2058 all we'll remember from today are the relatively few good songs that stand the test of time just like how today all we remember are the relatively few good songs from 50 years ago.


Lethal

[edesignuk]

I'm going to forget that you ever said that Kanye West is good.For a "hip-hop" guy, he's pretty good. Certainly has a lot more to say than the likes of 50 cent and Co.

[Dagless]

I don't really listen to much 2000+ stuff, but the very few I do like are some of my faves of all time. Mr. Scruff, Lemon Jelly, Cassetteboy and all that.
50-80's get the most plays though.

[Compile 'em all]

everyone sucks. Opeth don't though :D

[Cromulent]

By "today's music", I mean music made after 1990 (couldn't think of a better phrase).

Personally I can't stand it. Rap/hip-hop is, IMO the wrost thing that has ever hapened to music.

Most of the "rock" bands today sound the same (whinny 9 year old on vocals), none of the songs today have any meaning behind them.

Most of the music from after 1990 I don't even listen to. Their are few exceptions, like classical music and new releases from bands like the Rolling Stones.

So what do you think of today's music?

Don

You could say the same about any era music. The Beatles were good but there was an awful lot of rubbish around at the same time too.

[petvas]

99% of the music currently produced sucks big time...The quality isn't as good as it used to be...

[radionickhead]

radiohead will save us!
I agree music is getting crappier, but to be truthful I think I despise the 80's disco pop era alot more..
There are alot more bands that are diverse nowadays so you can enjoy the music you love as bands tours and such..but it kind of sucks to know that when you go out theres a very unlikely chance you'll hear some music you like.

That being said you should check out Bon Iver , I think his music is unbelievable,definetly album of the year for me(even though its been around for a while).

[SactoGuy18]

I personally think a public perception that may hurt the popular music of today is that the strong influence of hip-hop and rap has made a lot of artists not actually being able to sing clearly. I've always enjoyed the Beatles because the singing voices of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison were very good. One thing that made Michael Jackson's Thriller so good was that Jackson's singing voice on that album was at his artistic peak.

[Blue Velvet]

Today's music is great. Those who think otherwise aren't listening to the wide variety of new releases... and Gary Numan was a derivative little twerp. ;)

[Badradio]

@iBook- no offence, but is your sister okay in the head?:D


I'm not a fan of screamo, but it can work as a "singing" technique. I saw Bring Me the Horizon and it was horrendous - I walked out (to the bar) due to the assault that was some kid screaming into a massive PA with no discernable content. But Funeral For a Friend (I'm a fan, so not objective) tend to use the screaming as a percussive effect, especially on their older stuff. Mixed in with clean vocals, it can work, but still takes some getting used to...

Back ot, I maintain that rock music died with Kurt Cobain. Not because he was a visionary, or massively talented, but because it was the last time anyone tried anything new. I like modern rock, but it's all just repeating itself.

[ZiggyPastorius]

..and Gary Numan was a derivative little twerp. ;)

You just crushed a piece of my soul :(

Anyways, I have not been able to get into a lot of modern music at all. Particularly, the music you hear on the radio is what I can't stand (that includes the rock, hip-hop, rap, pop, et cetera). There's good stuff, and I feel a lot of that comes from artists who have been around a while and have been good for a long time...

Like Gary Numan ;)

Edit: By the way, everyone, "Screamo" doesn't just mean "any music with screaming vocals" ...

[.Andy]

I'm loving todays music. There are always gems out there awaiting discovery. My bands of late that are on are Fleet foxes, Panda Bear, Sigur Ros, TV on the Radio, Battles, No Age, and Animal Collective. Also looking forward to seeing Santogold and Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings at the Sydney Festival this weekend :D! The stuff that is commercially pushed has always been largely audially caustic.

[calculus]

Where is Beatles band?

[leishan]

There is some pretty good stuff out there, with the exception of rap...

[Dmac77]

There is some pretty good stuff out there, with the exception of rap...
But you have to admit that none of it comes close to music in the 60's/70's.

Don

[bartelby]

But you have to admit that none of it comes close to music in the 60's/70's.

Don

No. Loads of it far surpasses the stuff from the 60s and 70s. But also loads doesn't.

[Blue Velvet]

If you're going to edit people's quotes, then this is where your thread belongs.