I find Agon to be a major source of discovering music and artists both old and new that I am not familiar with and am appreciative to the folks that share their thoughts.
Enjoying the thoughts on this thread and many others.
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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If one is not streaming they'll have a difficult time discovering new music today. I quit listening to mass consumption music after early 70's, only place to hear more ambitious music was the underground/freeform fm and university stations. After undergound/freeform stations went away, left to university stations and a few specialty shows on commercial fm for this up until I discovered streaming.
While I have at least 2500 cd's and 3,000 albums from all eras and most genres I was losing interest in music constantly rotating the usual suspects of collections. Streaming is like having unlimited underground fm and university stations, and I get to be the DJ!
Going to see Beach House this weekend with my older brother and his son. The typical concert I go these days pretty much devoid of boomers.
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I am quoting just a snip of your excellent comment. This is I think is the most accurate analysis of what "popular" new music has now become. Record companies have always been in pursuit of commoditizing music into a simple consumable product. Everyone sounds and looks the same. Just like vanilla ice cream. |
@femoore12, I tend to agree.
Though this brings back a very vivid fond memory. During the summer of 2016 I attended a High School Musical performance in Carriere Mississippi and was just flabbergasted by these young performers. I’m talking one right after thee other. But check this out ... finishing act, just two tracks laid down by a 5 piece band in tribute of Prince and his passing earlier in the year. My mood shifted from flabbergasted to gobsmacked instantly, for they totally nailed it and were firing on all cylinders. What we would call, PRAT ;-) I always have hope .... Those tracks ... Let’s Go Crazy and Purple Rain |
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