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Apparently new artist don't even know what a melody is and drum machines suck

l'm not a fan of new country however why does every song sound the same? And Apparently real drumming is a dying art as drum machines rule the roost. Nobody knows how to write a melody anymore even if i didn't like the style of music i could respect a well written melody well not anymore.How long before music will be 100% phased out. Are we next? This generation doesn't even know what the word audiophile means.When i used to open the audio magazines back in the 1970's as a teenager the pages came alive and everybody was enthusiastic about the sound of real music and how it made us feel and when you got concert tickets to your favorite band and showed up at school the next day wearing the concert tee,you instantly became cool.l feel sorry for those generations who did not get to experience real living and happiness what's that? O.k no we did not have computers or cell phones or 500 cable T.V channels and we didn't need them because we were to busy living. and if i wanted to play video games i hit the arcade with my friends and we laughed and had a good time,Does anybody remember good times. l wouldn't trade being a teenager again for the memories of a life spent living which is something this generation will sadly never know my friends.
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bdp24
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@guitarsam and anyone else looking for real songs sung by real singers and played by real musicians, you're looking in the wrong place. There is a whole scene happening on an underground/cult level, called Americana. The label New West Records has an artist roster equal to that of Warner Brothers/Reprise in the late-60's and 70's. Yep Rock is another great label, and there are others.

Check out the No Depression website for coverage of the genre. There are a number of YouTube videos recorded at the annual Americana Music Association Awards Show. On them you can see and hear artists such as Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Alison Krauss, Iris Dement, John Prine, Rosanne Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Rhiannon Giddens, Larry Campbell, many others. 

sgreg1
612 posts
 
Very few musicians left. They have been replaced by “performers”. They do all sound the same as the production companies own the tracks and are just too cheap to develop new tracks. All about the money.
frogman
7,478 posts
 
What are some of you guys talking about? “Very few musicians left”?!? Seriously? You’ve got to get out more often.

Funny, while I agree about the intrusion of a “pop” sensibility into a lot of current “country” music (my wife is a fan of some of it.....I’m working on it 😊) let’s put it into some sort of perspective. Compared to most “pop” music getting airplay, much of current country music, even “pop country music” contains infinitely more real musicianship.  We often hear good guitar and fiddle playing; not to mention fairly well crafted songs and often decent vocal chops compared to the typical “pop” dreck that I hear getting air play. Comparison to most Pop music may be setting a low bar, but still...

For country music (Americana) a cut above check out bdp24’s list. There and beyond is where the good stuff is happening.
bthomassie
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Music today, in general, is crap.  Too much programmed electronics, effects, compression.  Nothing like real humans playing real instruments.  Clever songwriting with great lyrics and chord changes is a thing of the past as well.  Songs are being written primarily for shock value (refer to "WAP") and have one or two chords.  Sad. 
au_lait
353 posts
 
Just because what you consider "real music" is not being served to you on a silver platter, does not mean it's not being made, it just means you might not be looking hard enough. Not just Americana, but there is amazing new music across most genres. Conversely, the formulaic business-oriented music you loathe has definitely always been there too. 
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