People who grew up in the 70's & 80's, aren't you disappointed with the music they make these days?

Question

When you turn on the radio these days, all you here is bad, but commercial music. It's very disappointing that there is much less talent out there than there use to be back in the day. The only artists that are worth listening to nowadays are hidden, they're "underground artists", because mainstream music sucks.

I'm 17, and i consider myself very lucky to have a dad that taught me all about the music he listens to while he was growing up (the beatles, led zeppelin, the cure, pat benatar, dire straits, ...).

I can't stand the fact that all you here right now is P.Diddy, Akon, Rihanna, Hanna Montana, etc..

Answer 1

Music radio today all sounds the same. The record producers don't want to think outside the box...hurts their brains apparently. They don't want to take risks or let careers slowly build. Back when I was growing up in the '80s, bands like U2 and REM had the chance to slowly develop their followings and niches. Couldn't do that today, you have to hit a home run on your first at bat or forget it.

I would still rather listen to Hendrix then all these crappy emo bands that are out now. Otherwise I find myself listening more to sports or talk radio when I do have my radio on.

Answer 2

It's not that simple that you can simply say there is no more good music anymore. I have been around long enough to know that for any time period, there is good and bad. In the late 80's, we had Poison, Gerardo and Milli Vanilli. You can also make the argument that the mainstream has mostly been bad except for the small time period when Nirvana broke through. Commercial radio is the culprit and it will not got any better until every single person turns off the radio and goes satellite. Once people start tuning out in droves, the dollars will speak and maybe you will see more new artists, less repetition of songs, less mind-draining emo and hip-hop, and hopefully less overplayed 90's music.

Obviously the independent music will never get heavy play on radio, what really sucks is that there are still plenty of major-label rock releases that don't get the attention they deserve.

Answer 3

I am 27, born in 1980. I grew up listening to some Michael Jackson (BEFORE HE WAS A FREAK!!) and aLOT of my parents music from the 60's. To to this day I'm an oldies person all the way. I mean, they just haven't ever made music like the Beatles or ROlling Stones or all the other awesome bands/songs. Michael Jackson was good in the 80's, and so were a few other people.. but most of the 90's and onward is pathetic (with the exeption of alot of country music and some individual songs/artists)

My favorite bands are the Beatles, Mamas and Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, my all-time favorite voices are Karen Carpenter and Roger Whittaker (If you never heard his creamy voice, Youtube him). My favorite songwriter is John Denver. I have actually pretty varied musical tastes.

Answer 4

I was born in 71 and grew up basically in the 80's. I didn't really appreciate 80's music though until now. I did however enjoy the early 90's renaissance in rock music. I think the alternative movement of the early 90s was the last time in recent history where rock music truely meant something to people like it did in the late 60s. Lollapalooza was born from the counter-culture movement, and we watched Woodstock come back from the grave in 94. Bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden created a whole new culture that had never existed previously. It seemed like for once, the musicians themselves were defining what was rock, and not the record industry.

Answer 5

I am 23 and could not agree with you more. Music today is just the same whiny crap over and over again. I mean, even in the mid 90s "todays" music was decent with artists like Chumbawamba and Fastball. I actually used to lvoe todays music.

I happen to be OBSESSED with the 1980s though. The music especially was so awesome and made you want to get up and dance. I guess I loved the 80s first from working in a record store a few years ago.

Answer 6

I didn't grow up in the 70's or 80's (I was born in 1991) but I hate today's music. It sounds so bad. Most of these bands won't be remembered in ten years. It all sounds the same to me. I love music from the 80's and 60's. My mom helped influence what I listen to and I'm glad I don't listen to today's garbage. I don't listen to anything made past 1990 but oh well. You have good taste in music. I like all the bands you named. The Beatles are my favorite band.

Answer 7

I have about 50 albums and the most recent came out in 94. Most are from the 70's and 80's with a few from the 60's. Old music rules.

Answer 8

I am 16 and I feel the same as you...except once in a while you can find some good stuff. You really got to dig though. I love classic rock and I even love music from the 40's like Billie Holiday, I love Frank Sinatra and Nat KIng Cole, Bessie Smith.
I too have been greatly influenced by my father, we sit listening to rock on his records from his days in the 60's, 70's and 80's.
I feel music doesn't have as much meaning today as it did back then and that's too bad...

Answer 9

I grew up then, and some of the music was great. Remember, the 70s were also responsible for disco (eeewwww). There are some great rock bands around now that are just as good as the old stuff. The key is to avoid pop music stations completely. That is where you find the crap. Based on some of the bands you listed, you might like Black Stone Cherry, Shinedown, stuff like that - rock.

Answer 10

They make music now days - all I ever here on the radio is the same processed garbage.

I find myself listening more and more to music of the 60's-90's Besides one or two tracks I don't think I have music from this past decade anywhere in my collection.