Where did all the good songs go?
Upfront, i do not like country music. I do like the fact that rock and roll music invaded country music and has left us wondering why this happened. i love, love songs. i do not like my love songs with a country “twang” attached. surely, someone out there can still write music thats appealing to our ears. heavy metal, rap and whatever else is out there, has no feeling or emotions, like the music of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. love songs that we can grab our girl or wife and truly enjoy slow dancing with them. i miss what we had before and i wonder if we will ever have that good music ever again. comments welcomed. john
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Heavy metal, rap and whatever else is out there, has no feeling or emotions, like the music of the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
That’s your opinion. And it doesn’t happen to agree with mine. So there.
Its just a generation gap and i understand your answer. thanks for your answer.
Well, I would say that it depends on your personality. Like @DominicX had said, it doesn’t feel the same to him. I agree with you, maybe the music of pure meaning of music from the old days had faded away. Maybe it’s been replaced with pop, country, metal, etc. but that music isn’t bad either. You see what I’m getting at?
Well, good music is subjective, but obviously you realize this. If you want “good” music I recomment you check out “Cold War Kids”. It might not be good for slow-dancing, but it’s very soulful, and I think you might like them.
Don’t like any of that rock music crap. I need tempos of atleast 180bpm or its too slow :p
Hah, you people are cute. I guess it would be tough to find music if I thought Elton John was my musical paragon…
Where did the good music go? The same place it’s always been: Not on the radio! Here is my Winter Mix 2009 that I handed out to family and friends:
A Day In The Graveyard – Sunset Rubdown
Always – Rilo Kiley
Things Are What You Make Of Them – Bishop Allen
Pieces – The Bridges
Margie – Heathers
Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
Shame – The Avett Brothers
Weak In the Knees – Serena Ryder
Breathless – Dan Wilson
The Littlest Birds – The Be Good Tanyas
Turpentine – Brandi Carlile
The Trial – The Sadies
I Hope Shes Alright – Matthew Jay
People Got a Lotta Nerve – Neko Case
Love Serenade – The Waifs
My Favorite Things – Pomplamoose
CC Rider – Old Crow Medicine Show
Brand New Love – Serena Ryder
More Like Her – Miranda Lambert
The Book Of Right-On – Joanna Newsom
After Hours – We Are Scientists
Heartbeats – José González
Van Helsing Boombox – Man Man
For me, a good song has to have a strong, original, and pleasant melody, followed by good lyrics. Most of the songs today lack that very important characteristic. Once in awhile you’ll hear a good one on the radio, but most of the songs written today are unmelodic and boring. I think the 70s and 80s were a very creative and original period in the history of popular music. As corny and uncool as those decades were, they did yield a lot of good songs. For example…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMls9gkSqg8
Honestly, I don’t understand the question. It seems like you’ve decided that all of “today’s” music sucks, but what’s the question?
Died in the late 70s like American automobiles. Never really recovered, although a few bright spots hither and yon: Phish, Nirvana, Skank to name a few.
There is plenty of good music today. There has been plenty of good music in every decade. My advice is not to allow your musical taste to ossify. The reason music doesn’t sound the same now as it did in the 70’s is because bands in the 70’s already explored that kind of music and nobody wants to rehash the same shit over and over again.
It’s still there, John. Only that our generation does not consider it to be good music. Generation gap. I recall not liking the Genn Miller and Tommy Dorsey of my parents generation either.
@trumi That just empahsizes my point. Of your list I don’t recognize a single song or artist name. I’m a dinosaur.
There’s always “good” music to be found out there . You just have to keep looking and listening out for it.
Here are a few avenues that you might like to explore further :-
Goldfrapp.
Paulo Nutini
Feist
Elbow
I’m in my 50’s and have no problem finding music by current artists that I like. Then again, I listen primarily to public radio in the car and Pandora or streamed radio at home. There’s lots of good stuff out there.
Her Beautiful Ideas
Can You Tell
French Navy
Boys Don’t Cry
You can’t be that much older than me, and I don’t recall any guy ever grabbing me and slow-dancing. That was my parent’s generation. Boys my age could barely shuffle their feet.
@john65pennington – the question is so subjective, I understand the myriad of answers we’re finding here.
But I completely agree with you, though I can’t really tell you the answer.
Our “good” music was noise to our parents, as I’m sure their’s was to their parents, and so it goes. And of course, today’s “music” wouldn’t be so ubiquitous if there wasn’t a market for it.
I just wonder if the next generation will degrade further (as far as WE’RE concerned) or if there will be some sort of revival in terms of talent and depth.
@stranger_in_a_strange_land That was kind of my point :)
Check out last.fm and build yourself a page. I don’t really use the site, but my friends tell me it’s a great way to discover music that fits your tastes.
Thats it! you said the magic word…..we need a New Music Revival!
Someone write a new song that fits all the categories above. including oldies, love, rap, country, metal, and big band all in one song. THEN, all of us would be happy.
Bah. Opinion isn’t fact. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it has no soul or emotion.
Look further than the mainstream, for one, you might find something.
Like you, I prefer “oldies” music, but I wouldn’t say that modern music has no emotion. Metal actually packs quite a punch in terms of emotional impact. If you listen closely to the lyrics, they relate emotional experiences, such as anger and disappointed love.
Also, the type of danceable music that you long for is still available. You just have to keep your ears open to it. For example, Norah Jones songs have a dreamy, romantic quality. You might also try Josh Groban, Michael Buble, and Spencer Day. All of these artists fall into the easy listening or jazz categories, and I don’t know if you like that type of music, so these are just suggestions. When I was looking for good, current music to listen to, I was exposed to new artists by watching Bones and House. It reassured me that all hope was not lost.
@lonelydragon, Grey’s Anatomy has a pretty good playlist, too. I’ve found a lot of new artists that I like from there. I plug those artists into Pandora, and they lead to a lot of good new music, or at least new to me.
@PandoraBoxx Good point. I am not a Grey’s fan, but the few times that I have watched it, I always liked the background music.
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