Drin Lon 7,875 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 1 hour ago, AndyGa said: Gaga is talented to me sis Anyway again I don't like them and their voices are not my type because I think Ariana runs out of breath quickly and I don't enjoy a guy with a guitar that much ( plus their **** personalities rubs me the wrong way ) but again enjoy their music it's totally fine we all have our different preference Agree but we were talking about talented people and not prefferences Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan 3,850 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Because our society is getting different (read as worse) and popular music mirrors our behavior. It's like an endless cycle of society influencing music and at the same time following some patterns set by music. Once in a while some pattern-breaker gets big and sets a new pattern of breaking old patterns, then it becomes the new popular pattern and gets broken again. And so it goes. Society now is as-fast-as-ever paced, disposable, superficial, shallow, easy-digesting and visual - so is popular music. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heels 216 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Music has always been sh*tty and if you say it's gotten worse it's because nobody talks about the sh*t music that was released. A more recent example would be those ugly generic 2008-2010 songs like Dynamite. Nobody talks about it because it's forgettable and now people say that was a great time for music Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Surrealist 27,470 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 3 hours ago, sipthistea said: That's why people like Justine Beiber and Shaun Mendes have a record deal And now even songs like Shape Of You and albums like 1989 get Grammys. Shawn Mendes writes his own songs, plays piano, sings live, can play guitar and actually has some catchy music. And both Shape of You and 1989 were great albums, what are you smoking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnotyourbabe10 6,100 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 As usual, I blame any issue or problem about culture or economy on Late Stage Capitalism. It's a colossal failure. Stay woke! To the OT: Pop music (well, most music these days) is standardized/commodified for maximizing consumption or profit. Gaga does a good job of queering it while still making bank/pandering (which is problematic but whatever...it's Gaga , she's talented) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipthistea 21,099 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 39 minutes ago, The Surrealist said: Shawn Mendes writes his own songs, plays piano, sings live, can play guitar and actually has some catchy music. And both Shape of You and 1989 were great albums, what are you smoking? He's still a product of a music label that crafts his songs and his image. Shape Of You was crafted in order to be a hit, it's not innovative yet it won a Grammy over better songs. 1989 was practically produced by Max Martin, which was also an album designed to be "catchy" and "easy digesting" music. The only thing I'm spilling is honesty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Surrealist 27,470 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, sipthistea said: He's still a product of a music label that crafts his songs and his image. True but he is definitely not an example of the music getting worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl 3,374 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Trends are more important than ever thanks to social media, so instead of young people hearing songs on the radio and choosing to go buy it if they like it, they’re seeing what everyone else/their friends are listening to on Spotify and just going with that because it’s trendy. Then they are all getting recommended the same songs based on what they are listening to and it stops them from seeking out other songs that maybe aren’t as popular. The music labels see what’s trending and follow that formula and sign similar artists and make similar sounding songs. That’s why there are less risk takers appearing in the charts nowadays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStyx 3,355 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I liked this video but in the meantime I enjoy modern pop music so idk what to think. cause of death: gaga singing along perfect illusion on BBC Radio 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Adga 8,664 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 The music in my country is even worse. Reggaeton/urban music everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 12 hours ago, RadioIsOurs said: I agree. Many people in the comments are saying how bands like Nirvana, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath are so much better, but they aren't really pop artists are they? If you are taking about idols like Katy, Bieber and Britney, why not bring up examples like Madonna, David Cassidy or MJ? because "popular" pop music isn't always gonna be what we see as pop. jazz standards were pop, rock was pop and hip hop is basically the new pop. The industry is shifting so less money time and ideas are gonna go into pop stars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil 2,296 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Payola's curse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
misunderstood 8,736 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I don't think it's getting worse. I think it's just like how people from the 60s/70s say current music is not music. It's just that sounds and things are changing. "I'd rather be poor and happy, than rich and alone" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born To Slay 10,996 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 6 hours ago, SIXINCHHEELS said: Music has always been sh*tty and if you say it's gotten worse it's because nobody talks about the sh*t music that was released. A more recent example would be those ugly generic 2008-2010 songs like Dynamite. Nobody talks about it because it's forgettable and now people say that was a great time for music Dynamite was a great song tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creyk 17,789 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 20 hours ago, RadioIsOurs said: Since around 2016, I've noticed the decline in quality; they are somehow becoming more boring and just less 'pleasant' in general. Just take a look at the current top 40 of the Hot 100 and tell me you find most of it enjoyable? Isn't it a coincidence that used-to-be-huge pop artists such as Gaga and Katy, as well as the two producers cited in the video, Max Martin and Dr. Puke, are no longer so prominent in pop music since then? So if the creators behind these so called uninspired pop music are fading away, then why is it only getting worse? Is the current pop industry just in a mess rn after the loss of these people, or has it got to do with my poor taste and that pop music is actually objectively getting better? This is not the fault of pop producers or pop girls, it's the fault of the consumer. There is a NEW generation since Katy/Gaga were the main girls. And this new generation likes these atmospheric "chill" slow mumble rapper songs far more than good pop songs, so that is what people make. That is the reason we are not getting as much good music as back in the day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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