“music was better when…”
Any version of this makes the speaker sound suuuper old and bitter. 😂
Nah, generally yes, but this particular follow up is hilarious. When ugly people made it haha
Music was way better when the musicians snorted the good ol yayo.
At least he doesnt like all newer music simply because the artist look better.
Pop is just as manufactured and fake as it always was, with the exceptional trend setter or two doing their own thing, but what’s just below the surface is always just as good as it always was.
As a fan of hardcore, electronica, folk, metal, and all of the genres that fall under them, I still get new bands. I still get new releases. I get cheap as fuck concerts and still get cool merch and awesome vinyls. I have zero to complain about. Hell, Primus, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer just made an album together, in 2024.
Anyone who says music sucks now doesn’t really listen to that much music to start with. Music is just fine, man. Maybe look a little deeper than the pudding skin.
Those $10 dive bar bands are always the best
An album called?
SESSANTA E.P.P.P.
Following a tour they just kicked off.
Thanks!
I hear you and agree with much of that. I am a fan of multiple genres as well. But, as far as it goes for jazz, jazz is dead. Anyone still attempting to play it is often a sad version of what was once great in the 50s/60s/70s. So while there’s plenty of music in other genres I like, always more to find from those time periods, as well as still enjoying the classics, it’s a little upsetting good jazz is dead, modern jazz is trash, and people who think they know jazz these days actually refer to some other genre, like rock. Somewhat sad.
Have you checked out Live from Emmett’s Place?
Live jazz streamed every week.
I have not. Thank you.
I definitely don’t know where to look these days. I believe I was previously recommended SmallsLIVE, also on YT, but admittedly haven’t spent much time there. https://youtube.com/@smallslive?si=b4mxAHP1xqxv7QNm
I’ve also been listening to Avishai Cohen, a bassist, for the past many years, who has modern things and may still be active. Jazz is just not mainstream in any way anymore. And most people don’t know what it is.
^ Uses 80s iconography to make fun of GenX’s parents.
Isn’t it ironic?
Depends if you ask a linguist or Alanis Morissette
Glad you caught the reference. Wouldn’t it technically be irony in both cases?
A little too ironic
Moreso than a traffic jam, when you’re already late for work?
Ugly people are still making it, pop acts have just figured out that if you make a pretty person pretend to sing it it sells better.
Video killed the radio star
Someone forbade you to make music?
That’s my favorite song.
Way to dodge the point! Next lesson in mental gymnastics tutorial is blocking. Press X to continue.
Was this written by the cheapest, worst AI?
Yea that’s why metal fuckin rules. We got the ugliest guys ever altogether in one room and said “what you got?” and they became legends
And for anyone that might say that doesn’t happen anymore, I ask: how many open mic nights or $20 shows have you been to lately? The scene is doing great in my area, but it doesn’t happen by magic. Ya gotta support it, spread the word, bring your friends.
More of a hardcore guy myself but we’re equally as ugly so I stand in solidarity
Yeah, no kidding. I just bought tickets for a $15 show that has multiple bands and included a overseas band. I mentioned to them that they should’ve upped the prices to $20.
Also: Sturgeon‘s law still applies: “90% of everything is crap“. Music is so amazingly easy to make these days you can do it on your phone (and I believe a Grammy nominated/winning album did so). Which means that there are literally thousands of albums every year, And so there will be a lot of crap. But between Bandcamp and Spotify and SoundCloud (and so on, even self-hosting), this is the freaking plutonium age if you like new music. There is literally so much that you can’t possibly keep up with it, even in sub genres. And there are some amazing gems coming out daily
Most of my favorite artists are beautiful tho… Mikael Akerfeldt, Alexi Laiho (RIP), Devin Townsend, Shagrath…
What do you mean? there are plenty of British recording artists
ugly people aren’t allowed to make music anymore?
well fuck me then.
its why ed sheeran was killed he made music
F in chat for ed sheeran, and ugly ugly man, who made not very good music, but was loved by, some people.
it was hilarious seeing him on game of thrones. my buddy told me in one of the next episodes id see someone id recognize and i never thought itd be him 😂
he was in game of thrones? When? Can we blame the downfall on him now? lol.
This is the kind of boomer post you make if you haven’t followed music in 20 years.
Wrong, I’m downloading the latest music on Napster right now.
Ah yes, ugly singers like:
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
John Bon Jovi
Freddie Mercury
Aretha FranklinThat is quite the name
Which one?
the commentors username lol
Yes
Nah, ugly ppl still make the music, behind the scenes :p
Just about to comment this. Singers these days are usually the “face.”
What do you think “video killed the radio star” was about?
Well… in my mind and in my car, we can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far.
Oh-a-a-a-Oh
what about internet killed the video star
Not really related to that stupid boomer post, but ho crazy is it that that ugly british lady won music star or popstar or whatever and everyone was like: oh my god this is insane, ugly people can do things? They are almost like real people.
Susan Boyle?
#susanalbumparty
I remember when that party was, still regret missing it :(
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Do You Have the Slightest Idea How Little That Narrows It Down?
Ugly people make music all the time.
You really gonna tell me Ed Sheeran is good looking? Post Malone?
He looked better pre-Malone
Is that Ed!? Holy shite he’s really changed his look!
Tap for spoiler
/s
Where’s his chin?
But the contention is about music being better, and that’s some bad music.
Did we read the same post?
Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it
I guess your comment makes sense if you find those two attractive.
Like I get the boomer joke of music these days sucks but my comment was leaning into joke.
Yeah, and Jack White aint pretty either.
Imo, this post is better directed at hollywood
Your comment makes sense in the frame of “ugly people are allowed to make music,” my comment refers to the “music was better” part of the post.
The ugly people you mentioned don’t support your comment’s argument against the original assertion because their music is terrible, not “better.”
Some music sucked in the boomer’s days, made by ugly and pretty people alike.
He’s simply disputing the assertion that ugly people aren’t allowed to make music.
Yeah, that’s what the comment you replied to starts with.
I’ve never heard his music, but I think Post Malone is beautiful
Adele isn’t that good looking as well, but she is well loved as a singer.
You’ve got some warped standards for beauty.
