Why today's music sucks

TriggerWarning · 2019-03-30T02:36:59.127Z

TheRedComet:

Oh man Within Temptation. That brings back some memories.

Out of those symphonic metal bands Nighwish was my favorite. The End of All Hope is still on my top 20 metal songs of all time list.

I just saw Within Temptation live about two weeks ago. They rarely tour the US and I missed them 5 or so years ago the last time so I made sure I’d see them this time. Absolutely amazing.

I’ve seen Nightwish in concert twice, both with Floor as the lead singer who is my overall favorite of the triad of Nightwish lead singers. Studio wise my two favorite songs (Song of Myself and Poet and Pendulum) are Anette songs but she couldn’t do live very well whereas Floor can do pretty much anything live. Overall I think Floor’s album Endless Forms Most Beautiful is the best overall but the two Anette songs off Imaginareum are my favs, the rest of the album for the most part though isn’t as good.

TriggerWarning · 2019-03-30T02:43:44.981Z

For anyone who might care here is the Anette version of Song of Myself by Nightwish. Its a great example of what symphonic metal is where it incorporates typical heavy metal elements with classical instruments and a chorus.

If you wonder why I and others when talking about Nightwish always have to classify each song by lead singer its because they’ve had three. First was Tarja (blech) who was an opera singer who can’t sing anything but operatic. Gets annoying fast. They fired her after ten years or so because she was so limiting and hired Anette. Anette is a pop singer who allowed them to branch out but she was unable to sing old Tarja Nightwish songs very well. They fired Anette mid tour (lots of drama) and hired Floor Jansen with only 48 hrs notice to finish the tour. They actually have a documentary called “You Have 48 hrs to learn the setlist” about this. Floor is amazing because she can literally sing anything from operatic to pop to death metal.

Janet_Miller · 2019-05-23T00:13:26.854Z

I enjoy some songs performed within the last five years. Olly Murs & One Direction are groups that readily come to mind.

The O P is pretty mild compared to some posts I see on classic rock pages on Facebook & YouTube.

“YEAH That was a great song (or group). Not like today’s stuff by people like Justin Bieber.”

Hey ■■■■ for Brains, if I have to see one more critique of Justin Bieber in a comment about a ‘60’s - ‘80’s song or group, I’ll download the entire ■■■■■■■ album by him. “Baby Baby” & “Despacito” are kind of fun!

If ACDC, the Beatles, or KISS are so great, why do you need to diss Justin Bieber, or ANYONE?!
If this artist, or that song, are so great, they should be able to stand on their own.

TriggerWarning · 2019-05-23T21:20:05.309Z

Janet_Miller:

The O P is pretty mild compared to some posts I see on classic rock pages on Facebook & YouTube.

“YEAH That was a great song (or group). Not like today’s stuff by people like Justin Bieber.”

Hey ■■■■ for Brains, if I have to see one more critique of Justin Bieber in a comment about a ‘60’s - ‘80’s song or group, I’ll download the entire ■■■■■■■ album by him. “Baby Baby” & “Despacito” are kind of fun!

If ACDC, the Beatles, or KISS are so great, why do you need to diss Justin Bieber, or ANYONE?!
If this artist, or that song, are so great, they should be able to stand on their own.

What I love about you tube comments on classic songs is that there are always comments by someone claiming to be about 15 and saying I wish I grew up in this age when music was great. I have no doubt that these so called 15 year olds are actually in the 40-60 yr old age range and are just fishing for comments.

Perdidochas · 2019-05-24T19:20:11.782Z

LucyLou:

It’s old people music. I’m tired of hearing all those bands you listed. If I never hear another of their songs ever again, I’m good.

Classic Rock is no different than The Oldies.

You can’t say today’s music won’t last. Of course it will, to the kids listening to it now. The same way you’re still playing Led Zeppelin like it’s the greatest music ever.

I like listening to new things. Some people cling to the music of their golden age. It’s all good

Exactly. The so-called Classic rock is the best of the music from that time. There was an awful lot of crap out then, just like there is crap out now. The best we will remember and listen to for a long time, the worst and mediocre we mostly forget.

Perdidochas · 2019-05-24T19:26:35.686Z

altair1013:

So would you be comfortable mentioning this band as peers with Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Beatles, The Who, Elton John, Pearl Jam, CCR, Van Halen, Nirvana, Tom Petty or any of the top acts of the past? Are these guys their equals?

In the 1980s, I wouldn’t have put Tom Petty in the same league with the older artists above. I still wouldn’t put Nirvana with them. We can’t say now what current artists will become classics. We will know it in 20 years.

noSpaces · 2019-05-24T19:43:45.566Z

NKOTB are classic.

Guntsu · 2019-05-24T19:52:50.727Z

Here is something I am jamming to right now…

vaard · 2019-05-24T20:12:47.320Z

Todays music sucks because i am old…

noSpaces · 2019-05-24T20:27:18.421Z

I suck because I’m old.

TriggerWarning · 2019-05-25T01:59:25.566Z

Great new song for me that I just heard last Friday on Passport Approved, a radio show that plays new music by up and coming alternative bands across the world. I’d never heard of this group before but within a minute of listening to this song I knew I wanted it. I’ve listened to some other stuff by them and its forgettable but this song sticks with me, especially once it gets to the chorus.

noSpaces · 2019-05-25T03:38:45.095Z

A classic from this decade.

AZslim · 2019-05-25T03:48:43.551Z

Damn this is good.

noSpaces · 2019-05-25T03:55:37.496Z

Yeah not too shabby.

noSpaces · 2019-05-25T03:56:40.429Z

Some more sucky tunage for your headphones.

AZslim · 2019-05-25T04:18:50.902Z

Good choices.

Janet_Miller · 2019-05-27T21:51:54.356Z

I like Justin Bieber music. Maybe I’ll try more than two of his songs, the ones I mentioned earlier.

Jezcoe · 2019-05-27T23:45:24.655Z

ScottWalkerIsDead:

I like Andrew Bird. He’s making music today. He doesn’t suck.

Years ago, when I was working for a theater in the Mountains of Virginia, I was the Lighting Designer on a show that Andrew Bird was the violinist.

When hanging out he told me that he had just cut an album with a band called The Squirrel Nut Zippers. He didn’t think it would go anywhere.

Nice guy.

TriggerWarning · 2019-05-31T01:10:46.826Z

Radiohead (a current group) doing a cover of an old Joy Division / New Order song. Vocally it starts a bit rough IMO as Thom Yorke is trying too hard to sound like Ian Curtis (the lead singer of Joy Division) but the instruments are flawless and after about a minute Yorke settles into just singing like himself. Also love that out of all the more well known New Order songs they could have covered they picked Ceremony with its great guitar hooks. If you don’t know but are curious as to why its labeled as both a Joy Division and New Order song its because its the last song Joy Division ever started to record before Ian Curtis’s suicide a few days later. It was never finished though so when the surviving members of Joy Division renamed themselves New Order and the Joy Division lead guitarist took over singing and finished the vocals it was released as a New Order song.

noSpaces · 2019-08-01T03:12:18.594Z