For every Durran Durran there was a Bananarama
Banarama have aged a lot better than "Durran Durran" [sic] though. Except Rio, that's a cracking track. Anyway there's loads of good music about, personally my taste runs more towards the RadioX end of the market (Vaccines, Killers, Kasabian etc.) but the odd listen to other stations reveals lots of other great stuff out there.
Surprised to see a gig I was at on that list!
Saw AC/DC at Hampden and can honestly say it was far from geriatric. Just as well really as it was the last tour with the whole band.
In answer to the question though, no modern bands aren't rubbish, they just aren't at a point in their career that they can "justify" three figure ticket prices.
Amazing how popular U2 is on that list. I happen to like U2 having been a teenager when they released Pride, etc. but most of my younger friends and colleagues simply hate them - mainly because they think that Bono is a sanctimonious pillock. Or worse. The very mention of them in the office gets a toxic reaction... Even from those who ltalk of Pink Floyd as if they'd discovered it - so it's not an "old music bad" thing
They do kind of annoy me a bit now too... Until I stick one of their better gigs on YouTube - and then I secretly really enjoy it.
Amongst all the youngsters I had one ex-colleague who was seemingly obsessed by the Damned. He left a while ago.... I miss him and his music opinions. I wonder what he's up to now. #pigface.
Even from those who ltalk of Pink Floyd as if they’d discovered
... it was a load of pretentious sixth form bollocks, at a guess?
Even from those who ltalk of Pink Floyd as if they’d discovered
… it was a load of pretentious sixth form bollocks, at a guess?
Pretty much.
With the aid Auto Tune I now want to hunt him down and kill him.
Jeez ,if the artist can’t sing just get someone else in who can.
He can sing, and very well, too, I’ve seen him play live. I’ve heard the latest song, and I can’t say that it sounds auto-tuned, although I have a feeling that the natural pitch and timbre of his voice is not unlike the effect of auto-tuning on someone who can’t carry a tune in a bucket, ie the greater majority of what Radio 1/Heart/Kiss FM plays.
Might I suggest everyone contributing to this thread finds a copy of How Music Works, by David Byrne. Fascinating read, covers pretty much the entire music business, from the point of view of an actual recording artist, writer and musician, especially the actual business, finance side. That is eye-opening, particularly for emerging artists, when the promise of streaming is, in reality, little more than a sweat-shop, it doesn’t even pay minimum wage!
I agree about John Grant having a great voice, not sure about using auto tune. Although these aren’t mutually exclusive. Justin Vernon being a good example. Kanye being a bad one...what a twunt.
Guess it depends on your preferred genres? Some damn good rock and metal bands around as well as the oldies who are still producing new hits and flawless performances.
I don't know if modern music sucks or not. All I know is that I have limited time to listen to music, so I spend it listening to music I know I'm going to enjoy, which is old stuff.
I don't listen to music on the radio as I find the dj's annoying, and talk too much.If there was a modern John Peel or Andy Kershaw (is there?) I might.
The music threads on here are full of people posting links to stuff they like. I try and listen to some, but so far I haven't enjoyed any.
Guess I'm just an old git.
I saw Leonard Cohen in 2013 when he was about 80 and he couldn’t hit ANY of his high notes
He could never hit any notes. That's not necessarily a bad thing (see also Tom Waits).
I had no idea autotune was still being used, I thought (hoped maybe) it had died out).
Count Zero +1
Unless I've missed it there dosen't seem to be any decent dance music around these days?
As a teenager in the 90's we were spoilt for it, I feel like the kids of today are missing out!
Unless I’ve missed it there dosen’t seem to be any decent dance music around these days?
Sorry my friend but there are some stunners out there..
Sounclouds your answer.
So, as an example to my taste and old vs new music..
This morning I have been listening to (in no order)
2 x 1 hour long podcasts of Dance DJ’s off soundcloud.
Kenny Chesney’s latest album
Childish Gambino’s 1st and 3rd album
This afternoon I might head over Led Zeppelins way, let’s see shall we.
Didn’t go to ZedLepplin..
Stopped here for some more shape throwing 👌💃
Unless I’ve missed it there dosen’t seem to be any decent dance music around these days?
As a teenager in the 90’s we were spoilt for it, I feel like the kids of today are missing out!
Kompakt
Ostgut Ton
Warp (still)
Hyperdub
The Bunker New York
Planet Mu
Just a handful of labels putting quality dance music out. I think it's actually better than the 90s at the moment! 🙂
What's modern anyway?
I saw Leonard Cohen in 2013 when he was about 80 and he couldn’t hit ANY of his high notes
He could never hit any notes. That’s not necessarily a bad thing (see also Tom Waits).
I had no idea autotune was still being used, I thought (hoped maybe) it had died out).
Turn on Radio One at any given time and you can pretty much guarantee that there will be some producer-led track with a heavily auto-tuned male vocal with some female singing over it. Both pretty much anonymous and forgettable.
As for Laughing Len, he never, ever hit high notes! He spent his entire career singing in a baritone monotone, that got deeper as he got older. I had the great fortune to win two tickets to see him perform at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, also on his 2013 tour, and it was magical, he came across as a real gentleman, taking his hat off and standing back when one of the female members of his band took a solo. I don’t think there will ever be another like him. I have to admit, it took me some time to really grow to appreciate his voice, whereas I got into Tom Waites years ago when I obtained a white label of his Small Change album, and I’ve loved him ever since.
For those who don’t have much opportunity to listen to much radio, and I get little chance to hear anything on 6Music these days, apart from my forty minute commute each morning and afternoon/evening, might I suggest buying Uncut magazine. It has a bunch of selected tracks from reviewed albums on a free CD every month, plus a whole load of good articles and reviews on new and re-released albums. I spotted a review in the latest issue of an album by a new female trio called Honey Hahs, sisters with an average age of thirteen and a half! Turns out their mum was a singer with a band called Tiger, who I say three or four times and absolutely loved, so I feel obligated to check out their album, which is lo-fi, with an emphasis on death, Trump, and the current state of the world.
, might I suggest buying Uncut magazine. It has a bunch of selected tracks from reviewed albums on a free CD every month
Christ, I wouldn’t -the whole focus of Uncut is old music (just look at the cover every month) and the only cd with anything listenable on it in the past year was the “Noise” one, which their readers mostly complained about! (Except me, who had a letter published praising it 😂)
They have perfunctory reviews of new stuff, but usually anything remotely innovative is given 7/10. I cancelled my sub when they had a whole page feature on a Beatles tribute band...
It's better now than the sh it we had to endure in the 80s.
I haven't really got past 70s rock yet ...
