Is Music out??

[Nighthawk76]

Originally Posted by Homeriffic

I always have music playing. I love country music. I discovered it about two years ago when I realized there was nothing "mainstream" that I liked to listen to anymore.

I love country music too. My mom is a huge country music fan so I grew up hearing it all the time. Though I didn't really get into it myself until about two years ago. I really love Sara Evans and Martina McBride. I also like Shania Twain, Julie Roberts and Carrie Underwood. I still don't much care for male country music performers however.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Better Days

The reason I think this isn't the case is, They used to listen to music and have music collections. One is a Rush fan. Now, with CD's available and more money for better equipment, I tell them It's a great time to be into music.

Books and news can't replace the joy of music.

Okay, now I'm confused, lol. You're referring to certain people in particular? I understood your post to mean people in general.

As for books and news not replacing the joy of music, that's a matter of opinion. I happen to share your opinion, yet realize that it's opinion nonetheless. Many people enjoy books as much as true music lovers love their music.

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by Blair's Number #1 Fan

I love country music too. My mom is a huge country music fan so I grew up hearing it all the time. Though I didn't really get into it myself until about two years ago. I really love Sara Evans and Martina McBride. I also like Shania Twain, Julie Roberts and Carrie Underwood. I still don't much care for male country music performers however.

Try Gary Morris. He is a singer and did mostly country back in the 1980s. His greatest hits compilations are still in print (last I checked), and he did several duets with the likes of Crystal Gayle and Lynn Anderson. Gary Morris also did opera (La Boheme with Linda Ronstadt). Such a powerful, yet beautifully tender voice. Listen to his stuff, I think you'd enjoy it!

Sadly, he never seemed to get much recognition. Last I heard, he runs a ski resort out in Utah somewhere and performs only rarely.

[garyj]

Originally Posted by Fleet

I agree. I stopped listening to top-40 radio stations in 1981. I just didn't enjoy '82 and newer music as much as I did '70s and earlier.
In the car, I listen to about 60% talk radio/20% news/20% oldies music.

And I find it hard to believe that any of the music recorded in the last 10 years or so will ever be remembed as real classics like "Moon River" (1961) or "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" (1962) or "Rock Around The Clock" (1954).

I personally think top 40 is dead, it's been dead since Kasey Kasem left Kasey's TOP 40.
I like all kinds of music I just don't like rap and never will, But it seems that is all I hear coming out of cars with those blasted boomer speakers there should be a law against those. How can anyone concentrate driving wilth that noise beating in their ears. No wonder there are so many accidents

[garyj]

Originally Posted by garyj

I personally think top 40 is dead, it's been dead since Kasey Kasem left Kasey's TOP 40.
I like all kinds of music I just don't like rap and never will, But it seems that is all I hear coming out of cars with those blasted boomer speakers there should be a law against those. How can anyone concentrate driving wilth that noise beating in their ears. No wonder there are so many accidents

I love talk radio it stimulates the brain and makes you think. I love oldies but even the oldies station stopped playing Buddy Holly, Bill Haily and the Comets and many others like the coasters, or the Beach Boys. I work in broadcasting and dream of starting my own station and play the forgotten artist.

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by garyj

I love talk radio it stimulates the brain and makes you think. I love oldies but even the oldies station stopped playing Buddy Holly, Bill Haily and the Comets and many others like the coasters, or the Beach Boys. I work in broadcasting and dream of starting my own station and play the forgotten artist.

Good for you! Keep us posted.

[garyj]

Originally Posted by catlover79

Good for you! Keep us posted.

I'll do that. I work at a public television station in Moline, IL and we are running a jazz special with Chris Botti. He is coming to the Quad Cities and we are giving tickets away as a preimum for becoming a member of our channel

[MonarC]

Well where I live there are always cars passing by with loud bassing music.

[garyj]

Originally Posted by MonarC

Well where I live there are always cars passing by with loud bassing music.

True it is common, but all I ever hear in this area is loud hip hop in this area. Is this what music has become?

[dawsongirl]

Originally Posted by garyj

I love oldies but even the oldies station stopped playing Buddy Holly, Bill Haily and the Comets and many others like the coasters, or the Beach Boys.

Yeah, I think a lot of oldies stations went from 50's and 60's and some early 70's to 60's and all of the 70's. I'm not complaining because I like the 70's, but I've heard songs I never thought I'd hear on "oldies" radio. Having 50's mixed in is fun tho, so I miss that extra variety.

[James]

Originally Posted by Fleet

I agree. I stopped listening to top-40 radio stations in 1981. I just didn't enjoy '82 and newer music as much as I did '70s and earlier.
In the car, I listen to about 60% talk radio/20% news/20% oldies music.

Fleet/Tony, one of my favorite years for music was 1982! I'm shocked!

(Just kidding. )

Originally Posted by Fleet

And I find it hard to believe that any of the music recorded in the last 10 years or so will ever be remembed as real classics like "Moon River" (1961) or "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" (1962) or "Rock Around The Clock" (1954).

Agreed. I can't say I've ever heard a song by Britney Spears in its entirety.
I do like a lot of the music put out by Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, on the other hand. Josh Groban is pretty high up there, too.

As for me, I used to listen to top 40 up until the mid-late 1980s, about the time bubblegum acts like Debbie Gibson and Tiffany hit the scene. (Remember them?) One of the radio stations I listen to, WMMX "Mix" 107.7, airs a retro Top 40 with Casey Kasem every Saturday morning from 7-10 (with time constraints it's more like a Top 30), and their favorite years range from 1982 to 1988, although once they had the faith to reair a 1981 Top 40. (If it's 1987 or 1988 I'll turn it off, LOL.)

Such is another reason I thought 2007 would have been an appropriate year to end "The Wonder Years." It would be 1987 on the show had the powers that be at ABC had the smarts to continue it.

[Better Days]

On average, around '89, pop music got better, and matured. It's the only era that I liked top 40 music.
Remember "Luka", "Nothing compares 2 U", Wilson Philips, "Another day in Paradise", "Candy". Artists evolved like: The B-52's(Roam, Deadbeat Club), and Madonna(Cherish, You can't hurt me now).

Back to the topic: Don't you all know people(over 30) who don't listen to music? Today's music is no excuse - There's music from so many time periods, cultures and genres. I discovered Celtic when I was 30. And music is so accessable and cheap: used CD's and records, XM radio, internet...

I understood your post to mean people in general.

I happen to know some extreme cases, but yes, in general I think more people are forgetting about music and how good it CAN be.

As for books and news not replacing the joy of music, that's a matter of opinion

Do you think a person can like books ... Better than Chocolate?

[MaydayMalonesGirl]

i don't understand how music could be 'out'. sure, most mainstream music is complete trash nowadays, but there are so many types of music and artists out there, it could never be out.

sometimes you just have to dig around to find the good stuff.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Better Days

Do you think a person can like books ... Better than Chocolate?

I'm sure there's one or two in this world, but I'm not one of them.

[waichingliu81]

i still listen to music and it's all music from the 70s, 80s and 90s. i am not keen on today's music as 99% of it is pap