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This has become a knee jerk reaction to a possibly flawed opinion. And unfortunately we may not get clarity for many decades. But I think it’s worth thinking
by 2muchcoffeeman 2y ago
This has become a knee jerk reaction to a possibly flawed opinion.
And unfortunately we may not get clarity for many decades.
But I think it’s worth thinking about what makes a piece of music classic? Why will it stand the test of time where others don’t.
And when producing music is easier than ever, does the proportion of good musicians increase proportional or do we just get more rubbish?
- carabiner 2y agoIt's absolutely true though. No matter when you were born, the "best" music came out when you were about 17 years old: https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1d57778/a_cool_guide_to_what_age_you_were_when_your/ https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/1d57778/a_cool_... All nostalgia is a longing for youth.
- Lendal 2y agoWhile that is true, it's not what the article is about. It's about the attention economy stealing minutes away from what used to go to music appreciation and redirecting it to other competing activities that didn't used to exist.
- threatofrain 2y agoSomething that I think is interesting is how instrumental limitations defined 80's synth pop, making it a very distinctive era of starkly composed music. We'll likely never have that kind of limitation-defined era again.