New Music or Old Music

[EponaOwns]

Do you like old or new music?

Here is my point of view on new music: HATE IT! It sends out bad messages to young kids. Oh no terrorists and stuff in music. and the rap just sends out bad vibes and make people weaker in their hope. And WTC are the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana? Terrible musicians! Woops forgot, they aren't! All these other songs about bad stuff. The toon is just too weird and annoying. If you ever read the lyrics you would say that it is neither music or poetry.

Old Music: Thank God there is such thing as this stuff! Who knows what would be music if there were no Beatles, Queen, Led Zepplin or anybody! They made the music today. The lyrics can be happy or sad but the rhythm of it keeps it together. There will be no other era in music where it wasn't as good as this. What I like about this era is that there are only a few songs that send out bad things if you read the lyrics but you wouldn't noticed that in the music. Like in Love of My Life by Queen. That is a perfect example.

So as you can see I prefer old music:)

[Amelie]

If I had to pick. I would pick old musik. All the new musik kind of sounds the same to me and it just does not have as much talent. There are very few "new" bands I like.. but they were influanced by old bands.

[Kitsu]

I hate most of the new "music" today. A lot of it is incoherent words and what-not. Some of it is fine, I mean, I like some newer stuff, but mostly older.

Then again, I tend to like lesser known bands. I like a variety of older music, from really old [I mean up to 600+ years old], to things that are 50-10 years old.

And I don't consider people like the Jonas Brothers or Hannah Montana musicians at all. They actually quite disgust me.

But I also don't consider talking about "terrorists", and things like that, in music bad. I listen to quite a few songs that talk about world issues and things like that, but it isn't sending out "hate messages". But there are some artists that do do that, and those I dislike.

[Josh]

Do you like old or new music?

Here is my point of view on new music: HATE IT! It sends out bad messages to young kids. Oh no terrorists and stuff in music. and the rap just sends out bad vibes and make people weaker in their hope. And WTC are the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana? Terrible musicians! Woops forgot, they aren't! All these other songs about bad stuff. The toon is just too weird and annoying. If you ever read the lyrics you would say that it is neither music or poetry.

Old Music: Thank God there is such thing as this stuff! Who knows what would be music if there were no Beatles, Queen, Led Zepplin or anybody! The lyrics can be happy or sad but the rhythm of it keeps it together. There will be no other era in music where it wasn't as good as this. What I like about this era is that there are only a few songs that send out bad things if you read the lyrics but you wouldn't noticed that in the music. Like in Love of My Life by Queen. That is a perfect example.

So as you can see I prefer old music:)

I agree with this. Except:


They made the music today.

The music today couldn't even come close to the music from before.


If I had to pick. I would pick old musik. All the new musik kind of sounds the same to me and it just does not have as much talent. There are very few "new" bands I like.. but they were influanced by old bands.

Yes.


I hate most of the new "music" today. A lot of it is incoherent words and what-not. Some of it is fine, I mean, I like some newer stuff, but mostly older.

Then again, I tend to like lesser known bands. I like a variety of older music, from really old [I mean up to 600+ years old], to things that are 50-10 years old.

And I don't consider people like the Jonas Brothers or Hannah Montana musicians at all. They actually quite disgust me.

But I also don't consider talking about "terrorists", and things like that, in music bad. I listen to quite a few songs that talk about world issues and things like that, but it isn't sending out "hate messages". But there are some artists that do do that, and those I dislike.

Yes.

I've listened to new music for most of my life naturally because I had to, but I've more been getting into the 60's and 80's, and 90's music which was actually still good.

[linkman8]

If I had to choose, I'd choose old music, but I'm a hypocrite in saying that, because most 80's band fans would reject me, due to my dislike of heavy rock bands. I can't stand today's music, like rap, pop, metal, the whole deal, and I don't like half of the old music because it's too heavy for my tastes. However, there are some great old bands, like Journey, Billy Joel, Phil Collins, Supertramp, etc. (Note they're all fairly light music with good instrumentation.)

In conclusion, I have my own group of songs I like. I couldn't be put in the category of old-music-fan, or new-age-fan. They'd both reject me.

[DisappearingMist]

I tend to like a lot more old music right now. Oldies from the 50s all the way to a few years ago. And like Oni, I don't care for the heavier stuff either (most of the time) I haven't even heard much new music lately for some reason. Probably a good thing.

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

I voted new. Aren't Linkin Park, Nickleback, Chevell ect. considered new? I'm not a huge fan of music that happens before the 90's so I don't think I can say I like "old" music.

Kitsu, I campletely agree with you concerning Hannah Montana. Her music is nothing but horrible.

[ChargewithSword]

I love old music, mostly swing, rhythm, big band, jazz, 60s-80s rock.

This stuff could make you dance till no tomorrow and it provides the best dang boost on energy ever.

New music is so slow that I'm surprised anyone could try dancing to it. I also hate how most new music is being dominated by curse words and sex.

My Fake Ex: **** **** ***** get me some **** *** *****

Yea that turns me off a lot.

[Zeanith]

I love both, but if I had to choose I'd say old.
What am I to do without my Rolling Stones and Diana Ross and the Supremes? God forbid, I lose my Cher...

Old music makes me happy. :)

[Skull_Kid]

i voted and preder the older songs... Classics like Black Sabbath, iron maiden, old metallica albums, etc ... even though I also like some newer/post 90's bands like Placebo, Muse, Linkin Park, etc, they can't compare to the great classics of music...
And music these days tends to be more commercial and with dumber messages... Not to mention all those Disney Channel pop bands and singers like Hannah montanna and stuff

[Y2K3]

While I do love a lot of old songs, I still prefer newer songs. I actually looked at the decades that the songs on my mixed CDs are from, and 2000+ had the most by a landslide. Sure there are bad songs now, but there were bad songs before. The stuff from today is much more my style.

[LinkOwnsYou]

Old Music like 80's, it's just that I love them of course there are newer bands that I actually like, such as ColdPlay, Linkin Park, Green Day, My Chemical Romance etc. but I can't compare them to the greatest bands of the 80's like Queen, Guns 'n' Roses, The Police etc. well that's my opinion.

[Master Link]

Most of the new age popular music does send out a bad message to us youngins'.
Face it. One of the most popular types of music today is rap, and a lot of those songs (NOT ALL) are talking about going out to do drugs and drink. There are a few great artists today that have great talent and set good examples.

You won't find as many immoral songs in music from the 70's or 80's. They have some great songs in that time period that are still very popular. (Don't Stop Believin' was 57th last time I checked on itunes)

There are some artists today that I really enjoy listening to but I have to say that I do like older music better than modern.

[lonely_moon]

Well, no-one's specified years, so I don't know the cutoff point between "old" and "new", but I think I prefer new.

I agree that a lot of new music out there is absolutely terrible and fake. Particularly rap/hip-hop. Whoever thought rap as we know it could be considered music should be slowly and painfully tortured. However, you have good stuff too, like Snow Patrol.

I don't really like anything made before the '80s. I don't get all these '70s rock bands that everyone claims to be the best. '60s bands like the Beatles and the Monkees were not that great either IMO. So, I probably fall into the category of "new" music.

[Midna666]

I like both old,and new music.
But I like old music(80's)more.

[Alder Dragon]

I like it all. But you're generalizing "new" WAY too broadly. There's tons of good "new" music that is both good and sends a good message to listeners. I don't like rap much at all. Like I said. You CAN like both! :)

[General Lee]

Most people classify "new" music as hip-hop/rap. but there is alot of "new" good music out there. I guess im neutral.

[Amelie]

And all the bad pop bands like Britney spears.. Hilary duff.. Hannah Montanah.. and those.. something brothers guys.. are new musik.. and very very bad

I guess I like 70s musik because thats what my parents like. There are some very good new bands but most of the bands all sound the same or all there songs sound the same.. kind of like Nickelback >< They have some good songs that I like.. but all there songs sound the same >>

[El Bagu]

The 70´s was a great decade with lots of really interesting music. Best decade post WW2 without doubt. But I guess good music is always produced somewhere. What has become worse lately is the "mainstream" music.

[midnightokami]

Unfortunately some bands change. For example matallica music has changed, because some of their older music are much better. Also take a look at My chemical romance, they went mainstream with the black parade album. People rarely talk about the first album, and I thought it was the best of all. (I know this band can be a little whiny at times, but every body likes different music.) So I think older music is better. Although there are some good new music such as linkin park, and list goes on.

[Dark Princess]

Heh! I can't vote. I love both types. I'm big on old music. And I do think new music's annoying at first, but after a while I get hooked on them. :P

[Twili Kid]

I prefer old music (im listening to beatles right now) but a few new songs are kida cool to

[peanutjoepap]

I love the classic 70s 80s rock and roll, Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, that kind of thing. The music today is mostly bad, I'm not saying all of todays music is bad, it is just that I would rather shove scissors in my ears than listen to rap or Hannah Montana.
Just remember rap is crap.

[Cyrus Skyray]

I don't mind old music, I just tend not to listen to it. I only have music by Galneryus, Dragonforce, Kamelot, Nightwish and Rhapsody, but I'm not sure how old their music is (although I guess it would count as "new").

[Greatwizrobe]

The 80s and especially the 90s was the best age of Hip-Hop. Now, there's barely any creativity in creating beats, and the themes are so... putting in bluntly, stupid. Only a few good rappers left (Jay-Z, Eminem, Dr. Dre to name some) and since I can consider the 90s to be the old version, I prefer older music. If the Notorious B.I.G. hadn't been shot, he'd probably be still making music today.

[Chrono]

Old and new. Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, AC DC, Lynard Skynard, Michael Jackson, Sublime, Nirvana, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold.

All great bands/artists in each era from 50s up.

[MalonMaverick11]

I like '60s, '70s and '80s rock and classic rock.

My favorite bands are Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Styx, Chicago, Boston, Bon Jovi, Journey, Lynard Skynard, Sweet, Bob Segar, ect.

I've always liked to listen to the stuff that my parents like. I grew up with it and i really like the older stuff better that the now stuff. since the boy bands, the music world just has not been the same. I also really dislike rap and r & b, which are relatively new genres. I'm just old school.

[Zarom]

I like both. I like some old music like The Beatles, Michael Jackson, etc. But I have to say I like more new music. In general, it is better. Sure, they are some horrible artists like Miley Cirus and The Jonas Brothers, but there are plenty of great singers and bands. It's always fun to hear new stuff. :)

[Shnappy]

Well, the problem with old music is it doesn't come out anymore... I really enjoy a lot of that stuff. But for the most part I like new music. I'm young, so the music that is being produced right now is what I'm listening to, thus I listen to it more, and I tend to like it better.

[-JelloGoMoo-]

This all depends on what you mean by new and old...

If it's new and it's just come out by a certain artist I like, then I'm willing to go with the new...

So I'll go with old and new. :nod:

[Twilight_Link10]

Seriously old 80s rock is the best ever one today thinks that rock is like the Gayness Brothers (Jonas Brothers) and Lady Ga Ga!!! Rock is Led Zeplin
Pearl Jam Queen Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden not the crappy Gayness Brothers the only new age music is Owl City

[JosephII]

There was bad music then, there is bad music now. No big deal

[Y2K3]

There was bad music then, there is bad music now. No big deal Exactly. Plus, everyone has different tastes. I know someone who hates old music. I also know people that hate new music.
With me and old music, there are some REALLY popular bands that I simply do not like. Now, with new music, I mainly only like the rock and alternative genres, but I do think there are some really good pop songs, as well as good songs in other genres.
To me it almost seems like some people just choose to 'like' or 'dislike' certain artists simply because that's what 'everyone' else does, or they just generalise the music, and say stuff like 'new music is just rap and hip hop' when there's loads of other types of music out there.
There were many great bands from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Just as there were in the 90's and now. :)

[Pocket Asian]

I'm all for old music from the 70's, 80's, and I guess 90's.
I can listen to any type of music, but some genres I just can't stand, which the first one is rap. Most of the times I can't understand what they're saying until I've heard the song a good amount of times. Also, I've listened to classic rock and country my whole life, so that's why I'm into old music. But right now I'm feeling I should put on some new music onto my iPod.

[JosephII]

Exactly. Plus, everyone has different tastes. I know someone who hates old music. I also know people that hate new music.
With me and old music, there are some REALLY popular bands that I simply do not like. Now, with new music, I mainly only like the rock and alternative genres, but I do think there are some really good pop songs, as well as good songs in other genres.
To me it almost seems like some people just choose to 'like' or 'dislike' certain artists simply because that's what 'everyone' else does, or they just generalise the music, and say stuff like 'new music is just rap and hip hop' when there's loads of other types of music out there.
There were many great bands from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Just as there were in the 90's and now. :)

Yes, this. Plus "Old" and "New" are not styles of music. I can think of some really terrible bands from the 70's and terrible bands from now. What makes music old anyway? Is 90's music "Old". I am just tired of hearing people say music that is old is so much better. Disco was great right? Most of the music that was "popular" in the 80s, in my opinion, is terrible. Some great bands exist right now, I would name some but it is all based on ones opinion. I just posted a thread about one of my favorite records of last year though :) .

[octorok74]

I prefer older music. Music from the 90s on I consider new. Newer music just doesn't make sense. Today's music just sucks. I don't understand what message these "artists" are trying to convey nowadays.

[JosephII]

I understand more of the message Kiss was conveying in Love Gun..

[TriforceHunter]

while there are some new songs I kinda like, I would have to go with, hands down, old music, it sounds better, they put a whole lot more emotion into it, and over all it;s better than those overplayed songs that only repeat one/line word. "P-p-p-p-p;pokerface P-p-p-pokerface" and don't tell your "I wanna make myself believe" with a g@y tone sounds better than AC/DC, Aerosmith, Black Sabbat, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.

Also the songs nowadays really do give bad messages, yes, but so did they back then so it's not even an argument.

[yann]

I don't know what you mean by old or new music?
If you mean old as in 70's and 80's then no definately not, just doesn't have any effect on me.
If you mean old as in 90's and early 00's then yes definately old!

[JosephII]

Songs now may be "overplayed" but thats because they are popular now. It's not like "older" songs were never overplayed.

[Y2K3]

People always seem to complain about songs being overplayed, and I don't get it. Maybe it's 'cause if I like a song, I don't mind hearing it all tht time. But yeah, that's always going to happen. It's not restricted to 'new' music.

[JosephII]

People always seem to complain about songs being overplayed, and I don't get it. Maybe it's 'cause if I like a song, I don't mind hearing it all tht time. But yeah, that's always going to happen. It's not restricted to 'new' music.

Plus there is a pretty simple way to fix that. Don't listen to the radio. I have no idea who most new artists are, but if I hear someone I do like I never have a problem with them being overplayed because I can listen to them on my own time.

[Atsuma]

I have to go with old music. Today's music for me is meh, the 80's rocked. I listen to modern music as well, but I enjoy listening to several groups from the 80's (Missing Persons, Til Tuesday, The Motels, etc.)

[Petman1325]

When it comes to pop-culture music, 99% of the time, I will pick classical music over it. I'm more into orchestrated works than pop-culture. I can also get into older styles of rock, such as Queen. I mean, I'll listen to pop-culture, but if there is any form of classical, I'd pick that over it. So, you would call me a bit of an older age. I've listened to Jazz in the 1930s, rock from the 1980s, and been following video game music from the days of 8-bit.

Well, I wasn't around in those eras, but you get the idea. ;)

[JosephII]

When it comes to pop-culture music, 99% of the time, I will pick classical music over it. I'm more into orchestrated works than pop-culture. I can also get into older styles of rock, such as Queen. I mean, I'll listen to pop-culture, but if there is any form of classical, I'd pick that over it. So, you would call me a bit of an older age. I've listened to Jazz in the 1930s, rock from the 1980s, and been following video game music from the days of 8-bit.

Well, I wasn't around in those eras, but you get the idea. ;)

This is a good philosophy. It is also a good recognition of music as popular culture. People don't seem to understand that even the old bands they like were and are still a part of pop culture as much as music is today. :)

[Bigelover88]

There was bad music then, there is bad music now. No big deal
You couldn´t have said it better. I remember when I watch the old songs from the 70´s. Most of it is really rubbish. And nowadays music is rubbish too in my opinion and yep there are also great songs.

Personally I think the music of the 70´s and begin 80´s were beter. Today it is all the same. The same kinda singers, the same kinda dances (dress less clothes and only move your hips and you will have a hit) But where do you see a REAL band playing there own music and who won't mimic?: