Hey Unholy,

No offense taken...When I use the term everything..I truly mean it...I will give anything a listen because that it what I was exposed to growing up. My parents grew up listening to mainly heavy jazz and blues, they are from New Orleans. I would sit and look at my dad smoking a cig and engulf in a cloud of smoke/ Miles/Coltrane enjoying them for hours. That shit went right over my head...it sounded like complete and utter noise until I got like in my mid twenties......I think maturity set in at this time for me. I just think it was really cool growing up with 7 siblings up to 13 years my senior and we all could appreciate each generations music. It was a good thing for me and I try to pass it on with my son and have been very successful. My son loves music to the point he buys vinyl whenever he gets the chance.

Does my age play a part in my disdain for the hot garbage that is out now... probably. I'm not into the top 40 thing, actually I never really cared about what is suppose to be hot, but it is really a matter of one's opinion isn't it. If I like it cool if I don't cool again.

I will admitI have only one bias when it comes to Hip-Hop so much as you put it my "nostalgia goggles" are fitted on my head with Gorilla Glue!!!! WTF! I purposely dig up their lyrics because mainly I trying to see what the hype is all about...they are saying absolutely NOTHING when earlier hip hop told a least a story and was a bit more clever with the ryhme scheme. So yeah I will be that chic to say that shit sucks ass!

No, it is crap, the Top 40 has been like that for at least 15 years.

There is some great music still being made out there, its just you have to look for it and is not played by the radio often which is usually concerned with playing the same repetive commercialised trash.

I'm actually surprised some of your "old asses" are even listening to what is called "Top 40". Fuck's wrong with y'all? Especially those that say they don't like it.

daPrettyman said:

1. ET - Katy Perry

2. Rolling In The Deep - Adele

3. Just Can't Get Enough - BEP

4. S&M - Rihanna

5. Down On Me - Jeremiah

6. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars

7. On The Floor - JLo

8. Look AT Me Now - Chris Brown

9. Blow - Ke$ha

10. Fuck You - Cee Lo

See. Full of crap.

Well, I'm only 16 and I can't stand music that listening other teenagers. I listen to music that was made before I was born.

NewJillSwing94 said:

Well, I'm only 16 and I can't stand music that listening other teenagers. I listen to music that was made before I was born.

Then thank you for turning off your radio.

I'll use my mother (age 82) as a barometer and was blessed to be right their for almost every evolution of music. No, it's not your imagination top forty music sucks across the board, irrespective of genre. She and my late father listened to everything as well and cut off their radio after the mid/late 80's. This sing song, oh every generation thinks, blah, blah, blah"... is for the birds.

My opinion about punk rock ... a lil' goes a long way.

As far as what people post I've seen everything on this board jazz, country, fingerstyle guitar, blues, funk, pop, R&B, TV theme shows to music scores. Though I've found most of use have a passion for two, three, or four music genres and people tend to post more about those genres than others. Most people around here know I'm a serious Jazz head... so that's what I post by and large but my music taste knows few bounds. (checkout my U-Tube channel) Mickey and Timmy post all type of shit as others do..... you can choose to respond are not, your call.

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TD3 said:

I'll use my mother (age 82) as a barometer and was blessed to be right their for almost every evolution of music. No, it's not your imagination top forty music sucks across the board, irrespective of genre. She and my late father listened to everything as will and cut off thier radio after the mid/late 80's. This sing song, oh every generation thinks, blah lblah, blah"... is for the birds.

My opinion about punk rock ... a lil' goes a long way.

As far as what people post I've seen everything on this board jazz, country, fingerstyle guitar, blues, funk, pop, R&B, TV theme shows to music scores. Though I've found most of use have a passion for two, three, or four music genres and people tend to post more about those genres than others. Most people around here know I'm a serious Jazz head... so that's what I post by and large but my music taste knows few bounds. (checkout my U-Tube channel) Mickey and Timmy post all type of shit as others do..... you can choose to respond are not, your call.

I take it as personal opinion. Usually if you prefer music from a certain time, if you keep on playing it and get perturbed by it, it's almost like you're turning into someone from "another generation" but teens today are now shouting "THIS MUSIC SUCKS!" as one poster just said a few minutes ago.

Timmy84 said:

TD3 said:

I'll use my mother (age 82) as a barometer and was blessed to be right their for almost every evolution of music. No, it's not your imagination top forty music sucks across the board, irrespective of genre. She and my late father listened to everything as will and cut off thier radio after the mid/late 80's. This sing song, oh every generation thinks, blah lblah, blah"... is for the birds.

My opinion about punk rock ... a lil' goes a long way.

As far as what people post I've seen everything on this board jazz, country, fingerstyle guitar, blues, funk, pop, R&B, TV theme shows to music scores. Though I've found most of use have a passion for two, three, or four music genres and people tend to post more about those genres than others. Most people around here know I'm a serious Jazz head... so that's what I post by and large but my music taste knows few bounds. (checkout my U-Tube channel) Mickey and Timmy post all type of shit as others do..... you can choose to respond are not, your call.

I take it as personal opinion. Usually if you prefer music from a certain time, if you keep on playing it and get perturbed by it, it's almost like you're turning into someone from "another generation" but teens today are now shouting "THIS MUSIC SUCKS!" as one poster just said a few minutes ago.

Hello! Shakespeare - 'Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark'

Timmy84 said:

NewJillSwing94 said:

Well, I'm only 16 and I can't stand music that listening other teenagers. I listen to music that was made before I was born.

Then thank you for turning off your radio.

It's a shame that my friends don't even know about soul and funk! Damn, I was born in the wrong decade... I wish I lived in the 80's

What I don't understand is why people want someone to spoonfeed them music, then complain about what they're being served. It's like someone eating McDonald's all the time and then want to sue them because their food made them obese.

People seem to put a lot of emphasis on whether something is a hit, how high it debuted on the chart, or how much something sold. It doesn't mean anything. Vanilla Ice's 1st album has outsold any album by B.B. King, Little Richard, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Temptations, etc. But Ice is considered a joke today and the others still get airplay on oldies stations and still get people to see them in concert.

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

I take it as personal opinion. Usually if you prefer music from a certain time, if you keep on playing it and get perturbed by it, it's almost like you're turning into someone from "another generation" but teens today are now shouting "THIS MUSIC SUCKS!" as one poster just said a few minutes ago.

Hello! Shakespeare - 'Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark'

NewJillSwing94 said:

Timmy84 said:

Then thank you for turning off your radio.

It's a shame that my friends don't even know about soul and funk! Damn, I was born in the wrong decade... I wish I lived in the 80's

Because radio is junk food, they're not ready for the steak and caviar yet.

TD3 said:

I'll use my mother (age 82) as a barometer and was blessed to be right their for almost every evolution of music. No, it's not your imagination top forty music sucks across the board, irrespective of genre. She and my late father listened to everything as will and cut off thier radio after the mid/late 80's. This sing song, oh every generation thinks, blah lblah, blah"... is for the birds.

Yeah, well...music did change around that time. Maybe they just weren't into the electro based dance pop or how r&b heavily borrowed from hip hop? Which was kinda really popular at that time.

Either way, there are exceptions. One can't claim that one experience voids out another either. There are exceptions as not everyone is as open minded or close minded when it comes to music.

Personally, this is first time since the mid-90s that some of the songs playing on the radio don't make me want to jump off of a bridge tbqh. Everytime I listen to music from the 90s it irks my nerves. I like where things are going now. Much better. That being I dont' like listening to it. I prefer building up my own collections and listening to that as I please.

i'm young (kinda ) and i tend to agree

Possibly both.

Just like w/me.

You're not getting old, I'm 16 and I even think the top 40 is like 95 % full of crap..

I consider myself someone that listens to everything---heck, I've been a studio musician and have been in all sorts of musical situations-- but, in reality I think it's more like I'm open minded enough to listen to all sorts of things and give it a chance BEFORE I dismiss it.

I have my core artists that I worship---The Beatles, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Rush, Iron Maiden, Mint Condition, Sting/The Police, Peter Gabriel....among others. But, I try to keep an ear to whatever else is out there...though, I admit I'm not one who is constantly seeking out new music. My "old standbys" still do it for me more than anything else... I still get TONS of inspiration from a record I've been listening to for 20 years and that's enough for me.

I have a young family, though. We go through phases where we spend weeks listening to Top 40 radio--although they go overboard playing the same songs over and over again, I still find some great songs here and there. Adam Lambert, Train and a few others had songs we loved within the last couple of years.

I can understand the Top 40 is full of crap sentiment... My problem isn't the songs as much as it's the level of talent or lack of. I mean, just a couple of generations ago, the average Pop star was a Paul McCartney, Stevie, Phil Collins, Prince, Lionel Ritchie and Sting---singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists all in one. And they were celebrated as such and highly successful as Top 40 artists. You also had the Pop/Soul diva types who hardly ever wrote their own material, but were soooo great as singers that it didn't matter who wrote what. There were also not so talented, fluff performers mixed into the equation but there was enough of a balance at one point.

These days...to ME... it seems that the Top 40 is filled more and more with people that the media tries to pass off as talented, but many of us 'older folk' with higher standards would not consider talented...Rhianna comes to mind. That's my beef... the powers that be cheapening talent by tossing that word around so loosely. And these people are at the top of the charts being celebrated... for what? Looking good and providing pitch corrected vocals.

Nope, I'm 19 years old & I can't stand most of the soulless, pretenscious, computer generated, auto-tuned crap sung by the nieve x-factory cash cows either.

It’s just the Prince.org syndrome the cure is to not talk about it and stay in the past.

babybugz said:

It’s just the Prince.org syndrome the cure is to not talk about it and stay in the past.

I think some people are finding it hard to admit they have a radio addiction problem. Should attend Radioholics Anonymous and announce themselves.

blackbob said:

i have always been a muso since i was in my early teens and have always followed whats been going on with music and i have always found what i consider 'good music' in the charts..more the album chart than the singles....but the last few years...i just find the singles chart is full of crap...its really quite depressing if young people think that is good music...

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or maybe i am just out of touch now and an old foggy...but i really struggle to see where the music talent is..i can see that 'lady gaga' has genuine music talent even if she is a bit too poppy for me but i am struggling with almost everything else...

No, you are not being too old and judgemental in your assessment of top 40 music these days. The music industry and music itself has changed so that the music offered really is "crap" as you state. I know many people in their twenties who have the same opinion (i.e. younger than me! LOL).

It's a generational thing, but I've been saying this since 2002 when I began to miss simpler times and better music. Now I just embrace the old and new and try to stop categorizing. I'll like what I like and reject what I don't. But I must say, in the 80's and 90's, I liked almost everything I heard that was new, now I definitely don't, far from it.

Timmy84 said:

TD3 said:

I'll use my mother (age 82) as a barometer and was blessed to be right their for almost every evolution of music. No, it's not your imagination top forty music sucks across the board, irrespective of genre. She and my late father listened to everything as will and cut off thier radio after the mid/late 80's. This sing song, oh every generation thinks, blah lblah, blah"... is for the birds.

My opinion about punk rock ... a lil' goes a long way.

As far as what people post I've seen everything on this board jazz, country, fingerstyle guitar, blues, funk, pop, R&B, TV theme shows to music scores. Though I've found most of use have a passion for two, three, or four music genres and people tend to post more about those genres than others. Most people around here know I'm a serious Jazz head... so that's what I post by and large but my music taste knows few bounds. (checkout my U-Tube channel) Mickey and Timmy post all type of shit as others do..... you can choose to respond are not, your call.

I take it as personal opinion. Usually if you prefer music from a certain time, if you keep on playing it and get perturbed by it, it's almost like you're turning into someone from "another generation" but teens today are now shouting "THIS MUSIC SUCKS!" as one poster just said a few minutes ago.

Because it does SUCK.. its garbage. Half the music I listen to was made decades before I was even born

One additional note about the late 70s and early 80s--not only was there a proliferation of new young talent and musical styles but the tried and true older musical artists were also making great music and hitting the charts. It was a wonderful time for music of all genres, preferences, and age groups.

mjscarousal said:

Timmy84 said:

I take it as personal opinion. Usually if you prefer music from a certain time, if you keep on playing it and get perturbed by it, it's almost like you're turning into someone from "another generation" but teens today are now shouting "THIS MUSIC SUCKS!" as one poster just said a few minutes ago.

Because it does SUCK.. its garbage. Half the music I listen to was made decades before I was even born

What's one's trash is another's treasure and vice versa.

I'm just waiting for Andy's wanna dance to just fast music ass coming in here co-signing blackbob and shit. Don't know why it's an anticipation nowadays but it's routine by this point.

Top 40 radio has always been full of crap; we just forget the crap and tend to remember the few gems that shined through. But today's crap seems so much worse because the singers can't sing, the songwriters can't write, and most of the producers are glorified drum programmers.

Timmy84 said:

I'm just waiting for Andy's wanna dance to just fast music ass coming in here co-signing blackbob and shit. Don't know why it's an anticipation nowadays but it's routine by this point.

^^^ But his responses and ole school collections are so fun! That's why!!!

purplethunder3121 said:

Timmy84 said:

I'm just waiting for Andy's wanna dance to just fast music ass coming in here co-signing blackbob and shit. Don't know why it's an anticipation nowadays but it's routine by this point.

^^^ But his responses and ole school collections are so fun! That's why!!!

You just want to see him talking about how the music he loves gets guys home though. The genre relates to how his dick reacts. I'm just telling the truth lol