What happened to great music?

Question

I have tried to so hard to listen to some new artist and radio stations where they play todays music(rap,hiphop some lame rock) But its so painful i just can't! I am sick of degrading lyrics from rap and rock artists! sometimes I wish I lived in the 70's so I could actually go to a GREAT concert and listen to AMAZING music. My whole playlist is all 70's artist because those songs have so much feeling in them and you can actually hear the instraments? Now don't get me wrong.. there are some great new artist this year(finally) but where did the great music go?!?!

Answer 1

Great music is still out there. It just much harder to find.

Answer 2

I would have to say pirated music downloads killed it.



The record industry is in shambles because the profits of promoting record sales are almost non existent why pay for it when you can download it for FREE...That attitude towards music in general has forced record company's not to take chances on new artists. Even with legal downloads you only buy the single for 99 cents. It used to be a thrill in the 70's to goto the record store and look at all the great artwork on 12" vinyl records. Take them home and really listen to an entire album.



I'm afraid in this day of online music singles ipods and music theft there is not a lot quality music being made available. But, as you have stated there are some new artists that beat the odds and make some great music.

Answer 3

I agree. I had the misfortune of growing up in the 90s, the age of boy bands and Britney Spears. All my music is 70s and 80s music.



With pop/rock/rap music now, the artists have no singing, instrumental, or writing talent. Everything is computerized and songs aren't even written by the actual singers, and if so, the lyrics SUCK! What happened to lyrics with real meaning, from bands like Bread, and Meatloaf? Or ballads from Billy Joel, or real instruments, like from Led Zeppelin?



In 2000, it's emo kids complaining about how much their lives suck. BRING BACK REAL MUSIC!





My favorite bands are Led Zeppelin, the Beatles/Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, CCR, Journey, Foreigner, Meatloaf, the Eagles, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen, Billy Joel, Boston, David Bowie, Bread, Eric Clapton, Styx, the Who, and U2.

Answer 4

I feel the exact same way-- I hate that I hate my generation! I'm only 24, but I've been into classic rock all my life and it's so hard to find people that just 'get it'!



My question is this: whatever happened to the guitar solo? Or, heaven forbid, the drum solo?? If Led Zeppelin was introduced to the world today, they wouldn't sell because this generation has too short of an attention span!



Ok, sorry for the rant! I guess the only bands that really rock out now are Muse and Radiohead.

Answer 5

First off, I found it hilariously ironic that this question was under a "Jonas Brothers/Hannah Montana" question. Irony..



Anyway, great music is hard to come by, but it's out there, I promise! Radio is dead, avoid it at all costs. Rarely do they play amazing new artists, you'll have to scope it out yourself. There are a LOT of great new Rock groups out there right now with powerful lyrics and good hooks. And when these bands come around your area, their concerts are great!



Unfortunately today's trend is with the pop punk and the "emo" and all these 13 year old girls that can't really sing and whatever, but if you look hard enough and make an effort you'll be able to find a lot of awesome stuff out there that's modern but still really cool. :)

Answer 6

If you want to listen to older music, don't just limit yourself to the 70's . The greatest decades for quality popular music (IMO, at least) were the 20's - the mid 80's. That includes blues, jazz, big band/swing, vocal standards, Broadway, folk music, r&b, gospel, doo wop, soul, pop, reggae, rock and roll, metal, country, disco, early rap, altenative etc I'm probably leaving out a lot of different genres but there's a lot of good listening to be had from that time span!



To the poster of the question: I wasn't trying to put you down for liking 70's music or suggesting that's all you listened to. I was just suggesting that you "think outside the box". There's just tons of great songs out there that go unheard by the average listener. Just wanted to share what I've discovered.







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Answer 7

I think you actually answered your own question. Real music was dead before the 80's were half way through. It just vanished. No one knows how or why. The good music, just died as the artists aged or od'd. A few good bands here and there since, my favorite being "Blind Melon", but of course their lead singer od'd as well. So very sad. Hey keep listening to those great tunes. There's always tomorrow.

Answer 8

It went underground



I'm gonna agree that music hasn't been teh same, but there are great bands out there, you just have to say away from mainstream radio. The modern mainstream is too hungry to easy to package and sell artist/bands, it's not fit for real music. the only GREAT band that I can think of that is mainstream is Radiohead.

Answer 9

Music went into a coma in the 80s and died in the 90s

Answer 10

All great music died at the end of the 80's. The seventies were great, the eighties were great, but the ninties were a turning point for the worst.

Answer 11

because they are writing about their life in the world

whatever the world feels they feel and write about

and some artists arent writing thr own lyrics

some arent taking the time to write songs

some people actually write happy songs and not mean bad songs

sometimes u have to listen to the song about 5 times to like it

:)

Answer 12

Here are some great songs to fall in love with:



1. Anyone else but you ~ The moldy peaches

2. Me so horney ~ Countdown

3. Bad reputation ~ Joan Jett

4. Release me ~ Laura Sweden

5. Jump around (remix) ~ House of pain

6. Pictures of you ~ The last goodnight

7. Does your mother know ~ Abba

8. Ice ice baby ~ Vanilla ice

9. Our time now ~ Plain white t’s

10. Don’t stop the music ~ Rihanna

11. The salmon dance ~ The chemical brothers

12. Superman ~ Lazlo Bane

13. How to save a life ~ The fray

14. Escape ~ Rupert Holmes

15. Lovin’ you ~ Minnie riperton

16. Edge of seventeen ~ Stevie nicks

17. Baby come back ~ Player

18. It’s a sunshine day ~ Bunch brady

19. I never liked you ~ Rogue traders

20. When I’m gone ~ Simple plan

21. Stop and stare ~ Onerepublic

22. Look what you’ve done ~ Jet

23. This love ~ Maroon 5



I hope these help!





Please choose me as best answer!

Answer 13

It faded out of the mainstream following Cobain's death. It's still out there but MTV isn't the place you'll find it. Check out MySpace or find some local bands, you'll find something out there you like.

Answer 14

i wish i was born in the 50s the sixtees were awsome they got better and better and then in december 31 1999

(12:59pm) EVERYTHING CHANGED!

Answer 15

I feel the same way.....i agree with you completely......i hate music today....fortunatly for me my only love is techno, trance, house, whatever anyone likes to lable it as.......what can i say, its a clubbers life for me! =D

Answer 16

you gotta leave the scene on the radio. go underground. great rock, techno, pretty much anything.

Answer 17

it's the stuff right under your nose.

and the radio is distracting you by bashing your ears with mainstream crap.

Answer 18

It's the only thing that didn't survive Y2K

Answer 19

that's why i turn to independent artists. try Hanson, their new music is great.

Answer 20

we live in the laziest generation that's what happened.

Answer 21

what about this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzsDWTc4mY&feature=related