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jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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So much quality music out there, and some of the winners, you just have to find it.
Live by the sea
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- Oct 21, 2016
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There’s no one in the last 20 years I can think of , that’s remotely in the league of Bowie , Prince , Whitney & yes Duran Duran . I’m not looking to start an argument, I’m just saying the standard is lower because people seek generally happy to accept less talent nowadays as long as there on TikTok !
Back in the 80’s the likes of Sam Smith & Justin Bieder wouldn’t have even been offered a recording contract ,
Back in the 80’s the likes of Sam Smith & Justin Bieder wouldn’t have even been offered a recording contract ,
"I'm not looking to start an argument..." but here's my opinion. LOL.
You're seeing everything through the prism of an old man!
I wouldn't define music purely by the megastars, but do you seriously not think the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are talented?
(You might not like their music but that's not what I'm asking)
Live by the sea
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They obviously have a certain amount of talent but I do not believe they are in the same talent league as the likes of Bowie or Prince etc.
By the way - I’ve never been called an old man before !!
By the way - I’ve never been called an old man before !!
A few other things though
99% of 80s' artists weren't in the "same talent league" as Bowie or Prince.
Must have been a crap decade!
- Oct 17, 2008
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I don’t like much modern pop music and I’m in my mid thirties. The reason being that I simply am not exposed to it like I used to be. Growing up I would listen to the top 40 on a Sunday afternoon, buy singles and albums on CD, talk about music with mates etc.
Now I don’t do anything like that and when I hear people like Sam Smith and Stormzy, I really don’t get on with them. Especially Sam Smith who sounds like a dying cat
Now I don’t do anything like that and when I hear people like Sam Smith and Stormzy, I really don’t get on with them. Especially Sam Smith who sounds like a dying cat
nicko31
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Live by the sea
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80’s was the best decade !
Greg Bobkin
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That's the thing - music, like so many other things - is subjective. So you can't say the 'standard is lower', just that you don't like it. Which is fine, but I don't get why people have to moan about other music that millions of people DO love
How do you, personally, make this judgement? What is your argument based on? How did you arrive at the idea the big names of the 80s are not in the same league as the big names now? Just curious.
BadFish
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Quite, there is good stuff around at the moment.my 18 year old listens to some really excellent drum and bass, dub step and many other similar genres.That's the thing - music, like so many other things - is subjective. So you can't say the 'standard is lower', just that you don't like it. Which is fine, but I don't get why people have to moan about other music that millions of people DO love
Some good indie stuff about too. The albums thread on here is always a good place to start.
Modern pop music doesn't sound as good as pop from when we were young but let's face it, it's not aimed at us. Sheeran, Swift, Styles, Lorde, Bieber, etc etc clearly write good songs and the kids like it. There is of course some shite about too but it was always thus.
Live by the sea
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Mainly because I can remember many of the songs of the 80’s but most of the music I hear nowdays I can’t remember even a few months later !
BadFish
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Nearly everyone's favourite music decade is the one when they were youths. This is because we are more in tune with those times and we are primed for discovering music. For most of us it was everywhere and soundtracks our lives when the world was new and exciting. Songs and albums were a shared experience with friends and other youths. Clubs, discos, parties, pubs all pounding our ears with music.
It's really not the music that's changed my friend, it's you. I don't know how old you are but a forty something bloke isn't going to listen to Sam Smith and hear the same thing as he did when he was 16 and hearing Planet Earth. The awe and wonder and willingness to have their mind blown just isn't there.
Randy McNob
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What, even after listening to Radio 1 all day, every day, like you used to?!
jackalbion
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Whitney and Duran Duran were crap lol. Wet Leg and Fontaines D.C. are two winners last night who are far better.
Justice
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If that’s your immediate thought then you haven’t explored new music and given it a chance. Personally I can’t stand Bowie or Queen just don’t get what all the fuss is about. Is it music you were meant to like in that era because other people did?