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A musician friend of mine (classically trained, but works with pop music for decades now) says that's true, and the reason is that much music today is heavily r
by sanoli 11y ago
A musician friend of mine (classically trained, but works with pop music for decades now) says that's true, and the reason is that much music today is heavily rhythm centric, and everything else around it is ending up less complex or less diverse (don't remember which). I don't really know if it makes sense, as I haven't really been keeping up with mainstream stuff. Not that I don't like it, I just don't have as much time, and I found a suprising new love for older music that has kept strong and my music time goes towards it.
- grumblestumble 11y agoThe idea that rhythm is somehow less "intelligent", "complex", or "diverse" has all kinds of terrible connotations. Does your friend wear a powdered wig and perform for the ladies of the court?
- sanoli 11y agoNo, the idea is that today's pop music is rhythmically less diverse. Where is this mainstream pop music with such complex, diverse rhythms? Let me know where to tune it. He compared contemporary jazz rhythm sections to contemporary pop as an example, vs. both genres in past decades.
- blake_himself 11y agoI'll venture Radiohead's 'Reckoner': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wCJPm19XYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wCJPm19XYQ