ngvepforever2
Golden Member
This man speaks the truth. Good music is not that hard to find though, you just got to know where to look.
Regards
ng
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Today's music is such a let down... it's so depressing..
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This man speaks the truth. Good music is not that hard to find though, you just got to know where to look.
Regards
ng
Wasn't early seventies really light rock as opposed to the psychodelic sounds of the better groups from that era? Anne Murray -- makes me want to slice my wrists just thinking about it.
I already told you, you could select from radio stations with hard rock, progressive rock, pop and underground college stations. The radio stations REALLY honed in on specific types of rock, and barely strayed. There is NO WAY you would be subjected to Floyd and Anne Murray on the same station!
I already told you, you could select from radio stations with hard rock, progressive rock, pop and underground college stations. The radio stations REALLY honed in on specific types of rock, and barely strayed. There is NO WAY you would be subjected to Floyd and Anne Murray on the same station!
ngvepforever2
Golden Member
I wasn't referring to Iggy Pop or Roxy Music when I said good music, but to each his own 🙂
ng
Triumph
Lifer
See, at least I can agree with you on something, I do like some of the bands that you mentioned, because they were different, they had a unique sound. Today's popular music is all just so bland, uncreative, and stale. It has no identity, no defining characteristic. Even if you hate the bands of the 90's, at least they were part of something new and identifiable. I challenge anyone to define a "sound" of the 00's.
spasticnationboy
Member
Get out of the mainstream and stick your head out of the mud!!!!!!!! Jesus, some of the best albums ever were released in the last five years............
Ryan Adams - Rock & Roll
Beck- Guero
Linkin Park - Meteora
Velvet Revolver - ContraBand
Green Day- American Idiot.......
Etc
Etc
Yes, old music that stands the test of time is amazing, but don't be afraid to look around a bit......
Ryan Adams - Rock & Roll
Beck- Guero
Linkin Park - Meteora
Velvet Revolver - ContraBand
Green Day- American Idiot.......
Etc
Etc
Yes, old music that stands the test of time is amazing, but don't be afraid to look around a bit......
ngvepforever2
Golden Member
I can give you some names....
Wolf Parade
Bloc Party
Arcade Fire
Youth Group
Franz Ferdinand
Arab Strap
My Morning Jacket
Matt Pond PA
The Decemberists
The Earlies
Nada Surf
Death Cab for Cutie
Z
The New Pornographers
Stars
Interpol
The Stereophonics
Kaiser Chiefs
The 88
Sufjan Stevens
Modest Mouse
To mention some...
Regards
ng
You still have the same sorts of thing, though to a far lesser extent. Like banking, it seems radio stations are produced for mass consumption. I hardly ever listen to the radio, so I'm not so negatively influenced. Perhaps I'm missing something. I do agree, and to a large extent I do blame file sharing, music has become like movies in their lack of imagination. It doesn't mean that groups aren't trying to produce good quality music, just that the record companies don't produce it. They're afraid to take losses on new concepts and I'm thinking profitability is significantly lower.
I remember the transition in the early 90s to all digital, a lot of musicians fought against it (Neil Young was particularly outspoken on the matter). I mean, think about the principle of filtering in a receiver. A purist would play the full range, even those elements above 20-kHz, with the idea that hearing will block out any imperceptable sounds. But even then you have a different interperatation of the music and how a system reproduces the sound.
EDIT: I also like 3 doors down, staind (whiney but well done), No Address, Crossfade, Hawthorne Heights, Mark Lanegan, Scott Stapp, Fivespeed, Roadrunner United, Three Days Grace, HIM, 10 Years, Avenged Sevenfold, Breaking Benjamin, Weezer, Lostprophets, White Stripes, Gorillaz, and a lot of others. Then again, I'm an admitted musical slut.
I remember the transition in the early 90s to all digital, a lot of musicians fought against it (Neil Young was particularly outspoken on the matter). I mean, think about the principle of filtering in a receiver. A purist would play the full range, even those elements above 20-kHz, with the idea that hearing will block out any imperceptable sounds. But even then you have a different interperatation of the music and how a system reproduces the sound.
EDIT: I also like 3 doors down, staind (whiney but well done), No Address, Crossfade, Hawthorne Heights, Mark Lanegan, Scott Stapp, Fivespeed, Roadrunner United, Three Days Grace, HIM, 10 Years, Avenged Sevenfold, Breaking Benjamin, Weezer, Lostprophets, White Stripes, Gorillaz, and a lot of others. Then again, I'm an admitted musical slut.
ngvepforever2
Golden Member
Fixed.
btw Muse- Absolution :thumbsup:
Regards
ng
SilentZero
Diamond Member
I grew up in the 80's and personally think that was the best generation for music.
villageidiot111
Platinum Member
I think the high point in music was from the early 1900s to the late 40s with Jazz.
ShadowBlade
Diamond Member
I listened to a couple samples at Amazon, and it sure beats the hell out of rap & hip hop. Still, It doesn't seem like anything that will be listened to decades from now.
I think the meat & potatoes of rock came out of the late 60's and early 70's. The dessert followed in the 80's, which I liked very much. Funny thing is, most of those groups were one hit wonders, and even the more prolific ones are long gone.
ngvepforever2
Golden Member
AnonymouseUser
Diamond Member
While I like a lot of the bands listed above, I think you would enjoy some of the bands listed here more. See below for some of the bands I like (they have a streaming server [embedded flash player] that serves up some good samples):
Dream Theater
Porcupine Tree
Opeth
I listened to the first cut of each link. Nice job. I'm amazed at how similar each group was. Very consistent. Again, it sure beats the hell out of rap, but not the tasty licks I'm used to.
Edit: You're right Mike, I liked those a little more.
Edit: You're right Mike, I liked those a little more.
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