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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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csontos
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Bad analogy. Nobody wants the same gourmet meal every night.
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mapman
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So here's a different spin.

Let's assume most or all new music does suck.

Then let's assume that those reading this are music lovers.

Conclusion: we're all doomed!

Thanks! I feel a whole lot better now!!!!!
csontos
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Doomed to what? I'm ready to debate till the cows come home. This is a different kind of fun.
frogman
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****"Doomed to what?****

Doomed to not being open to letting musical tastes grow and evolve. Not simply being open to new music in a given genre, but open to other genres that offer music created with more sophistication and a higher level of craft. We love our rock and roll (I do), but the undeniable truth is that classical, jazz and some ethnic music offers far more substance, sophistication, and if one is open to understanding these genres on a high level, just as much of the visceral feeling that good rock and roll does.

A true music lover sees (hears) no boundaries. Music is music. A cliche for sure, but there are only two kinds; good and bad.
csontos
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It's already done all that stuff, though. All you have to do is discover it now. It's not going to do it again. There is no higher level, only lower, much lower. Do you think the past music you refer to wasn't understood at a high level just because you related to it without effort? Music evokes, it doesn't demand. Otherwise it's just noise.
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