How do you think music has changed in the past 5 years?

Question

Where is the direction of music going now, in your opinion?

Answer 1

well its not going in the right direction if thats what u mean

the soul lifting guitar solos have been replaced by sh!t worth crappy monotones
amazing innovative drumming replaced by repatitive predictable bass drums
amazing vocal pitches replaced by rap which r capable of drivng u f*cking depressed
machines are doing what talented musicians used to do

where r the Bon Jovi's , the Claptons,the Iron Maidens, the Jimi Hendrix

sh!t i dunno

Answer 2

Music direction right now is snowballing to hell pretty much; audiences over the past 7 or so years thought it was a hoot to cheer talent-less bands and promote them to a undeserved super-star status.

It began with "alternative" rock--and spread like a ugly STD to "new" country; Rap enjoyed a decade of star shine during this time, too. But I'm proud to say rap's dying...and it's bout dam time.

Music's current direction is evolving far worse into a direction and something has to give: MTV is NO big help here, either.

For you to ask this question, I think you pretty much agree. I really feel major record labels should reach far back and find retro sounding bands WITH talent, and dump these one week wonder kid "alternative" rock bands like a load of gravel.

Answer 3

2006-5=1999? I think that was the time when those boybands (Back Street Boys, NSync, etc) went south. People are getting more interested in hip-hop. Most music, including pop, rock, and metal were geared toward this new genre (hip hop and rap). Don't forget, internet boom happened during that time. Downloadable songs started to rise.

Answer 4

I think we are looking at a society with more eclectic music tastes with many people listening and enjoying more than one type of music. Before MP3's music was not as portable or cheap. Coupled with the internet, music was spread at alarming rate across the world with people having access to almost any genre of music imaginable. Many of the people who listen to music also make and produce it, and as a result of having access to so many types of music, a cross pollination of ideas, genres and sounds may be in the offing. In the past few years musicians have been embracing digital technology and many traditional "bands" (the drums, vocalist, guitarist, bass player type bands) have been using samplers, DJ's, software sequencers etc to augment their sound.

So too, have many electronic music artists embraced using more traditional non-electronic instruments in their line-ups. Todays' listener is tomorrows' muso and, with todays' listener being exposed to so many good music choices it will reflect in the music of the future. Music might also move to become completely or more digital due to the portability of many digital devices and the wider choices they offer the budding, contemporary musician.

Many musicians are the sum total of their influences and in the future we may see hybrid music forms being the norm. Classical music has been fused with house, hip-hop and rock with varying degrees of success. Electronic dance music has been married to rock in certain music projects in the past and present. Tango, gospel, folk, bluegrass, rock, classical, hip-hop, experimental electronica, metal etc. have all been mashed together at some point and, as people become more open minded this may become the rule rather than the exception.

Answer 5

Electronica is a new discovery personally, yet I've been hearing it for a decade or more and did not realize then I would embrace it as a holy need.

Answer 6

for the worst unfortunately
it has become too much of a product rather than a form of expression

Answer 7

Yes, definitely.... it is more risque and blunt.... which is not good for our young society as a whole.

Answer 8

No, it's still that same ****. Rappers rapping about the same ****. Rockers rocking about the same ****.

Answer 9

dont know