Today's music is mostly GARBAGE

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Music has always been "woke". You're right.

My biggest issue with modern pop music is that it requires absolutely no talent. Sure there's exceptions but even in the world of metal, which has generally been fairly pure, bands are using all kinds of computer-generated effects to produce music they can't reproduce live without computers.

I honestly don't mind electronic elements in music.

What bothers me about modern pop music (including corporate metal) is that far too much of it sounds almost identical. It feels like they use an algorithm to generate "new" content. If your music doesn't fit in the algorithm, you don't get any promotion.

I know it's been that way to some degree for a long time, but it has gotten worse. Just mindless junk recycled ad nauseam. People listen to it because it is easy and they don't really have any understanding of how music gets made.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

I honestly don't mind electronic elements in music.

What bothers me about modern pop music (including corporate metal) is that far too much of it sounds almost identical. It feels like they use an algorithm to generate "new" content. If your music doesn't fit in the algorithm, you don't get any promotion.

I know it's been that way to some degree for a long time, but it has gotten worse. Just mindless junk recycled ad nauseam. People listen to it because it is easy and they don't really have any understanding of how music gets made.

Oh, I don't mind electronic elements either. I just believe that should be used to elevate good music, not to make bad music sound good.

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Oh, I don't mind electronic elements either. I just believe that should be used to elevate good music, not to make bad music sound good.

We are 100% in agreement there.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

We are 100% in agreement there.

You know my musical tastes. I like a lot of sludge and stoner stuff. I'm kind of a purist. My personal rig is basically all analog. I don't use any digital effects really at all.