General Music Chat

I don't know who made this list of "The decade's top moments in music," but I have a whole different difinition of "top moments!"

This looks pretty sick to me. It includes deaths, M&M having to make up for his homophobic lyrics with Elton John, Kanye West's tantrums, etc etc etc. I saw maybe 3 good items of news in the entire list.

I haven't bought much music this decade, perhaps less than any other in my life since I started buying music. This explains it pretty well...

Ever since Kurt Cobain died.. it's been a downhill landslide since.

Not that I want to give him any explicit credits towards the trends of the industry, but the coincidental timeframe is what it is.

So yeah, late 60's early 70's sarted sucking, then it revitalized
then the late 70's early 80's sarted sucking, then it revitalized
then the late 80's early 90's sarted sucking, then it revitalized

But then something went wrong...

was it napster / Illegal downloading? Labels stopped developing talent, stopped signing many genres of bands, and stopped signing anyone who wasn't already guaranteed to sell 10million+ albums.

In the 70's, selling a million albums was a major success. Today, it isn't enough to even get you noticed by a major label.

Even thought the population hasn't increased THAT much since then.

But the music itself these days just SUCKS. I listen to more indie music today than EVER before, and back in the mid 80's, we totally trolled the college stations to see what was underground.

I do see a positive indie movement right now, but also a *very* overcrowded and unforgiving movement that will reward only a select few that it sees fit. The rest of us can shove it up our bums.

AWSOME is the only way I can describe it.
I became an active musician with a full band at my back and I met yous guys to help me along the path.

Hell boys, it dont get much better than that without a full contact or some such.

Labels did more damage to developing talent than any one force.
Today if you are driven enough and HAVE talent you will be heard.
The scary thing is that there are so many really awsome great musicians , [after you weed through the bull], Including most of you guys,,, this job market is kinda full.
It is your own fault that you are all to freakin' talented.

Man I dont know Glen. Seems most the big bucks these days going to pretty hacks on their backs if ya get my drift.

I think if a few indies throw down together, put up some change for some bad ass equipment and really put on a good show.
You know music, motion, lights, like the good ol days.
Stuff gotta break loose. Dont take mega musical talent for that, but vision and drive, thats talent too. And me thinks it may well trump awsome technical ability in a real world showdown.

I voted not too bad. There's been a healthy trend of diversification. I'm hearing more and more young people getting into accoustic, jazz, jambands, blues. The one huge iconic genre that marked other decades doesn't really apply any more. What is commercially the most popular may be garbage, but the masses aren't really into what's commercially popular. I'm actually a little encouraged that finally people are becoming more sophisticated in their musical tastes and aren't succumbing to the herd mentality we saw in previous decades. Just my recent gigs shows me the young people are hip to good playing, regardless the genre....

I hate rap, so the last 10 sucked ass.

I got to witness Aerosmith combining with Run DMC.

I know when I join the TIME POLICE, my very 1st mission will be to come back in time and DESTROY Aerosmith and Run DMC for their crimes against music and making rap rock popular.

(LOCK AND LOAD!) lol

Has rap really been that popular the last five years? Ten years? I think the popularity of rap has been waning for years. I'm amazed it has lasted as long as it has. I was kind of expecting it to last as long as disco. Which reminds of back to the future. In 1980 I moved from New Jersey to Knoxville, Tenn. The first three clubs I went to had been changed from rock or country to disco. I was shocked and disappointed to see so many clubs in Knoxville go disco. I was expecting diehard country or southern rock but there wasn't any around. That's what I mean by herd mentality. Thank God it's disappearing. If my band can get a gig at Whiskey Tango that's gotta tell you something good is happening in the way of OPEN-MINDEDNESS. People want to hear GOOD MUSIC, regardless of genre. Maybe we're heading into a GREAT DECADE of music variety. Wouldn't that be refreshing?

Looking at what THEY think are the "highlights" of the past decade, all I can say is "PFFFFT!"

That list looked pretty awful to me!

Just as the average American consumer's " ideal " of Martial arts is the Mc Dojo their consumption of McMusic is to be expected.

Hey Bob- I think Rap actually became as immortal as rock, in the sense that neither of them in their traditional or original formats are popular anymore, yet both have offspring- such as hip-hop, newer R&B, etc.. for RAP; and everything from 'modern rock', pop, and even today's metal can be contributed to rock. Darwinism will continue to evolve them both I think.

I really dislike rap and most hip-hop, but that's more of a preference than a disposition, I just don't like 'simple' lyrics and repetitive/circular melodies. Even sitting by the dock of the bay annoys me for that reason... lol.

10 years?
I don't know Phil for myself?

Nothing seems to have changed that much really as regards music. The one thing that however has changed is the LIVE VENUE, Originality in local terms.

There are a bundle of great acts and bands out there truly. We just need the venues. Venues bring people, people bring money, money brings more venues.

I think that is what I would like to see. More circuits, more people enjoying their lives.

But as to your question. No different than any other. It's personal circumstance that changes a view.