I find a lot of the new pop music today is boring and I don't think most younger people learned to use their imaginations the way older generations did, and it affects creativity. It's a different world full of technology doing everything for you and limiting your abstract thinking. Beck is one example of an artist that has imagination, and can do different things that are more original, and creative. I know it's not easy, because as someone else posted, so much has been done it's hard to be original. I do think there is a lot of good contemporary jazz though.
Is today’s contemporary music lacking?
I listen to various genres of music, and I am a big fan of rock/pop from the 1950s to today.
When I turn in the radio to hear new pop/rock songs, I often hear “monotonous” verses with minimal melody repeated again and again (4x) then the chorus not quite matching the music of the verses. The artist seems to try using a good voice trying to make the song sound good but these songs seem to lack a good “melody”. Anybody else notice this?
Also, because pop/rock music is well established, is it more difficult nowadays to create new good melodies - are artists running out of creative ideas? This thought has often crossed my mind whenever I hear another song remake.
When I turn in the radio to hear new pop/rock songs, I often hear “monotonous” verses with minimal melody repeated again and again (4x) then the chorus not quite matching the music of the verses. The artist seems to try using a good voice trying to make the song sound good but these songs seem to lack a good “melody”. Anybody else notice this?
Also, because pop/rock music is well established, is it more difficult nowadays to create new good melodies - are artists running out of creative ideas? This thought has often crossed my mind whenever I hear another song remake.