I disagree with the premise of the article as well. I’m just about 65, and I started streaming about two years ago. There is so much great music being produced right now that the old stuff, is really starting to seem very old to me. I would say probably 70% of my listening is to music that Has come out in the last two years. And every week I look forward to finding a new artist and I usually do. I have expanded my portfolio a Favourites 100 times over from 10 years ago. I think as we see more people switching to streaming, the old music will certainly not have the status that it once did. And from a production standpoint, I find the new music far better produced and certainly more in tune with the audiophile hobby… in terms of over all sound quality. I still love the old stuff… But there’s a ton of new stuff that rivals it.
Is Old Music Killing New Music?
I ran across this Atlantic magazine article on another music forum. It asks the question if old music is killing new music. I didn't realize that older music represents 70% of the music market according to this article. I know I use Qobuz and Tidal to find new music and new artists for my collection, but I don't know how common that actually is for most people. I think that a lot of people that listen to services like Spotify and Apple Music probably don't keep track of what the algorithms are queuing up in their playlists. Perhaps it's all becoming elevator music.
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@berner99 er, yes, really. I ask because I suspect you are completely ignorant of great contemporary music from certain genres. |
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