I still don't think you have the great songwriters today like they did in the past. I'm talking about an artist making a volume of music that will hold up over time. I just haven't seen any Dylan's, Springsteen's or Young's out there. It's not really totally the fault of this generation. In my time we had musicians and artists creating music in their living rooms for days and weeks on end. I know because i was around many musicians like this. They literally slept with their guitars, and lived on frozen pizzas and pot.Today we have computers, video games, blackberry's, cable tv, and many more distractions that take the time and creativity away from young artists. Plus the record companies really suck. They are all looking for the next Lady Gaga, ****** Bieber or American Idol winner instead of seeking out truely creative artists that should be signed and slowly brought along by their record companies. Nobody has any patience any more. And aren't willing to take chances on new bands/artists.
The reason why music sucks now is because Rock music is pretty much dead now. Pop and Rap are pretty much it, and while there is some good rap most of it is crap, and don't get me started on pop music. Sid Vicious just might have been right when he said punk music was the final evolution of rock.
you would choose that movie or sanctumhno: Should have done yourself a favor and went to watch true grit.
Heard Sanctum really stinks and that James Cameron was an idiot to promote it with his name on it.
Of course, that's the critics talking again, and it's never a good idea to listen to anything those tight-azzes have to say.
I'll pass on True Grit, I can't stand old westerns much less new ones! haha
I think you guys are still misunderstanding what I'm trying to say. I agree with you that there are still some decent bands out there making good music. But I still haven't seen that one artist/group that has come out and knocked my socks off with music that I'm going to remember 40 years from now. And then turned around and repeated it over and over like the Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Young, Springsteen did. There hasn't been anybody come along in the last 30 years that I would consider that "special" kind of talent. I also don't want you to think it's a generational bias thing. I actually think the generation before me were much more creative than my generation. They are the ones who invented Jazz and the Blues. And my generation simply ripped off and updated their sound. I hear a lot of that sound in the early Stones, Led Zeppelin, Doors music. And even the generations before them wrote the best symphony and opera music in history. And has never been surpassed by today's artists. That's why their still playing symphony's from the 1700's & 1800's. Today we have a whole new generation of music called hip hop and rap. And I don't think this so-called music will ever stand the test of time because it has no melody, and very little song structure...I don't even remember any of this music that was done in the 90's, much less be remembered 40 years from now. I still think much of the downfall in today's music has to do with the record companies than anything else. You've got to have that one breakout hit or you have to look or dress different if your going to be signed. Your songwriting alone won't cut it today. Same goes for movies. You have to be very lucky to be able to get your independent movie picked up by a major studio. Slumdog Millionaire did it a couple years ago. But it doesn't happen very often. Studios are still looking for their 500 million dollar blockbuster paycheck more than a well acted creative independent movie. This is why many of your best movies in the last 20 years have come from Europe. Their more willing to take chances with their film makers.
What new music do you consider great? I understand that music is subjective, but to compare now to the 60's/early 70's is craziness, IMO. Sure there were a lot of shitty bands but bands like The Beatles, Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd etc will be remembered forever. There is no new band that can hold a candle to those guys.
I'm not a big music listener myself so I'm not the person to ask but I have sat radio and I just tune into random channels and like what I hear. There's some french music channel that plays good music. Arcade Fire is a good band that's relatively modern. Muse is another one.
I think there's something deeper here about music and why we like it at a certain age. I look at it the same way as a child playing with toys. In a way you outgrew interest in it.
I think there's something deeper here about music and why we like it at a certain age. I look at it the same way as a child playing with toys. In a way you outgrew interest in it.
GoSooners said:
Really? Pearl Jam came out in the 90's. Nirvana came out in the 90's. Dave Mathews Band shouldn't be anywhere near that list. AC/DC came out in the 70's. Van Halen came out in the 70's.
To me, the early 90's was the 2nd best era in rock music. However, the entire decades of the 80's and 00's sucked ass.
