Am I the only one that prefers older music?

[grillebilly]

Cub hit the mark, preferring an era's music is completely different than dismissing another's as garbage.

 

[eljr]

I honestly can't stand most of the new music, but I just love older songs from before the 90s. Is anyone the same way?

not at all

I have always liked new, fresh sounds and that has not changed.

I have heard the fav spins hundreds of times from back in the day... starts to wear on ya, IMHO

before the 90's?:scratch2:

You mean, no Nirvana? No Fiona Apple?

Heck, I think the 90's were amazing.

It's 2015, I have already purchased 7 2015 releases...

The first two I listened to are excellent.

I can't imagine listening to 60, 70, 80 music to the exclusion of the new stuff

No, not me. Not me at all.

I am finding a wonderland in the 20's 30's and 40's too.



There is good music and there is great music, there is no bad music.

 

[eljr]

How much new music do you actually listen to? Just what you hear on commercial radio? Try some alternative sources, do some online reading of new music reviews, take a look at NPR's music recommendations, etc etc.

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/08/368731400/npr-musics-50-favorite-albums-of-2014

If you can't find new music that you like, you're not trying.

do people still find new music from listening to the radio?

:scratch2:

 

[Pio1980]

do people still find new music from listening to the radio?

:scratch2:

That's usually how I hear it, if/ when.

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[c.coyle]

I also like older music, Gregorian Chants for example, about 1000 years old...

And their musical descendant, Georgian chants!

 

[eljr]

anyone who claims to be a music lover and doesn't at least make an attempt to broaden their musical tastes and knowledge are doing themselves a great disservice. There is so much wonderful music in every genre, and from every era that to limit ones self is insane.

I don't get how anyone can take a narrow view of music listening to only one or two types. Your robbing yourself of so much music pleasure. I at least try most everything just to see what it might have that appeals to me. You never know what you might like if you don['t try it.

Cubdog

qft

 

[Guest105]

do people still find new music from listening to the radio?

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Sure...both over the air and streaming. NPR has a number of shows featuring out-of-the-mainstream music, plus excellent web resources covering a wide range of genres. I'm surprised this is surprising to you.

Side note...must disagree with the statement in your signature ("there is no bad music").

:scratch2:

 

[billw]

I cracked up with the OP's "older music" being from the 90's. I guess it's all relative.
My favorite genre is pre-war blues.
There is nothing wrong with preferring older music, for instance there will unlikely ever be another era with the likes of James Brown, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and Aretha Franklin all plying new music on the radio.
It has been said here before, there is good new music, you just have to spend some time to look for it.

Which war? At my age bracket i would assume WWII... But we've had a few wars since the '40's!! And the OP thinks the '90's are "older"...
To paraphrase the beauty quote "good is in the ear of the beholder". My last 3 acquisitions were live performances from 1969 so i am in the 'relic' category by some standards. Nostalgia? Maybe. I think a lot of people like the music of the times when they "came of age". But i do get bored when i know every word and note that is coming, and even the skips/pops/crackles on some of those well played discs. So i do listen to some new stuff and quite like some of it but usually only within the genres and styles that are my personal preference. Many times (at my age) it sounds similar to artists from a previous era but might sound freah and new! to a younger crowd.
My two cents, billw

 

[eljr]

do people still find new music from listening to the radio?

:scratch2:[/QUOTE

Sure...both over the air and streaming. NPR has a number of shows featuring out-of-the-mainstream music, plus excellent web resources covering a wide range of genres. I'm surprised this is surprising to you.

Side note...must disagree with the statement in your signature ("there is no bad music").

:scratch2:

if you can share a link I'd be much appreciative



IMO, if someone thinks someone else's music is bad, they are being judgmental, nothing more.

I don't not care much for Reggae for example. I just can't listen to it. Ever.

Would I call it bad? No way in heck.

Some people deplore Rap. (most here) But, if you don't "get" the genius of an Eminem, That is your bad. That is on you.

No right no wrong.... I respect all music as I respect you not accepting that there is no bad music. :thmbsp:

Really would appreciate a link to sources of new music streams/radio streams.

 

[ConradH]

No question, they had some great stuff in the 1890s. The 1990s were just yesterday, so it's too soon to judge.

 

[grillebilly]

Which war? At my age bracket i would assume WWII... But we've had a few wars since the '40's!! And the OP thinks the '90's are "older"...

Pre-war and post-war are terms (I believe) like post-modern, art-deco, etc, and does indeed refer to WW II. The world changed a lot in those years.

 

[Guest105]

if you can share a link I'd be much appreciative



IMO, if someone thinks someone else's music is bad, they are being judgmental, nothing more.

I don't not care much for Reggae for example. I just can't listen to it. Ever.

Would I call it bad? No way in heck.

Some people deplore Rap. (most here) But, if you don't "get" the genius of an Eminem, That is your bad. That is on you.



No right no wrong.... I respect all music as I respect you not accepting that there is no bad music. :thmbsp:

Really would appreciate a link to sources of new music streams/radio streams.

See the post in which I suggested NPR's music site(s) as a good resource, above. I provided a link....your shock at the notion that radio is still a viable source for exploring new music must have kept you from seeing it.

Yes, we'll agree to disagree re bad music.

 

[grillebilly]

See the post in which I suggested NPR's music site(s) as a good resource, above. I provided a link....your shock at the notion that radio is still a viable source for exploring new music must have kept you from seeing it.

Yes, we'll agree to disagree re bad music.

Not everyone has NPR in their town. Most of NPR near me is news and stories. It is difficult, if not impossible, to find a radio station on the dial that plays something of interest to the music lover. I get reception from Washington DC and gave up nearly 20 years ago. Sure, the internet stations are available but that takes effort beyond flipping on the radio.

 

[Guest105]

Not everyone has NPR in their town. Most of NPR near me is news and stories. It is difficult, if not impossible, to find a radio station on the dial that plays something of interest to the music lover. I get reception from Washington DC and gave up nearly 20 years ago. Sure, the internet stations are available but that takes effort beyond flipping on the radio.

So, no over-the-air radio, and it takes too much effort to link to a streaming site? Or even to a site which just provides reviews and suggestions for new music?

Guess you're out of luck, then.

 

[Pio1980]

Streaming is not an option without broadband Internet


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[Guest105]

Streaming is not an option without broadband Internet


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Yes it is...altho limited, there are streaming sites with an option for dial-up. Certainly not nearly as good of an experience, but it is do-able.

 

[Sandy G]

I was born in 1957, so I can ALMOST remember when "High-Fidelity" music was still a Big Deal... Most sources state that 1958 was when the first "Stereo" recordings came out. Most of the EARLIEST ones were pretty DREADFUL, they had the music in one channel, & the Vocals on the other. But, they had to LEARN, I guess...

 

[ducati_EL34]

Try this:

http://martiniinthemorning.com/

I am well aware of martini. We have been listening to that site for a few years now.


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[grillebilly]

So, no over-the-air radio, and it takes too much effort to link to a streaming site? Or even to a site which just provides reviews and suggestions for new music?

Guess you're out of luck, then.

I'm not arguing there are not ways to find great new music. There are more than there ever was. My point is only you have to want to find it. You don't jump in your car and hear the latest Gary Clark Jr. song.

 

[ducati_EL34]

Anyone who claims to be a music lover and doesn't at least make an attempt to broaden their musical tastes and knowledge are doing themselves a great disservice. There is so much wonderful music in every genre, and from every era that to limit ones self is insane.



I don't get how anyone can take a narrow view of music listening to only one or two types. Your robbing yourself of so much music pleasure. I at least try most everything just to see what it might have that appeals to me. You never know what you might like if you don['t try it.



cubdog

How so? < devils advocate mode=on > if a particular genre is repleat with great music that a person finds great pleasure in, how is their life any less for it?

< devils advocate mode=off>

I also have other interests besides music. So I can only devote a limited amount of time to music. Spending that time wading through the sewer
Of modern music just to find a few good songs/groups, is not a good use of that time.


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