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Is Old Music Killing New Music?
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loudboy
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The old music business is dying, but the replacement hasn't come along yet. There still hasn't been a major artist who has emerged solely thru an alternative to the major label machine. Some have gotten noticed, but then they al get the big push that only big money can provide.
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msfenderarg
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this is what rockabilly should sound like. And not copycats of the old time folks.
Rockabilly crowd doesn't really like that though.
somebodyelseuk
Tele-Meister
Nope. New technology is killing new music.
The old stuff has errors on it, because humans made it.
Now everything is precise and robotic and humans don't like robots.
The old stuff has errors on it, because humans made it.
Now everything is precise and robotic and humans don't like robots.
They are?
I don't see angry mobs of old people stopping kids going into festivals to see their new music/bands....
I don't see angry mobs of old people stopping kids going into festivals to see their new music/bands....
Music evolves but stays the same. Nothing new that isn’t based on what’s gone before. Sooner or later it goes full circle.
Is Old Music Killing New Music?
Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking.www.theatlantic.com
I saw this article on google news this morning. What do you think about it? It does not surprise me, because most young people I know seem to like old music better.
Great read and to some extent same old same old. I personally think he(?) overlooked the power of Shazam style discoveries. I listen to Leenalchi which is a funky group from Korea I discovered by holding my phone up during a tourism commercial. I sincerely hoped the predatory music industry of the past would be dead by now but they managed to worm their way into streaming platforms at the last minute. Also more and more bands are advertising themselves by playing homemade videos on YouTube.
Chester P Squier
Friend of Leo's
I hear new music in church. Or such music as played on the radio. It's new to me anyway. A lot of it sounds like '70s rock, sort of.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
No disrespect to the OP but I think the whole premise of the article is silly. New music either stands on it's own or it doesn't regardless of what came before. Additionally the whole system of producing, marketing and delivering music today is so dramatically different from that of even 20 years ago as to make any comparison moot.
cousinpaul
Friend of Leo's
I view it more as a self-inflicted wound than a killing. Labels used to invest in talent rather than manufacturing disposable celebrities. The new music numbers on Spotify look strong but how many of those acts will still be charting a couple of years from now? I think it's a safe bet that Dylan, et al will still be around.
omahaaudio
Friend of Leo's
Bloody boomers...
CCK1
Tele-Afflicted
"Is Old Music Killing New Music?" In many cases, I hope so.
omahaaudio
Friend of Leo's
Oh yeah, "Baby Shark"has just passed 10 billion (with a "b") views on You Tube.
That's new music...
That's new music...
Manual Slim
Friend of Leo's
Isn't that one more than two years old?
omahaaudio
Friend of Leo's
There have always been many, many manufactured, disposable singers/groups/celebrities.
The industry has changed for sure. There is so much available now that music is just watered down in the masses. Statistically the bell curve has leveled a lot so not one idiom or generation is superior to another regardless of your opinion on content. Also new artists can be short lived. One Youtube sensation can die after a few months and be replaced with another. It is perplexing. I would not want to be a young musician now trying to make a living. Its like a lottery out there. Either your music catches on or it doesn't.
