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[yourquillandink]

Thank you to jackola for pointing me to this article...

There’s a postcard in front of me I like. It’s a drawing by cartoonist Robert Crumb depicting three people in old-fashioned clothing playing instruments. They are accompanied by a caption that reads, “Where has it gone, all the beautiful music of our grandparents?” At the bottom is a small but grim

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[jaig]

Amen to it all, because I hear music on the radio and cringe.

[yourquillandink]

As do I, as do I.

[recurrence_bat]

I don't think that today's music sucks at all - if you look hard enough you can find practically any type of music you are after alive and well in the world. However, I would agree most of today's popularised music sucks.

For example, I have come across many beautiful little ethereal type bands who are unique and wonderful. Also, at the Edinburgh festival this year I have seen a band performing renaissance music on crazy old instruments / replicas of instruments and another band performing somewhat macabre baroque music which was lovely. If you avoid the radio, I think it's alright really.

However, I guess an interesting question is why is what is popular music-wise so much more samey these days? What is happening to our drive to experiment / create / experience different things? And in that I see many many problems with our societies. I really do feel the media is dumbing down most people, at least in terms of their individualism.

[yourquillandink]

Oh, please don't get me wrong. There are bands out there that I have infinite respect for because of their originality, creativity and just making awesome music because of their love for it, plain and simple