Has Pop lost its fun?

[Grahame]

1. The claim: sadder and slower

2. The claim: simpler and louder

3. The claim: antisocial and angry

4. The claim: just not as good as it used to be

5. The claim: more repetitive

https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/fb84bf19-29c9-4ed3-b6b6-953e8a083334

In my day ...

e.g. "Gucci Gang"

 

[Dusty Chalk]

So, except for those last two, I don’t see the problem.

[Grahame]

I can see how 3, 2 & 1 might apply to you

[Kattefjaes]

It ate itself. Nothing to see here.

[Dusty Chalk]

 

[Kattefjaes]

That still stands up shockingly well, both musically and thematically, sadly.

Edited June 4, 2020 by Kattefjaes

[Dusty Chalk]

I used to play This is the Day...This is the Hour...This is This and Cure for Sanity and both those albums still get a listen every once in a while.

Did you know...?  Clint Mansell is now a famous Hollywood soundtrack composer?

 

[Kattefjaes]

I did, but had forgotten that he used to be PWEI, thank you for joining the dots!

Also, I am reminded of this:

 

[HiWire]

I have to dig out my copy of This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! – haven't digitized it yet.

Listening to it now and it reminds me a bit of '90s KMFDM (and Nine Inch Nails and the Beastie Boys), in a good way. Definitely paved the way for future sample-based musicians like DJ Shadow, The Avalanches, and Girl Talk.

Edited June 6, 2020 by HiWire