base talk Anyone else listening to more older music?

[DonnaSpring]

Hi All,

 

First of all, this is my first post so apologies if anything is wrong.

 

I wanted to ask, does anyone else find themselves listening to more and more older artists, alot of these current new artists seem so Gen Z that their songs don't appeal to me. 

 

Even my concerts this year

 

Beyonce

Shania Twain

Madonna x 3

 

But alot of new singers like billie, Olivia they just dont appeal to me?

 

im listening to Donna Summer's All systems go album while I write this

 

For me its these things

 

Modern songs are too short, songs under 2 mins 30 are ringtones, not songs and even under 3 mins i dont like alot of them

No singers, none of these new singers can sing properlly like Mariah, whitney , Celine, Patti, Chrstina , Leona Lewis etc, these people knew how to sing and sing LIVE

lack of originality, far too many samples and no original songs

 

Songs are getting to basic and lacking depth, melodies are becoming boring, bridges have been removed to keep songs short and everything seems tiktok focussed now which has ruined music 

 

Too much autotune, the worst invention for music, I love listening to pre autotune songs because you can hear the voice much more clearly

 

Artists dont release enough albums , Donna summer was releasing albums every year, like Mariah and many others, but many artists are releasing with huge gaps,

 

Why has cardi so man singles yet only 1 album? as one example

[Europe]

I listen to mostly new music or songs from the last 10 years, but looking at streaming trends, a lot of people seem to do it the way you do and I get why. You probably have more of a connection to those artists and their songs are more meaningful to you. Like Vampire will be for current 6 year olds.

 

 

[WokeEqualist]

Even though many current artists produce amazing music, the impact TikTok has had on the industry is undeniable, the way most songs are under 3 minutes long and feature TikTok trend-baiting lyrics is annoying, so I definitely understand turning to older music as an escape from this 

[Devin]

I stream everybody to stay current and see whats new BUT since 2020 I been stuck on streaming 90s/early 00s R&B and Rap music. Also most new artists I been a fan of lately are underground and non-mainstream. 
 

[OnikaSlays]

I love discovering new music, but yeah, I find myself going back to a lot of older stuff that I listened to in the past.

[Matthew4815]

I definitely have been listening to more older music lately. It's nostalgic. Music and memory have such a connection. I associate older music with a memory of the past and it's comforting.

 

That being said - I do love discovering new music too but not as much lately because as you said - a lot of it doesn't click with me.

[brooklyndaddy]

I almost exclusively listen to music pre 1995 and look at this site kind of more of a product of the decline of music (from an artistic standpoint). Not to say that there aren’t some good artists that have debuted in the last 20 or so years but who’s topping the charts? Stuff that’s pretty garbage compare to likes of legends like:

 

David Bowie 

The Beatles

Whitney Houston

Michael Jackson

Madonna

 

Very few “stars” nowadays hold a single candle. 
 

That said, I’m not really a post Y2K radio pop, rap, generic EDM or country stan so I only really enjoy Rock, Metal, Industrial, Folk and Singer-songwriter/alternative stuff so here’s who I’ve been listening to lately that are easily outdoing most artists today:

 

The Velvet Underground

Lou Reed

The Beatles

The Zombies

Bowie

Gang of Four

Patti Smith

Joni Mitchell

Siouxsie and The Banshees

The Cure

Bauhaus

Clan of Xymox

New York Dolls

This Mortal Coil

Slowdive

 My Bloody Valentine 

Elliott Smith

Red House Painters 

PJ Harvey

Bjork

Roxy Music

 

anybody with similar music taste lmk, I know this a pop music forum but just wondering if we have any more seasoned listeners here no shade at all either if you only like radio pop, I’m just more about the music not the bling 

[naval23]

Yes love my nostalgia!

[JayG]

Yep and world music (it helps being ethnic)

[DamianSolo]

You said it all in a nutshell, I feel the same exact way about the current state of (mainstream) music with these newer artists. At first I thought it was just me getting older, but—no—it all really does just mostly suck. The current state of the music industry is in a very sad place.

[Katamari]

the billboard 200 is nothing but older studio albums and Gh collections so you are not the only one 

[HASHTAGPOW]

I grew up listening to classical music like Mozart, Vivaldi, and, Ava Max.

[Proseductice]

I've always liked older music because it was what I was exposed to growing up. 60's-90's and early 2000's is so good.  

[Onyxmage]

Not me seeing this thread as I just discovered a new artist a few minutes ago and am loving their music. I cannot STAND older music. It sounds so dated and overplayed. The fact that some of those artists you mentioned have been out since I was in diapers or even before. I just dont get it.

[Oktober Knight]

Older music>>>>

 

Tom Petty 

Fleetwood Mac 

Steve Miller Band 

Mowtown 

Cher 

Michael Jackson 

Madonna 

Janet Jackson 

Etc

[Vixen Eyes]

is Eartha Kitt considered older? 

[CBC]

i mean billie and olivia are bottom of the barrel contemporary music so I get why you'd wanna listen to the old classics. nothing wrong with that i luv to listen to old music too but i think you're just not looking in the right places, there's been a lot of great music releases in the past few years

 

[DammnBaby]

Most older music is superior *music* - production, melody, lyrics and vocals. The reason why Taylor Swift is so successful is because she writes songs for listeners who actually want to go on a journey, not for TikTok users with five-second attention spans.

 

 

Edited August 9, 2023 by DammnBaby

[spree]

70's singer/songwriter is the best. 

[Ger]

Absolutely, don't have too much excitement on new releases besides some exceptions. My member title explains it.  

[The Prophecy]

yeah, i've been listening to a lot of taylor lately

[Hi-res]

I’ll always check out new releases, but I mainly listen to 80s-00s music. 

[HïFidelity]

I love older music, but to be honest OP, a lot of older music was very short in song as well. Especially the 60s and 70s when music had to fit on tiny little vinyls (45s) to be consumed by teenagers. 
 

Longer songs / singles didn’t really become popular until CD and cassette singles became very popular in the 80s.

Edited August 9, 2023 by HïFidelity

[kandicha]

yes because there's just so many years of music to discover/re-discover. it's also interesting to see how music has changed and evolved.

[Heat Waves]

Most of my favorite tracks are from 2000 - 2003