Why todays music is bad

After all, remember that figure about a third of respondents wanting their kids to learn about the Beatles? When the Fab Four was an example of brand new pop, older critics and non-critics alike had the response you might expect:.

Write to Lily Rothman at lily. By Lily Rothman. Related Stories. America Needs to Get Back to Facts. As a Zahm House resident, we have a biweekly tradition of getting together to appreciate the female pop genre by singing and dancing along to artists like Ariana Grande, Shakira and even Taylor Swift.

However, these songs should be enjoyed with the realization that they are lacking in substance. Or, even worse, Tay-Tay is the root cause of all of this, so she can continue churning out hits about terrible men to rally her fans around her.

So please, for your own sake, listen to some of the oldies and gain a little perspective as to what has happened to music. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. The only thing changing is the worsening quality of the world we live in. Cultural decline is ugly and there is no cure. Our 21 st century is fraught with mayhem and decline from mass shootings to environmental collapse to pandemics to bad music.

We as a civilization or barbarism are in steady decline and the final outcome is extinction. Yes, you are right. Modern music lacks quality because nowadays musicians just want to become famous overnight. They do not have formal training in music. You are right.

Modern music is awful because they are made by musicians who are just interested to become famous overnight. They are not focused to create quality music. I think you sound great. I have focused on vocal training but to me you have an interesting voice. Good songs and good songwriting. You have it nailed. The repeating of familiar music for the purpose of popularity and increased sales you refer to mirrors the political environment here in the States, and perhaps elsewhere too.

The politicians and their media shills make up lies and repeat them over and over until people believe them. The lies become familiar and comfortable — just like the crappy music. This technique was developed and perfected in the Hitler regime by Joseph Goebbels, his minister of propaganda, in the s and s.

The 90s the last great decade for music? The 80s were the last great decade for music. But like Prince said, the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden era. Did you just include Metallica when discussing the 90s? That let alone tells me you simply know nothing at all young little millennial. The 80s were their creative peak.

Remember that. Michael, whether Metallica were at their creative peak in the s or early s is a matter of opinion. So one can reasonably argue that they were at their peak at least commercially if not artistically in the early s. It just means they were going to be bigger in mainstream… Same thing can be applied to Queen, the 70s were their peak between but their 80s stuff sucked even Brian May felt their output in the 80s were bad.

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