Why has the quality of music gone down?
Due to the technology of compression, loudness is now being manipulated so that even the quietest parts of the song match the loudest parts, which actually create a very mumbled and muddled sound with less vibrancy and dynamics. So in conclusion, music now sounds all the same and the quality is drastically declining.
Why is music so much worse now?
Music has gotten a lot louder in the past half-century. This is a problem, Scientific American says, because: Loudness comes at the expense of dynamic range—in very broad terms, when the whole song is loud, nothing within it stands out as being exclamatory or punchy.
Why is music from the 70s so good?
They don’t remember the best ones or really know if modern songs would go over well with lots of people in the room. They want to dance and laugh and feel connected, so they go back to the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and a bit of the ’90s. The top tunes from the ’70s feel incredibly diverse, both in sound and content.
When did music become vulgar?
Now, the 60s is when you really started having ‘vulgar’ music and one early example of this was Lou Reed. The Beatles also had some vulgar music in the late 60s but nothing too extreme. It’s not until you get to the 1970s that vulgar music becomes more common and not until the late 1980s that it truly gains ground.
Was the 60s the best decade for music?
Although there is a lot to be said about both the 70’s and 80’s, the decade that laid the foundation for the great musical experimentation that took place was undoubtedly the Swinging 60’s. To that end, the 60’s definitely produced the best music in history.
What decade made the best music?
The 1970s and 1980s are the best decades for music, according to results from a YouGovAmerica poll. Among U.S. adults, 70s and 80s music were the best decades for music with 21\% and 22\% of the vote respectively. The 1960s and the 1990s were next with both garnering 14\% of the vote from the 17,000 polled.
Is the quality of popular music in decline?
Kind of a strange question. Decline in the quality of popular music since 1650? 1970? 1995? Whatever the time period you’re thinking of, the answer is likely the same: there has been no meaningful decline in the overall quality of popular music.
How has technology changed the way we consume music?
Rather, there has been a steady evolution in production and distribution technology that has changed the way we consume music. A couple of examples from the last 15 years. The two major developments in the popular music world over that time period are:
Why is opera music so popular these days?
It’s the classy music meant for a more sophisticated audience or something like that. So opera went from being a music for the general public to a music for the elite. My guitar teacher is convinced this has been the trend throughout time, and unfortunately, he’s probably right.
Is the music market over-saturated?
The market is ridiculously over saturated. This may have not been the case in the past as much, but it certainly is now. People can only keep so many bands in their heads at any given time.