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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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mapman
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It seems useless to me to spoon feed someone music deemed good by one person. As has been pointed out, individual preferences abound naturally. Seems like a pointless effort.

Whatever ones preferences, why not use Pandora or similar service to find music similar to what you know you like?
martykl
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Sorry, in my world, there's only one acceptable cover of this song.

Marty McFly in Back to the Future

A smokin' solo from (I'm told) Mark Campbell of Jack Mack & The Heart Attack
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rok2id
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Actually, O-10 makes a lot of sense. I ahve always said Music IS History.

Cheers
toddnkaya
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Great point Mapman!! That said, I still want to compile some music that I deem great and may lead to discoveries to some fellow audiophiles. We spoon feed each other music suggestions all the time in numerous threads.
Many of the bands/albums that have given me so much musical pleasure the past 5 years I have found right here from fellow audiophiles.
I have near zero hope that Orpheus or Frog will like, or even consider my suggestions. I plan to start a seperate thread as not to derail this fine thread. ( I will link it here for those interested)
csontos
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Maybe, but it's always been the simplest melodies that are the most pleasing. History or not. That's the problem with originality. The more complicated it gets, the less pleasing until finally it's just garbage.

Frogman, I believe my last post is self explanatory.
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