Dolgoch
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Post by Dolgoch on Jul 21, 2013 3:44:06 GMT
I'm aware I may be uselessly bumping this thread, but I do have something I'd like to add.
When it comes to music, I most likely have no specific genre I look at or call my favourite; what I look for is a voice and musical talent. To me, lip syncing at a concert while your albums are all auto tuned is NOT a voice, despite what the general public seem to think. But then that leaves the obvious question - what do I call a voice?
There are three names I can answer this question with; Enya, Florence Welch and Marina Diamandis. All three have THEIR voices on their albums, not auto tune, and can sing live (although with Enya it can be a bit difficult because of the layering technique that gives her music the well known choral-type sound) which is what entises me. However, it's not just the voices that keep me listening, it's the songs themselves. With Enya it's pretty much self-explainitory, but the other two are different.
Florence + the Machine is a modern day Alternative genre band, as you know, but there is no computerised "WUB WUB WUB" in sight. Sure, with Ceremonials, there were a few adventures with synthesisers, but other than that, it's just drums, harps and a wonderful voice (of course there's other instruments too).
Marina and the Diamonds has a few computerised sounding bits, but otherwise, it's the same.
But, I head you cry, isn't that what most modern day artists are like? Yes, I suppose it is, but there's really something that serparates these three and make them a few modern musicians I can listen to.
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Post by Edward's Station on Jun 23, 2014 18:30:17 GMT
I will let the tender trio answer this:
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paulgwr
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Post by paulgwr on Aug 8, 2014 2:21:25 GMT
I'm a fan of classic rock, jazz, blues or classical, I don't like modern pop, or rap (However I have exceptions like the song thrift shop), to me, all music now sounds the same, and lacks ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS , and they use too much technology than needed, and stars are made but only last a few years, also I hate when a former child star is trying to act mature and use shock value but ends up looking more immature *cough* Miley Cirus Cough*, but that's not to say there aren't SOME good pieces, I like cello greens stuff, I think there are a few good rock groups like green day, Mumford and sons, the fratellis, Jack white, and weezer, but some alt rock groups are going downhill like foster the people ( who's songs are all starting to sound like pumped up kicks) and Coldplay.
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Post by PercyFan1998 on Feb 16, 2015 22:54:31 GMT
I can say in a way that the newer music these days kinda lacks some of that old zeal that songs such as, Moves Like Jagger and Take a Walk formerly had.
Supposedly its that over the years, the music industry has lacked the old persona that each album use to have. For me atleast, the music these days are kinda repetitive, from boring 'first met you' love songs (Even though I'm a small fan, but its gone on too long) to meaningless banter. I just feel as if the old deep meaning has gone, and that music these days suffer because of that missing ingredient.
And now, what do our new gerations have to listen to? Anaconda and the pointless Pompeii. No offense, but its all pointless garbage.
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Post by Rexeljet on Mar 19, 2015 18:14:01 GMT
I will agree that modern pop/chart music isn't particularly good, but that's hardly anything new. Safe, bland music is what appeals to the masses, after all. Very little of my favourite music is chart music, though a lot of my favourite music is fairly recent, with Everything Everything, Alt J and Stornoway being some of my favourite bands. I wouldn't listen to 1980s music out of choice, though I'll leave the objectively good stuff on when/if it plays on the radio. Going back to chart music for a second, I hate how about three quarters of all modern chart stuff uses the same freaking chord progression making everything sound the same. (I'm referring to 1st, 5th, 6th minor, 4th, in case you weren't certain) I listen to music for the tune, rather than the lyrics, so when shares a common chord progression that isn't even interesting in its own right just reeks of sheer laziness.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 14:06:18 GMT
Fortunately, I'm not one of the masses. Though I'm glad you can tolerate some of the modern music, Rexeljet. There's only so much I can put up with, after all.
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Post by ProfessorVengeance on Apr 24, 2015 18:40:15 GMT
I've tried to take a calmer approach to this topic recently than I used to. The way I see it, there will always be good music out there. Hell, there is good music out there right now. Some of my favourite songs and albums are ones made within the last ten years. I think the problem isn't so much the quality of the charts as the variety of what gets in.
Because the likes of iTunes and Spotify can let you hear any song you want with the click of a button, today's music industry is focused much more heavily on promoting singles. This has been a boon for pop and EDM artists, who work best in small bursts, but it also means album-based genres like rock, metal and prog don't get the same exposure as they used to. Notice how well new albums by, say, AC/DC, Judas Priest and Pink Floyd did in the album charts these last couple years compared to their accompanying singles. Next to none of their promotional tracks even cracked the charts, never mind topped them. I know I'm especially guilty of not buying singles I like when they're first released. "Why bother?" I tell myself. "The album's out in a couple weeks anyway and this doesn't even come with any B-sides! I can wait."
Seriously, remember B-sides? Good times.
Then there's the death of the music TV show. In Britain, CD:UK packed up years ago, Top of the Pops has become toxic even as a nostalgia brand thanks to Jimmy Saville, Later with Jools Holland aims specifically for an older, post-pub night audience and the actual music channels have been overtaken by every type of show but ones actually about music. What do we have left? The X Factor, a reality show made by a pop music executive built entirely around performing covers of other people's tunes. Is it any wonder music on the telly sounds so samey when Simon Cowell's the only one allowed to hold the remote?
This, along with good old-fashioned executive meddling, means that the mainstream singles charts feel rather less varied than they used to and things just kind of blur together. I was indifferent to Taylor Swift's work before she left the country music scene, but at least I could tell it apart from everything else on the charts! Time was that Elton John, 50 Cent, Girls Aloud, Franz Ferdinand, Nine Inch Nails, Gorillaz, Rhianna, The White Stripes, Kate Bush and Shayne Ward could all have Top 10 singles in the same year while still retaining some semblance of individuality. These days I couldn't tell my Five Directions of Summers from my Nicki Perrys even if you paid me!
Ironically, the Internet might also be the answer to this problem. With social media, crowdfunding and whatnot, artists nowadays don't need to top the Billboard Hot 100 in order to make a living with their work and foster an active fanbase. Many of my favourite musicians the last few years are ones who work almost exclusively online, such as Lemon Demon, Miracle of Sound and Aurelio Voltaire. Songs like Word Disassociation, Age of the Dragon and Death Death (Devil Devil Devil Devil Evil Evil Evil Evil Song) might not top the Hit Parade, but frankly I'm glad they're getting made at all.
...Seriously, music industry, make B-sides a thing again! More tracks for us means more money for you! Simples!
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Post by Rusty Red Scrap Iron on Apr 29, 2015 8:38:25 GMT
I can only echo all that Professor Vengeance has stated, plus I too am going to take a calmer approach compared to my "rant" when I first posted in this thread.
Just to get the negative out the way, I really do not care about what comes out from "Talent Shows" like X-Factor, Its Got Talent and The Voice (though I do like the concept of The Voice of how the Renowned Artists don't actually see who's seeing until the press the button and turn round, very good idea that - even though you still get someone dozy that purely just wants to look good because their own live Television). Plus I'm not all that bothered about the charts and such as I gave up on that a long-time ago, and I'm not all that bothered about Singles unless there was something really significant that isn't on the album i.e. a bonus track (I don't even want to start on that, but I can only echo Gamma Ray's Kai Hansen's view about the concept of bonus tracks).
Now on to the somewhat positive aspect, I generally tend to listen to something that catches my eye (or rather echoes through my ears and goes round my head that I have to play it until I get tired of it until the following day). Its a shame that a lot of great modern Metal bands; like Epica, Ancient Bards to name a few, you never see their MVs played on various Rock/Metal channels like Kerrang and Scuzz in comparison to how many times you can view them on YouTube. Its like the TV Channels seem more interested in the same generic crap by bands with names that are merely sentences (excluding Bullet For My Valentine because the music is at least descent).
Of course despite the whole Google Plus crap that YouTube is now tied too, there is still some great use for it to find more modern Rock/Metal songs and MVs that is that damn good, leaving you with a feeling off: "Now that's what I'm looking for. Where have you been all my life?" Believe me I've had that feeling often, and I'm pretty sure that anyone else would feel exactly the same. As for Downloads, I used to go on Play.com quite often for a solitary song (until it went down a rather negative path that Google Maps is currently going down), whilst now I'd just want the CD because I find that you get a whole lot more on an IPod compared to a whole load of downloads from amazon.
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Harperman
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Post by Harperman on Feb 3, 2024 6:24:20 GMT
The music i like is real music, like Weird Al, Beach Boys, Huey Lewis and the News, ect. Not the garbage that's trending on Spotify nowadays, rappers who have no talent, musicians who crutch on saying the same verse of lyrics every single time just to fill out a 2 minute song.
Modern pop bands and solo artist the majority of the time tend to suck without all the techno beats drowning out their terrible places. Even those working on instrumental music who tend to be newer can't make a beat i can actually relax and listen too. I'd say 96.7 percent of Modern music sucks and make my ears go deaf.
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