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Shadou Dan · 07-24-2016, 02:42 AM

Pretty much everything has transitioned to a more electronic sound. Not just dubstep and EDM, I've noticed nearly all genres incorporating that sound (even country). If you watch the MTV music awards, a lot of the artists nominated under rock/alternative categories sound nothing like that type of music did in the 80's thru the 00's.

It all sounds clean and polished with a noticeable absence of distorted guitars or anything we generally associate with rock (I think Lorde was placed in the "new rock" category last time, lol). There are still bands with younger people in them who make music which resembles the sounds of the past. It's pretty much gone underground and requires a bit of effort to discover.

I don't have aspergers (that I'm aware of), but I also have some trouble getting on board with a lot of contemporary artists and tend to gravitate toward 80's and 90's alternative, new wave, post punk, and nu metal (it's not all I listen to, but most of my favorite bands fall within those lines).

I think a lot of it just has to do with how our brains process music and associates the "good stuff" with music we became familiar with at a certain age. But also, I was born in 1987 and maybe I'm like Danny Glover in this situation and I'm to old for this shît...

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Shadou Dan Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 98	Pretty much everything has transitioned to a more electronic sound. Not just dubstep and EDM, I've noticed nearly all genres incorporating that sound (even country). If you watch the MTV music awards, a lot of the artists nominated under rock/alternative categories sound nothing like that type of music did in the 80's thru the 00's. It all sounds clean and polished with a noticeable absence of distorted guitars or anything we generally associate with rock (I think Lorde was placed in the "new rock" category last time, lol). There are still bands with younger people in them who make music which resembles the sounds of the past. It's pretty much gone underground and requires a bit of effort to discover. I don't have aspergers (that I'm aware of), but I also have some trouble getting on board with a lot of contemporary artists and tend to gravitate toward 80's and 90's alternative, new wave, post punk, and nu metal (it's not all I listen to, but most of my favorite bands fall within those lines). I think a lot of it just has to do with how our brains process music and associates the "good stuff" with music we became familiar with at a certain age. But also, I was born in 1987 and maybe I'm like Danny Glover in this situation and I'm to old for this shît...