I don't agree that there has been a decline since the eighties.

I think there's been a prolonged lull in pop music since the mid-nineties. There's certainly been some worthy music produced in the past eight years, but I don't think there's been a genuinely interesting musical movement in that time. I really don't think we've seen equivalent waves of interesting and entertaining acts since that era, but I'm sure something worthwhile will rear its head eventually.

No I wouldn't say music has gone downhill, it's the music business that has.

Supernova said:

I have to respectfully disagree with you on that, since I feel that 80's music was the best. Still trying to figure out where to find good music that is out today.

People have thought music has gone downhill since the days of ragtime, jazz and big band. Olde timers though music died with the advent of "rock 'n' roll" (or jungle music, as it was called by bigoted whites -- and asked for the destruction of records by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Dominoes, etc.) With each changing generation, older music listeners turn their nose up at the current crop of artists.

Times have changed. Yes, the music of the '60s, '70s and '80s rocked. But, we have to face the facts, new kids have grown up and they like the music of the '90s, '00s and right now. It's not "cheap" or "trash," it's just not your taste. Maybe you're older, maybe your pallette isn't craving these particular styles of music, but you can't trash it simply because it's new and you're not feeling the style or new groove.

No, music has not gone downhill. It's still good. Just find the artist or music you like.

psychodelicide said:

Oh, I knew you would. Most Prince fans think music begins and ends with the '80s, I just don't happen to be one of them.

Yes, Psychodelicde, it has. And It began with those Seattle bastards.

NIRVANA RUINED EVERYTHING!!!!!

Oh, and I just want to clear 1 thing up: some music today is still good, you just have to seek it out. psychodelicide made a very cogent point: "The 80's was a decade where you could turn on your radio and always hear a great song playing. It doesn't seem to be that way as much anymore. Kind of makes me wonder what happened to all the great songwriters who penned those great 80's songs."

There ain't nothing but shit on the radio, as Nelly Furtado would say.

i don't think so, it just seems you have to look harder these days to find good music, but it's definitly out there

* John Mayer
* Josh Turner
* Dierkx Bentley
* Greenwheel
* Jimmy Wayne

just to name a few that surfaced the last in two years

AMEN! Very well said. I think music started going downhill since 1985. The late 1980s still had some good music but not nearly as much good stuff as the early 1980s. Ballads were starting to take over R&B in the late 1980s. Most of the stripped down mid tempo rap was underground and only the good rap was played on the radio. House music was underground and entered mainstream radio around 1989.

When house music became mainstream, I thought we were back on the right track again. Everyone started doing uptempo music again and it looked like things were getting back on track. Then EVERYONE started doing a house remix of their song. Every time you turned around, house mix this and house mix that. You can wear too much of a good thing out.

As for rap and hip hop, I used to love it in the early 1980s when the songs were fun and for the dance floor. In the early 1990s "gansta" rap became mainstream and that was the beginning of the end. It had been underground for years but then white kids started buying it. I think this is when these major corporations saw they could make big money off a cheap form of music. By around 1993 or 1994, hip hop had completely taken over and has dominated radio ever since. As long as these corporations are controlling everything, hip hop is not going anywhere.

By 1995, as a long time funk/R&B lover, I stopped listening to R&B radio and started listening to pop/rock radio. Then I noticed hip hip was making it's way into rock music. Another trend I don't like is the accoustic trend. EVERYBODY started doing accoustical stuff. I felt like singing "Michael rode the boat ashore....hallelujah!"

Now I only listen to oldies stations and Clear Channel owns them too. Out of YEARS and YEARS of music out there, they play the same songs several times a day. It's rediculous.

Yeah! F Clear Channel!!!!!

DITTO!! I don't give them a thumbs up.....I give them a middle finger up!

hmm Yes and No, If you really think about it was 80's all that great either?? LOL

I don't know how anyone could dispute the music of the 80's. It was the best!

Oh yeah I totally forgot about hair bands.. They were the best thing to the 80's besides Prince. rest was pretty much shit..lol

Yeah. It's best not to look at the radio as a source of finding good music. I would prefer looking at foreign media. There's a lot of great stuff coming out of the UK, France and the rest of Europe. And Brazil too.

psychodelicide said:

Oh, I knew you would. Most Prince fans think music begins and ends with the '80s, I just don't happen to be one of them.

NWF said:

Any clue as to where I could find this music?

Well, if it's any consolation to you, Psych there's a lot of artists who were popular in the 80's on the comeback trail:

Prince
The Cure
Morrissey
George Michael
Tears For Fears
The Psychedelic Furs
Siouxsie and the Creatures
Bow Wow Wow
Ready For The World


.....and then there are many Alternative Rock bands that have been heavily influenced by the music of that era:

The Rapture
The Fever
!!!
Radio 4
The Killers
The Scissor Sisters
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Hives
Erase Erratta
Ima Robot
Franz Ferdinand
Hot Hot Heat
Muse
etc.
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psychodelicide said:

I'm too lazy to start looking right now. I guess you could start with reading the British music magazines like Q, MOJO, and NME.
[This message was edited Sun Aug 15 16:54:26 2004 by NWF]

Well, if it's any consolation to you, Psych there's a lot of artists who were popular in the 80's on the comeback trail:

Prince
The Cure
Morrissey
George Michael
Tears For Fears
The Psychedelic Furs
Siouxsie and the Creatures
Bow Wow Wow
Ready For The World

But you're right, all of ths music that came out during the 80's was good.

kev1n said:

I have never heard of any of those groups. I am getting old!

Just wondering if anybody feels, like I do, that music has not been as good since the 80's? The 80's was a decade where you could turn on your radio and always hear a great song playing. It doesn't seem to be that way as much anymore. Kind of makes me wonder what happened to all the great songwriters who penned those great 80's songs. Just wondering if anybody feels the same way I do. Feel free to post your thoughts.

Yes, Psychodelicde, it has. And It began with those Seattle bastards.

NIRVANA RUINED EVERYTHING!!!!!

JDINTERACTIVE said:

Got any suggestions as to where I can find good music, because it seems harder and harder to find these days. Think I'm getting old.