Why do the older folks think today's music isn't good?

I may just be out of the loop on this one but I do think it's interesting. Years ago when my sons were at me because I didn't like "their" music, they offered and did make a tape of their music that they thought I might like. They did, and I liked it. They knew all the right buttons to push. They were in the early teens and the time and the next thing I knew there I was with them at a Van Halen concert, including David Lee Roth in his black leathers. I was hooked.

Not more that a couple of years later the younger of my sons came home with the sound track from Forest Gump! Now that was a revelation to him because I already had all of that music. He hadn't been listening either. We all learned.

Some things just take time.........

I like a lot of the new music unless it is new country music. I have not had the chance in several months to listen to the radio at all. Personally I love the oldies. Especially 60s and 70s. But I like some of the new stuff too. I am 53.

There is a little old fashioned eating place in the town where I live. It is decorated like a 50s cafe and it has a jukebox. The owner once told us that the young people listen to a lot of the old music and know every word. Who doesn't like the Beatles?

Actually I find the music today better than it was in late 70s (punk, hip hop, rap)80s and 90s. Never going to like hip hop or rap because of the sexist images on most of the videos and they way they are shot.

That being said , I like, John Mayer Maroon Five, Five for Fighting , Michael Buble, Feist, July Brown, Robin Thicke, alot of the new country artists, Diana Krall just to name a few.

I do believe music goes in cycles and the 90s with their grunge bands and manufactured boy bands and girls bands were just a bad period in music.

I've never been a metal fan or a hair band fan, but hey those are my tastes.

I wish there wasn't so much syndicated music on air nowadays, I miss the jocks with their different personalities, am radio is all talk and fm is all syndication.

A lot of today's music is good. I love the female instrumental group, Bond, sort of classical jazz. I like a lot of the new rock, but some of it is repetitive and boring, and has nothing that would incude me to buy a cd or download it. I agree wholeheartedly about not being able to understand it, the performers "mouth" the mike and this makes the words unintelligible. Even my teenage grandaughter says she doesn't like the ones where you can't understand the words''she says if you can't sing along to it, what good is it?

I do like some rap, and i listen to a lot of alternative music, like Cusco, and I love Cirque du Soleil music., also New Orleans jazz. I listen to some techno-rock also. I still like the oldies, tho--nothing can beat the technical perfection and complex music of Queen--and you can't get any better than Johnny Cash. I guess I just like most music, after all.

I agree with you about the music...

... but how is it the RIAA's fault that commercial radio is bad? Are you sure you don't mean the FCC? The FCC is the governing body who allowed conglomerates such as Clear Channel to own so many stations, resulting in homogenized playlists across the US (I'm assuming you're in the US).

Although the FCC is the governing body, it was congress who passed the Telecommunications Act in 1996 which further deregulated media ownership.

Clear Channel currently owns over 1000 AM and FM stations in the US. A division of the company also promoted live concerts. There were many controversies surrounding this, one of which was that CC would remove groups from their radio playlists whose live shows were promoted by rival companies. This division has since been spun off.

Another one of their common practices is "voice tracking", whereby the DJ on certain stations is not even in the building. In fact, he may not have ever been to the station or the city it is in. The on-air comments are pre-recorded and inserted into the programming at pre-programmed intervals. The station's music playlist is similarly decided at corporate headquarters, not in the city where it is broadcast.

The RIAA, on the other hand has it's flaws, but they actually are trying to secure performance royalties to artists for radio play of their recordings. Did you know that the U.S. is the only Western free-market nation that does not require radio stations to pay artists and labels when they broadcast performances on the radio? Only the songwriters and their publishers receive royalties for airplay.

The RIAA and organizations such as MusicFirst are trying to change this, and of course CC and the NAB are opposed. The RIAA is also trying to collect royalties for artists played on your internet streaming station. You may not always agree with the RIAA's tactics, but surely you agree that new artists need to be paid for their work in order to continue creating.

[edit] I didn't think you meant the RIAA, and we certainly agree about corporate radio! The Recording Industry Association of America is actually a trade organization for the record industry. Their members, who include the major labels, have been known to try and influence radio play (think payola...). They do act as a mouthpiece for the major labels at times, but the real villains IMO, are legislators beholden to corporate interests, media conglomerates, the FCC, and the major labels a distant fourth.

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I enjoy a lot of music that my 13 yr old grandaughter listens to. I really like Big Girls are Beautiful and most of the music from The Fallout Boys. Yes, I even like Brittany Spears new songs and Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

I'm more into the New Country and she enjoys some of them as well . Right now my fav is Johnny Reid and Taylor Swift.Here's a link for you.

probably the same reason the younger generation doesn't like older music, because of a difference in taste. I grew up with Big Band, Jazz and Swing and prefer this music such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Bob Cosby, Jackie Gleason, Mitch Miller, Guy Lombardo, etc.

preferred this music to the early 1950's and 1960's when growing up and still do.

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I was young in the 60s and 70s.

There is a lot of good music out there now but so much of it is about sex and cursing. I don't want to listen to that. I know some of the earlier music was suggestive but it didn't go right out and say it.

A lot of the music today is hard to understand the words and it's hard to sing along with it.

I don't think that is always true. Personaly , I think most from the 80's were a flop. Top 40 I can do without. But there are bands now a days that have what it takes to remain around as long as they choose. Greenday for one is an amazing band. I think there has been a really long dry spell of bands that can change with the times and remain true to their music style without going bubble gum . They are out there but you can't take away from bands that were out in the 60's and 70's that have songs that are ancient but this generation can still relate to. I've always said and I say to my son whom plays guitar and loves music that there is never a shortage of great musicians but alot that just don't have what it takes to pursue and stay true to their style. Green day , Goo Goo Dolls , Smashing pumpkins...they are out there and I'm in my forty's and will always enjoy good music from whatever decade...as long as it's good to MY ears ! I'll try that station ..thanks !