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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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frogman
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Mapman, thanks for sharing. I like the some of the production values, although I don't feel the song (by itself) conveys the horror and violence of war with it's modern-musical-theater sensibility; and I am not sure it stands up well without the video. The use of vocal harmony is effective, but I find the solo vocal performance to be average with some intonation problems. Overall, a little bubble-gummy for the subject matter. From the standpoint of the music (not the subject matter) with its use of layered vocal harmonies, for me it falls broadly in the same category as this (and a much better composition):

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ

For a song with video that both stands well its own and conveys the ugliness of war:

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=c20-fm_WNew

Still, I enjoyed it, and no it doesn't suck. Thanks.
frogman
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Acman3, if those comments were directed at me, I think you don't give my open mind enough credit. I liked the Ben Harper a lot, the Jayhawks I get and like but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to, and the Sparklehorse I couldn't download; I will follow up.

For the record, since I don't go out of my way to purchase "pop" music, as I said before I gauge what is "popular" by what gets radio play; and my comments have everything to do with that.

But, man, seriously, if that Roberta Flack performance, with all it's nuance and outpouring of emotion doesn't do it for you..... :-)
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rok2id
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IMHO:

Ben Harper: didn't do much for me. Sort of amateurish.

The Jayhawks: Not my cup of tea.

The title track of Sparklehorse was good. But the second cut was too similiar. Sort of Samey.

BUT, all was not lost, because off to the side of the screen was a link to a clip of Ella Fitzgerald scatting 'One Note Samba'. Lord I love that woman!

Cheers
frogman
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New, and doesn't suck! Check out what a great drummer can do with a snare drum ONLY!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5IAhAXRXyas
acman3
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Rok, Glad you found the Ella. After your comments I remembered Ben Harper played with the Blind Boys of Alabama, which you would love. Heavy Gospel.

Frogman, Comments aimed at no one. When you put the ball on a tee for others, it can get hit by anyone pretty hard.

My main focus has been Jazz since I got bored with the music I grew up with, but I am always looking for the interesting music in any form. Favorite classical is probably Bartok. Very different, always interesting to me.
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