Music produced after 2009-is it ****e?

Mars Bar

I haven't found anything post - Gaslight Anthem years (approx 2007) that I have found in any way compelling.

I like Paolo Nutini's music. Don't love it, just like it.

One of my lecturers said today that he feels that music has lost its way and has become a victim to image. I didn't find myself disagreeing with that either...

lordgoat

mickydoomsux wrote: »

AHAHAHAHAHA

That is ****ing priceless.

"Oh my, you're so adventurous and cool with all these trendy bands that no one knows on your iPod. Can i be in your cool-kid gang? Is it safe? I hope not"

If this is the attitude you have to the music that you and others listen to then you're just listening to some stuff to be different for the sake of being different.

As pointed out that's not what i said. My music is in my sig, nothing too out of the way or that obscure at all, so what you've said is completely incorrect. I'll try again though, just for you.

Seen as you are having such difficulty i'll use extra small words. (Which i find ****ing priceless).

lordgoat wrote: »

Why don't you name us some of your favourites then oh wise one. I'd really love to see your safe as houses ipod list.

Ok for the first part i asked you to suggest some bands that you find good and listen to. This means that you reply by suggesting something you've actually listened to and not just commented on.

The second sentence implies that i expect to see a very safe list of typically well regarded artists. Nothing wrong with liking them at all just letting you know what my expectations are.

Feel free to avoid answering my question with another trolling post if you will, if i listened to what you probably do i'd a bit embarrassed to post it up here too. Ta ta now.

lordgoat

mars bar wrote: »

One of my lecturers said today that he feels that music has lost its way and has become a victim to image. I didn't find myself disagreeing with that either...

No way. There's plenty on new and old music out there that disproves this. And it's never been easier to find it.

Mars Bar

lordgoat wrote: »

No way. There's plenty on new and old music out there that disproves this. And it's never been easier to find it.

I dunno. You have loads of people watching X Factor and stuff like that. It's there, on their television. It's very much a visual thing for people who watch it. Same tripe gets churned out on the main stream radio channels.

As has been said, the music is there if you search for it. But a lot of people won't search for it and will take whatever they hear.

I will be one to admit that I'm a little narrow minded when it comes to music. I'm firmly stuck in the 70's/80's and I'm happy there!

nyarlothothep

Music was kinda uniformly crap from 1998 with the whole dance craze, I just couldn't identify with it at all. But from 2000-2003, while I didn't really like most of what was put out it was more experimental compared to now, you had a weird combination of nu metal, dance, some actual quality indie, metal and so forth with some 80s retro experimentation. But since 2004 I feel that things have become more homogenous with the respective retro indie and female pop singer brigades dominating the charts, and sh1tty rnb/rap. Its similar to the 80s in fact, early 80s-experimentation, mid to late 80s-ubiquitous synth pop which never seems to end. I'm really hoping for an end to the 80s craze, its been going nearly 10 years now. The new bands I like, animals as leaders, the sword and so on haven't yet gained much recognition nor do I expect them too, they're just not fashionable, the don't fit in to the 80s indie hipster scene. If they did become huge that wouldn't alter my opinion of them.

nyarlothothep

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Hipsters in skinny jeans singing middle of the road crud. I hate young people :mad:

/is 27 and wants grunge back

agree, I bloody well hate the hipster image, its fcking self evidently lame.

Mindkiller

mickydoomsux wrote: »

All of those bands are utter ****e and i have a hard time telling them apart. Current 'indie'/rock music is garbage.

So what do you listen to? I personally don't see much of a similarity between the likes of Animal Collective and LCD.
The former is most definitely utter unlistenable ****e though, I'll give you that.

I also hate how 'indie' is used as a genuine genre tag these days. That and 'alternative' piss me off.

lordgoat

Mindkiller wrote: »

I also hate how 'indie' is used as a genuine genre tag these days. That and 'alternative' piss me off.

I actually agree, ironically! Not a big genre fan in general. Some work Classical / Hip Hop. Alot do not - Alt/Indie.

Alternative to what? Silence?

jill_valentine

lordgoat wrote: »

I actually agree, ironically!

Typical hipster.

:cool:

jill_valentine

Incidentally, on the subject, I suspect that Animal Collective have done more to undermine the credibility of indie music than any other band at work today.

lordgoat

jill_valentine wrote: »

Typical hipster.

:cool:

Hehe ya i am certainly hip! Not even my mom thinks i'm cool.

jill_valentine wrote: »

Incidentally, on the subject, I suspect that Animal Collective have done more to undermine the credibility of indie music than any other band at work today.

I like alot of their stuff, it does take a while though. Purple Bottle was the first song that stuck with me.

Mars Bar

What is Indie? I ask because The Saw Doctors have gone in at no.1 on the Indie Chart with their new album this week. I'm a major fan of the Docs but I would never have thought of them as "Indie".

jill_valentine

I think the consensus seems to be that it's like pornography. You know, you'll know it when you see it.

I don't see it with the Saw Doctors though, no.

Mars Bar

jill_valentine wrote: »

I think the consensus seems to be that it's like pornography. You know, you'll know it when you see it.

I don't see it with the Saw Doctors though, no.

:pac: I don't know if that's the way most people would put it, but you do get your point across!

Yeah I don't see it either.

lordgoat

mars bar wrote: »

What is Indie? I ask because The Saw Doctors have gone in at no.1 on the Indie Chart with their new album this week. I'm a major fan of the Docs but I would never have thought of them as "Indie".

Indie = on an independent record label. It's where the original meaning comes from.

Mars Bar

lordgoat wrote: »

Indie = on an independent record label. It's where the original meaning comes from.

Ah right, well then it is correct coz they do have their own record label.

Kold

This thread wrote:

Herp derp derp, herpidyderp derpderpderp HURRRRRRRRRR, DURRRRRRRRRRRR, HURRRRRRRRRRRDURRRRRRRRRRRRR

Perhaps you guys just don't like music? Brb, going to go post in the Literature forum about how Cecilia Ahearn doesn't do anything for me, I'm pretty sure that nobody has written a good book since Bukowski.

Kold

PS I fully admit to only reading the first page of this thread.

jill_valentine

It was originally in AH, then it was shuffled over here for some reason.

Dudess

JUST since 2009? If we're talking charts/pop, for me personally it's been sh1t since 1991. Music in general though: there'll always be good music/crap music out there, it's just a matter of figuring out where to look/what to avoid.

Kold

Post modernism will tire the soul.