Worst year ever for music?

MistyCheese · 11-03-2016 12:33AM

2018. You think decent music has been in decline lately? It will reach its nadir in 2018. But it'll pick up after that (technically towards the end of 2018) and 2020 will be a pretty good year for music. Especially the summer of 2020.

Joe prim · 11-03-2016 01:36AM

sryanbruen wrote: »

May I ask you, who in God's name is Sir Andrew Davis?

You certainly may, and almost certainly will.

Chain Smoker · 11-03-2016 04:57AM

MistyCheese wrote: »

2018. You think decent music has been in decline lately? It will reach its nadir in 2018. But it'll pick up after that (technically towards the end of 2018) and 2020 will be a pretty good year for music. Especially the summer of 2020.

Yeah, I kind of get what you're saying. That's about the time where the first generation of artists who have only experienced a post-9/11 world will emerge, it'll allow for a new perspective in a way we haven't really been able to muster in that past 15 years.

Wulfie · 11-03-2016 05:07AM

sryanbruen wrote: »

What was the worst year ever for music

2016 - worst year ever for music in my opinion.

This is only my opinion. Let's see yours.

I don't have any idea of the names of the artists I'm hearing on the radio. The music selection I hear on Today fm is as good new and diverse as any year I've lived through. Were not even 2.5 months into this momentous year.

ToddyDoody · 11-03-2016 08:40AM

Maybe it was me but the year that Jennifer Paige song Crush was out was a bit crap if i recall, was 1998, 1999 or so I think.

Olishi4 · 11-03-2016 09:18AM

My worst year for music was 2001 or 2002. We previously only had cablelink and got ntl with all the music stations. My dad would skip through the music stations but never leave a fcukin song on. "Ah dad I love that song", next channel, "oh leave that one on", next channel ugh!

Then he started a game of "what song do you think will be next" and would ask you whenever he changed the channel. I never got it right

whisky_galore · 11-03-2016 09:45AM

All music went to sh*te after the War....the Great War.

Mister Vain · 11-03-2016 06:48PM

I think this is the worst song ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEEQ2FmWQQk

BuilderPlumber · 21-03-2016 06:04PM

While there is no such thing as the worst year for music, there is definitely a worst year for the type of music being promoted by the Irish media. Pick any year from around 1995 to 2016 and you have your answer. Great music was recorded by all types of singers and bands during that era but as all the media seems to have got interested in over that time are boybands, talent competitions and of late country pop/boyfolk music. Any year when the media are promoting pop singers and bands like Derek Ryan, Westlife and The Original Rudeboys cannot be good.

Elemonator · 21-03-2016 06:08PM

It's only March, its going to get 10 times worse!

Everyone goes on about how the 80's were a golden time for music, but as a musician I can tell you that you've only forgotten the crap from then

jacool · 21-03-2016 06:22PM

donegaLroad wrote: »

I remember around 1985 being particularly unremarkable for all chart music, with the notable exception of a few songs

She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult.

In a Lifetime by Clannad featuring Bono

Money's Too Tight to Mention by Simply Red. (wasn't bad)

the rest of the charts was meh

I think 1985 was the best year of the 1980s
The Cult, The Smiths, The Cure, REM all had albums this year - The Wedding Present released a single, and I can listen to Paul Hardcastle and a-ha without being ironic about it, and I love the track that unleashed Stock Aitken and Waterman on us - "You Spin Me Round".
This isn't about the charts, thankfully.

Hesh's Umpire · 21-03-2016 06:23PM

donegaLroad wrote: »

I remember around 1985 being particularly unremarkable for all chart music, with the notable exception of a few songs

She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult.

In a Lifetime by Clannad featuring Bono

Money's Too Tight to Mention by Simply Red. (wasn't bad)

the rest of the charts was meh

Eh, The Smiths released Meat Is Murder and The Jesus and Mary Chain released Psychocandy in 1985. Didn't matter what else happened that year!

Custardpi · 21-03-2016 06:46PM

Elemonator wrote: »

Everyone goes on about how the 80's were a golden time for music

Everyone? In my experience the only people who say that are those whose musical tastes started in 1980 & ended in 1990 at the latest. While there was certainly some decent music made during that period & you could certainly argue (not necessarily correctly of course!) that the best artists of the time were better than their equivalents today I really don't think it was all that great in the grand scheme of things, certainly not a golden age.

We're going through a bit of a dark age musically at the moment (the equivalent of the late 80s to early 90s between the death of hair metal & the arrival of the grunge scene) so the 80s viewed through the lens of nostalgia might be exaggerated in quality.

Mister Vain · 21-03-2016 07:12PM

This song is brand new and its only savage. My faith is restored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG91WZBVui4

sryanbruen · 22-04-2016 12:26PM

Still no 2016 song I like (apart from that one that somebody showed me on this)!

the evasion_kid · 22-04-2016 12:32PM

Music has been in decline the last few years....nothing but bubblegum noise

Cathy.C · 22-04-2016 01:25PM

I think with each passing year the ratio of good music to what is put out declines further and further.

Take a look at the Top 20 from almost any week in the 70's and 80's (and perhaps the 90's) and you'll see at least a few songs considered classics today. Whereas look at the Top 20 from the last twenty years or thereabouts and you would struggle to find one or a month.

It's not that I don't believe there is good music still being made, it's just that I can be arsed looking for it anymore. There is far too much crap to wade through in order to find it. Mostly when I'm playing music it's either old stuff or new stuff by older artists. Some will say that's a sign I'm getting old but personally I just think it's a sign that things are getting shitter.

Mike Litoris · 22-04-2016 04:51PM

Every year for the last 15.

Anesthetize · 22-04-2016 06:33PM

Just curious as to what new albums people have listened to so far this year. Because if you've listened to very little, or nothing at all, it proves that you're not actively seeking out music and that you've no business posting in this thread.

Also, the charts are not indicative of anything.

LightsStillOn · 22-04-2016 06:43PM

Cathy.C wrote: »

It's not that I don't believe there is good music still being made, it's just that I can be arsed looking for it anymore. There is far too much crap to wade through in order to find it. Mostly when I'm playing music it's either old stuff or new stuff by older artists. Some will say that's a sign I'm getting old but personally I just think it's a sign that things are getting shitter.

That's your problem right there, you're not looking for new music to listen to so how can you say it's all gone to ****? It's easier than ever to find new music to listen to now, and the whole wading through tons of stuff to find something good isn't true either. Because with things like Spotify it'll tailor the music it shows you to your taste by what you've already been listening to.

tigerboon · 22-04-2016 08:44PM

Anesthetize wrote: »

Just curious as to what new albums people have listened to so far this year. Because if you've listened to very little, or nothing at all, it proves that you're not actively seeking out music and that you've no business posting in this thread.

Also, the charts are not indicative of anything.

There's another thing. Why limit yourself to new stuff. So long as it's new to you. There's a whole world of music out there. There's old stuff that may surprise you. There's album tracks from band you never liked because their singles didn't grab you. Live versions of songs that are great although the studio versions are pretty bland. Music from bands that are not known here.
The side bar on you tube is your friend.

Jimmy Garlic · 22-04-2016 08:52PM

Every year since about 1995 has been a bad year for mainstream music. Got much much worse over the last 10 years or so. All prepackaged, auto-tuned, warbley Xfactor type trash, festival bilge like Mumford and Sons, or completely braindead RnB & (c)Rap. None of it will be remembered in 20 years time.

scuba8 · 22-04-2016 08:55PM

whatismyname wrote: »

Definitely 1971

This has to be a troll. 1971 has to be one of the best years

Led Zeppelin 1V,
Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers',
David Bowie 'Hunky Dory',
The Who. 'Who's Next'
Marvin Gaye 'What's Going On',
Joni Mitchell 'Blue',
The Doors 'LA Woman',
Carole King ' Tapestry'

Need I go on.

Jimmy Garlic · 22-04-2016 08:58PM

tigerboon wrote: »

The side bar on you tube is your friend.

The side bar on Youtube is absoutely useless now for finding new music since it only shows videos closely related to whatever you searched for. Eg, search for AC/DC for example, all you will see in the side bar is AC/DC, or stuff very closely related to AC/DC, nothing else.

buried · 22-04-2016 09:10PM

New Andy Stott LP out today, got my vinyl copy in the post this morning which I'm currently very much enjoying now with a few beers. 2016 FTW

tigerboon · 22-04-2016 09:11PM

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

The side bar on Youtube is absoutely useless now for finding new music since it only shows videos closely related to whatever you searched for. Eg, search for AC/DC for example, all you will see in the side bar is AC/DC, or stuff very closely related to AC/DC, nothing else.

That's true if you're viewing a mega hit like Back in Black, but if you're playing lesser known stuff it will suggest similar lesser known stuff. Also, if you're playing a live version it will suggest other live versions. There is plenty of songs where I think the studio version is very so-so but a particular live version is brilliant....narcotic influences no doubt but who cares as long as the music's good. Same goes for covers and remixes.You might not like the one playing but might love one of the suggested ones.

colly4211 · 22-04-2016 09:28PM

Not so bad I think, anthrax had for all kings there best album in years. Ricky Warwick released when patsy cline was crazy/ hearts on trees double album Savage stuff and slayer released repentless an absolute cracker of an album so fairly good imo

HardenendMan · 22-04-2016 10:04PM

Don't know if mentioned yet but Coldplay's song Adventure of a Lifetime is a fookin tune!

Anesthetize · 22-04-2016 10:09PM

tigerboon wrote: »

There's another thing. Why limit yourself to new stuff. So long as it's new to you. There's a whole world of music out there. There's old stuff that may surprise you. There's album tracks from band you never liked because their singles didn't grab you. Live versions of songs that are great although the studio versions are pretty bland. Music from bands that are not known here.
The side bar on you tube is your friend.

Who said anything about limiting yourself to new stuff?

sryanbruen · 22-04-2016 10:40PM

HardenendMan wrote: »

Don't know if mentioned yet but Coldplay's song Adventure of a Lifetime is a fookin tune!

Am I the only one who doesn't like that song Jesus Christ?

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