Do you remember when people made an effort to make good music?

[Draconian Guppy]

Wait you mean ###### cat dolls aren't the latest and greatest :wacko:

LEAVE THE ###### CAT DOLLS ALONE, THEY'RE HURTING RIGHT NOW...

@ OP, Vh1, had some nice shows, I would generally avoid it, nowadays it's 90% rubbish shows 9% bad music ( like PSD) and 1% of something one might like...

Mtv2 isn't quite as bad, but is alot better than mTv.

I always find myself listening to more music pre 2000 and even way back 1960,70s

[Razorwing]

well I've been listening to Muse lately. Can't stop either. lol.

[lalalawawawa]

There are many indie songs/tracks/albums released on Download.com and Jamendo. Many of the artists deserve more than simple thanks.

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

You know when I came to America I was expecting to see girls like these out there on the streets/cars/pavement at all hours of the day and night. I haven't seen anything like that. What a disappointment!

[trashpickinman]

It depends entirely on what "good" is. Music, like any other media, changes with the times. The "good music" of yester-year was once the new music of a previous generation, I'm sure people were calling Rock and Roll bad music compared to the music of 'Lawrence Welk'.

Like everything else, things change. You need to be willing to accept change as it happens, a rhythmic beat of notes IS music, no matter what form it takes after that.

Edited July 28, 2008 by trashpickinman

[CoolCatBad]

Here's a link to listen live on Sydney's FBI.FM http://www.fbi.org.au/content.php/753.html

Some killer indie stuff here all the time.

And tiagosilva29, I wish you would put your sig back, I thought it was great.

[brayan27]

well I've been listening to Muse lately. Can't stop either. lol.

Oh my god, Muse is...there aren't words to describe how good they are...wow, they are without a doubt my favorite (sorry Radiohead but you're #2). there is not a day where I don't listen to one of their albums. :p

Matthew's voice is incredible!

[sanctified Veteran]

To all people that said that there are no good music acts these days or that all good music its from just two to three bands... how limited you are all!

Every years amazing music its produced, but it seems that you are expecting it to come from the wrong sources. Dig a little people!

Edited July 28, 2008 by sanctified

[remix17]

To all people that said that there no good music these days of that all good music its from just two to trhee bands... how limited you are all!

Every years amazing music its produced, but it seems that you are expecting it to come from the worng sources. Dig a little people!

(Y)

[sanctified Veteran]

(Y)

I just realized how badly written my post was. I fixed it a little. :$

[petroid]

I had the radio on the other day while I was doing a power sunroof conversion on my car. A song came on that immediately enraged me so much because it was so awful and trashy. "I kissed a girl." So yeah, mainstream music sucks.

[Bringmejustice]

I like all kinds of pop music. Nothing wrong with that! LOL

[remix17]

I just realized how badly written my post was. I fixed it a little. :$

I think we got the gist of it :p

[Laser_iCE]

Pfft at all you people who say music is dying, you just don't know where to look. A great resource in Australia is Triple J, they also have a webstream on their site. There's no such thing as "commercials" (as it's run by the ABC) and they play a lot of local stuff, sometimes grabbing tracks off their Unearthed website. Other people from AU on the forums surely would have heard of it/listen to it, but for any other readers:

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej

http://www.triplejunearthed.com

[CrashG]

Yes, but just barely. So much crap music in the past few years (same can be said about movies too). Where's the albums (CD's) that have more than 2-3 decent songs on them?

[jamend]

I think music is all about personal tastes. Try last.fm, it gives you recommendations based on what you already like. It's a great way of exploring music!

[bob_loblaw]

How do you define what "good" music is? Does it have to have deep meaningful lyrics? Or a slow peaceful beat? You can't define what good music is to people and tell them what is good and what is not. You can't base it on lyrics, beat, rhythm.

As far as mainstream music, it's mainstream for a reason. People like it. They think it's good. If an artist that was formerly unknown but became mainstream do you think they would lose they're musical talent they originally had? And I'm talking about the musical talent here, not their style. Style changes, they have their own vision and way they want the music to sound.

I like anything from oldies in the '70s and '80s to new pop/rock. Do I have to be a musician to know what good music is? I don't think so. I'll listen to any song. I think it's a matter of taste.

[Massiveterra]

For those that don't think there are any good rock bands anymore, check out The Gaslight Anthem from New Jersey. They're currently playing Australia, and will be coming back to the states for a few months. They sound like a cross between Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, The Bouncing Souls, and Billy Bragg (if you're into those type of bands) and have an amazing way of writing lyrics/songs. They've only been around for 2 and a half years, but have been gaining a rapid following all over the world. Check em out and lemme know what you think. (this isn't spam...just putting in my 2 cents)

http://www.myspace.com/thegaslightanthem

But yeah, for the most part, pop/top 40 music has always been crap. For some reason, though, people seem to respect that type of music 10-20 years after they hit the charts. There's tons of artists out there that write respectable artists out there that don't care about being part of it.

[sanctified Veteran]

Do I have to be a musician to know what good music is?

In a way, yes. You need to understand music at a technical level to say how well constructed a tune is. But everyone, with or without knowledge have the right to like anything they want and no one has the right to tell you that your tastes are "wrong". Not everyone should like the same thing.

[Cormier6083]

I don't remember those days.

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

I don't remember those days.

I barely remember yesterday. :(

[kingpunk]

:&: I kissed a girl, and I liked it... :&: is a good song :punk:

lol, just thought i'd spice it up a bit. :shiftyninja:

- KingPunk

[brayan27]

then there are the likes of 50 cent, Soulja boy and the countless other "artists" that do it for the money.

they can just pay someone to do a beat, they spend seconds making up a sentence, there you have it a song. Extra bonus if that sentence has to do with sex, drugs, and/or money.

I do understand that it is a matter of opinion and that everyone has to right to like what they like, like everybody else I am just voicing my opinion.

[.Jacob.]

"Do you remember when people made an effort to make good music?"

Yes, and no. Really if the artist puts out music and he or she knows that people will like it or targeting a certain audience its good. But when some people go blindly into labels and let them control them I think its bad. Music from the artist is always better from their point of view or how they think others may think. Even if it isn't fully done by them but as long as they take their part and put in the "effort". Just remember everyone to their own. Music is what we define really in most cases and well theirs a heck of a lot of opinions around the world on what is good music ;).

[I am Reid]

I just want to know what the hell happened to the piano, all I ever hear is junk mixed together in a studio, never just a piano and a voice.