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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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toddnkaya
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Orpheus , maybe you should look at your own reflection.
Life doesn't suck. Your attitude does.
Sure there pain, war, disease , evil. (things that suck)
But so too is there beauty and love everywhere if you are open to experiencing it.
I love life!!, because I choose to. I discover fantastic new music because I take the time to explore it.
I look forward to the future and embrace life everyday.
Todd
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mapman
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Nice post Simao!

Generally, the higher ones standards, the more most things suck.

Therefore, one must conclude that in the world of audiophiles, most things musical are sub par and hence suck.

The solution is selective moderation. Have high standards but be able to lower them when needed to gain a better appreciation of all things and to be able to better relate to the world as a whole.

If you love music and cannot do this effectively when listening to music that might be different or not meet your expectations going in, then I would suppose that one should be in fear of being intolerant. After all its just music. Bad music really hurts noone and some will think it is good.

An open mind and tolerance are good things to strive for. Not always easy...
orpheus10
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Todd, maybe if you loaned me your rose colored glasses I would see what you see, but that wouldn't be "reality", and I prefer to see it like it is.
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almarg
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I find myself unable to respond knowledgeably to the OP's question, as I have little familiarity with recent popular music. Why? Because every time I encounter any of it on my car radio it sucks, and I promptly change the station. :-)

I'm sure that there are a goodly number of diamonds in the rough, but I find that there is more than enough good music of other kinds and other eras to listen to that I have no interest in looking for them.

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-- Al
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mapman
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I find new popular music that I like two ways:

1) via my 12 year old daughter
2) when I hear something I like at the gym in one of the various group workout classes I attend every week. THis is where I find the most new popular stuff I like. Maybe its because the music I hear suits the task at hand, so my perspective tends to be different.

I like to be able to find new popular gems. It makes me feel like a kid again, when I discovered a lot of music mainly by listening to top 40 radio stations back in the day.

But yes, so much good music to listen to, and not enough time to do it all....
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