Who's at the top of the list now?

[NutmegCT]

But who/what are *today's* 20 year olds listening to? Not the junior high Bieber stuff - but what music does the 20-something generation listen to now?

I am working under the assumption that most of you are about my parents' ages (late fifties/early sixties). So....

You are making the mistake that a lot of people from your generation tend to make-that the only way people get their music info is from listening to one of three radio stations in their area, all of which play pretty much the same songs, and from watching Ed Sullivan on Sundays. The choices are so much easier to access now, that there aren't any universally popular artists anymore-you can't just narrow it down to "what the kids like these days".

-Wm.

William - I must be missing something in your logic. Where in my post (that you quoted) did I refer to radio stations and Ed Sullivan? That seems a bit narrow minded. Note that I asked "what music does the 20-something generation listen to now?"

Thanks.
Tom

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Well, here's what's hot now:

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It is easy to generalize. And my parents said the same about me and my music.

Nothing new...

 

[AweMan]

With very few exceptions I am still listening to the same artists that I was listening to when I was 20 .... 42 years ago sooooooooooo ... who is "on top" would just be a guess on my part.
BUT if it is one of those bunch of screaming meanies my kids listen to .... I could care less!

 

[William]

William - I must be missing something in your logic. Where in my post (that you quoted) did I refer to radio stations and Ed Sullivan? That seems a bit narrow minded. Note that I asked "what music does the 20-something generation listen to now?"

I'm trying to say that there's no pat answer-you won't find it in the charts, because most people in the late Gen-X and Gen-Y generations don't base their listening habits on what's popular on the radio or television. Everyone's not listening to mostly the same artists, because there are many other outlets to experience new music than just those two.


-Wm.

 

[PC]

..."Contemporary" music lacks, well, MUSIC.

Like Mickey said,

...It is easy to generalize. And my parents said the same about me and my music.

Nothing new...

Every era era has music worth hanging on to and music best forgotten.

The nice hing about older music is that we have the luxury of forgetting the dregs. "The older I get, the better I was"

The problem today is that there's sooooo much more to wade through to find something to like.

... I went to see David Grisman only because he was opening for Stephan Grappelli a few times. I knew that I would never be able to see him play enough times before he died. That was the best ever...

Ah, man. I never did get to see Stephane Grappelli play. :frown:

At least I got to see Miles Davis before he left us. Roy Orbison too.


pc.

 

[equiprx]

Well, here's what's hot now:

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It is easy to generalize. And my parents said the same about me and my music.

Nothing new...

If this is an example of what is IN now, please leave me out of it, We called it bubble gum music back when. I keep my ears open for new sounds wherever I am, and sometimes find some little bits of brilliance, but most of it won't last past next week. To even use the term 'artist' is ludicrous. I may not even live another year, but I bet I'll last longer than most of that drivel. It all seems to be produced to be quickly downloaded and deleted as soon as some other next best thing appears. The point I really need to make is that we can listen to music made 50-1000 years ago and it still brings back the feelings and emotions and meaning. It has stood the test of time.

 

[rustbucket]

Well, here's what's hot now:

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It is easy to generalize. And my parents said the same about me and my music.

Nothing new...

Well there's three minutes and 47 seconds of my life I can never get back...

 

[JPSmit]

William - I must be missing something in your logic. Where in my post (that you quoted) did I refer to radio stations and Ed Sullivan? That seems a bit narrow minded. Note that I asked "what music does the 20-something generation listen to now?"

I'm trying to say that there's no pat answer-you won't find it in the charts, because most people in the late Gen-X and Gen-Y generations don't base their listening habits on what's popular on the radio or television. Everyone's not listening to mostly the same artists, because there are many other outlets to experience new music than just those two.


-Wm.

Let me take that one step further - I'm the only member of the family who even listens to the radio. The only time they hear the radio is of they are in the car with mae, and even then they are as likely to put on their ipods.

 

[DrEntropy]

When cars pass the hovel blasting stuff like "Kill th' PoPo" and other variations of the theme offered up in a license-plate buzzing, eardrum thumping bass in monotone ... with equally annoying "lovely" lyrics I figger it's time to lock-and-load.

This also passes for "contemporary popular music".

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun. The frumious Bandersnatch!"

 

[equiprx]

It must be like the 'infinite monkey' theory. Somewhere in all the crap there might be a voice or artist deserving to be heard. We just need to listen longer and harder to be lucky enough to catch it before it dies. I have to admit, most of the great music I like, I had to be 'turned on to' by someone who had a better ear than I did. I would have missed it, if left to my own bad habits. In the mean time, could you just not turn the other stuff up so high that I can't hear the good stuff. All my music connections are gone now, so it's harder for me to pick out the sounds worth listening to.

 

[Brooklands]

There are so many sites for music now, that radio is not the only source as it was for many Boomers. I periodically scan through Reverbnation , and listen to some music that is not available on the regular airwaves. The industry is much more fragmented than it was in the 60's, IMHO.

 

[equiprx]

I just watched "the Weavers: That was a time", from PBS last night and realized that the original "Goodnight Irene" seemed very much about either suicide or death. Learn something new every day, even if it's old.

 

[DrEntropy]

"Little Village", Steve. Ry Cooder.

Any "Yothu Yindi"

Find Pat Dailey...

H.T.H. :laugh:

 

[DNK]

A little

 

[vagt6]

I think they said the same stuff about Rock and Roll back in the fifties. Elvis was "banned".

Good art does stand the test of time, but this new stuff won't.

Sorry . . .

 

[NutmegCT]

Interesting how these discussions go their own ways, and what you learn here.

In just about all these posts, we've listed what *we* listen to. But there's still hardly anything about my original question ... what music (names? groups? etc.) does today's 20-something listen to?

Tom

 

[JPSmit]

I think they said the same stuff about Rock and Roll back in the fifties. Elvis was "banned".

Good art does stand the test of time, but this new stuff won't.

Sorry . . .

this stuff .... might.

 

[JPSmit]

Interesting how these discussions go their own ways, and what you learn here.

In just about all these posts, we've listed what *we* listen to. But there's still hardly anything about my original question ... what music (names? groups? etc.) does today's 20-something listen to?

Tom

Here from my 24 year old son consulting his ipod even as we speak:

the arcade fire
clap your hands say yeah!
cold war kids
cut copy
the dodos
final fantasy
fleet foxes
friendly fires
i'm from barcelona
joan of arc
justice
los campesinos
MGMT
the mountain goats
neutral milk hotel
oh no! oh my!
pomegranates
spoon
the strokes
ted leo & the pharmacists
tokyo police club
we are scientists
wintersleep
the world/inferno friendship society

 

[NutmegCT]

J-P - thank you! That's exactly what I've been trying to learn. Not having a 24 year old in the house, I've been at a loss for insider info.

Thanks.
Tom

 

[JPSmit]

Like our cars, takes a while but eventually we get there