i just watched the dave grohl documentary, "sound city", about the history of the legendary analog studio. the film's only fair, but there's an interesting bit where trent reznor (a very bright guy) opines that while recording technology has advanced immensely over the past few years, the quality of the music produced thereby has regressed. because it's now possible to make music without actually learning to play an instrument, many recording artists have no foundation and no real incentive to become a prodigy--why learn to sing on key when you can fix all your mistakes on pro tools?
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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