"Music in the past was better than nowadays" - why do people think like that?

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    Heavy Metal was invented in the Iro... Ok, I'll stop now.
     
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    The 70s.jpg

    The trousers had a wide flare at the bottom.
    The hair was long and covered the ears.
    The bags were mostly made of leather.
    Some shoes had high heels.
     
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    Because it's obviously true.
     
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    Synth Britannia Documentary


    Great documentary on the development of electronic music in England. Enjoy all the out of this world footage from OMD, Depeche Mode, The Normal, Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and super interesting interviews with members from those bands.

    Before Gary Numan: How Synth-Pop Became Synth-Pop


    A vision of the future that never properly arrived, Synth-pop was an ever present staple of the British charts in the early 1980s. A canny fusion of pop-suss and technological invention, its height reflected the increased affordability of commercial synthesizers from the late 1970s onward. But that doesn’t mean that the likes of The Human League, Ultravox, OMD and Gary Numan were the first to splice synths and pop together. So who were the pioneers? What were the essential steps along the way, the key tracks and influencers? And how did we get to the point where “Are “Friends” Electric” got to number one? This is how Synth-pop became Synth-pop.
     
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    In 50 years, AI will scan and analyze this forum for veracity and important, usable information.

    Possible AI result: 99% belief // 1% truth
    Possible analyst result: 1% belief // 99% truth

    Then, in the year 2076, they simply agreed on 50% truth and 50% belief, not wanting to offend anyone.
    That's how it was recorded in the history books, which is, of course, a fabrication. Truth isn't for everyone.

    Everyone has a different perception of reality; the same thing can be seen in multiple ways, and
    depending on one's level of consciousness (or lack thereof), things can look quite different.
     
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    today music is different. I feel like main stream has been less melodical colorful. Meaning more one chord songs, then lets say in the 90s and 80s.

    There is still some gems to discover i guess, in the non main stream and the main stream, just easier to find, when listners just maybe listening with automated shuffle?
    I am not sure about that ...

    I also think it depends if you already have a huge library collected? Like songs you really love and listen to.

    Over the years im at around 13000-14000 songs, which I put into a huge playlist. And it feels like this is kinda complete for me?

    (there is all kinds of music in there, from 60s-90s songs, newer music, but mainly trance, techno, drum and bass, ambient)

    Not to deny that chord progressions change over decades ... and with that also the training what we like to hear more of.
     
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    I'm kind of tired of searching; I have a great collection of music and I can't possibly listen to it all!
     
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    The point is moot since time does not actually exist.
    It is an illusion created by the collapse of the wave function due to human observation:winker:
     
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    Musicians in the past didn’t spend their time in forums and social media… end of story! :guru:
     
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