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> I've been listening to the radio for 20 years now and I feel like I've reached the pinnacle of what music is about If you listen to the radio yes. But it's a
by spurgu 5y ago
> I've been listening to the radio for 20 years now and I feel like I've reached the pinnacle of what music is about
If you listen to the radio yes. But it's also objectively different. Music up until the 90's was 99% played by humans who had spent years mastering their instruments. There was something more "alive" even in basic pop music. Now you can just press a button and get 3 minutes of a repeating drum pattern and/or bass line.
Granted there's a whole lot of complexity in making good pop music (or "machine music" in general), I'm not downplaying that, it's just very different to (in my mind) the more "personal" music (having to work creatively within the restrictions of the musicians/instruments as well as recording techniques) that came before the 90's.
For example jazz is still going strong and constantly coming up with new exciting artists and music.