Anyone who knows much of anything about music would disagree that the quality is on par with anything from the 90s, the 70s, etc.

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tejohnso 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe it's the quality of the popularized music that isn't on par?

A billboard top ten from the 90s or 70s is going to have legendary music on it.

A recent top ten is going to be ...well Rick will tell you it's pretty bad, maybe something passable once in a while.

But I think it's possible that there is a lot more quality music than there ever has been. It's just not rising up past the mumble rap, auto tune pop, or Taylor Swift copycats. Even Rick gets very excited about new music once in a while. Symptom Of Life by WILLOW comes to mind.

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matheusmoreira 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah...

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk with one of the musicians who played at a friend's wedding.

They turned out to be absurdly skilled musicians in general who can each play multiple instruments and genres. They've got their own songs, their own musical tastes, their own selection of tracks that they really enjoy playing for their audiences.

And yet they are reduced to playing popular radio stuff to make money. Lowest common denominator stuff that gets pumped out like products to a wide global audience. That's what people ask them to play.

It just feels soulless.

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lotsoweiners 2 days ago | parent [-]

> And yet they are reduced to playing popular radio stuff to make money. Lowest common denominator stuff that gets pumped out like products to a wide global audience. That's what people ask them to play. It just feels soulless.

Why though? I’ve played in both original and cover bands and had the most fun playing “the hits” in cover bands to be honest. I think it is the audience feedback and knowing that we are playing beloved songs that I enjoyed.

	▲	matheusmoreira 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> I think it is the audience feedback and knowing that we are playing beloved songs that I enjoyed. That seems right... Out of every person in the wedding, this person remembered me because I sat down to enjoy one of the older tracks they were playing while everyone else was busy. Maybe it's just their tastes. He told me they can play anything but they just really liked playing instrumental music a lot more than big radio hits. They really liked playing jazz which I also enjoy.