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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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Group hug...
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nonoise
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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
csontos
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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.
toddnkaya
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Rja, and y'all , if ten percent of the groups out there are good or great that would mean there are thousands of good to great bands/ albums to discover. I'm way happy with all the fantastic music being produced today. There are even bands that I like much better than the Beatles and the Stones.
bongofury
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Agree with Toddnkaya

Talent always rises like cream. There are 80,000 to 300,000 bands online. That makes for a big pool.

All the music I listen to is new bands. I love new music. Bored to death with iconic bands. They had their place and time. But the time is now. I could care less for four decades ago. 2013 is where it is at in 2013.
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