Music's deteriorating. How do we stop it?

[zuhane]

The government/superiors have put so many measures in place to prevent global warming, racism, and even he prevention of deforestation. These
are important, and they deserve our attention. However, as resources are kept in good measure, and as the world progresses, I've not seen an
attempt at someone forming a good band in quite a while. Okay, there's a few exceptions: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aphex Twin, Electric 6, etc. But
overall, I think the "sik init" rappers and "you're so beautiful" frat boy prick RnB singers are winning.

Is it me, or does every song recently on the radio just have a monotonous resonating noise in the background with a rapper humming over it? Look at my theory:

1969 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrVDViSlsSM - An instrument is actually used.
1985 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EXxMlIExpo - Instruments still used, but electronic devices are taking over.
2002 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goxd6n2ires - No talent. Talking is referred to as "rapping" is a muscular black man does it.
2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKnTLrDbcw - Not even a background tune. A buzzing noise and talking.
Possibly 2020? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX7Ar3Z-oTo - The future of music?

This is called "deteriorating". Am I predicting the future? I hope not. :p

[SaiKar]

Everyone hates new music as they get older. Somewhere perhaps not so far deep inside of you there is a bitter old man just waiting to tell some kids to get off his lawn.

[zuhane]

I wouldn't even class it as music!

[Cerebus]

I so agree with you there. Plus, it shows how creative they are when they remix a good old song into crap...

[zuhane]

I totally agree! The trademark theme tune from Pulp Fiction got remixed by the Black-Eyes Peas into
some awful mess of a song. Grrrr!!!

[zuhane]

In comparison to modern music, though!

[Prpl_Mage]

Yes modern music sucks balls. All lady gaga songs are the same. She records some lines. Some geeky guy mixes it all and makes it sound like she's singing and all that crap.

It's like brittney spears she doesn't even sing herself during live performances since she can't sing it.
Today's music can only be performed live by rock groups and barely then. All other people are to busy using new machines to **** up their voices and imitate music.

[Bluhman]

2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cKnTLrDbcw - Not even a background tune. A buzzing noise and talking.

The fact I can still conclude this song is in A minor, and switches between F and D chords at some intervals means that it's still music. Thy post fails; your tastes just aren't well adjusted to today's musical style.

Then again, I can agree it's sort of like rythmic rhyming with just chord tones of 'boom boom boom' to back it up, but we are never going to lose the roots of what music should sound like, because people might have other (sometimes terrible) musical taste.

I'm not a huge fan of todays music... But it's still music. That' pretty much it.

[Avnas]

This is why you don't listen to the radio, folks! Develop your own taste, preferably not around mainstream music, and you'll be a lot more satisfied!

(yeah, I'm sick of people resampling old songs, too. Misirlou was somewhat tolerable, You Spin Me Right Round was hemorrhage-inducing, Hide and Seek was suicide-inducing. Man, the only reason many people listen to those songs is because they like the catchy riff and don't know that it was originally a much older song...)

[Bluhman]

What was Hide and Seek based off of? I know the other two.

[fruckert]

This is why I'm a music geek. All (actually most) the other music geeks are aware how bad music is today, and listen to good stuff.
Like Diablo Swing Orchestra.
Yes, I am in love with that group.

[Bluhman]

That, or go with damn awesome classics. Similar things.

[fruckert]

On a slightly related note, art itself is going down the shitter as well.
You know you're in a slump when people can put four slightly different colored squares on a canvas and trick other people into believing it's "art".

[HackersTotalMassLaser]

Stop being paranoid. There's no real definition for music. Besides you're being genre specific, which is really disturbing.


I just read your whole post and seriously, i can't take it seriously. What you put down as points of argument are as good as monkey doodles.

[Bluhman]

On a slightly related note, art itself is going down the shitter as well.
You know you're in a slump when people can put four slightly different colored squares on a canvas and trick other people into believing it's "art".

This isn't deteriorating either. There's still plenty of people who prefer realism or high-fantastic stuff.