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equiprx said:
I can't say I would recognize any of those artists.
But I live in a vacuum.
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You live in a vacuum? That must suck......

Tips the servers, I'll be here all week..... :smile:
 
And there's also things I notice from current series, closing music sometimes as well as during scenes. So a few minutes to look it up online, and if I like it or other things that group/person does, may add some to my list. One of the nice things about today's tech and wide spread of shows and stuff, exposure to things I would never have run across before.
 
Most of the currently/recently produced music I listen to wouldn't really be considered "pop" - either new artists doing very traditional-sounding country (its surprising how many modern country artists do have some really traditional sounding works on their albums, but you'll likely never hear them on the radio) or going across the ocean and musical spectrum for European heavy metal.

I don't have a great deal of exposure to new music. The only time I'd even usually mess with the radio these days is in the car, and since my daily driver lost the radio a couple years ago I don't have that, and since the internet doesn't serve my area there is no streaming options where I live.
I'm sure some of it is good, but previous posters had a very valid point about how what we hear as "classic" music (regadless of genre) has survived the filter of time. Even Mozart and Bach wrote a lot of stuff that no one listens to outside of academic settings - they had clunkers that didn't become popular too.
 
I'm particularly fond of the music they play at my gym. One group in particular has a singer with a deep and hoarse sounding voice that he still is able to project as a whining 4 year old. Totally unique.
Bob
 
bobhustead said:
I'm particularly fond of the music they play at my gym. One group in particular has a singer with a deep and hoarse sounding voice that he still is able to project as a whining 4 year old. Totally unique.
Bob
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Bob,
What is wrong with that picture????
1. You are at the gym.
2. You have music piped into the gym (we called that Musak).
3. You are in a group of people that like or don't mind #1 or #2.
4. You are NOT in your car on a twisty road exceeding the speed laws.
 
I’m mostly classic rock and jazz these days, but a few newer artists stick for me. Billie Eilish’s softer tracks are super melodic, and Harry Styles and The 1975 scratch that 70s/80s vibe without being noisy. Olivia Rodrigo’s stuff has real storytelling, more rock than rave to my ears. What really flipped the switch was seeing BLACKPINK live. Tight band, big harmonies, and the crowd energy made the songs click in a way radio never did.
I grabbed last‑minute seats through > Buy BLACKPINK Tickets | Sell Your Tickets | Seatpin < , prices were clear and support replied fast. A good live set can make modern pop make sense.
 
I’ll put my two cents in… first penny, I agree with Homer Simpson that rock music peaked in 1974, and I really enjoy that music era. Second penny, my kids have introduced me to the 21st century, and while I don’t like it all, some is great. Chappell Roan (spelling?), the latest Beyoncé Cowboy Crater album, for example. Really good.

WERS, a local college station, plays a good mix of new music that appeals to an older person like myself. Then yesterday afternoon I jammed to Rush on Tidal (similar to Spotify that pays the musicians more and is higher fidelity).
 
heber stratton said:
I’m mostly classic rock and jazz these days, but a few newer artists stick for me. Billie Eilish’s softer tracks are super melodic, and Harry Styles and The 1975 scratch that 70s/80s vibe without being noisy. Olivia Rodrigo’s stuff has real storytelling, more rock than rave to my ears. What really flipped the switch was seeing BLACKPINK live. Tight band, big harmonies, and the crowd energy made the songs click in a way radio never did.
I grabbed last‑minute seats through > Buy BLACKPINK Tickets | Sell Your Tickets | Seatpin < , prices were clear and support replied fast. A good live set can make modern pop make sense.
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Have you ever heard, Tower Of Power, NRBQ, The David Bromberg Band, the Joe Eli band live?
Did you ever see Pink Floyd, BB King, John Prine or Bonnie Raite?
I have herd all of them live, and more, but I never heard any of the acts you mentioned but I have very high standards.
That is not meant to say any of those acts you mentioned are NOT better, but I'll never get to see them.
I have heard one act that I saw recently on TV that even comes close to the ones I mentioned, St Vincent and the Broken Bones.
No, I no longer am impressed with flash choreography, light shows and CELEBRITY.
I just want to hear tight bands and true musical acts.
 
equiprx said:
No, I no longer am impressed with flash choreography, light shows and CELEBRITY.
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Amen to that! I'm so old that I remember enjoying the *sound* of pop music - not the hall full of fireworks, lasers, flames, massive sound systems, kids overdosing and writhing on the floor, or "pelvic gyrations".

yeesh
 
NutmegCT said:
I'm so old, Hildegard of Bingen is pop music to me.

What new "pop" music are you guys listening to? Unfortunately what I hear today from car stereos and "rave concerts" seems to be obnoxious loud feedback screeches and people screaming. I just hear noise, something I can't relate to - not the sounds of "music" which I can remember and sing/play again.

What music, and bands, do you listen to today?

Thanks.
Tom M.
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I enjoy music is a wide variety of genres and time periods. Of course I gravitate to the stuff I grew up with in high school (what we now call classic rock), but looking through my Apple Music library, I see many genres: Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Big Band, Blues, Blues-Rock, Classic Rock, Classical, Contemporary Celtic, Country. Folk, Dance, Easy Listening, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Indie Rock, Instrumental, Jazz, Metal, New Age, Oldies, Opera, Patriotic, Polka, Pop, Punk Rock, R&B, Rap (my least favorite), Reggae, Rock, Soft Instrumental, Soft Rock, Swing, and Techno. I enjoy it all and try not to limit myself to just stuff I are up with.
 
I've got a little bit of everything and I sometimes add to my music stick things I heard on the radio or as background or credits music from TV/movies I watched. Get the name, head to YouTube or such, listen to it without the other distractions and then if I still like it add to the stick. I have near half a terabyte of songs, albums and concerts on it. Need to get a bigger stick soon since it's getting full....
 
Mike - if you hear a tune, but don't know the title, what app will identify the tune if you just play it?
 
But for us Ancients ... what can I use on my laptop to do that? Shazam, etc., all require installation on Androids or iPhones, but not on laptops.

(Would Siri be able to identify, for example, a string quartet by a 19th century composer, or folk music from 20th century Kentucky?
 
NutmegCT said:
But for us Ancients ... what can I use on my laptop to do that? Shazam, etc., all require installation on Androids or iPhones, but not on laptops.

(Would Siri be able to identify, for example, a string quartet by a 19th century composer, or folk music from 20th century Kentucky?
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Siri probably could identify that yes. For something that you would install on your archaic antique computer, I have no idea. Sorry I’m sure there’s something out there though, but I just don’t know what it is.
 
Darn - I ran a music sample through my computer, and got nothing beside the sound of paper tape running through the wheels ...

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NutmegCT said:
Mike - if you hear a tune, but don't know the title, what app will identify the tune if you just play it?
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Most of the time if I don't know who was doing what song in a show/movie, I go bring up the name of said show/movie and look at the credits to get who was doing what songs. Then a quick listen to be sure before download. With streaming type shows usually they only have 2-3 songs in a piece and listed in order they were used.
 
I exclusively listen to my favorite radio station, and I never hear or have any interest, in background music.
That radio is too far away to listen to directly, unless I'm down in Santa Cruise.
So I pay to stream it to my Phone and my laptop.
Anyone can try it out for a month for free. KPIG.com
Everything they play is interesting.
It's worth it not to have to hear Kenny G ever!!!!!
 
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