Posted on 04/11/2020 9:01:29 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Don McLean, the 74-year-old singer best known for his 1971 hit American Pie, says he is not impressed with the music of today.
The singer-songwriter believes times have certainly changed since his early days in the music industry, and hes claiming there is no longer music of substance when he turns on the radio.
The folk-rock singer sat down with Tom Cridland for his YouTube series The Greatest Music of All Time to reflect on his musical career highlights. During the candid conversation, McLean partially discusses his political views, claiming that politics no longer really mean anything, and he likened it to drastic shift hes noticed in music.
The music doesnt mean anything. The music reflects the spiritual nature of the society. We have a kind of a nihilistic society now, McLean told the host. No one believes in anything, no one likes anything, no one has any respect for anything much. The music shows that. [ ]
The singer-songwriter added that todays catchy songs involving notes and choruses repeated over and over again end up becoming drummed into your head or makes you want to hang yourself.
Its not a hook, he said.
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You made his point. Good lyrics are hard to come by, and matching them to good music is even harder. I agree with this guy. Today's music is mostly junk in my opinion. It's hollow...Not memorable etc...It's why the groups like the Beatles and Stones are/were so great. Hit after hit after hit. That's not happening today. Not even close.
I listen to classical and jazz, mostly beat jazz.
Pop music is all that is left, rock & roll died some time ago.
‘Rap’ is 1000 versions of the same song...
When I ask for examples of all this great new music being performed today, however, I never get any.
Satellite music quality sucks.
Nonsense!
Music has never been better. Go on YouTube and look for music promotion channels. And or go to bandcamp.com and select your favorite genres.
Unreal how much amazing music is coming out!
Amazon music is a gigantic free jukebox.
Name one.
Amazon music is a gigantic free jukebox.
Im into punk, metal, black metal, heavy rock. If you like anything like that, I am finding new artists daily that are amazing.
“Music just doesnt have Melody anymore. Its just noise”
totally ... just noise ...
I have Amazon HD. I was collecting high res music till this opened up.
Nonsense, I grew-up in the rock and roll era, '60's and '70's were the best.
I included some of the '80's just for a few favorites.
LOL!
You heard Sabaton?
Yeah ok. Because bye bye miss American our drive Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry .....are such thoughtful and meaningful lyrics
The music doesnt mean anything.’
Sour grapes, grandpa. Cheer up. The music today is better than ever.
Ken Burns has a wonderful five part documentary on country music. Every ten years the musicians wondered if country music was dead. Elvis almost killed country in 1955. Nashville almost killed country in 1965. Get the drift? Musical talent is everywhere.
Oh it had meaning. But morose was about the American condition is hardly new
Yes. In the war music genre I prefer the band 1914. Its black metal, but this video will make the hair on your arms stand up. Its about Argonne Meuse., deadliest battle in us history.
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