New Vs Old

[Chug!]

So I'm just wondering peoples opinions on new music (2010-Present) to Older music (Elvis? 1950s? The Beatles (1960s, or maybe even going further into the 20th Century with Busted 2000s.)

Let me know what you think is better? Or, do you think they're totally different and should be respected in that way.

Share your views! :)

I love current music, but I also like 80s music - The Final Countdown - Europe for example! or popular music, Peter Andre - Mysterious girl ;) (Who doesn't like a cheeky bit of Andre, Eh?!)

[Jazz]

Im very modern, I like modern music but I don't like stupid little stereotype bands/artists that attract 11 year olds (e.g. one direction, justin bieber, miley cyrus)

Emeli Sande, Mumford and Sons, Bastille, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Ellie Goulding, The Script etc.

I don't like modern day rap, some of its ok but people like nicki minaj have spoilt it. in my opinion :P

[Chug!]

Im very modern, I like modern music but I don't like stupid little stereotype bands/artists that attract 11 year olds (e.g. one direction, justin bieber, miley cyrus)

Emeli Sande, Mumford and Sons, Bastille, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Ellie Goulding, The Script etc.

I don't like modern day rap, some of its ok but people like nicki minaj have spoilt it. in my opinion :P


Jazz, your music taste is beautiful :')

I agree with all of that!

[Zelda]

Personally I DO prefer the new stuff, though I'm rather explicit in taste, have never liked any rap at all myself. Mainly into stuff like lana del rey, marina & the diamonds, the xx, paloma faith and so on.

Also have a love for game music though and I suppose that more falls into the "new" category as well :)

I don't mind the older music but having never really grown up with it it's not so important to me I suppose and I am not so fond of the old style really either.

[Froggydoo]

I'm into 90's and early 2000's. That was the time where music didn't sound like it was being sang by robots. Also the songs actually meant something.

[lawrawrrr]

I like songs from all eras, it's really odd, I can listen to so much! My favourite era is probably late 90s and the millennium, but I also like quite a lot of modern music (mostly indie stuff though, that's actually *sung* and not autotuned).

[!x!dude!x!2]

Some of these new "singers" (cant really call then singers when they use auto tune) just ruin . i like the old music more and country . like people are always saying lil wayne is good rapper . he rhymes the n word with the n word -.- . barely anything rhymes its terrible .

but then again every one has different options

[Callum.]

I don't rule out anything if I personally like it. Not someone who classes themselves as indie and therefore only listens to music that fits into their conceptions. Love a lot of the older hip hop tunes, the 2000 standouts, but love cheese when I go clubbing. Anywhere with a cheese room I'll enjoy.

[Chug!]

Personally I DO prefer the new stuff, though I'm rather explicit in taste, have never liked any rap at all myself. Mainly into stuff like lana del rey, marina & the diamonds, the xx, paloma faith and so on.

Also have a love for game music though and I suppose that more falls into the "new" category as well :)

I don't mind the older music but having never really grown up with it it's not so important to me I suppose and I am not so fond of the old style really either.

PALOMA FAITH YES PLEASE. <3


I'm into 90's and early 2000's. That was the time where music didn't sound like it was being sang by robots. Also the songs actually meant something.

Yep, I know right. Many songs now are written for money, not for meaning or emotion :(


I like songs from all eras, it's really odd, I can listen to so much! My favourite era is probably late 90s and the millennium, but I also like quite a lot of modern music (mostly indie stuff though, that's actually *sung* and not autotuned).

Every song written has a level of autotune/pitch on, it's what all producers do. From knowledge and being into this myself, I know even the slightest bit is used; but obviously you're getting at a singer who really can't sing, who is making money out of auto tune - I understand!



Some of these new "singers" (cant really call then singers when they use auto tune) just ruin . i like the old music more and country . like people are always saying lil wayne is good rapper . he rhymes the n word with the n word -.- . barely anything rhymes its terrible .

but then again every one has different options

yep yep yep yep!


I don't rule out anything if I personally like it. Not someone who classes themselves as indie and therefore only listens to music that fits into their conceptions. Love a lot of the older hip hop tunes, the 2000 standouts, but love cheese when I go clubbing. Anywhere with a cheese room I'll enjoy.


A cheese room? How...original ;)

Love indie. Love pop. Love rock. Love hip-hop. Tbh, all music is beautiful, except that of HEAVY screamo/metal/rap crap :) - Hey, it's just opinion!

[MKR&*42]

I tend to like music from every era, but most of the songs I like are from 2000-2010. I don't really enjoy anything Pre-1970s, but yeah I like a bit of stuff here and there.

[Kyle]

80s and 90s are definitely better, especially the ballads :) I also prefer older rap/hip hop (biggie/tupac/wu tang clan etc.) to recent stuff.

[!x!dude!x!2]

PALOMA FAITH YES PLEASE. <3



Yep, I know right. Many songs now are written for money, not for meaning or emotion :(



Every song written has a level of autotune/pitch on, it's what all producers do. From knowledge and being into this myself, I know even the slightest bit is used; but obviously you're getting at a singer who really can't sing, who is making money out of auto tune - I understand!




yep yep yep yep!




A cheese room? How...original ;)

Love indie. Love pop. Love rock. Love hip-hop. Tbh, all music is beautiful, except that of HEAVY screamo/metal/rap crap :) - Hey, it's just opinion!

i sometimes wonder about the world

[FlyingJesus]

Anyone who claims that older music is better because it meant something and wasn't done for the money needs to sit down and think about their life choices. Every era of music has terrible writing and production involved, it's just with older music those tracks obviously haven't survived despite potentially having done well in their own time. It's like comparing a Shakespeare sonnet to a Carol Ann Duffy piece and then claiming that no-one has been a good writer since the 1500s

[lawrawrrr]

Every song written has a level of autotune/pitch on, it's what all producers do. From knowledge and being into this myself, I know even the slightest bit is used; but obviously you're getting at a singer who really can't sing, who is making money out of auto tune - I understand!

I don't think it's even slightly fair to say 'every song written' because that's just not the truth. Especially in classical cases, for example! Live singers can't really use that much autotune either, so they are the artists I respect and listen to. You can tell when somethings been over autotuned rather than just a little bit pitch altered (I have some experience in this field too) for the most part, and if you can hear the autotune on the voice that's just clearly not a good singer.

but yeah it's just ridiculous singers should be able to sing not rely on a producer who autotunes everything. If they wrote all their own songs and could barely sing them it would be a bit better in my mind, but a lot of the more popular tween singers these days are commissioned to be a face more than anything else

[Chug!]

I don't think it's even slightly fair to say 'every song written' because that's just not the truth. Especially in classical cases, for example! Live singers can't really use that much autotune either, so they are the artists I respect and listen to. You can tell when somethings been over autotuned rather than just a little bit pitch altered (I have some experience in this field too) for the most part, and if you can hear the autotune on the voice that's just clearly not a good singer.

but yeah it's just ridiculous singers should be able to sing not rely on a producer who autotunes everything. If they wrote all their own songs and could barely sing them it would be a bit better in my mind, but a lot of the more popular tween singers these days are commissioned to be a face more than anything else


obviously I didn't mean Live, or classical, i was more on about Popular music; I apologise.

[Andeeh]

I think there are great tracks that are old as well as new just have to find them, I feel that within genres that I like paticularly electronic, house there are styles that are making a return from the 90's same with hip hop there is that old school sounding stuff still being made (just look at Pro Era Crew).

[samsaBEAR]

For my preferred tastes it is as good as it can be. Much more diverse than it used to be, whilst still leaving room for future bands to come and innovate. I think music as a whole is better, and it annoys me to no end that there are 15 year olds out there who dote upon **** bands like The Beatles when there are modern bands that deserve attention far more than them.

[Hidden]

1990s is probably the BEST music, but 2010+ is the more listenable. 1990s is listenable but it's so old that it gets out of taste for a few hours

[JACKTARD]

For me it depends on where I am, who I'm with and what mood I'm in.

I think some people think older music is better because they grew up in that era which is understandable but younger people might think older stuff is better because only the really good ones make it through the years whereas all the mediocre stuff is forgotten