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Yes, music was indeed better in the past than it is today. Scientific studies shows that timbral variance peaked in the 1960s, and that song-lyrics have become less " intelligent " over the past 20 years or so. The loudness wars since the 90s has also resulted in music being compressed to sound louder, but which also means losing dynamic.
I live for 70-90s maybe a small bit of early 00’s but music is 100% not what it used to be.
Amen. If I had to choose I’d probably do 80’s or 90’s alternative for the rest of my life.
Definietely, and among modern bands its the ones inspired by 60 and 70s rock that are usually the best ones, which says something.
I hold that the Four Tops is the best band to have ever existed, at least that I know of.
Pop music caters to the lowest common denominator since that means the most people will spend money on it. Advancements in technology allow one single person to make entire albums without touching a single musical instrument
Not only this, but pop music can actually influence other genres, since they're more or less setting the bar
I think the reason people think the music they grew up with is better than music today is simply because we were kids then. Now we are jaded adults. We associate it with nostalgia. I think there’s plenty of good music today too
I like 16th century songs. Hear "To Anacreon in Heaven". It's an amazing song. It's a British drinking song whose tune was used to write the US national anthem Star spangled banner
I've always hated ancient assholes who went on and on about how music - and basically everything else - was so much better in the old days. Since I'm now an ancient asshole myself and I know very little about modern music, I have no opinion on the relative merits of old and new.
In fact, I don't know much about music in general, but YouTube's algorithm in its great wisdom suggested a video a while back where three musicians spent about half an hour dissecting and discussing Earth, Wind and Fire's September. Almost everything they said flew over my head at an altitude of about 10,000 feet, but my takeaway was that a whole lot of really complicated shit is going on in a song that's become such a standard that most people probably consider it elevator music.
I do wonder if modern solo artists and bands have the time - never mind the talent and musical ability - to craft something on that level.