Why Is Old Music Superior To Modern Music?

[Jack8991]

I’m 23 years old but I think that old music from the 80s/90s is just superior to modern music. I listen to 90s west coast rap and it just sounds way better than modern rap, in terms of the way they rap and especially the instrumentals. Also, 80s pop music sounds euphoric to me, whereas pop music from 2010 onwards is just horrible to me. Why do you think this is the case?

[andy-hughes]

Mozz - //
I'd imagine being a music journo is very much akin to being a commercial radio DJ. You have to pretend to not hate an awful lot of pap. //

As a freelance who has always ernjoyed the money, but not needed it to live on, I am in the pleasant position of not having to chase anything and everything, I can be selective, and I don't chase down work with artists i don;t like, but if commissioned, I never turn them down.

Happily, it's exceedingly rare for me to finish up connected to anyone whose work I actively dislike, the most I have to put up with is simple indifference to their output, and I can do that all day long.

[royfromaus]

andres
Give me the 50s/60s music anytime. Romantic ballads ,rock and roll, ballroom dancing. Saturday nights at the local dance hall where a lot of us met our future partners. Dancing cheek to cheek in a close embrace.
Nothing quite like it today. It's all screeching and wailing as to who can shout the loudest.
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Nonsense.

[andy-hughes]

Why is it nonsense Roy?
That's clearly how Andre's remembers his youth, why would you want to rubbish it?

[Mozz71]

//Nothing quite like it today.//

There are plenty of acts around today who are inspired by bands and styles of those eras. On the whole, modern chart music is pretty bad, but there is some great music around today if you want to look for it.

[andy-hughes]

Absolutely Mozz, the Elton John/ Dua Lipa single is great.

It's about sifting for gold, twas ever thus.

[Canary42]

/// Some people credit Deborah Harry and the group Blondie being the first rappers ///

Yes, I found Debbie rapturous ;-)

[vulcan42]

Can anybody explain why instrumental music disappeared?

[royfromaus]

hughes
Why is it nonsense Roy?
That's clearly how Andre's remembers his youth, why would you want to rubbish it?
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So you think It's all screeching and wailing as to who can shout the loudest then?

[andy-hughes]

Roy, if you don't have the courtesy to address me properly, you'll understand why I decline to discuss anything further with you.

[royfromaus]

Oh, do get a grip. I've told you numerous times about Copy and pasting. Sometimes it doesn't copy your first name and sometimes I don't notice.

[Mamyalynne]

There's lots of good music out there and enough genres to suit all, but if you like old style then that's still there too.

Vulcan, I don't think instrumentals make the charts anywhere near as much as they did but you can easily search for some good ones.

[JimF]

"I've told you numerous times about Copy and pasting."

LOL! Who does he think he is? Buenchico?

[Jack8991]

Guys please can we all give it a rest now lol, I keep getting email notifications and it’s just you all arguing amongst yourselves. I wouldn’t have posted the question if I thought I’d would start a big argument hahaha

[Mamyalynne]

If you unsubscribe from the thread, you'll stop getting the emails.

They are naughty when they get a grip aren't they?

[andy-hughes]

No argument from me, apart from a necessary lesson in manners.

[andy-hughes]

Roy, I'd you want to avoid your CP issues, why not use my first name, like I use yours?

Something to consider.

Along with not making your lack of diligence my fault.

Goodnight.

[royfromaus]

That's not a great post to point out my lack of diligence, Andrew.

[1ozzy]

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