Will music ever become great again?

[Subject]

The music is false and has hardly any credibility in terms of art.

"Art" is very much relative and means something different to everyone. I think that there is nothing wrong with music today, and the tastes that we have have been shaped by the music we have listened to in the past. Yes, it seems to get very repetitive, but music has always been like that, it's just that we weren't around 30 or 40 years ago to hear every song that was on the radio, so it has been filtered for us.

[Yawn]

love this hymn. sorry wat was that u saying about there being no 'art' any more? :S

[j0rd]

yeah when @bradtheladlong; drops his mixtape

[Nick]

true dat

i listen to the beatles a lot, the doors, queen & metallica, all really good bands from the 60s, 70s & 80s respectively.
this generations music (sadly, my generation aswell), just doesn't have the same thought put into the lyrics and melody..

i listened to metallica as a kid and it opened up a whole range of music to me it was great

[Johannes]

i listened to metallica as a kid and it opened up a whole range of music to me it was great

metallica is an amazing band, lots of great songs, and they're still making hits today

[Nick]

metallica is an amazing band, lots of great songs, and they're still making hits today

yeah i think they are recording/recorded a new album so im keen for that

[Hannah]

To answer your question of music today in the mainstream top 40, sometimes there's a few songs in there you can enjoy. Most of the time it's similar stuff - but it is what a lot of people enjoy listening to so of course it's going to be in the top 40 mainstream.

I think the issue you're facing is that you haven't explored deep enough into the music that isn't plastered on top 40 charts, or mainstream. There are plenty of options as mentioned before this to discover new artists and genres - not the typical copy and paste you find in the top 40s. There's a reason they call it mainstream.

[Cxir]

House music is booming like the 90s, sorry if that's not your scene (top 40 isn't mine, par a few, e.g. david zowie) but underground/techno everything to do with house is getting good
Rap music is starting to get good, Dr D.R.E new album has dropped, amazing.

[peteyt]

to be honest i reckon today the top 40 seems more 'authentic', loads of unknown artists getting huge singles rather than the manufactured acts of the late 90s/early 00s. with the use of spotify/itunes/youtube songs can blow up in seconds, you don't need a singles campaign or a distributer (though they certainly help). we aren't as controlled by tv and radio anymore.

just wait in 10 years you'll hear cheerleader and get nostalgic.

true dat

i listen to the beatles a lot, the doors, queen & metallica, all really good bands from the 60s, 70s & 80s respectively.
this generations music (sadly, my generation aswell), just doesn't have the same thought put into the lyrics and melody..

I agree with Plebings to some extent - with spotify plays now being included into the chart and with lots of new services for listening to music, it's a lot easier for bands to get heard and played. The industry has changed and is a lot less private now compared with the past.

However you have to consider the chart is generally going to have only mainstream artists - because it's more mainstream and less specific more people will buy it. Notice how heavy metal for example which is popular doesn't really get in the charts because while they may have lots of fans generally the mainstream stuff will have a bigger audience.