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Do we still have quality music today?

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I love blues (my favourite). I prefer calling it Deep Blues.;) I also love jazz. R&B is quite superb, hip hop etc


Music in the 70's and 80's and 90's -97 (and also in the 60's ...though I wasn't born in the 60's:)), particularly the blues (plus a little of Country and few other styles/genre) are a lot better compared to what we play today. I am quite more comfortable listening to them than listening to most of the songs and music people play today. Everything has changed.


Although most of these musicians are still living and are still good...but, Where are our today's Abba, Jim Reeves, Don Williams, Whitney Houston (a goddess), Boys 2 men, Phil Collins, Diana Ross, Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey (adorable), Celine dion (does any pitch), Tony Braxton etc in our today's music?

I prefer their music to (most of) what we have today.

Some of our musicians today are still very good. Just to kind of balance it:lol
 
The old people would always say, the rythm, the tempo, the speed;)

We can't dance:shrug:biggrinunno
Stamp your feet and nod your head won't do
 
I went to a New Years Christian concert.

It was geared more toward teenagers and college students.

I was surprised how much "rap" type music there was. That was the worse part...actually it was horrible.

My teenage son didn't like it either.

The normal (Tenth Ave North, Switchfoot, Skillet, etc) definitely made up for it.

Of course those are each Christian bands, maybe not the right thread to post in since this says "secular music". LOL


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SNOOPY said:
I went to a New Years Christian concert.

It was geared more toward teenagers and college students.

I was surprised how much "rap" type music there was. That was the worse part...actually it was horrible.

My teenage son didn't like it either.

The normal (Tenth Ave North, Switchfoot, Skillet, etc) definitely made up for it.

Of course those are each Christian bands, maybe not the right thread to post in since this says "secular music". LOL


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Staccato!

My brother does rap.
My uncle just had a music concert, and my brother and my little cousine did a mouth magic.
 
I'm not too familiar with a lot of the contemporary secular stuff, but I would say a lot of current music is much better and more intelligent than a lot of older stuff. I grew up in the 70's, and there were great bands (like Pink Floyd) that I loved. But let's face it. There were a lot of cheesy bands out there.

I don't watch much TV, but similarly, I would say the shows on TV today are made with much more quality. I know this goes against all the knocks on TV, but if you ever watch old TV shows, they were not realistically made. The sets were a joke, and they weren't very deep.

Music today has great quality, but I'm not into the genres that are popular. I love Toby Mac! :yes
 
Just now I was listening to George Harrison along with Billy Preston and their version of Dylans If Not For You'. Marshall Tucker is on now...

I suppose that answers your question:yes.
 
By quality I mean beauty in wordings, style, mood etc...

My friend calls today's music nonsense. Do we have decent musicians today? Yes! But we had more in those days.
 
Hitch said:
Just now I was listening to George Harrison along with Billy Preston and their version of Dylans If Not For You'. Marshall Tucker is on now...

I suppose that answers your question:yes.
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They are like rain, they should interfere in every sea - all of them.

Whitney Houston, C Dion, Boys 2 Men, Maria C., D Williams, Phil Collins, Diana R, T Braxton, Michael B etc - let them rain the sea and give life to the beds.

We still have good musicians today - aye.

Music should be such that old women can dance it;)
 
check out Johnny Lang a blues musician, he also does some gospel music but mostly known for blues, AMAZING guitar work by this young man.
 
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Technically....music has gotten "better"....but people have nothing to say these days. There is no originality anymore!
 
Adullam said:
Technically....music has gotten "better"....but people have nothing to say these days. There is no originality anymore!
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Yeah - technically speaking
....but people have nothing to say these days. There is no originality anymore!
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Fantastic -
And I don't get comfortable when lyrics keep repeating the same words throughout a song:

She gave me joy
she captured my whole heart
she brought the ring
the ring she brought...
Oh joy joy
My whole heart

my whole heart
joy joy joy
heart heart heart
ring ring ring:shrug
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It's just empty empty, doesn't convey much

Or,

O tapatapataa tapatapataa
ah ah ah
lo lo lo
O tapatapataa
Sing on O sing on
Dance on O dance on
O tapatapataa:biggrinunno
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Or,

Kill that fool
Maim that bi**h
o yeah o yeah
Maim that fool
Kill that bi**h:confused
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Just a couple of them have something to say

But:
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I know that when you look at me
There's so much that you just don't see
But if you would only take the time
I know in my heart you'd find
A girl who's scared sometimes
Who isn't always strong
Can't you see the hurt in me?
I feel so all alone

[Chorus:]
I want to run to you (oooh)
I want to run to you (oooh)
Won't you hold me in your arms
And keep me safe from harm
I want to run to you (oooh)
But if I come to you (oooh)
Tell me, will you stay or will you run away
Each day, each day I play the role
Of someone always in control
But at night I come home and turn the key
There's nobody there, no one cares for me
What's the sense of trying hard to find your dreams
Without someone to share it with
Tell me what does it mean?

[Chorus]
I need you here
I need you here to wipe away my tears
To kiss away my fears
If you only knew how much...:sing:guitar
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I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

[Chorus:]
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

[Chorus]
And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love:nod
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Hitch said:
Just now I was listening to George Harrison along with Billy Preston and their version of Dylans If Not For You'. Marshall Tucker is on now...

I suppose that answers your question:yes.
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When one compares the talent that was around then to what is now considered "talent", there is little comparison at all!

True talent, musicianship and artistry has, for the most part, been traded for $$$. :sad Technically, the quality is there, but that and $2.00 may get you a cup of coffee.

You really couldn't drag me to most contemporary secular concerts, but if you're not careful, I'll steal your Steely Dan or Allman Brothers tickets in a New York minute! :toofunny
 
For every criticism of modern lyrics, I can give you a Yellow Submarine. :)

There were great lyrics that kept us Comfortably Numb, but I think we forget about the Doo Run Run! :lol

Realizing this is a Secular Music discussion, I'll only mention that contemporary Christian music is FAR FAR better than it was 10, 20, 30... years ago! We are living in a golden age of this ministry. :yes

When it comes to secular stuff, my wife always says I'm a guy who went into a music coma in the 80's, and all I know is 70's and 80's music. She's right about that, but our oldest child listens to a lot, so I try to stay tuned. There are some hacks out there, but I really believe there are some brilliant lyricists today. I'm "not a poet, so I might not know it" when lyrics go from nonsensical to brilliant (as an artist studies a painting), but I know I like something when I hear it.

Matchbox 20 - "Bright Lights"
She got out of town
On a railway New York bound
Took all except my name
Another alien on Broadway
There's some things in this world
You just can't change
Somethings you can't see
Until it gets too late
Baby, baby, baby
When all your love is gone
Who will save me
From all I'm up against out in this world
Maybe, maybe, maybe
You'll find something
That's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around
And come on home
I got a hole in me now
yeah,I got a scar I can talk about
She keeps a picture of me
In her apartment in the city
Some things in this world
Man, they don't make sense
Some things you don't need
Until they leave you
And they're things that you miss
Baby, baby, baby
When all your love is gone
Who will save me
From all I'm up against out in this world
Maybe, maybe, maybe
You'll find something
That's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around
And come on home
Let that city take you in, come on home
Let that city spit you out, come on home
Let that city take you down, yeah
God's sake turn around
Baby, baby, baby
When all your love is gone
Who will save me
From all I'm up against in this world
Maybe, maybe, maybe
You'll find something
That's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around
And come on home
Come on home
Baby, baby, baby
Come on home
Yeah, come on home
Yeah, come on home
 
now take me disappearing
through the smoke rings of my mind
down the foggy ruins of time
far past the frozen leaves
of the haunted frightened tress
out to the windy beach
far from the twisted reach
of crazy sorrow
and to dance beneath the diamond sky
with one hand waiving free
shillouetted by the sea
circled by the circus sands
with all memory and fate
driven deep beneath the waves
so I can forget about today

until tomorrow
 
:biglol LOL@Mike

But this (below) is what I'M talkin' about!

Hitch said:
now take me disappearing
through the smoke rings of my mind
down the foggy ruins of time
far past the frozen leaves
of the haunted frightened tress
out to the windy beach
far from the twisted reach
of crazy sorrow
and to dance beneath the diamond sky
with one hand waiving free
shillouetted by the sea
circled by the circus sands
with all memory and fate
driven deep beneath the waves
so I can forget about today

until tomorrow
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Makes me want to pick up my guitar and start playing. :yes
 
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