AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Okay..So I listen to every genre out there. There's many songs on the radio I don't like, but I can still see why some people would. So I normally never listen to the radio. BUT SERIOUSLY, what the hell is with the recent abundance of music that nearly everyone agrees is terrible?! First Rebecca Black, then Lulu, now this.... Click that and prepare to suffer. Really though, I'm genuinely curious to know people's thoughts. There's always been and always will be songs that so many people hate, but I don't think it's ever quite been like it is now. I mean, the backstreet boys, A*Teens, etc. may have not been Dream Theater or Mozart, but they still had some well composed, performed and produced songs. What are your thoughts on Pop music today? Do you agree there is an abundance of "bad music" on the radio these days? If so, what do you think is the cause of it? What do you think future pop music will be like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjStriker Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Okay..So I listen to every genre out there. There's many songs on the radio I don't like, but I can still see why some people would. So I normally never listen to the radio.BUT SERIOUSLY, what the hell is with the recent abundance of music that nearly everyone agrees is terrible?! First Rebecca Black, then Lulu, now this.... Click that and prepare to suffer. Really though, I'm genuinely curious to know people's thoughts. There's always been and always will be songs that so many people hate, but I don't think it's ever quite been like it is now. I mean, the backstreet boys, A*Teens, etc. may have not been Dream Theater or Mozart, but they still had some well composed, performed and produced songs. What are your thoughts on Pop music today? Do you agree there is an abundance of "bad music" on the radio these days? If so, what do you think is the cause of it? What do you think future pop music will be like? I agree it's becoming more and more that I don't listen to anything other than VGM remixes and OST's because anything on the radio is just complete and utter crap. I don't know what happened to what we consider music at all but as long as OC Remix is alive and well I will have music to listen too so I count my blessing's the community is still alive and kicking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I haven't turned on the radio for a good decade or so. Stuff like this is the reason why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleJCrb Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 You mean radio still actually exists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 You mean radio still actually exists? To punish us, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion303 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 "What the hell happened to music!?" You got old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I was at a Christmas party where everyone was supposed to feel welcome. I have no clue what "music" they were playing, but it made me feel awkward and extremely unwelcome. If what they played is what passes as "music" these days, then I weep for what we once knew it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 "What the hell happened to music!?"You got old. I'm 20. My collection of tapes and CDs from the 80s and 90s prove that mainstream music was superior at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 You mean radio still actually exists? Every once in a while, usually on long car rides during the summer, my girlfriend and her cousin give me a painful reminder that it's very, very real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I haven't turned on the radio for a good decade or so. Stuff like this is the reason why. This. Thanks OCR for existing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBrother Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Music today is FAR better than it's ever been before and I've been saying that my entire musical life. Seriously though, the amount of amazing stuff out there is absolutely brain numbing, in the best way possible, of course. In my opinion, the state of music as a whole can ONLY get better, never worse. Then again, I love Lady Gaga . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I love the radio TuneIn let me reach radios from all over the world and discover music. The dude a few post above, I dunno how you could only listen to game remixes, I would go insane and be sad. What I hate tho, is the whole new wave of AutoTune in every techno songs. I'm lucky tho, I'm not really listening to techno so I skip the station. But there's an overdose of that, they all use it and they all sound the same and I'd punch them in the fuckin face if I could to apeas emy ears and my wrath. Also, the lack of originality which pisses me off. The 80s had its wave of styles too, and funny thing, you love it 30 years later. Music will keep on changing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRazgriz Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 In all honesty, I truly despise the mainstream music of today. It lacks any real message or meaning behind it. Music has now become more about making money and keeping people preoccupied then it is about spreading the word about peace, happenings, or life stories. Video Game Music is nothing like that, which is why I listen to it. Remixes of VGMs are also reinterpretations of famous works by fans who truly care about the piece they are working with. That intimacy between man and music is what truly makes music shine, and it has been lackluster in contemporary music. I will always listen to Video Game Music, Classical Music, and OCRemixes. I will never listen to mainstream music (unless it just happens to be playing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 When they add youtube embeds to the new site design, this post is going to kick ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjStriker Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 When they add youtube embeds to the new site design, this post is going to kick ass Brandon are you defending the Author or arguing trying to figure that out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjStriker Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I love the radioTuneIn let me reach radios from all over the world and discover music. The dude a few post above, I dunno how you could only listen to game remixes, I would go insane and be sad. What I hate tho, is the whole new wave of AutoTune in every techno songs. I'm lucky tho, I'm not really listening to techno so I skip the station. But there's an overdose of that, they all use it and they all sound the same and I'd punch them in the fuckin face if I could to apeas emy ears and my wrath. Also, the lack of originality which pisses me off. The 80s had its wave of styles too, and funny thing, you love it 30 years later. Music will keep on changing Game remixes come in all genre's and meaning its just one of those things I am a huge fan and it never gets old to me. I might just be that 1 percent but when you love something as much as I do it never gets old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 When they add youtube embeds to the new site design, this post is going to kick ass Brandon are you defending the Author or arguing trying to figure that out lol Just sharing some amazing music that I love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt E. Waldman Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Just watched that video - t-that was terrible. Though, hasn't Nicki Minaj at least made SOME good music? I recall she pumped out some decent stuff before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjStriker Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Just sharing some amazing music that I love Ahh gotcha yah I need to clarify I am not saying I hate "everything" thats out there just not a fan like I was back in the 80's 90's when I believe music was really well done. But I have a 15 year old and the music she listens too is horrible and drives me crazy and I wasn't like that as a kid my dad and I had similar tastes in music and I'm from the country so Country music is and will always be part of my life but it's just amazing as to what these artists shovel down peoples throats 3 to 4 releases a year anymore its just how fast can I get into the studio and make more music that sounds "EXACTLY" the same and pump it out to people to buy kinda sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Modern top 40 production trends are fucking terrible. Hip Hop/R&B is the worst. They've all but abandoned their soul/funk roots and instead draw their inspiration from the cheesiest European dance music. At best, it might be a poor imitation of minimalistic 808 beats from the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonetic Hero Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'm 20. Lololol. You don't have to experience years of terrible radio to realize it's terrible. Us whipper snappers (I'm 20 as well) can figure out when stuff is bad... at least some of us* *Disclaimer - "some of us" does NOT include: frat guys, sorority girls, hipsters/scenesters, people who go to clubs on a regular basis, and most of the time anyone under 18 So basically anyone who has a hard time thinking for themselves and formulating their own opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I wish I was born in the 70's. Musically speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 lern2siriusxm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Music has always been terrible. Music was terrible back when Mozart was alive. We remember the decent stuff and forget the much more abundant terrible stuff, so it always seems like the present is worse than the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'm not sure I understand this thread. What are people complaining about. Music has always had shit music thats been more popular than stuff thats awesome, but time has a way of making people forget these songs (for the most part). You can find good music from any year in music if you look hard enough, sure its not always mainstream but when was mainstream ever seen as "good music" with the exception of the beatles As for people bashing the radio, same concept. So many great radio stations out there, you've just gotta find them. Imo, stop complaining about the mainstream and go find music you enjoy listening to. Mainstream can't exactly be ignored, but you don't have to bask in its mediocrity wondering what the hell happened to "good music". Good music is out there and these days, its easier to find than ever thanks to the wonders of the internet (back in the day, you just had what was on Top of the Pops and music you brought on the strength of its cover art) Just look for good music, and you'll find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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