do you agree, or think he is an old git who should go away
2006-08-23 00:57:04 · 29 answers · asked by missnikid 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
he's an idiot, "no good albums in the last 20 years"? what? the last 20 years have probably been the best 20 years for music.
2006-08-23 01:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
He has a point..
If you listen to a lot of music from different eras and compare it to the "squeaky clean" recordings of today, you'll hear the "static" quality Dylan was referring to.
If you listen to Dylan's music you'll realise that vocally he isn't perfect, and most of his records are composed of improvising musicians, so things aren't exactly tight. That adds a certain charm to the music. You could argue that that is characteristic of the "indie-folk" genre, and doesn't have a place in R n B/Hip Hop/ Pop of today.
Because the quality of sound and recording these days is SO perfect (emulating the perfect image advertised by most of these artists. You know, great skin, long legs, great boobs etc... ), it just sounds flat. There's no heart in it almost, and if there was any during the recording it has been edited out during production. It makes the music predictable and boring. Music is all about "free-form". The scratchiness of the sound quality and the imperfect vocal intonation makes it sound fun!!! The dodgy, messy weavings of each musician's personal interpretation of the song just makes a recording THAT much more interesting to listen to. That's the whole point of music (I think anyway...).
Obviously from my rant you can tell that I'm quite the musician so I'm just looking at things from that point of view, because I've been involved in recording and playing stuff. Hope I haven't bored you! ;-)
2006-08-23 01:30:36 · answer #2 · answered by spaghettios4891 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's an old git who should go away.
All old people say that today's music is atrocious. I'll bet I'll be saying it when I'm as ancient as Bob. He grew up with an older generation of music. It changes so regularly that if you don't want to keep up, you'll be stuck in the past. Bob Dylan is stuck in the past. He likes his generation of music, that's fine. Personally, I can't stand his generation of music. I think that it is terrible, but that's just me. I love today's music, but ther'll be a point in the future where I will stop enjoying new music and I'll be stuck in the past.
Mind you, If he's referring to manufactured pop with bints and prats who can't sing without a computer enhancing it, and who don't write their own music, then I totally agree with him.
2006-08-23 01:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was 'the man' in his day, and he's correct that some modern music is proper tripe. It's a bit of a generalisation though, there are some good artists coming out with good new music all the time.
On the whole though, I have to agree that most of the stuff you see on music channels or hear on the radio is sh!te.
2006-08-23 01:00:32 · answer #4 · answered by le_coupe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well he was a poet songwriter. to him music has to have that talent and now with certain sopngs it is repetative like chants over and over not much talent with that.. instrumentally not a lot are eitehr just whaling of loud guitars no words so deep and to fast paced.. music was to enlighten the soul to make ur mood happy adn to some youths rap and hip hops is all that but to a musician who went to school adn intrumentalist talented people and songwriters this is not talent is is just good memeory for over and over chants repetative sayings about the sex issues or homeys or hoods the story lies between their words where youths can relate so this is a different era to each his own ,, what ever works.. but in the morning when u get up not all awake one doesnt want to listen to goth death metal about dying and blood all over an killing things and headbanging music 1st thing.. but then again while traveling 7 hrs road trip u need a guy singing who drags out his word ever so long either we'd fall asleep .. to each his own there has to be a happy medium ..the peoples chpice is one thing but the musicians world of talent poetic things instrumental wise helps.. as people go to school for music and learn what talent is.
2006-08-23 01:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by gypsygirl731 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
BOB DYLAN IS A ******* LEGEND!!
"modern" music is atrocious.
But there is some incredible musicians out there, making awesome music that is ready to be noticed.
I think that Bob Dylan meant that all "mainsteam" modern music is atrocious.
I mean, the mainsteam stuff is ****, face it. But we need to move away from that, and see all the artists that are amazing and arent being noticed, move them into the mainsteam, and introduce mini-whores to MUSIC. Actual MUSSSIIICCCC.
2006-08-23 01:03:32 · answer #6 · answered by maddzy 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't really agree... but I think he's just being obtuse, that's his style... I think what he said was pretty witty in a way- what was it- 'Record companies shouldn't worry about kids downloading the music for free, it ain't worth nothin'... I mean I think it's more cheeky than anything else...
Reminds me of the vinyl/CD argument though... I don't want to get into that, it will never be resolved...
2006-08-23 01:07:08 · answer #7 · answered by Buzzard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have all Bob's stuff but to be honest he is a great song WRITER but vocals wise is a matter of taste.........music at the moment......The Fratellis, The View, Maroon5, Arctic Monkeys, Keane, Muse, Snowpatrol, The Holloways, Dirty Pretty Things, Raconteurs, ......................I really could go on and on and on! Yes I must agree with you on this, he is talking crap!
2006-08-23 01:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by camshy0078 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bob Dylan should never go away, he's the man. "pop" music is generally atrocius at the moment, it was pretty bad in his fay too.
2006-08-23 01:02:47 · answer #9 · answered by apollo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He actually said modern music is atrocious but I have to agree with him after all you cannot use the word talented in conjunction with the name Jessica Simpson
2006-08-23 01:00:21 · answer #10 · answered by madamspud169 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most of it is, good music is being made, but it's not being played.
Laura Love, Sarah Harmer,Kathleen Edwards,& G love all have put out quality albums in the last year but No one's playing them.
Atleast not around here (Virginia Beach ,VA.)
2006-08-23 03:25:51 · answer #11 · answered by brianlefttoe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋