State of music today

[Neversoft]

Fair enough, but with Lady Gaga, it's all about the image.

People seem to get caught up in Gaga's image and deem her a talentless hack. It is definitely her image and weird persona that have gotten her noticed, but I wouldn't say she is all about image. She has talent, real enthusiasm on stage and knows how to write catchy - if sometimes unoriginal - songs.

[The Don]

People seem to get caught up in Gaga's image and deem her a talentless hack. It is definitely her image and weird persona that have gotten her noticed, but I wouldn't say she is all about image. She has talent, real enthusiasm on stage and knows how to write catchy - if sometimes unoriginal - songs.

I agree that she does have some talent, but, she changed herself completly to get noticed, you should have a look at her peforming before she became famous she looked completly different, she only got noticed when she started dressing like a clown, which is why I dislike her, she sold herself out to get fame.

[IAmAsianBoy]

I wish I was born like 30 years ago. They had better music then todays music, full of alcohol, drugs, sex, etc.

[Jordy]

I wish I was born like 30 years ago. They had better music then todays music, full of alcohol, drugs, sex, etc.

Why would you base the time you were born on the state of the music industry? Does the higher standard of living improvements as well as healthcare and technological advances count for nothing?

The thing is, 30 years ago they still wrote songs about all that, 40-50 years ago the topics were all still much the same. Essentially it all stems off "Love" which is what all songwriters, write about.

[Plebings]

I wish I was born like 30 years ago. They had better music then todays music, full of alcohol, drugs, sex, etc.

If you look hard enough you will find music you like in the present, don't just generalise it and hate on music because you don't like what a majority of people do.

Yes imo pop music is in a sorry state at the moment, but pop has always been in a sorry state, each transformation of pop music usually has a similar theme.

The problem with nostalgia is that people only remember the classics, do you remember all the small #1s in the 90s? Ones that probably pissed off a lot of 17 year olds in that generation like it is doing now.

I've lost my point anyway, what I mean is that in 20 years time the songs that we'll be remembered for will be our Umbrella, Crazy In Love, Hey Ya, etc, not the current 'small fries' like Glad You Came, Don't Stop The Party, etc