Did music die?

[CubsFan]

There’s this newer song that’s pretty catchy. Doo doo doo doo doo doo. Something about a family of sharks. Doo doo doo doo doo doo. It’s on the tip of my tongue. Doo doo doo doo doo doo.

 

[ScottR]

There’s this newer song that’s pretty catchy. Doo doo doo doo doo doo. Something about a family of sharks. Doo doo doo doo doo doo. It’s on the tip of my tongue. Doo doo doo doo doo doo.

My 2 and half year old loved this song and sang it for a year straight. I hated it. He finally got tired of it and hates it now.

 

[ScottR]

Live bands are becoming a thing of the past. Electronic music dominates almost all genres now. You probably don't even notice it now, because it's everywhere, not just bars and clubs. It's in lobbies, elevators, department stores, maybe even your dentist's office.

I live in a big city and there are a couple local cover bands that play some great stuff and even take requests. Lots of 90’s songs which is great. The sound systems these days are so much better so you can actually hear everything clearly.

 

[Dorinda]

I love music from the 70’s 80’s 90’s and early 2000’s. Smashing pumpkins, The Cure, Tool, At The Drive In, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Thrice, to name a few. But I struggle to find anything in the past 10-15 years that grabs me. I have an Apple Music account and I can’t find anything to listen to. Maybe I’m getting old (probably). Did music go downhill or am I just aging? ;Meh

I love 69 till 80s. I guess I'm getting old too.

 

[sfin52]

What they still play music on the radio. I thought radio was for talk.

 

[tehmadreefer]

 

[CubsFan]

My 2 and half year old loved this song and sang it for a year straight. I hated it. He finally got tired of it and hates it now.

It was the newest song that I can remember hearing. I’m out of the loop. Bieber and Miley are just around the corner from the golden oldies station.

 

[sp1187]

Tedeschi Trucks Band, moe., String Cheese Incident, Umphreys Mcgee, phish
jam band festival stuff

https://archive.org/browse.php?collection=etree&field=creator

 

[Salty Lemon]

Most people like music from their formative years -- teens through early adult. I like the music eras you referred to. I also like the music from the records my dad would listen to when I was a kid (Simon & Garfunkel, ABBA, Elvis, etc.). I remember my grandmother saying music hasn't been the same since she was young. She liked the big band stuff.

 

[ScottR]

It was the newest song that I can remember hearing. I’m out of the loop. Bieber and Miley are just around the corner from the golden oldies station.

Miley and Bieber will be on the oldies station...... ahhhhhh!!!!!!!! ;Punch

 

[CubsFan]

Tedeschi Trucks Band, moe., String Cheese Incident, Umphreys Mcgee, phish
jam band festival stuff

https://archive.org/browse.php?collection=etree&field=creator

I’m down, but this music is 30 years old. Moe is playing where I’m at soon. Sadly all the concerts here are too expensive because they’re all in casinos. Phish will be here in July. Tix are sold out, but it’s an outdoor show, so you can listen from beyond the gates. My friends have been talking up a band called twiddle to me. I haven’t checked them out yet.

 

[ScottR]

Most people like music from their formative years -- teens through early adult. I like the music eras you referred to. I also like the music from the records my dad would listen to when I was a kid (Simon & Garfunkel, ABBA, Elvis, etc.). I remember my grandmother saying music hasn't been the same since she was young. She liked the big band stuff.

There we have it: I’m just getting old

 

[sp1187]

I’m down, but this music is 30 years old. Moe is playing where I’m at soon. Sadly all the concerts here are too expensive because they’re all in casinos. Phish will be here in July. Tix are sold out, but it’s an outdoor show, so you can listen from beyond the gates. My friends have been talking up a band called twiddle to me. I haven’t checked them out yet.

lucky for me I just discovered all this the last couple of years. I was stuck on, and now burned out on, "classic rock".
concerts.... I feel bad for young people now. paid $25 scalped to see RUSH front row. $50 to see The Who, 4th row at Masonic Auditorium. it's just stupid now with what it cost. $200+ for no-mans land tix the see the Stones. like they need the $$.

 

[sp1187]

There we have it: I’m just getting old

as of today I get Senior Citizen discounts.

 

[ScottR]

as of today I get Senior Citizen discounts.

You are a lucky person. I feel like a senior citizen but can’t reap the benefits except for an occasional “get off my lawn!”

 

[hubcap]

born to die in suburbia, that’s my time for sure.

Their next, and probably last, album is going to be called "Washed Up"
(I work with the bass player)

 

[dwest]

RIP Neil Peart.

 

[CubsFan]

lucky for me I just discovered all this the last couple of years. I was stuck on, and now burned out on, "classic rock".
concerts.... I feel bad for young people now. paid $25 scalped to see RUSH front row. $50 to see The Who, 4th row at Masonic Auditorium. it's just stupid now with what it cost. $200+ for no-mans land tix the see the Stones. like they need the $$.

I’ve been listening to phish a bit lately. There was a couple years in college where I hardly listened to anything else. Saw them 13 times. It’s fun to go back to an old favorite when you burn yourself out on your current playlists. I started listening to REM again a few years ago and I still haven’t had enough.

 

[hubcap]

I will keep hoping that these older bands keep coming out with new albums

I still see Pearl Jam every chance I get.
Their live shows are legendary.
Not because of laser lights, fire, 100s of dancers, or auto tune.
But, because they have a prolific song writer in Vedder, and an absolute (but under rated) shredder in Mike McCready.
And, also, because of the fans that go to the shows.

I even made it a point to catch a Slayer show on their "farewell" tour. Less blood and bikers but still that unmistakable sound and feel.
Might even catch the Rage Against the Machine reunion IF they are playing close to me.

I've seen, live, the best of the 90s bands: Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, RHCP, Beasties, etc etc etc...…and, to an extent, they still get the majority of "iPod" time in my playlists, but, as Im getting older, Im getting into Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton....etc etc etc.....

 

[hubcap]

As a musician, I relied on my friends and other musicians to introduce me to other music, never radio. I think if you're friends with someone who loves music, you'll find new music out there. The problem, like tv and film, is that the market is over-saturated with content and not quality, so it takes a little effort to find good music or tv shows. Fortunately, the bands and musicians I like are still making music, but like art, it's all relative.
Some bands to check out if you haven't done so already.

Failure
Mastadon
The Sword
Anything with Mike Patton, Mark Lanegan or Greg Dulli

I consider Mastodon to be the modern equivalent of Rush.
GREAT musicianship.