Growing up in a time with such crap as Linkin Park really depresses me when I hear a song like The Rain Song. The sheer beauty and feeling in the lyrics and guitar (the guitar!) makes everything in my generation sound half-baked, disconnected, manufactured.
The song itself is a masterpiece; I can't believe I didn't hear about it before I heard it. Here's my take on the lyrics: this person loved somebody who didn't necessarily love them back. Then the lover thinks the lovee loves him, and he gets his hopes up (the summer of my smiles--the warmth of love). Finally, the lovee hooks up with someone else, and the lover is disappointed, but figures this is just the way things go.
The acoustics of this song are simply phenomenal. The guitars, the piano...again, you simply don't get this in new music.
bring it back i couldnt agree more
the music of our day sucks dick , rap is cool if ur like at a party or somthing, but it has no meaning what so ever and is just made to make money
wish i grew up in the 70s
bring it back i couldnt agree more
the music of our day sucks dick , rap is cool if ur like at a party or somthing, but it has no meaning what so ever and is just made to make money
wish i grew up in the 70s
Agreed. I am 45 and grew up in the 70s and thought I was in nirvana with 60s and 70s motown, rock, funk, prog rock, punk, hard rock, metal, even some of the pop music was good - at least it was fun. Then came the 80s - ugh! - and everything started going down hill. Don't get me wrong - I still like some of the music today but it doesn't have the passion or musical virtuosity of the earlier periods. There were so many genres, so many styles - it was like a musical banquet for your ears.
Agreed. I am 45 and grew up in the 70s and thought I was in nirvana with 60s and 70s motown, rock, funk, prog rock, punk, hard rock, metal, even some of the pop music was good - at least it was fun. Then came the 80s - ugh! - and everything started going down hill. Don't get me wrong - I still like some of the music today but it doesn't have the passion or musical virtuosity of the earlier periods. There were so many genres, so many styles - it was like a musical banquet for your ears.
Record...
Record companies have done their part to destroy rock 'n roll by "corporatizing" (think plastic, overpackaged) it but it's more than that. Today's musicians seem lazy and don't really learn their instruments or explore styles so they are limited in what they can create. In addition, I think it was sad when black and white music split into separate genres. I think part of the richness of the old styles came from the blending of white folk/country with black blues/jazz.
Artists like Michael Franti are beginning to meld the two together again and coming up with some rich sounds (he blends rap, rock, reggae, and more) but for the most part, alot of today's music sounds too much like the emo crap that originated in the 90s.
Here's hoping for a musical renaissance in the near future that will make our ears happy again.
I agree man, I was born in 1995. I spent the first 10 years of my life listening to crap like the Backstreet Boys, because it was catchy.
I agree man, I was born in 1995. I spent the first 10 years of my life listening to crap like the Backstreet Boys, because it was catchy.
A couple years ago I got into Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jethro Tull, Bruce Springsteen... and now I refuse to listen to almost anything that isn't classic rock, besides the good ones like Foo Fighters and Kings of Leon.
A couple years ago I got into Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jethro Tull, Bruce Springsteen... and now I refuse to listen to almost anything that isn't classic rock, besides the good ones like Foo Fighters and Kings of Leon.
But anyway, this might be my favorite Led Zep song. I don't think I can add anything to what it means, but I love it. Especially because it's somewhat obscure... it's so beautiful.
But anyway, this might be my favorite Led Zep song. I don't think I can add anything to what it means, but I love it. Especially because it's somewhat obscure... it's so beautiful.
I never understood why anyone would say this. The nice thing about living now is that you have all the great music from the 70's as well as the 80's, 90's and 00's. The 70's can be your favorite era but to say you don't like any music after is a little short sighted.
I never understood why anyone would say this. The nice thing about living now is that you have all the great music from the 70's as well as the 80's, 90's and 00's. The 70's can be your favorite era but to say you don't like any music after is a little short sighted.
Oh, and I grew up in the 70's and that decade had it's share of terrible music. Remember disco? Plus there were terrible progressive bands like ELP that thought they were classical musicians. YUCHH!
Oh, and I grew up in the 70's and that decade had it's share of terrible music. Remember disco? Plus there were terrible progressive bands like ELP that thought they were classical musicians. YUCHH!
There is great music from every decade. Now you just have...
There is great music from every decade. Now you just have to search a little more. There is none of the great FM free form radio stations like they used to have in the 70's. But we have the internet currently, so you just have to be open minded and look for good music.
I think saying you wished you lived in the 70's is a very narrow minded way of looking at things. It basically pigeon holes you into one "type" of music. You can't grow.
I love all music, but I still say I wish I grew up in the 60's/70's, I'm only 20 and I'm already getting tired of all the new fangled technology we have nowadays ;)
I love all music, but I still say I wish I grew up in the 60's/70's, I'm only 20 and I'm already getting tired of all the new fangled technology we have nowadays ;)
lightwing1 said it best: "...the 80s - ugh!"
the 80s were the worst decade ever as far as art is concerned. i think crack cocaine ruined society for about 10 years.
look at the movies from the 80s. for the most part, horrible. only a few make the cut, and even those (raiders of the lost ark, terminator, die hard) would not make the top 10 in any other decade. (there are a few more good ones, but they are either sequels - aliens, star wars - or were in production during the 70s - shining, raging bull).
lightwing1 said it best: "...the 80s - ugh!"
the 80s were the worst decade ever as far as art is concerned. i think crack cocaine ruined society for about 10 years.
look at the movies from the 80s. for the most part, horrible. only a few make the cut, and even those (raiders of the lost ark, terminator, die hard) would not make the top 10 in any other decade. (there are a few more good ones, but they are either sequels - aliens, star wars - or were in production during the 70s - shining, raging bull).
same goes...
same goes for music. 80s were so so horrible. the only good bands were ones that were even better in the 70s (fleetwood mac, dire straits, van halen, acdc, aerosmith, etc) i mean damn one of the best albums of the 80s was a compliation of eagles songs from the 70s. all of you here are blaming "rap" for today's bad music, but first consider the 80s: def leppard, poison, bon jovi, journey, reo speedwagon, motley crue, gnr, rem, depeche mode, the cure, etc... there was horrible, horrible music way before Rap. the best band to come out in the 80s was probably the beastie boys.
either way, the 70s were amazing for music. i think the 90s (radiohead, modest mouse, blur, rhcp, early weezer, etc) were pretty great as well. but the 80s, that was shit music. i am glad i was too young to like music during the 80s or i might have been fucked up in the head for real.
@bring_it_back There's plenty of fantastic music from the recent years. It's not the most popular or well-known stuff anymore, but there's still plenty of it. Porcupine Tree, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Deftones, Elbow, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Devin Townsend, Sigur Ros, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, The National, Black Keys, Wilco, Silversun Pickups, TV on the Radio, Tool, Coheed & Cambria, Opeth...(just gonna end this laundry list here)
@bring_it_back There's plenty of fantastic music from the recent years. It's not the most popular or well-known stuff anymore, but there's still plenty of it. Porcupine Tree, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Deftones, Elbow, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Devin Townsend, Sigur Ros, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, The National, Black Keys, Wilco, Silversun Pickups, TV on the Radio, Tool, Coheed & Cambria, Opeth...(just gonna end this laundry list here)
And to other replies here, there are many fantastic rap artists with lots of meaning in their lyrics. There's also lots of great music from the 80's...
And to other replies here, there are many fantastic rap artists with lots of meaning in their lyrics. There's also lots of great music from the 80's - I have no idea why one would mention R.E.M., Depeche Mode, and especially The Cure as "horrible" music, those are all great bands. Sonic Youth, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Queensryche, Judas Priest - as well as some 70's acts that were still very great in the 80's like Rush.
But anyway, I echo robsun's statement. There's always great music somewhere, and wishing you were born in the 70's for example is really illogical since now you can listen to all the music from the time and access it much more easily than you could then. YouTube, digital stores, streaming, and if you insist on physical media then you can still find older stuff in stores or order it online.
This song makes me wish I'd lived in 70's.
Growing up in a time with such crap as Linkin Park really depresses me when I hear a song like The Rain Song. The sheer beauty and feeling in the lyrics and guitar (the guitar!) makes everything in my generation sound half-baked, disconnected, manufactured.
The song itself is a masterpiece; I can't believe I didn't hear about it before I heard it. Here's my take on the lyrics: this person loved somebody who didn't necessarily love them back. Then the lover thinks the lovee loves him, and he gets his hopes up (the summer of my smiles--the warmth of love). Finally, the lovee hooks up with someone else, and the lover is disappointed, but figures this is just the way things go.
The acoustics of this song are simply phenomenal. The guitars, the piano...again, you simply don't get this in new music.
bring it back i couldnt agree more the music of our day sucks dick , rap is cool if ur like at a party or somthing, but it has no meaning what so ever and is just made to make money wish i grew up in the 70s
bring it back i couldnt agree more the music of our day sucks dick , rap is cool if ur like at a party or somthing, but it has no meaning what so ever and is just made to make money wish i grew up in the 70s
Agreed. I am 45 and grew up in the 70s and thought I was in nirvana with 60s and 70s motown, rock, funk, prog rock, punk, hard rock, metal, even some of the pop music was good - at least it was fun. Then came the 80s - ugh! - and everything started going down hill. Don't get me wrong - I still like some of the music today but it doesn't have the passion or musical virtuosity of the earlier periods. There were so many genres, so many styles - it was like a musical banquet for your ears.
Agreed. I am 45 and grew up in the 70s and thought I was in nirvana with 60s and 70s motown, rock, funk, prog rock, punk, hard rock, metal, even some of the pop music was good - at least it was fun. Then came the 80s - ugh! - and everything started going down hill. Don't get me wrong - I still like some of the music today but it doesn't have the passion or musical virtuosity of the earlier periods. There were so many genres, so many styles - it was like a musical banquet for your ears.
Record...
Record companies have done their part to destroy rock 'n roll by "corporatizing" (think plastic, overpackaged) it but it's more than that. Today's musicians seem lazy and don't really learn their instruments or explore styles so they are limited in what they can create. In addition, I think it was sad when black and white music split into separate genres. I think part of the richness of the old styles came from the blending of white folk/country with black blues/jazz.
Artists like Michael Franti are beginning to meld the two together again and coming up with some rich sounds (he blends rap, rock, reggae, and more) but for the most part, alot of today's music sounds too much like the emo crap that originated in the 90s.
Here's hoping for a musical renaissance in the near future that will make our ears happy again.
I agree man, I was born in 1995. I spent the first 10 years of my life listening to crap like the Backstreet Boys, because it was catchy.
I agree man, I was born in 1995. I spent the first 10 years of my life listening to crap like the Backstreet Boys, because it was catchy.
A couple years ago I got into Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jethro Tull, Bruce Springsteen... and now I refuse to listen to almost anything that isn't classic rock, besides the good ones like Foo Fighters and Kings of Leon.
A couple years ago I got into Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jethro Tull, Bruce Springsteen... and now I refuse to listen to almost anything that isn't classic rock, besides the good ones like Foo Fighters and Kings of Leon.
But anyway, this might be my favorite Led Zep song. I don't think I can add anything to what it means, but I love it. Especially because it's somewhat obscure... it's so beautiful.
But anyway, this might be my favorite Led Zep song. I don't think I can add anything to what it means, but I love it. Especially because it's somewhat obscure... it's so beautiful.
I never understood why anyone would say this. The nice thing about living now is that you have all the great music from the 70's as well as the 80's, 90's and 00's. The 70's can be your favorite era but to say you don't like any music after is a little short sighted.
I never understood why anyone would say this. The nice thing about living now is that you have all the great music from the 70's as well as the 80's, 90's and 00's. The 70's can be your favorite era but to say you don't like any music after is a little short sighted.
Oh, and I grew up in the 70's and that decade had it's share of terrible music. Remember disco? Plus there were terrible progressive bands like ELP that thought they were classical musicians. YUCHH!
Oh, and I grew up in the 70's and that decade had it's share of terrible music. Remember disco? Plus there were terrible progressive bands like ELP that thought they were classical musicians. YUCHH!
There is great music from every decade. Now you just have...
There is great music from every decade. Now you just have to search a little more. There is none of the great FM free form radio stations like they used to have in the 70's. But we have the internet currently, so you just have to be open minded and look for good music.
I think saying you wished you lived in the 70's is a very narrow minded way of looking at things. It basically pigeon holes you into one "type" of music. You can't grow.
I love all music, but I still say I wish I grew up in the 60's/70's, I'm only 20 and I'm already getting tired of all the new fangled technology we have nowadays ;)
I love all music, but I still say I wish I grew up in the 60's/70's, I'm only 20 and I'm already getting tired of all the new fangled technology we have nowadays ;)
lightwing1 said it best: "...the 80s - ugh!" the 80s were the worst decade ever as far as art is concerned. i think crack cocaine ruined society for about 10 years. look at the movies from the 80s. for the most part, horrible. only a few make the cut, and even those (raiders of the lost ark, terminator, die hard) would not make the top 10 in any other decade. (there are a few more good ones, but they are either sequels - aliens, star wars - or were in production during the 70s - shining, raging bull).
lightwing1 said it best: "...the 80s - ugh!" the 80s were the worst decade ever as far as art is concerned. i think crack cocaine ruined society for about 10 years. look at the movies from the 80s. for the most part, horrible. only a few make the cut, and even those (raiders of the lost ark, terminator, die hard) would not make the top 10 in any other decade. (there are a few more good ones, but they are either sequels - aliens, star wars - or were in production during the 70s - shining, raging bull).
same goes...
same goes for music. 80s were so so horrible. the only good bands were ones that were even better in the 70s (fleetwood mac, dire straits, van halen, acdc, aerosmith, etc) i mean damn one of the best albums of the 80s was a compliation of eagles songs from the 70s. all of you here are blaming "rap" for today's bad music, but first consider the 80s: def leppard, poison, bon jovi, journey, reo speedwagon, motley crue, gnr, rem, depeche mode, the cure, etc... there was horrible, horrible music way before Rap. the best band to come out in the 80s was probably the beastie boys.
either way, the 70s were amazing for music. i think the 90s (radiohead, modest mouse, blur, rhcp, early weezer, etc) were pretty great as well. but the 80s, that was shit music. i am glad i was too young to like music during the 80s or i might have been fucked up in the head for real.
@bring_it_back There's plenty of fantastic music from the recent years. It's not the most popular or well-known stuff anymore, but there's still plenty of it. Porcupine Tree, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Deftones, Elbow, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Devin Townsend, Sigur Ros, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, The National, Black Keys, Wilco, Silversun Pickups, TV on the Radio, Tool, Coheed & Cambria, Opeth...(just gonna end this laundry list here)
@bring_it_back There's plenty of fantastic music from the recent years. It's not the most popular or well-known stuff anymore, but there's still plenty of it. Porcupine Tree, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Deftones, Elbow, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Devin Townsend, Sigur Ros, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, The National, Black Keys, Wilco, Silversun Pickups, TV on the Radio, Tool, Coheed & Cambria, Opeth...(just gonna end this laundry list here)
And to other replies here, there are many fantastic rap artists with lots of meaning in their lyrics. There's also lots of great music from the 80's...
And to other replies here, there are many fantastic rap artists with lots of meaning in their lyrics. There's also lots of great music from the 80's - I have no idea why one would mention R.E.M., Depeche Mode, and especially The Cure as "horrible" music, those are all great bands. Sonic Youth, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Queensryche, Judas Priest - as well as some 70's acts that were still very great in the 80's like Rush.
But anyway, I echo robsun's statement. There's always great music somewhere, and wishing you were born in the 70's for example is really illogical since now you can listen to all the music from the time and access it much more easily than you could then. YouTube, digital stores, streaming, and if you insist on physical media then you can still find older stuff in stores or order it online.