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Topic History of: The sad state of the Tipsheet forum
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Green Man |
Rarey Tipper wrote:
It's a generational thing. My grandparents said it about my parents music and my parents said it about mine.
When you're growing up, "your" music is new and exciting to you but to an older generation they've heard those melodies, lyrics, chord progressions, sounds etc. before... or they *think* they have and in some cases they're correct, but in others they're not relating to it in the same way as you are.
"Your" music forms the backbone to your youth and is key to new experiences and memories you're making.
As they get older most people settle into a mundane existence of work, TV, going to the same pubs, same people, same restaurants, same places for holidays, nothing is new anymore. New music is just a background noise to them, but play them something old and they're reliving their younger days.
I have to concur with that.
I only hear Maroon 5 in supermarkets deli counters yet in Tesco they are blasting out the normal 80's classics. I do like that 80's superstars are making a comeback and are touring.
Paul Young sounds better with age these days, Kim Wilde still has it and looks amazing, Blancmange are doing okay but a national tour is definitely needed rather than the club circuit, Squeeze are doing fantastic at the moment, Pet Shop Boys are doing a new album. I do agree that some people are set in their ways but if you're favourite singer or band from the past is making new music and touring then it's great.
I have just just listened to snippets of the charts on Spotify, most of the songs sound the same than the last as it did 15 years ago - with same generic beats and lyrics. 
My children have just discovered the mid 80's band Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - they think they are best thing slice bread. 
When I go to the record store he said "old vinyl sells great so do reissues but newer bands are harder to shift". Older people have more disposable income and probably still collecting and younger generation probably prefer to stream because it's free. I guess those are in their 30's are probably still buying the stuff they grew up also ? |
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Rarey Tipper |
It's a generational thing. My grandparents said it about my parents music and my parents said it about mine.
When you're growing up, "your" music is new and exciting to you but to an older generation they've heard those melodies, lyrics, chord progressions, sounds etc. before... or they *think* they have and in some cases they're correct, but in others they're not relating to it in the same way as you are.
"Your" music forms the backbone to your youth and is key to new experiences and memories you're making.
As they get older most people settle into a mundane existence of work, TV, going to the same pubs, same people, same restaurants, same places for holidays, nothing is new anymore. New music is just a background noise to them, but play them something old and they're reliving their younger days. |
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Green Man |
JK2006 wrote:
I don't think music will ever die and there's still some good stuff around - the problem is - with such easy access to distribution, creative musicians don't bother to hone or perfect - or listen to comments - so much is not as good as it could be. Second - because there is less need for A&R and promotion is far more difficult, the industry attracts less competent or inspired people (breaking a difficult hit was always a creative art - and I was good at it). So the Tipsheet, which was mainly for and by people interested in those black arts, is less relevant.
I remember when Ed Sheeran was doing the club circuit near where I used to work, performing in a room Infront of about 20 people. |
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JK2006 |
I don't think music will ever die and there's still some good stuff around - the problem is - with such easy access to distribution, creative musicians don't bother to hone or perfect - or listen to comments - so much is not as good as it could be. Second - because there is less need for A&R and promotion is far more difficult, the industry attracts less competent or inspired people (breaking a difficult hit was always a creative art - and I was good at it). So the Tipsheet, which was mainly for and by people interested in those black arts, is less relevant. |
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Green Man |
Blue Boy wrote:
There is lots of great new music and there is also an important and influential music business. It’s a generational thing with each older generation not understanding or appreciating the new music. I’m guessing the average age of the posters on this board is somewhere in the 50’s or 60’s so not really a surprise there aren’t many posts on any of the new genres or new artists.
I'm finding it harder these days to be exposed newer music. All I hear is bland generic rock or awful pop music.
If you want A listed country music come to Ireland. |
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