i also like many different kinds of music. my fave genre is the 80s. lol!I have enormous eclectic musical taste... but if I could only choose one decade..I'd chose mid 60's through to mid 70's...
I agree with you @Bonnie.....the new stuff is more upbeat!Odd one here .... I listen to, and love, the music on the radio TODAY. ... Pop/Rock and the new stuff. It keeps me upbeat, and enjoying life more than listening to older music from 60s - 80s. etc..
The old stuff has its place, but so much of it brings me down. When I'm ready for a walk down memory lane I can always find old favorites, but I don't do that very often.
Today's noise isn't music, it's nothing more than boom, boom, boom, boom, hollering and screeching at the tops of ones lungs, and as far as I'm concerned there isn't a stitch of musicality behind it.
There is, and I do delve into it, but overall I don't think much of the new mainstream.There's a lot of new music that doesn't fit your categorization. You just aren't listening to the right things to find new music you might enjoy. I would agree that a lot of what is out there in the popular realm does fit your description.
There is, and I do delve into it, but overall I don't think much of the new mainstream.
That's really cool, I wish I were more precise in the things I do, but not nature.I'm a data geek and love recording and processing data. I rate all of the songs that I listen to and keep them in a spreadsheet. This thread got me wondering what years my top 20 artiss are from. Here are two top 20 lists, one with artists who have 20 or more songs out and another with 4 or more songs out. I chose 4 because that's often the number of songs on an EP which is the type or release that a new group or artist will often release as their first available recording. The second list also has the place in the top 20 with over 20 songs places in the 4 or more songs artist list. I've also included the date range of releases and any artist with 2021 in their latest date might not have released anything in 2021 but I know they are still active.
Most people will not know most of those artists in my lists. Artists with the same number are tied for that position.
20 Or More Songs Favorite Artists
1 1999-2011 100 Watt Smile 2 2018-2021 The Beths 3 1987-1988 Game Theory 4 1999-2017 20 Minute Loop 5 1971-1973 Alice Cooper (I only like up to Muscle of Love) 6 1992-2020 Belly 7 1985-2021 Suzanne Vega 8 2017-2021 Mise En Scene 9 2000-2021 The New Pornographers 10 2007-2012 Girl in a Coma 11 2016-2021 Sad13 12 1985-1994 Vomit Launch 13 1985-1995 Laurie Anderson 14 2018-2021 Chemtrails 15 1997-2005 Harvey Danger 16 2007-2013 Gillian Grassie 16 1997-2002 House Of Large Sizes 18 1991-2021 Liz Phair 19 1998-2017 Julie Plug 20 1988-1991 Voice Of The Beehive
4 Or More Songs Favorite Artists
1 2001-2001 Scared Of Girls (~_~) 2 1999-2011 100 Watt Smile (1) 3 1999-1999 Breech 4 2000-2003 Moxy 5 2020-2021 Hachiku 6 2018-2021 The Beths (2) 7 1987-1988 Game Theory (3) 8 2017-2021 Penelope Isles 9 1999-2017 20 Minute Loop (4) 10 2005-2006 Agent Sparks 10 2010-2010 Quinn Marston 12 1971-1973 Alice Cooper (5) 12 2018-2021 Public Practice 14 1992-2021 Belly (6) 14 2018-2021 Soccer Mommy 16 1988-1988 Let's Active 17 1995-2000 Poe 18 2020-2021 Pity Party 19 1987-1987 Rank And File 20 2016-2019 Patio
I don't know, but most do seem to like that period music the best. ( Now, watch 800 will post that they don't) But, there's just something about the music of 60s & 70s- yup, I'm 74. For some strange reason, I listened more, and was more aware of music during those years. As I got older music just wasn't the big deal it was. I stopped buying record and tapes. I bought my last CD 20 years ago. I've never heard of 99% of the Grammy winners each year. All I listen to on the car radio is the Oldies" station.Seems we, or should I say ME, adore the same music I loved when I was 15 to 20 years old.
Why is this?
LOL!By the way, you may not have noticed it, but rock really is dead. I looked at the Top 20 songs on Spotify and none could be considered "rock" in the traditional sense, by which I mean people playing their own instruments (usually electric guitars, bass, drums and sometimes keyboards) and singing songs they have written. Usually to a strong beat, with influences of country and/or blues.
The kids have moved on. We're the only ones listening to the old stuff.