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BTW I'm not going to lead you through the racist implications doorway I opened above. Just pointing out the corelation and likely causation.
What I will add is, very often people don't like what is new or novel. As an extreme well used example consider the riot at the premire for the rite of spring. Too much dissonance. The public wasn't prepared.
A year later when the suite was performed, to a sold out audience, the public loved it. They were expecting it and had a year to digest it.
Ignorance is also a culprit in causing people not to like things. Lots of people say they don't like opera. Likely they don't like the idea of opera. They haven't been introduced to it properly or haven't been prepared. Or real country music. Or Jazz. Or Reggae. My dad would get upset and tell me to turn down my music if I had Reggae on. But he went to the Caribbean and for some reason came back with some CDs enjoying it. Exposure certainly helps. (I have no idea why he could palate me playing Black Flag, but not Barrington Levy. Again racist door. I wonder if he ever heard me play Bad Brains.)
I used to really not like Picasso. Until I understood what he was trying to accomplish. I also didn't appreciate EDM at all until I understood it was made for dancing. Not to sit at home and listen to through headphones on an easy chair.
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04-22-2021 06:11 PM
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Why 1990? What is different after that?
YouTube was launched in 2005. And you can't download music from it.
You might be thinking about Napster, but that was launched in 1999.
I'm sure you know if many other popular artists other than Whitney.
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List of the tops artist of the 90s. Based on the number of #1 singles.
Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, TLC, Wilson Phillips, Paula Abdul, Bryan Adams, Puff Daddy (or the artist formally known as Puff Daddy).
None of them would I entertain the idea of listening to on my own time. Maybe Brian Adams, but not from that 90s.
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For fun I'll post the top artist from every decade starting in the 40s.
40s
50s (1950-58 because the hot 100 was established in 1958)Artist Weeks at number-one Bing Crosby 55 Jimmy Dorsey 32 Glenn Miller 31 Harry James and Vaughn Monroe 26 Perry Como 21 Tommy Dorsey 20 Sammy Kaye 19 Mills Brothers 17
Artist Weeks at number-one Elvis Presley 57 Patti Page 22 Tony Bennett 20 Perry Como 20 Les Paul and Mary Ford 20 Rosemary Clooney 13 Eddie Fisher 13
60s (1958-69)
Artist Number-one hits The Beatles 18 The Supremes 12 Elvis Presley 7 The Rolling Stones 5 Bobby Vinton 4 The Four Seasons 4
70s
Artist Number-one hits Bee Gees 9 Elton John 6 Stevie Wonder 5 Paul McCartney and Wings 5 Eagles 5 The Jackson 5 4 Diana Ross 4 John Denver 4 KC and the Sunshine Band 4 Barbra Streisand 4 Donna Summer 4
80s
Artist Weeks at number one Michael Jackson 27 Lionel Richie 21 Paul McCartney 16 George Michael 16 Stevie Wonder 15 Madonna 15 Olivia Newton-John 14 Diana Ross 13 Whitney Houston 13 Phil Collins 13
2000s
2010s
Rihanna 9 Katy Perry 8 Bruno Mars 7 Drake 6 Justin Bieber 5 Taylor Swift Adele 4 Post Malone The Weeknd Eminem 3 Kesha Maroon 5 Cardi B
VERY few of those artist would I listen to.
Elvis (but not any of his hits that's for sure)
Les Paul and Mary Ford. Yup! Awesome!
Rosemary Clooney. Love, come on to my house.
The Rolling Stones. Sure, but they have more albums than good songs. IMO
The Jackson 5 and MJ are pretty fun.
Adele. Great singer. Not my bag, but she is talented.
6 /7 Artists in over 80 years
What is more noteworthy are the number of people of colour on that list. It seems to me something changed in the 2000s when Napster and Youtube arrived. People could choose to listen to whomever they wanted to. Not just what the radio or MTV shoved down their throats.
Number of people of colour by decade
40s = 0
50s = 0
60s = 1 (well the Supremes)
70s = 4 (I'll count the multi racial KC and the sunshine band)
80s = 5
90s = 7
2000s = 18 (Number of Caucasian artists 3)
2010s = 6 (Caucasian 7)
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Move over Millennial whoop, hello Gen Z romance.
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Originally Posted by djg
How many soloists are listening for a b9 #5 b13 to include in their solos?
The compers are keeping rhythm and the progression generic.
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I like where Gen Z is going with all this. They're more like the 60's generation.
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Originally Posted by Littlemark
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Originally Posted by Littlemark
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My point is that when actual professional musicians were involved in the creative proccess of making Pop Music. The synergy of their interactions and breadth of musical experiences and abilities, made for more creative music overall.
The Monkees having the Wrecking Crew, Motown the Funk Bros., Elvis, Dusty Springfield having American Studios in Memphis,etc....
The third generation of James Brown imitators have all of the chops and none of the actual Soul nor Feel of the original. More like Jazz students who learned Charlie Parker licks like a Parrot. Without the actual experience of playing tons of gigs in the saddle for a living!
At least Prince had the good sense to move it forward. And even then I felt it was rather stiff and over rehearsed to death.
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Originally Posted by jads57
This was the 80's;
I listen to 60's and 70's music now.
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This is the most epic 'get off my lawn' thread of all time.
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Originally Posted by Stevebol
Judging from the charts though, I hated music mostly in all decades. Mainstream was something to stay away from at all times for me.
''And the public gets what the public wants
But I want nothing this society's got''
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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The 80's was greedy and narcissistic. Bands were dead by 86'.
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Here's some 60's soft rock;
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Originally Posted by Stevebol
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
I don't spend much time trying to find post 80's rock that I like. Soundgarden was good.
I like this;
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Take all music after 1979 and blast it into outer space. I wouldn't care.
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Generally, I like bands that wear coats and play on carpets.
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Earthquake Bird is a good movie. It's about the bubble in 80's Japan.
In a word- disorienting.
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
You have much to learn my friend.
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
Are you trying to say that despite what the top records were, there was other better music?
Well no shit. I think that you can say the same for music made today.
If that is that not your point, please explain.
Also, for what it's worth I haven't heard of the Stylistics. Should I? Listened to a few cuts. Doesn't do anything for me.Last edited by Littlemark; 04-24-2021 at 07:48 AM.
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Originally Posted by jads57
I do love the interaction of Les Paul and Les Paul and Les Paul with Les Paul. The fidelity was also top notch.
Using the same A-Team musicians does not induce creativity. It creates a singular sound. (Granted a few different sounds fun different studios) Decreasing the breadth of sound and creativity. Having Chet Atkins produce everything out of Nashville for decades does not sound diverse. The opposite.
Why do you want everyone to sound like James Brown or Parker? That doesn't sound very creative. Tastes change. Just as dancing changes. Dancing in 1940 is very different from 1960, is very different from 1980 is very different from today. Just as clothing styles have changed. None are better or worse. Just different.
Why would you want everyone to dress like they were still in the 70s? *Shudder*
http://hbz.h-cdn.co/assets/15/46/hbz...s-50781179.jpg
Right on!
is this soulful enough?
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Originally Posted by Stevebol
Most Punk and all hardcore would be gone. And two tone ska. Joy Division. Big Sandy and the Fly-Rite trio. Kanye West. JD McPherson. Julian Lage. Sierra Ferrell.
Maybe not all of those.
Julian Lage Trio, Amsterdam, April 17 2024
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