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> Elaborate harmonies are just not a thing anymore. I think that's a niaive analysis of a lot of popular music. If I listen to Justin Beiber or Sam Fender or T
by lbriner 4y ago
> Elaborate harmonies are just not a thing anymore.
I think that's a niaive analysis of a lot of popular music. If I listen to Justin Beiber or Sam Fender or Taylor Swift, their songs often contain very rich harmony, not necessarily (but definitely including) vocal harmonies but across instrumentation, deviation from the 4-chord song and even a lot of mixing of influences in, what I have to say, are some very unique and refreshing ways that I have either not heard before or certainly not in the mainstream.
I think most people just have getting old syndrome. The stuff I listened to when I was in my formative years was great and everything since then not so much.
I'm personally very pleased with the quality of new music without having to like all of it.
- adamc 4y agoI listen to a lot of music across a lot of eras, and I'm not particularly fond of the 70s or early 80s (my era). I agree that "in my day" is a thing, but the criticism is accurate anyway. I think vocal harmonies affect people differently for the same reasons people find vocals so compelling: we have wetware devoted to the human voice. It isn't just another instrument, perceptually, at least for most people.