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Why does most new music suck?

Ok I will have some exclusions to my statement. I'm not talking about classical or jazz. My comment is mostly pointed to rock and pop releases. Don't even get me started on rap.... I don't consider it music. I will admit that I'm an old foggy but come on, where are some talented new groups? I grew up with the Beatles, Who, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix etc. I sample a lot of new music and the recordings are terrible. The engineers should be fired for producing over compressed shrill garbage. The talent seems to be lost or doesn't exist. I have turned to some folk/country or blues music. It really is a sad state of affairs....Oh my god, I'm turning into my parents.
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bryoncunningham
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06-05-13: Csontos
Frederich Nietzsche... "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music".
Small correction... There is no evidence that this quote is from Nietzsche, in spite of its popular attribution. It is, however, a tattoo on Megan Fox. Perhaps it is an act of snobbery, but I will look elsewhere for words of wisdom.

Bryon
csontos
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Although I'm not aware of Megan Fox, how is it any less relevant? Call me the author.
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onhwy61
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To paraphrase Edgar Quintet -- civility and good manners are ordinarily the last refuge of a degenerate nobility.

One aspect of good music is knowing the rules and when to break them. The same applies to good conversation.
csontos
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I would have used the word 'vestige' in place of refuge. However, 'refuge' is the place I go as it applies to music, being a built house.
bryoncunningham
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06-05-13: Onhwy61
To paraphrase Edgar Quintet -- civility and good manners are ordinarily the last refuge of a degenerate nobility.
I have read a great number of your posts, Onhwy61, and found them generally entertaining, intelligent, and friendly. This one seems out of place, to put it politely. You can't really be calling me "degenerate" for commenting on the tenor of this thread.

Bryon
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