Is Music Today Better or Worse Than Ever ?

People who think 00's onward has been better than ever are worse than ever and are a cancer that brings down any dwindling credibility that ILM may of once had

And they should be shot but they would probably enjoy that too

is that directed at me?

the 00's were complete horseshit. i'm basically trying to say i've heard a few more distinctive things lately than in the past 6 years or so. it doesn't mean it's any better... just that things are improving slightly

No. It's pent up pessimism over the direction music has taken and the people riding along with it. Pretty much everyone

Gnite!

Chillax bro

I hear a whole lot of interesting music from this year AND previous years stretching back to the 70s (no further than that in my listening habits, granted) so I suppose music now is as good as it's ever been. At least for me. Never been interested in any canon or such, though.

*permashrug*

people who think other people should be shot should be shot.

People who think 00's onward has been better than ever are worse than ever and are a cancer that brings down any dwindling credibility that ILM may of once had

― The Once-ler, Sunday, July 26, 2015 1:55 AM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

there were so many attempts at doing something "new" in the aughts and they all backfired.

like tin whistles, microkorg presets, disgusting sincerity.

be glad your alive now in this fucked up futuristic world

There's tons of good new music being made right now - I hear lots of exciting new jazz, a few impressive metal records every month, the occasional momentarily diverting electronic thing. I think new pop, new rap, the majority of new country, new mainstream radio rock, and most of the new Latin stuff I hear are terrible, of course, but I don't need to pay attention to any of that for money, so I mostly just ignore it. I don't think I've ever heard a whole Taylor Swift song, for example. If enough of a critical mass builds up on Twitter, I'll check out a particular song or video (most recent: "Classic Man," whatever that Fetty Wap song was called) and usually wind up disappointed in both the music and the people I know who like/praise it. So I duck back into my cave.

re: aughts

the trends that had legs were all cast-offs from the 90's. math-rock, post-rock, emo etc. some of which were improved on... but not by much. even if a lot of things now are nostalgia based at least they're more enjoyable

fast forward to 2009: the "hypnagogic pop" wave of ferraro, pink noodlers was actually kind of unique even if it was made up of pre-existing components. it had an atmosphere to it, i think. but it gave other people bad ideas and eventually lead to the revivalism of pretty much every genre under the sun

and now it seems that we're at a cross roads

I'm going to out on a limb here and say 4 piece guitar indie rock - worse now

May HAVE not may OF you festering wanker.

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Don't look at me like that. It's an actual thing:

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re: aughts

the trends that had legs were all cast-offs from the 90's. math-rock, post-rock, emo etc. some of which were improved on... but not by much. even if a lot of things now are nostalgia based at least they're more enjoyable

fast forward to 2009: the "hypnagogic pop" wave of ferraro, pink noodlers was actually kind of unique even if it was made up of pre-existing components. it had an atmosphere to it, i think. but it gave other people bad ideas and eventually lead to the revivalism of pretty much every genre under the sun

and now it seems that we're at a cross roads

― hackshaw, Sunday, July 26, 2015 2:55 AM (Yesterday)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ycEqFSMML._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

don't look at me... this thread is cobblers through and through.

maybe it used to be better though...

very happy about the existence of that book/jpeg

it's definitely better or worse than ever

Music is as music as ever, you festering wankers.

i found an old mixtape i made myself from back in 2009. didn't know what half the things were, but all i can say is 2009 was a strange old time in my listening career.

serves you right for making it based on the ILM EOY poll

bad posts itt

I'm just really baffled by Hacksaw's notion that we're in an era of LESS revivalism and LESS nostalgic pandering.
Have you even heard the new Black Eyed Peas single?

xxp '09 was when I started writing about music properly, so maybe a lot of it was made up of shite sent to me by PR companies.

bad posts itt

― regret it? nope. reddit? yep. (Noodle Vague), Monday, July 27, 2015 8:55 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm, love this move btw

all praise to D-40, come back soon brah

i'll admit my post was skewering exclusively towards indie related things

just a drunk observation on blog related buzz bands from then vs now

*bows out gracefully*

what are the new developments in progressive metal lately

Haven't you heard? They've introduced more modes and odd time signatures. Ornette Coleman Atlantic sessions were 55 years ago... imagine how much progress one can make over half a century on his work, and that's what you get in progressive metal. Hence the genre name: it's above the heads of you dimwitted non-believers. Has to be spelled out for you.

In other words it still all sounds like dream theater shite

unless you like djent

How is this thread getting even worse? How is that even possible?

Is This Thread Today Better or Worse Than Ever?

prog metal chat can outshite any thread

today i am listening to the necks (aether) so i am in a music space beyond comparison

the necks are so great, they never better nor worse just consistently beyond comparison.

where's a good place to start with them?

(don't say the jugular)

Drive By, Hanging Garden, Drum Bass Guitars, Sex jeez any of them, they are all great.

sorry that should read Drum, Bass, Piano

or even Piano Bass Drums!

Drive By, Open, Aether, Chemist and Hanging Gardens will appeal to you most I think.

Chemist is underrated cos it's 3 20-minute tracks, but it's awesome.

Had a banging headache last night so lay down and listened to Aether very quietly.

cheers, i've never heard em

It seems quite amusing that the 20 minute mark of the tracks on Chemist is relatively their collection of short tunes, but that is what they do.

I love sides A (Athenaeum) and C (Quay) of the Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab live set more than any of their studio works.