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Why does most new music suck?

Ok I will have some exclusions to my statement. I'm not talking about classical or jazz. My comment is mostly pointed to rock and pop releases. Don't even get me started on rap.... I don't consider it music. I will admit that I'm an old foggy but come on, where are some talented new groups? I grew up with the Beatles, Who, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix etc. I sample a lot of new music and the recordings are terrible. The engineers should be fired for producing over compressed shrill garbage. The talent seems to be lost or doesn't exist. I have turned to some folk/country or blues music. It really is a sad state of affairs....Oh my god, I'm turning into my parents.
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simao
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You may want to get a subscription (if you don't have one already) or resubscribe to Rolling Stone magazine. It's a good gateway to the music out there, as well as a way of keeping abreast of what's developing out there.
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marakanetz
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Yo can anybody recommend good source of Rap and HipHop. I'm planin' to fill up upto 75% of my record collection LOL!
schubert
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People just keep getting ever more ignorant.
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simao
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And one more thing: speaking of Rolling Stone, I remember back in the late 80's and early 90's being mystified, scared, but fascinated by the artists on the "College Charts". I didn't recognize 90% of the names, but they seemed way different than the mainstream AOR stuff that was out there. Who were some of those names?

REM
Jane's Addiction
Suzanne Vega
Elvis Costello
The Stone Roses
The Smiths
The Sugar Cubes (whence comes Bjork)
Living Color
The Replacements
etc..

These were the artists that helped shape the next two decades of musical zeitgeist. And no, not every artist on the College Charts (which became "Alternative" in the mid-90's) had substance or longevity, but they were the "new music" that didn't suck.
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mapman
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YEs, Rolling Stone Magazine is still a good place for aging hippies and the lot to keep up to date with new music that they might like. Good recommendation!
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