«Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato

It seems some people dont get the point...

1----There is plenty of great lyrics today because the number of talented people in all genre is roughly the same %

2----But there is not a collective positive movement created by the lyrics as it was a case few generations ago... ( negativity is easy to create by sheer provocation but it is not art)

3---- And if we compare the poetic content and value of what is heard and favored on many medias the levels of quality is lower ... Thats Beato point as i understood it ..

My own takes about this : The corporations power over the artist deveopment and content are more heavy nowadays and it result in a mechanization of the minds and of the products...

Jonie Mitchell and Madonna are not the same on artistry level... Sorry ...

But the 2 are very talented....

One is an artist on a musical and poetical way , the others is more an influencer and a provocative asset... She sell herself as a product...Many "artist" nowadays sell themselves as a product name...

Now the poetic value of a lyrics is a litterary quality not a question about taste or nostalgia ...It is not related to the singer talent either, some vocalist could move crowd reciting the telephone book ...

Times change. The poetic zeitgeist of the 60s is gone. The social, racial, and political lyrics zeitgeist of the 80s and 90s is pretty much gone. To @mahgister s point of their not being a "collective positive movement" - well, he’s right. We have become a niche culture in music and just about everything else. And there are few artists that can speak to many different niches. And unfortunately, this thread also exposes the tendency of the older generation to dismiss and be wary of Music they didn’t grow up with.

@tyray

Please link me to some Rap in which melody is as prominent as the rhythmic delivery of the lyrics. 

Rick is pointing out the obvious.Young people in general have a usable vocabulary of a shockingly minute size nowadays.Its not cool or hip to use an uncommon verb or adjective when a ten cent word will do.Just listen to the personas on radio who dont just dumb down vocabulary but ARE dumb and are unable to go into their word bag.Don't get me started.

 People will cast aspersions on Rick or whoever intimates that the past was superior to the present moment.Anyone with ears knows Joni, Paul, and Gordon have no equal.