Author Topic: Why Is Most Music So Bad Today? (Read 43808 times)

coolvoice · « **on:** July 26, 2007, 01:37:42 PM »

Is this because there is little or no creativity involved, most songs are just recycled from other songs and the lyrics are all about the same boring bullshizzle. Most bands are also just used to write a few "good" songs and make as much money as possible on one big blowout, like all those crappy boy bands controlled by corporations, when's the last time you heard anything about them?

here's an article that suggests music isn't so hot today compared to other times:

http://www.bestshowticketslasvegas.com/articles/bad-music.asp

domldkim · « **Reply #1 on:** July 26, 2007, 01:52:16 PM »

i dont think so. sa local rock scene siguro hinde.. ewan ko.. kasi marami pang banda na hindi pa kilala tapos napapanood ko. tapos pinakikinggan ko.. hehe. ayos nga e.. so parang hinde ako napapangitan sa mga sounds ko ngayon.. pero kung ibang genre naman hindi kna alam.. hindi nko nakakarinig ng radyo e.. puro net na lang ako..

clubdredd · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2007, 01:57:45 PM »

The solution to this is in your own hands. Start writing good music. If you can't write good music then support bands or artists that do - buy their cd's, watch their shows, request their songs, advocate them to others.

I won't be nostalgic about the past because for me it was much worse then. The Marcos dictatorship had everyone in society scared to stand out and be different. Everyone wanted to be "safe". Music was lame and all started sounding alike. Until everyone finally got fed up. It was a sort of people power that shot the Eraserheads out of obscurity, and brought progressive stations like LA and NU into the limelight, and opened the doors for many other new acts.

If you feel that things are stagnating again, then it's time to start making some noise!

domldkim · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2007, 02:17:20 PM »

basta ko. steady lang. supot!! ay, support pala.

support local music. yown lang. chaka naeenjoy ko naman lahat e. kaya ayos lang.

IncX · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2007, 04:23:59 PM »

i read the article... i thought it was a pointless, cynical article... he is basically saying, everything sucks and nothing is original.

i find it funny that ppl focus on originality a bit too much ... i mean, whats with being original anyway? you want original... INVENT an instrument! ... use horse hair on your guitar and synthetic carbon strings on your bass... that is ORIGINAL. but then again, it would also suck!

mainstream music of today is just as terrible as mainstream music of yesterday (and will be as terrible as music of tomorrow) - although i enjoy a little beach boys every now and then, we can argue that they are equally just as bad as backstreet boys back in their time. if i was born in the 70's no way would i even mention the beach boys.

mainstream will always appeal to the LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR (LCD if you remember fractions), because thats where the money is. if you want good music? ... look for it, dont trust radio or MTV to spoon feed it to you.

insultedgamer · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2007, 06:24:16 PM »

Hindi ko po alam ang sagot dyan kasi hindi ako sang-ayon.

Siguro sa mainstream?

BassCog · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2007, 09:15:01 PM »

A few decades ago, rock and roll was considered a stupid fad that would die a natural death.

I would say that to older ears, newer music has a good chance of sounding like crap. it seems to be the cycle of history, LOL.

andrew_O_O · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2007, 09:47:04 PM »

eh i think kasi ang daming mga music band promoting finding programs....mga tipong musik laban....edi parang with the good ones...mas marami ring mga not so good na masisiksik

compvr · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2007, 10:30:40 PM »

mahirap na tanong yan ah, pag tatanungin siguro natin mga kabataan ngayon, sasabihin nila madami maganda ngayon, tumatanda lang siguro tayo hehehe.

"The solution to this is in your own hands. Start writing good music."

yup

khaffalmhoukz · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2007, 10:48:46 PM »

You don't hear with your ears, you percieve with your mind. *sigh* everybody's a critic...

xiver · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2007, 10:54:36 PM »

Quote from: IncX on July 26, 2007, 04:23:59 PM

i read the article... i thought it was a pointless, cynical article... he is basically saying, everything sucks and nothing is original.

i find it funny that ppl focus on originality a bit too much ... i mean, whats with being original anyway? you want original... INVENT an instrument! ... use horse hair on your guitar and synthetic carbon strings on your bass... that is ORIGINAL. but then again, it would also suck!

mainstream music of today is just as terrible as mainstream music of yesterday (and will be as terrible as music of tomorrow) - although i enjoy a little beach boys every now and then, we can argue that they are equally just as bad as backstreet boys back in their time. if i was born in the 70's no way would i even mention the beach boys.

mainstream will always appeal to the LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR (LCD if you remember fractions), because thats where the money is. if you want good music? ... look for it, dont trust radio or MTV to spoon feed it to you.

agree ako dito.. kung binbabad mo lang sarili mo lagi sa love radio, dapat alam mo na mga tipo ng kantang maririnig mo.. go look for what's good in your ear, don't just wait for it to come to you.. or better yet, make one..

sponkel · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2007, 11:10:51 AM »

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Why Is Most Music So Bad Today?

because a lot of people still buy bad music for the image or because it's cool or because the vocalist is hot etc. etc. etc.

good music is still around in every genre a lot of people just choose to listen to crap.

Bammbamm · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:26:30 PM »

Why Is Most Music So Bad Today?

Im not sure why...maybe because most listeners are.

rennaov · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:40:11 PM »

quotes from one of my guitarist idols, Michael Schenker:
"Clever people know they can manipulate stereotyped people. 80% of humans are stereotyped, so the clever people can do a lot of manipulation and there is a lot of money to be made. "

"Because it is so commercialized and based on being trendy and fashionable, people don't express themselves; they go with the flow. We end up with stereotyped people. "

.....

personally, i wont say every music of today is bad though i dont like 98% of MTV. lol. its just, kids today arent exposed to yesterday's music or perhaps simply it never crossed their minds to research or dig them. coz only serious music lovers/musicians would do so.

badongrodrigs · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2007, 12:49:56 PM »

Quote from: Bammbamm on July 27, 2007, 12:26:30 PM

Why Is Most Music So Bad Today?

Im not sure why...maybe because most listeners are.

+1, we adapt to what is needed, right? LOL

coolvoice · « **Reply #15 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:04:53 PM »

Quote from: badongrodrigs on July 27, 2007, 12:49:56 PM

Quote from: Bammbamm on July 27, 2007, 12:26:30 PM
Why Is Most Music So Bad Today?

Im not sure why...maybe because most listeners are.

+1, we adapt to what is needed, right? LOL

that is hard to change!!

spilledmilk · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:23:20 PM »

its not that bad. just stop listening to the radio and watching music vid channels

sponkel · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2007, 01:40:25 PM »

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its not that bad. just stop listening to the radio and watching music vid channels

+10000

coolvoice · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2007, 02:41:51 PM »

Quote from: sponkel on July 27, 2007, 01:40:25 PM

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its not that bad. just stop listening to the radio and watching music vid channels

+10000

hindi naman siguro totally stop!! bawasan lang..

spilledmilk · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2007, 04:21:42 PM »

yep bawas lang

personally im proud of what we have right now sa OPM

im proud that kahit marami tayong banda na sumasabay sa uso sa ibang bansa, meron parin tayong sariling uso na feeling ko pag narinig ng ibang bansa, makikiuso rin sila. anyway...as i always end my comments with a big,,,

IMHO

Mustspit · « **Reply #20 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:20:39 PM »

Nauso kasi ang POGI ROCK THAT SUCKS eh..
tas dumami pa sila.. yayks!!!

di gaya dati.. mga EHEADS, MAYA.. THE BEST!!

Ang! awit! ng kabataaannnn!!!! panahooonnn!!!

andrew_O_O · « **Reply #21 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:29:20 PM »

most music isnt bad....its just that some people dont bother to explore music enough to find the good stuff...

ung iba kasi puro rock or pop lang....eh may maganda rin naman sa ibang genre.....

insultedgamer · « **Reply #22 on:** July 27, 2007, 07:03:22 PM »

Quote from: Mustspit on July 27, 2007, 06:20:39 PM

Nauso kasi ang POGI ROCK THAT SUCKS eh..
tas dumami pa sila.. yayks!!!

di gaya dati.. mga EHEADS, MAYA.. THE BEST!!

Ang! awit! ng kabataaannnn!!!! panahooonnn!!!

Oo nga

Mustspit · « **Reply #23 on:** July 27, 2007, 07:10:53 PM »

^ngayon puro na lang AWIT NG KABADUYAN!!!

they should be called F*CK ROCK.. not POGI ROCK.. di naman sila pogi ah!

siguro feeling POGI oo!! pacute lang ang alam amp.. Boyband Wannabees! BE GONE!

Deadwing · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2007, 01:06:01 AM »

I still remember a time when the only rock you'd hear on the radio was The Dawn.

Everything else made by Pinoys seemed to be written by Vehnee Saturno, Jomari Chan, and their contemporaries with their ballads (a.k.a. boilerplate, by-the-numbers overproduced pop music). At least the ratio of songwriters of their ilk have evened out to rock's advantage with the arrival of fresh blood in the 90's by Ely, The Villegas brothers (Rizal Underground), Joey Ayala and others who were carrying the torch from the 70's and 80's.

Nasa internet ka na maghanap ng matitinong musikero. Kahit na wala na ako sa Pilipinas, nasusubaybayan ko pa rin ang tugtugan ng The Dorques, Angulo, Sonnet LVIII (may plaka na raw sila na mai-rerelease), Taken By Cars (kailangan na rin nilang ilabas yung debut album nila), Sheila and The Insects, at tsaka iba pa. Nandyan ang hatawang rock sa Pilipinas, huwag kang mawalan ng pag-asa.

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