Entertainment
16 days left
Modern pop music is objectively worse than music from previous decades
Nostalgia bias or genuine decline in musical quality and artistry?
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1 day ago
When's the last time an album changed culture the way Thriller or Nevermind did? Nothing feels important anymore because nothing's trying to be important.
1 day ago
The problem with this argument is it assumes everyone's situation is the same.
1 day ago
The same handful of producers write everything now. Max Martin has written like 25 number-one hits. It's not artists with vision, it's formula on repeat.
1 day ago
Autotune means you don't actually need to sing anymore. People who couldn't have had careers 30 years ago are now stars because technology covers for them.
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1 day ago
Complexity isn't quality. Some of the most affecting songs are three chords. Fewer chords can mean more emotional directness.
1 day ago
This is one of those things that sounds smart but doesn't survive contact with reality.
1 day ago
Modern production enables sounds and textures that couldn't exist before. Today's electronic, hip-hop, and indie artists are doing genuinely new things.
1 day ago
Autotune is a creative tool. T-Pain and Bon Iver use it intentionally for effects. It's no different than electric guitars or synthesizers - new tech that enables new art.
1 day ago
Tell that to the people who've actually been through this. They'd disagree.