Why does most new music suck?

"Interestingly enough, as all these bands seem to be trying too hard, the effort it demands to like it is commensurate. It's just work. Where's the fun part? "

Csontos,

Say what?

I understand liking something new might take effort, but where does the inference that the bands are also trying too hard as well accordingly come from?

That comment reeks of Narcissism, not an uncommon trait that many of us might share, but worth being aware of if one truly has an interest in keeping an open mind.

I like the "Brian Evans" cut. Nothing new or radical there, but pretty groovy, baby, yeah!! Not pop as defined these days typically (maybe 50 years ago) or rock certainly, but who cares? Forget genre or labels applied by others. Just listen to the music and decide. Yeah baby!

Goose, you can't be blamed for turning into your parents, it happens as a consequence, for many, of adapting to habits and ideology over time.

Well I can't say if new music sucks or not because I don't listen to enough of it to make an informed opinion and my mind isn't as much of a "sponge" as it was when I was younger and more receptive, only speaking for myself. I DO believe I am receptive to new music but am generally too lazy to seek it out unless I hear something that captures my attention. What is ALWAYS "way cool" is when I get together with younger folks, namely my neices who are hip to new and my sister who is more in tune because of them. Bottom line is you gotta keep an open mind, you can't generalize a genre that you, on the whole, don't like and you have to seek out lest you won't discover.

Mapman when reading through this thread you made a comment that made me LOL, something about "old men" isolated from the world listening by themselves "in their room" paraphrasing a Brian Wilson tune, listening to their favorite tunes and getting either into the music or the sound, who knows! That is EXACTLY my picture of most audiophiles from my experience and encounters. It's a funny picture when you think of it.

In the good old days of music/audio (the 70's for me) I used to listen to the radio to discover new music I liked.

Tougher these days, especially if one is not disposed to like modern pop music. I qualify but only to an extent, because I constinue to find new stuff I like, just not as frequently perhaps as in the past. My 12 year old daughter has no problem whatsover, and her musical tastes are quite broadly developed I would say for someone her age.

Fortunately, internet radio and music services provide the avenue for most who want to discover new music these days. If one can't do it there, I might go so far as to predict one might be doomed to a life of musical boredom. Better find another hobby! :^)

Another way I discover new music without incurring too much risk or expense is to look for CDs on the cheap wherever I might find them, Goodwill store, yard sales, ebay, amazon, wherever and just take a chance for whatever reason. Then the CD goes onto my music server. THen I set the player to random play. Now I've programmed my own music station with a lot of music I have not yet heard but think I may like. When a track comes on that I like (most of the time in fact) I have no prior expectations so I cannot be dissapointed. I find something to like in most everything that comes my way. And as an "audiophile", I suppose, it mostly all sounds great! If it did not, I would be less disposed to spend the time needed listening. But that's another story...