Stevecham, well and truly said.
However , the fact remains that Mr.Townshend hath not 1/1000 the talent of J.S. Bach.
However , the fact remains that Mr.Townshend hath not 1/1000 the talent of J.S. Bach.
When you look backwards you selectively limit your view to the best music of an era, whereas the music of today benefits from no such filter and of course seems worse in comparison. An interesting take on this effect are the Owen Wilson and Marion Cotilliard characters in the film "Midnight In Paris". Here's a listing of best selling artist by decade. Basically, from from the 1980s onward Madonna and U2 rule. Click on the links at the top of the page and you can narrow your data to specific years. As far as I can tell there was always good music and really bad music popular in any selected year. |
If you widen your definition of what constitutes music to infinity, then of course it's going to continually be recognized as such but you'll be desperately searching for ways to ascribe it as a pleasing experience. U2 was on the envelope from the start imo. I do like a few of their tunes. Sweetest Thing is my fav. Best selling artist lists have nothing to do with this issue. Even if you like it, that doesn't necessarily make it music |