Poll: Old or New? What do you listen to more and why? (techno, metal)

**Janszoon** · 03-08-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by khfreek

I've always heard that metal was sort of out of the public eye until the Black Album, and that Guns N' Roses were at there peak in about '89. Grunge is close enough :P

Metal and gritty, alternative rock coming into the mainstream changed a lot of things, in the industry and in new bands' musical directions.

The Black Album came out in 91, right at the same time grunge was starting to catch on, and you're right that it put Metallica completely in the mainstream but it's not as if they were an obscure band before that, they had videos on MTV and all of their previous albums except maybe Kill 'Em All had charted.

You're also right that GnR were at their peak in about 89 but you're a bit off about them being a part of the musical change in direction that happened in the early 90s. Back then GnR were lumped in with bands like Van Halen, Motley Crue and Poison and when grunge got huge all of those bands, including GnR, were seen as outdated and pretty much swept aside by waves of flannel wearing angst peddlers.

Anteater · 03-08-2009, 04:23 PM

Musicianship didn't die in the 80's. I have a lot of prog, but if anything I'm a jazz-head. I also love ambient and electronica in all their little labels.

kniff0311 · 03-08-2009, 04:24 PM

I have seem to fall in the area of hearing whats available. with my odd taste in music i generally dont like artists as a whole. i find myself liking 1-3 songs on any album and disliking the rest. cold play and the killers grab me a lot these days. I did however like finger eleven's not so popular album " the greyest of blue skies" but that might of had something to do with listening to it while a played turok the dinosaur hunter.

simplephysics · 03-08-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kniff0311

i generally dont like artists as a whole. i find myself liking 1-3 songs on any album and disliking the rest. cold play and the killers grab me a lot these days.

Hey look, we found the problem.

swim · 03-08-2009, 04:44 PM

If I can't listen to most of an album I don't usually give another piss on that band.

The Boy · 03-08-2009, 04:55 PM

I usually listen to older music (1920s to 1980s). I find it difficult and unrewarding to find anything I can really appreciate in the current music scene. I listen to most genres of music, so I'm quite open. However, when I take the time find something new, I'm usually disappointed and what I thought was a great find ends up being much less. I think the current music scene, both mainstream and indie, is very singles oriented. I found several good singles and subpar albums. Its like the 1950s/1960s all over again I suppose. Most albums have filler, but most bands are more singles oriented anyway, I think. I'm not completely sure.

With older music I like discovering all of the innovation and creativity of past musical generations. 1920s blues, early rock and roll of the 1950s, British Invasion, glam rock, and punk/new wave/post-punk. Besides the 1960s was the best musical decade anyway: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Motown, The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Who, Phil Spector's Girl Group records...

lucifer_sam · 03-08-2009, 05:45 PM

Although I don't harbor any stigma against current music I can't seem to be stimulated by anything that the indie press has been humping recently.

FireInCairo · 03-08-2009, 07:20 PM

I tend to divide myself between old and new releases pretty evenly.

Alfred · 03-08-2009, 07:30 PM

I listen to mainly new music. And I consider "new music" to be 1990-present. Last 20 years roughly.

I like The Clash, Pink Floyd, The Ramones, The Who, and some others, sure... but new music catches my ears more. Production has a lot to do with it. Like, if Led Zeppelin was in their prime and making music today, I'd probably be a huge fan.

There's just a wider variety of music today I guess.

Terrible Lizard · 03-08-2009, 07:35 PM

I've been getting deep in funk as of late, that spurned from my discovery of Tony Allen and late Little Richard.
And I'm rediscovering folk and krautrock thanks to Klaus Schulze and Leonard Cohen.
Pretty soon I'll go back to doom metal and pick up Candlemass and listen to Sleep or check out more math metal like Faraquet.

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FireInCairo Later on... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,235	I tend to divide myself between old and new releases pretty evenly. __________________ O G MUDBONE: Only You can prevent forest fires.

03-08-2009, 07:30 PM	#49 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I listen to mainly new music. And I consider "new music" to be 1990-present. Last 20 years roughly. I like The Clash, Pink Floyd, The Ramones, The Who, and some others, sure... but new music catches my ears more. Production has a lot to do with it. Like, if Led Zeppelin was in their prime and making music today, I'd probably be a huge fan. There's just a wider variety of music today I guess. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

03-08-2009, 07:35 PM	#50 (permalink)
Terrible Lizard **ER OF HOLES Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Butt**, Nebraska Posts: 1,211	I've been getting deep in funk as of late, that spurned from my discovery of Tony Allen and late Little Richard. And I'm rediscovering folk and krautrock thanks to Klaus Schulze and Leonard Cohen. Pretty soon I'll go back to doom metal and pick up Candlemass and listen to Sleep or check out more math metal like Faraquet. __________________ “YOU ARE SCUM SLUT.” -John Martyn

03-08-2009, 04:24 PM	#43 (permalink)
kniff0311 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mo Posts: 96	I have seem to fall in the area of hearing whats available. with my odd taste in music i generally dont like artists as a whole. i find myself liking 1-3 songs on any album and disliking the rest. cold play and the killers grab me a lot these days. I did however like finger eleven's not so popular album " the greyest of blue skies" but that might of had something to do with listening to it while a played turok the dinosaur hunter.

03-08-2009, 04:55 PM	#46 (permalink)
The Boy Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 66	I usually listen to older music (1920s to 1980s). I find it difficult and unrewarding to find anything I can really appreciate in the current music scene. I listen to most genres of music, so I'm quite open. However, when I take the time find something new, I'm usually disappointed and what I thought was a great find ends up being much less. I think the current music scene, both mainstream and indie, is very singles oriented. I found several good singles and subpar albums. Its like the 1950s/1960s all over again I suppose. Most albums have filler, but most bands are more singles oriented anyway, I think. I'm not completely sure. With older music I like discovering all of the innovation and creativity of past musical generations. 1920s blues, early rock and roll of the 1950s, British Invasion, glam rock, and punk/new wave/post-punk. Besides the 1960s was the best musical decade anyway: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Motown, The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Who, Phil Spector's Girl Group records...