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In reply to the discussion: Why is modern pop music so terrible? [View all]griloco
(868 posts)48. I see your Riot and raise you a Ragtime
The overabundance and popularity of ragtime was not always met with enthusiasm. For example, at the 1901 convention of the American Federation of Musicians in Denver, "Resolutions were adopted characterizing 'ragtime' as 'unmusical rot.' Members were encouraged to 'make every effort to suppress and [to] discourage the playing and the publishing of such musical trash." (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 5/14/01, 1)
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You're probably thinking of Baby Metal but for my buck, Band-Maid is the best...
yuiyoshida
Jan 2018
#7
digital music is fake instruments & vocals, loudness, no variation from the relentless 0's/1's...
msongs
Jan 2018
#5
Nailed it. The brain quickly perceives zero variation, and auditory capacity fatigues rapidly.
VOX
Jan 2018
#95
alternative music is just a throwback to the 60's when every neighborhood had garage bands nt
msongs
Jan 2018
#50
I'm not sure a comparison to one of the best albums of all time is particularly valid
mythology
Jan 2018
#47
Thanks for posting. This is how corporations sap all of the flavor out of pretty much everything.
MiltonBrown
Jan 2018
#75