Music has dumbed down - since 1950

[JohnN]

I hate silly music.

Your avatar does not suggest this.


Sorry, don't forgive me...

 

[4-earredwonder]

I hate silly music.

Well, that kills off much of The White Album along with good bit of Abbey Road, not to mention a massive chunk of the McCartney solo catalogue. Well, all I can say is, Ob-la-di Ob-la-da.

MOST ESPECIALLY:

 

[JohnN]

Well, that kills off much of The White Album along with good bit of Abbey Road, not to mention a massive chunk of the McCartney solo catalogue. Well, all I can say is, Ob-la-di Ob-la-da.

All great. Especially da...

 

[ssully]

Every decade has its myriad of novelty songs.

70's = Disco Duck
80's = Shaddap Yo Face
etc...

Warner Bros did this joke better way back in 1951

 

[ssully]

What's this place anyway, the Rick Beato fan club?

 

[GOS]

Well, that kills off much of The White Album along with good bit of Abbey Road, not to mention a massive chunk of the McCartney solo catalogue. Well, all I can say is, Ob-la-di Ob-la-da.

Oh no...those aren't silly songs. Silly love songs? maybe...lmao

 

[GOS]

Warner Bros did this joke better way back in 1951

amazing!

 

[MidiMagic]

One thing that happened in the 1940s-50s was the creation of the musician's union. It killed the big bands.

 

[ar surround]

One thing that happened in the 1940s-50s was the creation of the musician's union. It killed the big bands.

That is interesting, indeed. Any reference? I'm just curious about how it happened.

(We know that video killed the radio star. Sorry...just could not help myself.)

 

[4-earredwonder]

IMO, Music DUMBED DOWN starting with the new millennium!

The 50's, 60's, 70's and even 80's to mid 90's had some incredible music ...... toe tappin' and hummable!

Now it's ALL RIFFS and FLUFF!

 

[slotkar]

There is one form of music that has IMO improved with time and that's Jazz.

 

[4-earredwonder]

There is one form of music that has IMO improved with time and that's Jazz.

Jazz, IMO, has always been timeless and current jazz musicians had an amazing legacy to improvise from!

But there does seem to be a dearth of great jazz vocalists in the tradition of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Billy Holiday, Etta James, Nancy Wilson et alia!

My very favorite up and coming female jazz interpreter is Samara Joy who harks back to that golden age sound.



Her debut album for VERVE 'Linger Awhile' is stunning!

 

[Ranasakawa]

I think the original post is 50 years off. 2000 in my opinion is the beginning of the slide.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I think the original post is 50 years off. 2000 in my opinion is the beginning of the slide.

See my post #30 ABOVE.

Agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY!

 

[mandrix]

I'm reading this while listening to "Home Invasion" by Steven Wilson. But then I'm a prog guy.
My opinion is that people are getting dumber. I'm ok with the music I like.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I'm reading this while listening to "Home Invasion" by Steven Wilson. But then I'm a prog guy.
My opinion is that people are getting dumber. I'm ok with the music I like.

Getting DUMBER? Because of a basic lack of common sense and the fact they didn't pay attention in school, they blame everyone else for their lack of success!

DUH!!!!!!!

 

[key_wiz]

 

[MidiMagic]

That is interesting, indeed. Any reference? I'm just curious about how it happened.

(We know that video killed the radio star. Sorry...just could not help myself.)

The bands could not afford to pay all of their musicians at union scale with the venue takes they usually got.

My father played trombone in a local big band, "The Stardusters" in the 1940s. It disbanded when the musician's union demanded higher pay.

 

[ar surround]

The bands could not afford to pay all of their musicians at union scale with the venue takes they usually got.

My father played trombone in a local big band, "The Stardusters" in the 1940s. It disbanded when the musician's union demanded higher pay.

That is a shame because the big bands and their music were really fantastic.

 

[barfle]

I hate silly music.

I guess we have to define silly. A lot of Hal David’s lyrics don’t make sense in their context, and googoogajoob isn’t all that intellectual.