New music isnt doing it for me

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Spaceboy, Jun 19, 2007.

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  1. Spaceboy

    Spaceboy Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Near Edinburgh, UK
    I try, I really do, to like modern releases, but 9 times out of 10 these days I'm distinctly underwhelmed, and in some cases completely baffled, by the critical reviews new albums get.

    For example, Mirrored, the new album from Battles. I couldnt even bring myself to listen to it all the way through I found it so lacking. Do younger people these days have different hearing to the rest of us or what?
     
  2. phish

    phish Jack Your Body

    Location:
    Biloxi, MS, USA
  3. rockclassics

    rockclassics Senior Member

    Location:
    Mainline Florida
    I'm with you Spaceboy. The only new material I have bought this year is Porcupine Tree and the two discs by Blackfield.
     
  4. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    My pattern for new music has been this: I hear a cool new song, I demo it on iTunes or Rhapsody, buy, the CD, get bored with it after a couple of weeks, and then I sell it. I don't even bother to copy the parts I really like. maybe it's the compression?

    I was all set to buy Steve's vinyl mastering of the White Stripes' "Iky Thump", but after the coolness of the first track and single wore off, I decided that they aren't to my liking after all. I guess i'll pass on it. Almost the same pattern with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

    I bought Pink's "I'm Not dead Yet". It's very good, I like it, but I feel no attachment to it. I'm going to get rid of it. Rolling Stones' "A Bigger Bang? Same" thing.

    I was all jazzed about getting the new MACCA on vinyl, but now we know that Ludwig got the master mixes already jacked up. So, forget it.

    Maybe I am getting old. But, wait, I can get into old stuff that is new to me. Gotta be that damned compression they add to CDs today.
     
  5. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    You are not the only one. Seems many feel new music is not worth paying for. Major music chains have shut down and major studios are closing, labels are laying people off, etc.

    And at some point the quality of music must be factored in. There is a lack of a buzz in the recorded music industry. No really, read the papers it's all true.

    I feel sorry for the 18 to 29 crowd today, they just don't have the exciting stuff we had.
     
  6. fortherecord

    fortherecord Senior Member

    Location:
    Rochester, NY
    Is there new music out there? It sure isn't being recorded and released by the majors!
     
  7. Frank G

    Frank G Forum Resident

    Location:
    Oregon
    I don't think that way at all. The difference is that we had it all handed to us by radio. Now that radio is a dud, we're too lazy to look. That's what the problem is... Laziness. If music meant as much to people like they say it does, they could find tons of stuff out there to enjoy. I'm still amazed by the fact that none of a bunch of people I told about Maggi, Pierce & E.J. have bothered to research them at all. And that is with sampling available. Don't blame the music if you haven't tried to find it.

    Frank G
     
  8. Spaceboy

    Spaceboy Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Near Edinburgh, UK
    Well it isnt lazyness with me. I read a lot of reviews on RateYourMusic.com, Pitchfork, etc etc, read the top albums of 2007 lists etc, and then go out and listen to the albums, and most of them to put it quite bluntly are *****.
     
  9. Ctimefly

    Ctimefly New Member

    Location:
    Boston
    Check out Calexico.
     
  10. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Rock n Roll was the most fun for the kids, and all that stuff has been done. And done again, and done again, and then done once more to make sure we know it has been done.

    It's been done. And nobody came up with anything to replace it. Put on Live at Leeds, Ya-Ya's and the White Album, listen really good, and tell me that there is more of this quality out there today if you look for it. Pet Sounds...let's not go there again, it's too damn depressing.

    Btw, Black Moses is a really great double soul album!
     
  11. bellwether

    bellwether New Member

    Location:
    Seattle, WA USA
    Try the Good, The Bad and The Queen - the new project by Damon Albarn featuring Paul Simenon from the Clash and Tony Allen from Fela's 70's band. Lot's of musical styles with great topical lyrics. This is my favorite album of the year and I listen to it almost daily, something I haven't done with an album for years. I liked it so much I got it on vinyl too and sounds sweet. The CD is usually around 10-12 bucks new but the vinyl is very pricey.
     
  12. Soundman

    Soundman Senior Member

    Location:
    U.K. / U.S.
    Comercialism no longer feeds my hunger for NEW music but there's plenty of new non-commercial music to still feed my ears. It just makes the thrill of the hunt so much better!
     
  13. Spaceboy

    Spaceboy Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Near Edinburgh, UK
    Got it, it's ok, but really isnt as good as I was hoping for. These guys arent exactly youngsters either.
     
  14. pig whisperer

    pig whisperer CD Member

    Location:
    Tokyo, Japan
    <------ see my avatar. We don't need the majors anymore. Just a strong word of mouth and a need for listeners to try something new that they haven't read about in Rolling Stone magazine.
     
  15. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    The new music I am finding interesting is 45 year old cast-offs found at the thrift stores.

    I'm also not into commercial music.:righton:
     
  16. vinyl diehard

    vinyl diehard Two-Channel Forever

    I have to agree with you there. No wonder I keep gravitating back to the old stuff and discovering how much I still really enjoy it. I even find myself buying groups from the 60/70's that I didn't really know much about (The Move, The Pretty Things, etc).
     
  17. Dennis Metz

    Dennis Metz Born In A Motor City south of Detroit

    Location:
    Fonthill, Ontario
    Great band...also Iron and Wine (thanks Chris), Decemberists
     
  18. Spaceboy

    Spaceboy Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Near Edinburgh, UK
    Sorry dude but I have no idea what your avatar is, I cant read the writing.
     
  19. JA Fant

    JA Fant Well-Known Member

    Agreed-
    it is hard for me to get into new music. try NPR, it is a great avenue for discovering older bands/artists that one may have missed.
     
  20. jt9057

    jt9057 Member

    I just dont feel a strong emotional connection with any music made since about oh 2000 or so. Even stuff that people on this board say is amazing amazing stuff that i have to look hard for. But thats all my opinion of course. I should also mention that i am 23.
     
  21. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    There are kids who are young enough to be my kids, and they know Big Star and The Velvets better than I do.

    The kids know where to look and they always will.:righton:
     
  22. rhkwon

    rhkwon Forum Resident

    Location:
    Houston, TX USA
    I understand your pain. I have'nt been into the new music for many years.:(
     
  23. Spaceboy

    Spaceboy Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Near Edinburgh, UK
    I'm 30 and I agree it's since about 2000 or so, with the advent of the Strokes etc, who I was never impressed with at all.
     
  24. wgriel

    wgriel Forum Resident

    Location:
    bc, canada
    Now that is a good band! A friend introduced me and I definitely like their sound.

    Bill
     
  25. bhazen

    bhazen I Am The Walrus

    Location:
    Deepest suburbia
    For me these days (at least regarding the pop scene - jazz, classical and Indian music a different story altogether, as I'm just now starting to acquire music from those areas), it's 90% filling in holes in my collection of albums released decades ago; and 10% new stuff. Of that remaining 10%, most ends up on the "to be sold or given away" pile after six months or so. I'd say I discover one or two new artists that I cherish a year.

    Occasionally I discover a new band/artist that's a keeper; I suspect Pugwash (Irish indie band, strongly redolent of XTC/ELO/Nilsson) will be a long-term keeper, but who knows? I also like the Clientele, L.E.O., Nick Armstrong & The Thieves, a few other new ones I can't think of right off. But, I'm also eagerly awaiting the new album from Crowded House (a miracle!) and the 40th anniversary Piper At The Gates Of Dawn reissue (Hullo, Chris M!). Apart from that...

    :sigh:
     
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