Why does most new music suck?

"You haven't answered my question, as I've noticed you don't actually address the meat of any one's post."

Which question?

I like David Bowie. Pretty awesome!

No I was not kidding. I do believe the simplest of melodies are most pleasing, and that the norm is mediocrity.

What am I on? Cholesterol medication. That's pretty much it.

Okay, sure. Let's be friends.

Group hug...

The simplest of melodies being the most pleasing allows one to what can be expressed with a minimum of expression. Nothing overtly ornate or colossal in scope, nothing pounded down your ears.

At a social gathering, It is the gifted ones who can make me relate with a gesture, a phrasing or a tell. The loud guy in the corner makes me look for another room, or to go outside. :-)

The same goes for music, at least with me. Beauty is in simplicity, but simplicity can be on grand scale when done right. Less chance of conflict, chaos and cacophony. Not all that is simple is pleasing, it's just that when done right, it can be beautiful. That's why I find solos, duets, trios, and small ensembles potentially great since it takes more talent to convey with less.

All the best,
Nonoise

Whoa. It's only hindsight that's 20/20, maybe? The suggestion that complex melodies were being bandied about versus the ones that actually took place is a little overly optimistic don't you think, in retrospect? Seriously.