Poll of the Day > Music was so much more important back in the day.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Was it better? Is getting old the reason why new music just doesn't have the same impact?

I'm not just talking about on the radio or buying CD's. Music made a BIG difference in the movies I watched. I still associate many songs with scenes in a movie. Someone mentioned a Black Tarantula and BAM I thought of Beatlejuice right away.

That can still "sorta" be true for disney movies (like "You're welcome from Muana) but hardly ever do the songs have the same impact they used to, at least to me.

Which is sad, really sad, cause it was part of the joy of movies and now it's just...meh.

https://youtu.be/5DlTexEXxLQ

wolfy42 posted...

Is getting old the reason why new music just doesn't have the same impact?

Yes

Hate to break it to you but you're admitting you're old and out of touch here. Music is as relevant as its ever been, you simply don't derive as much enjoyment from the newer stuff. Which is fine, by the way. Not saying you have to try to enjoy the stuff.

You're not seeing the importance because it doesn't resonate with you, doesn't mean it doesn't resonate with anyone else.

Far-Queue posted...

Hate to break it to you but you're admitting you're old and out of touch here. Music is as relevant as its ever been, you simply don't derive as much enjoyment from the newer stuff. Which is fine, by the way. Not saying you have to try to enjoy the stuff.

You're not seeing the importance because it doesn't resonate with you, doesn't mean it doesn't resonate with anyone else.

Yeah, I kinda figured that. It's why I asked cause I figured if it was everybody, then I would hear that, but I didn't expect it. I like rock and light heavy metal, but really have not seen any new stuff in awhile. Mind you I even liked 50's and 60's music, so it wasn't just music of my lifetime I liked.

Newer music though, just hasn't hit me, I think it's not the music, just my ability to appreciate it, sadly kinda like food (which I also don't enjoy as much).

Getting old sucks, we really should Logan's Run it at 50.

Listen to some real music listen to Da Baby.

Far-Queue posted...

Music is as relevant as its ever been,

Yeah, I can't see it diminishing or increasing in importance, at least not recently. Arguably it was more important in much older ages when there were fewer forms of entertainment readily available.

Fazeo13 posted...

Listen to some real music listen to Da Baby.

I googled.

Just from the pics I could tell it wasn't my thing.

Could be wrong I guess, I liked some rap back in the day (Mind on my money and my money on my mind....laaaaaid back), Insane in the membrain etc.....but yeah, along with country music rap is the genre I am least likely to enjoy.

I've not really ever liked standard music that much. classic rock, heavy metal, etc, are good but not exactly amazing either. some exceptions like System of a Down.

but now we have Synthwave... that's some great stuff. (though you can say it's 80s in style so maybe it does fit with your view.)

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/9/AAQwHjAABiGl.jpg
Oldies? But you've got all the top bands in here! Styx? I just heard them on the King Biscuit Flower Hour!

You aren't wrong.

Far-Queue posted...

Hate to break it to you but you're admitting you're old and out of touch here. Music is as relevant as its ever been, you simply don't derive as much enjoyment from the newer stuff. Which is fine, by the way. Not saying you have to try to enjoy the stuff.

You're not seeing the importance because it doesn't resonate with you, doesn't mean it doesn't resonate with anyone else.

Pretty much this

There's still ton of great music being made today

Like others said people tend to stop listening to new music as they get older. Many will stick to the familiar stuff that reminds them of the good times.

I will say that piracy and streaming services have dramatically affected the industry, and not necessarily negatively. Music is cheaper and more accessible than ever so it's easier to reach audiences, but people are less inclined to buy physical media, affecting the attachment people have with their music. A record is something you can hold onto for the rest of your life, hand down to your kids, etc. It's much more personal than an mp3 and harder to take for granted

I'd say musicals are as good or better than ever

Metalsonic66 posted...

I'd say musicals are as good or better than ever

And that's what really matters, tbh. Forget that other shit.

I say Phil Collins is the reason all modern pop sucks... all the repetitive lyrics are trying to copy Something in the Air Tonight

wolfy42 posted...

Was it better? Is getting old the reason why new music just doesn't have the same impact?

I'm not just talking about on the radio or buying CD's. Music made a BIG difference in the movies I watched. I still associate many songs with scenes in a movie. Someone mentioned a Black Tarantula and BAM I thought of Beatlejuice right away.

That can still "sorta" be true for disney movies (like "You're welcome from Muana) but hardly ever do the songs have the same impact they used to, at least to me.

Which is sad, really sad, cause it was part of the joy of movies and now it's just...meh.

You're getting old and out of touch. Honestly there is some good stuff today it just might not be for you.

Finding new music that I like is hard because I don't want to sit through the 95% of music I don't like.

trodi_911 posted...

Finding new music that I like is hard because I don't want to sit through the 95% of music I don't like.

Did you ever like more than 5% of music made at any given time?

@wolfy42
https://www.music-map.com/

Use this website, pick a band or artist you like.

Pick one of the adjacent artists you havent listened to and search it on youtube.

Pick a few of the singles out and try some new music.

Music map is a great tool to discover new music you DO like.

trodi_911 posted...

Finding new music that I like is hard because I don't want to sit through the 95% of music I don't like.

I use rym to cut through the BS. Internet music elitists know my tastes better than I do

BlackScythe0 posted...

Did you ever like more than 5% of music made at any given time?

There is a lot of music being made at any given time so 5% is actually pretty good. That being said, I did use to like about 50% of what I could listen to at the time.

I think it's becoming harder and harder to innovate. There's so much more exposure to music now due to the internet. More people than ever are "musicians." A lot more people are making music now but a much higher percentage of musicians "back in the day" were formally trained. But there are a lot of incredible musicians now pushing the limits of their instrument (especially drummers) that older players couldn't hold a candle to. That's not to say there weren't some incredible drummers back in the 60s or 70s, though

Lokarin posted...

I say Phil Collins is the reason all modern pop sucks... all the repetitive lyrics are trying to copy Something in the Air Tonight

Don't you bad mouth phil collins. Dude was an incredible drummer when he wasn't doing pop

https://youtu.be/XauOTo-BKSY

Skip to 3:00 for the real drumming. I don't think most know he can play like this. Video quality sucks but it's the best I can find on YouTube

trodi_911 posted...

Finding new music that I like is hard because I don't want to sit through the 95% of music I don't like.

what does this even mean

why are you going through music you dont like in the first place lmao

DevilSummoner1 posted...

what does this even mean

why are you going through music you dont like in the first place lmao

How do you know you don't like a song if you don't listen to it

Nope. Music is factually worse.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/science-proves-pop-music-has-actually-gotten-worse-8173368/

Thats not to say there wasnt bad music in the past, or no new music is good, but in general the popular songs of today all sound the same and have stupid lyrics.

That article was from 2012 and its just gotten worse.

wolfy42 posted...

Was it better? Is getting old the reason why new music just doesn't have the same impact?

I'm not just talking about on the radio or buying CD's. Music made a BIG difference in the movies I watched. I still associate many songs with scenes in a movie. Someone mentioned a Black Tarantula and BAM I thought of Beatlejuice right away.

That can still "sorta" be true for disney movies (like "You're welcome from Muana) but hardly ever do the songs have the same impact they used to, at least to me.

Which is sad, really sad, cause it was part of the joy of movies and now it's just...meh.

Right. You were emotionally vunrable, and honestly only half baked at the time those events happened. You credit the music for that, but really it was your brain that was broken, the music just happened to be there. So like a baby duckling you imprinted on it.

This is still going on today with what's playing right now and other broken people with half formed emotions who are still growing up and adjusting who they are.

You can't anymore. No music that you are experincing for the first time is ever going to make a change in who you are or how you feel deep down unless it echoes something that did it to you the first time. That's why pop music targeted at you sounds the same as everything else produced in the last 20 years, it found a way to hit an echo of what formed you, and you vibrate to the harmonic frequency.

I say it again, no music that you experiance for the first time NOW can change you way music did then.

This is both a good thing, as it means all of your emotions are fully baked and your not going to be as easily manipulated, and a bad thing as the range you are capable of experincing has been locked in.

You COULD go on a journy of self discovery, of meditation, drugs, halucinations and mind opening experiances to try to make yourself see the novelty in the world again, to get yourself to FEEL again, people have been doing that for the entire length of recorded history. If you are lucky it'll even work.

How far back in the day are we going?... cause 90's music stunk. Pretty much killed the industry.

MrCokeacola posted...

How far back in the day are we going?... cause 90's music stunk. Pretty much killed the industry.

90s is when punk got good... as in away from the British

OhhhJa posted...

Don't you bad mouth phil collins. Dude was an incredible drummer when he wasn't doing pop

https://youtu.be/XauOTo-BKSY

Skip to 3:00 for the real drumming. I don't think most know he can play like this. Video quality sucks but it's the best I can find on YouTube

Oh I did, he is amazing on drums. The real shocker was that he could sing really well when Gabriel left. The only reason he had Chester Thompson play live was because nobody could sing and play those lines at the same time.

I feel so bad for him now though: Imagine not being able to really even hold sticks anymore. He has really bad health problems and hasnt been able to play for awhile now.

Well that's true but like with everything else, music has been turned into an instant gratification medium for pure profit. People actually taking the time to learn their craft and/or an instrument are a dying breed and with music no longer being taught in school as it once was back in the day, it's hard for people to gain access to musical instruments.

BUMPED2002 posted...

with music no longer being taught in school as it once was back in the day, it's hard for people to gain access to musical instruments.

???

This has not been the case at any of the schools I've been to / taught at.

Sarcasthma posted...

???

This has not been the case at any of the schools I've been to / taught at.

Its usually one of the first things to go come budget cut time, maybe thats why.

bulbinking posted...

Nope. Music is factually worse.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/science-proves-pop-music-has-actually-gotten-worse-8173368/

Thats not to say there wasnt bad music in the past, or no new music is good, but in general the popular songs of today all sound the same and have stupid lyrics.

That article was from 2012 and its just gotten worse.

All this proves is that certain aspects of music have changed. Whether or not the music is worse is subjective, and again - if the music doesn't resonate with you, it doesn't mean it doesn't resonate with someone else.

Every generation seems to age out of the next generation's music. It happens. Different than what you like doesn't equate to bad.

Fazeo13 posted...

Listen to some real music listen to Da Baby.

Eyyyy

I mean, clearly it used to be more important, pop music has gotten more humongous because most people don't care about quality or innovation in their music, they want something catchy to put on in the background. I blame music getting so cheap, no one buys albums anymore because you can just go and look up that 1 song and not even spend money on it, why would you value it?

MrCokeacola posted...

How far back in the day are we going?... cause 90's music stunk. Pretty much killed the industry.

The 90s were great outside of pop music, what're you taking about

Sarcasthma posted...

???

This has not been the case at any of the schools I've been to / taught at.

we get it dude you live in japan

Lokarin posted...

90s is when punk got good... as in away from the British

Hardcore punk was an 80s American movement, but I don't care much for it and grunge certainly made a bigger impact

Hardcore punk is the only punk that didn't suck

Just don't rely on radio to introduce you to new stuff you might like.

https://youtu.be/oVME_l4IwII

itt: 90's kids getting shooked that their music stank.

MrCokeacola posted...

itt: 90's kids getting shooked that their music stank.

If so, it must have been a warning fart: the kind of stink that alerts you that a torrent of shit is on the way.

My only complaint about modern music is how overproduced and "clean" a lot of it is.

I realize I'm old though, so I just try to appreciate new music for what it is instead of what I want it to be.

EvilMegas posted...

Eyyyy

Whut about

Jay z
Kanye
The weekend
Dj Khaled
Chris Brown

Goats, greatest time for music ever.

Black_Crusher posted...

Its usually one of the first things to go come budget cut time, maybe thats why.

Oh yeah, that's a good point.

Kanatteru posted...

we get it dude you live in japan

Does my bringing it up bug you that much? I don't think I actually discuss it all that often, but I guess I don't have many other notable characteristics.

I live in north Korea

Rock is my favorite so it ranges mainly from the 60's through some of the 90's.

Dio
Queensryche
Mettalica
Aerosmith
The doors
Blue Oyster Cult
Queen
Bon Jovi
G&R
Ozzy
Billy Idol
Pink Floyd
The rolling stones

ETC.

Only fairly recent group I can say I like/bought a CD of is Imagine Dragons.

I still keep an eye out for new good rock songs, I just don't hear any.

OhhhJa posted...

I live in north Korea

Slap Kim Jong-un's belly for me.