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Jul 26, 2012#1

Dave

Modern music sucks and we now have scientific proof.

Jul 26, 2012#2

Azurephoenix

Haha... I've been saying this for years.

Jul 26, 2012#3

Dave

So have I. But now we have SCIENCE!!

Jul 26, 2012#4

Azurephoenix

You mean there's more to music than inane lyrics and the same 5 power chords over and over?

Jul 26, 2012#5

Soliloquy

Seems like a good place to post this.

Jul 26, 2012#6

Bubble181

Soliloquy said:
Seems like a good place to post this.

That is awesome.

Jul 26, 2012#7

blotsfan

Dave we get it. You don't like this new-fangled ragtime.

Jul 26, 2012#8

Charlie Don't Surf

Nah!

Jul 26, 2012#9

drifter

Actually, what it says is that music has become more homogenous. You could argue that, over time, we have learned to distill the favorable essence of music, discarding that which does not work, such that now all music is pleasing to the ear. Science has just proven that modern music is better. :troll:

Jul 26, 2012#10

sixpackshaker

pablum

Jul 26, 2012#11

Soliloquy

drifter said:
Actually, what it says is that music has become more homogenous. You could argue that, over time, we have learned to distill the favorable essence of music, discarding that which does not work, such that now all music is pleasing to the ear. Science has just proven that modern music is better.

In time, there will be only one song, and it will be perfect.

All hail Hypnosong!

Jul 26, 2012#12

GasBandit

Soliloquy said:
All hail Hypnosong!

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Jul 26, 2012#13

Hailey Knight

This explains why I largely listen to music from decades before I existed.

Jul 26, 2012#14

sixpackshaker

Well Ron Spector is not longer producing. That alone can explain it all.

Jul 26, 2012#15

drifter

Phil Spector, either.

Jul 26, 2012#16

sixpackshaker

drifter said:
Phil Spector, either.

I keep flipping the name, I falsely remember the Ronettes being named for him.

Jul 26, 2012#17

Telephius

Are you saying Nickelbach are not full of variety?! :dumb:

Jul 26, 2012#18

MindDetective

Telephius said:
Are you saying Nickelbach are not full of variety?!

Jul 26, 2012#19

Telephius

MindDetective said:

Jul 26, 2012#20

Vagabond

Yeah, the loudness war has gotten out of hand. All the subtlety is gone when albums are mixed, every note is just cranked up to eleven.

But modern pop artists, and the music they make, are really no better or worse then they have ever been.

Jul 27, 2012#21

Silent Bob

Jul 27, 2012#22

Magister Moonie

Does it suck? Or has it been so RIGOROUSLY PERFECTED that we now know the perfect formula for musical enjoyment? Perhaps we have reached peak music.

Jul 27, 2012#23

Dave

Bieber and "You a ho, you a stupid ho" are the pinnacle of musical perfection? I somehow doubt it.

Jul 27, 2012#24

Soliloquy

Jul 27, 2012#25

Magister Moonie

Dave said:
Bieber and "You a ho, you a stupid ho" are the pinnacle of musical perfection? I somehow doubt it.

Nicki is a crazy person, I don't know if that's good or not.

Justin Beiber is the shit. Listen to this. IF I WAS YOUR BOYFRIEND, NE'ER LET YOU GO. KEEP YOU ON MY ARM GIRL, NEVER BE ALONE. I CAN BE A GENTLEMAN, ANYTHING YOU WANT

look at how dark this is. He's changing for this woman. He has so much money in his pocket but his identity is intrinsically linked to his relationship with another person. Justin Beiber is defined not by the merits of his own success but by the affection of others. That's deep.

Jul 27, 2012#26

sixpackshaker

Magister Moonie said:
Nicki is a crazy person, I don't know if that's good or not.

Justin Beiber is the shit. Listen to this. IF I WAS YOUR BOYFRIEND, NE'ER LET YOU GO. KEEP YOU ON MY ARM GIRL, NEVER BE ALONE. I CAN BE A GENTLEMAN, ANYTHING YOU WANT

look at how dark this is. He's changing for this woman. He has so much money in his pocket but his identity is intrinsically linked to his relationship with another person. Justin Beiber is defined not by the merits of his own success but by the affection of others. That's deep.

Jul 27, 2012#27

ElJuski

yeah, that article is complete bullshit, and I disagree oh, oh so much.

Jul 27, 2012#28

Hailey Knight

ElJuski said:
yeah, that article is complete bullshit, and I disagree oh, oh so much.

Can't tell if sarcasm between the "yeah" and the "oh, oh so".

Jul 28, 2012#29

Bowielee

I actually find myself agreeing with Juski in this one.

Jul 28, 2012#30

sixpackshaker

Soliloquy said:
Seems like a good place to post this.

That especially works with songs in a piano bar...

I spent a day getting smashed in a piano bar under a hotel once, and the piano player just read the lyrics to the same tune. Whether or not if the song fit the tune he was playing.

Jul 28, 2012#31

ElJuski

as usual, I tend to agree with the AVClub. http://www.avclub.com/articles/scientists-say-music-these-days-is-too-loud-too-sa,83026/

Jul 28, 2012#32

GasBandit

Dynamic range has definitely suffered in favor of raw volume, I can attest to that much in a professional capacity.

Jul 28, 2012#33

drifter

What's interesting is that the study concludes dynamic range has basically held steady since the 50's. I guess it's harder to tell when it ranges between loud and superloud.

Jul 29, 2012#34

GasBandit

drifter said:
What's interesting is that the study concludes dynamic range has basically held steady since the 50's. I guess it's harder to tell when it ranges between loud and superloud.

My needles tell a different story. So much contemporary music just holds them in the red and vibrates them.

Jul 29, 2012#35

drifter

Beats me, but here's the loudness graph from the study, if you're interested.

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