Has popular music got worse?

*Wesley* · 12-06-2014, 01:08 PM

I think chart music has gotten worse in the 2010s. The music from previous decades was better, though there are still some good bands/artists out there like Snow Patrol and Kelly Clarkson.

*Slade* · 12-06-2014, 01:09 PM

It's all personal preference. I stopped liking mainstream stuff about 6 years ago.

*CyberCubed* · 12-06-2014, 01:12 PM

Music hasn't been good since like 1999. You're off by about 15 years.

*MrPliggins* · 12-06-2014, 01:19 PM

There has always been bad pop music. It's the stuff that never gets played anymore. Only the best of the best last throughout the decades. As with previous decades, the worst pop music of today will not survive the test of time, and will never be played in 2044.

Just try finding the "top 100" songs of a given year in the '50s, or '60s. How many of those songs have you never heard of?

*Wesley* · 12-06-2014, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPliggins

There has always been bad pop music. It's the stuff that never gets played anymore. Only the best of the best last throughout the decades. As with previous decades, the worst pop music of today will not survive the test of time, and will never be played in 2044.

Just try finding the "top 100" songs of a given year in the '50s, or '60s. How many of those songs have you never heard of?

You're right about pop music. I didn't pay much attention to music until recently, but I agree that there is good and bad music in each decade. I mostly like music from the 60s, 80s, 90s and 00s.

*Powder* · 12-06-2014, 03:20 PM

While this is an incredibly subjective issue, I gotta agree with Cubed.

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Music hasn't been good since like 1999. You're off by about 15 years.

*snake* · 12-06-2014, 03:22 PM

Yes. Besides most stuff I listen to comes before 2010, with the exception of Weird Al.

*Prowler* · 12-06-2014, 03:42 PM

Pop music and and chart topping hits aren't usually that good. Just catchy stuff that makes people move for a few minutes. In every decade there's, more or less, an equal amount of good and bad music. It's easy to say that music has never been so bad these days but that's because most people don't remember crappy one hit wonders from the previous decades. Only the popular stuff that's considered somewhat good survives and stands the test of time. Or do you think people will actually remember Justin Bieber in 20 years? And what about bands such as Spice Girls and Duran Duran? How often do people mention them these days? They're merely afterthoughts.

*pennydreadful* · 12-06-2014, 05:34 PM

I don't listen to 'popular' chart music so I probably couldn't say - my kneejerk reaction is to say that it's all just commercialized, auto-tuned crap, but then pop music has always been commercialized to a degree.

I think the music industry's in a crisis at the moment, put it that way, and creativity seems to be at an all-time low.

Brooke507 · 12-07-2014, 02:23 PM

It depends. Some popular songs are actually pretty great, while others make me want to pull my hair out. There's good and bad in everything.

*Wesley* · 12-07-2014, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Brooke507

It depends. Some popular songs are actually pretty great, while others make me want to pull my hair out. There's good and bad in everything.

I agree. Some good popular songs in this decade are Burn by Ellie Goulding and Shake It Off by Taylor Swift.

joe-eyeball · 12-07-2014, 04:23 PM

Its been pretty bad since the mid to late nineties!

Brooke507 · 12-07-2014, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wesley

I agree. Some good popular songs in this decade are Burn by Ellie Goulding and Shake It Off by Taylor Swift.

I love those

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 12-31-2014, 08:02 AM

All of the music I listen to is before the mid 1990s, so I would say yes.

*plastroncafe* · 12-31-2014, 10:40 AM

The music is the same, you're just old now.
Welcome to the ice flow, kid.

*TigerClaw* · 12-31-2014, 10:49 AM

I listen to a lot of electronic dance music, you tend to hear it a lot on the radio, But it sounds way to commercial for my taste, Which is why I only listen to the underground stuff. Its kind of annoying hearing the music that kids today call Trance, And it sounds nothing like the the Trance I'm used to.

*BubblyShell22* · 12-31-2014, 04:31 PM

I think it just depends on the song or artist. I do like pop music, but there are some people I can't stand to listen to like Justin Bieber and One Direction. I do like Taylor Swift though and "Burn" is a good song, too.

Zarana-X · 12-31-2014, 06:27 PM

Yes. Popular music hasn't been good since 1987.

*Wesley* · 01-01-2015, 12:45 PM

Well, I might have been a bit harsh on this decade's popular music. There were some great songs released in 2011 such as Alice by Avril Lavigne and Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield. We are only about halfway through this decade anyway, so a lot of great music may be released in the following years. I think it's easier to pick out music that one likes from a ðecade when that decade has ended. When a decade is still ongoing, it's harder to pick out the music. Also, people have different tastes in music.

*CyberCubed* · 01-01-2015, 12:52 PM

To be fair its not like Katy Perry or Taylor Swift are any worse than Britney Spears or Madonna.

If they were reversed in real life it would be the same.

12-06-2014, 01:08 PM	#1
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	Has popular music got worse? I think chart music has gotten worse in the 2010s. The music from previous decades was better, though there are still some good bands/artists out there like Snow Patrol and Kelly Clarkson. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

12-06-2014, 01:09 PM	#2
Slade god status Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,291	It's all personal preference. I stopped liking mainstream stuff about 6 years ago. __________________ Do not concern yourself with what I've already done: rather tremble at the thought of what I am about to do. Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=48140

12-06-2014, 05:34 PM	#9
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	I don't listen to 'popular' chart music so I probably couldn't say - my kneejerk reaction is to say that it's all just commercialized, auto-tuned crap, but then pop music has always been commercialized to a degree. I think the music industry's in a crisis at the moment, put it that way, and creativity seems to be at an all-time low. __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

12-31-2014, 08:02 AM	#14
Whatswiththeheadbands? The Weed of Crime Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Shadow's Sanctum Posts: 3,007	All of the music I listen to is before the mid 1990s, so I would say yes. __________________ Who knows what Evil lurks in the hearts of Men? The Shadow knows...

12-31-2014, 10:49 AM	#16
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 14,165	I listen to a lot of electronic dance music, you tend to hear it a lot on the radio, But it sounds way to commercial for my taste, Which is why I only listen to the underground stuff. Its kind of annoying hearing the music that kids today call Trance, And it sounds nothing like the the Trance I'm used to. __________________ Follow me on my Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@tygerclaw305

12-06-2014, 01:12 PM	#3
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Music hasn't been good since like 1999. You're off by about 15 years.

12-06-2014, 01:19 PM	#4
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	There has always been bad pop music. It's the stuff that never gets played anymore. Only the best of the best last throughout the decades. As with previous decades, the worst pop music of today will not survive the test of time, and will never be played in 2044. Just try finding the "top 100" songs of a given year in the '50s, or '60s. How many of those songs have you never heard of?

12-06-2014, 03:22 PM	#7
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Yes. Besides most stuff I listen to comes before 2010, with the exception of Weird Al.

12-06-2014, 03:42 PM	#8
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Pop music and and chart topping hits aren't usually that good. Just catchy stuff that makes people move for a few minutes. In every decade there's, more or less, an equal amount of good and bad music. It's easy to say that music has never been so bad these days but that's because most people don't remember crappy one hit wonders from the previous decades. Only the popular stuff that's considered somewhat good survives and stands the test of time. Or do you think people will actually remember Justin Bieber in 20 years? And what about bands such as Spice Girls and Duran Duran? How often do people mention them these days? They're merely afterthoughts.

12-07-2014, 02:23 PM	#10
Brooke507 Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 181	It depends. Some popular songs are actually pretty great, while others make me want to pull my hair out. There's good and bad in everything.

12-07-2014, 04:23 PM	#12
joe-eyeball Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland Posts: 708	Its been pretty bad since the mid to late nineties!

12-31-2014, 04:31 PM	#17
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I think it just depends on the song or artist. I do like pop music, but there are some people I can't stand to listen to like Justin Bieber and One Direction. I do like Taylor Swift though and "Burn" is a good song, too. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

12-31-2014, 06:27 PM	#18
Zarana-X Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: California Posts: 416	Yes. Popular music hasn't been good since 1987. __________________ "In order to create, you have to destroy." www.facebook.com/zarana-x

01-01-2015, 12:45 PM	#19
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	Well, I might have been a bit harsh on this decade's popular music. There were some great songs released in 2011 such as Alice by Avril Lavigne and Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield. We are only about halfway through this decade anyway, so a lot of great music may be released in the following years. I think it's easier to pick out music that one likes from a ðecade when that decade has ended. When a decade is still ongoing, it's harder to pick out the music. Also, people have different tastes in music. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

01-01-2015, 12:52 PM	#20
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	To be fair its not like Katy Perry or Taylor Swift are any worse than Britney Spears or Madonna. If they were reversed in real life it would be the same.