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On the one hand, I love thinking about this sort of thing, but on the other hand, it seems pretty futile to me. I certainly am not in touch enough with the pulse of things to know the answer, if it can even be known.
In some ways, music has changed more slowly in the last couple decades than I would have expected. (What has changed radically, as so many others have pointed out, is the way music is distributed and consumed.)
With the internet allowing us to know more and more about what is happening and what has happened throughout the rest of the world, I don't think we have really even scratched the surface of what that cross-fertilization could produce, but it would possibly be wishful thinking on my part to say that we will see a massive expansion of such hybrids in the coming decade.
I think I can safely predict there will be a lot more commercially successful and/or critically acclaimed music that I won't like, however; and like loose cannon I will just go off and find the stuff that I like, new or old.
Unfortunately, hair metal will be considered "classic rock" and people will start getting nostalgic for that music, so you'll start hearing this music instead of better classic stuff from the 60's - early 70's (already happening, but it's going to be even more that way in the next few years).
Unfortunately, hair metal will be considered "classic rock" and people will start getting nostalgic for that music, so you'll start hearing this music instead of better classic stuff from the 60's - early 70's (already happening, but it's going to be even more that way in the next few years).
But hasn't hair metal been considered classic rock for quite some time now? Especially considering the fact that current rock sounds NOTHING like 70s/80s rock.
But hasn't hair metal been considered classic rock for quite some time now? Especially considering the fact that current rock sounds NOTHING like 70s/80s rock.
basically, 1989 and 1992 rock are worlds apart, while 1992 rock and 2009 rock is basically the same. pretty amazing!
I think we are seeing signs of an 80's pop revival which is okay if the instrumentation is done smoothly. Hopefully we will have more singers, instead of folks just speaking over a beat lol!
The age of the musical superstar is over, IMHO. The problem is that as a nation we're too ADD to really ever recreate the kind of hype an artist like The Beatles or Michael Jackson had. Before the internet, a musican had the benefit of radio being a monopoly and hence the staying power of songs/records was far more potent.
Nowanddays, we hear one song on Monday and it's old news by Friday. Not just in music, but in all areas of art, it's more about the "Scene" and how "Up-to-date" you are than the actual content of the art itself. I think this psychologically plays into the decline of artistic quality. Why create something generational and innovative only for it to be drowned out by a billion other files next week.
Trends and movements don't just "happen". They evolve through parties, word-of-mouth, and the street, things that aren't as potent now that everyone is content to sit behind a computer desk.
As an aside, I don't think the music scene will undergo any genuine changes in the 2010s. The latter half of gen Y will be coming up and they've largley been weened on Souljia Boy and Auto-Tune. People will still try to bring back various sounds from the past with varying success. What is tragic is that people's preoccuaption with fame over talent means doing the necessary exploration and risk to create something completely new has dwindled away.
What does everybody think the trends will be in popular music during the 2010s? When 2019 rolls around, what do you think the music scene will look like? I expect to see more changes in musical style than we saw during the 2000s, which was pretty much just an evolution of 1990s trends. By 2019, Generation Z will have become the dominant consumers of popular culture and with that I believe will be new types of music. I also think the 2010s will see the decline of rap/hip hop though I have no idea yet as to what will replace it. Any thoughts?
I'm hoping what we get will be better than what we have right now. It's a frightening thought when you think about what might come next. But my feeling is that people have run out of ideas, so we'll see. Hopefully, country will focus on rock less and bring back the steel guitar. A modern country sound for today is possible, but somebody's got to lead that charge --- the right way. As for the hip-hop and rap thing, I hope it just goes away forever and we see a return to good R&B for a change. And who knows what new rock-and-roll idea they'll think of next? And another thing: What will radio stations play?
We'll just find out shortly.
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