Not altogether sure thaT music gets better or worse by generation, but I do subscribe to the notion that the more formulaic music is, the worse it gets. Certainly exceptions to that, but I’d much rather listen to 50s jazz than the 2010s pop — the overproduced, compressed and generally loud mixes don’t work for me. Just an opinion.

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50 Years of DSOTM

I am glad that I have a bunch of Bob Wills, Hank Thompson, Mickey Gilly, Ray Price, George and Tammy, Asleep at the Wheel, Willie Nelson, Take it away Leon and other good stuff.
The stuff they play for Country stinks up the airways. My grandson is in process of putting a lot of my stuff on a thumb drive so I can play it in my car.

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Mighty 90's,Trying 4 a 100!

Music hasn't IMPROVED since, Greensleeves was written, or the days of Bach and Beethoven. It's just different

And some is more noise than music.

40's through 80's was music. It's gone. Even country is generally no good anymore.

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"from my cold dead hands" C.H.

What he said!

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Music/Sports/Beer fan

I really miss the big band live behind and with us as the " RATPACK"
11 in the group and we three knockoffs ... Singing and joking.
Not enough gigs, still too much travel , and growing disentiion. Nothing's Forever. We were almost as good as the originals.
At least I have us on CD & DVD.

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Dino in Pittsburgh's Rat Pack

You missed the point, the idea was to make ALL look foolish not just Jefferson!

As far as I'm concerned the ONLY music genre that has continued to be of any listening value is Jazz/Blues , there are some excellent musicians that carry on the Bluegrass Tradition but what is known today as Country Music is of little value to me. The only radio station my car is tuned to is a local Jazz station, the only music played daily in the house is the same local Jazz station. While down in New Orleans a few years ago I was amazed at the number of excellent radio stations playing local Jazz/Blue and Creole (Zydeco) music. I never get tired of listening to that stuff, its uplifting, makes me smile.

I think EVOLVE is a better word than change as it applies to music. Older groups like the Stones, Eagles etc endure but they evolve and still incorporate an element of their original sounds.

Also singers like Tony Bennett, George Strait, etc.

All music evolves as tastes change with each generation but if a form of music is good enough or if enough people continue to enjoy it it will endure as it started.

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Real men love cats!

...there's way too much tendency to substituting overproduced electronics over making music. It's used too much as a crutch.

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"He was kinda funny lookin'"

Speaking of Strange Things in New Mexico -
The first time I heard that Buddy Holly recorded hit songs in Clovis-
I didn’t believe it!

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NRA LIFE MEMBER

They don't make classics like this anymore.