borkfork Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Pretty much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Most american music is crap too! I mean when you have a country star ( I use that term loosely) rapping on an album, it says great things about race relations but bad things about the state of music. There is no difference between any genres anymore, not at least in pop music. At one time Led Zeppelin was considered pop. There are few bands today who aim for that level of musicianship. I don't know I guess I'm just an old fart, like my parents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cimmerian Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 2 hours ago, ABryonJ.maybe said: I don't know why, but K-pop makes me feel old. I don't understand it and it makes me want to yell "Get off my lawn" at those young whippersnappers who post about. I don't know. I guess this is that point where you throw up your hands and walk off. I feel the same way about iphones and "app"-everything. I don't understand it, have stopped caring about trying to, and I've just decided a lot of people are insane and have decided to ignore it. xD Some of the tech and consequential social changes/norms make me feel very, very old. I like some of the k-pop music, but the absolute obsession I've seen with it or with specific bands confuses the hell out of me. I've never understood the near-worship of many things like that though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I'm too pragmatic about things to be loyal to a brand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spotastic Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I like k-pop and j-pop, but I only listen to them in small doses. Most of the music I listen to is heavy metal from European countries. I am right in with using apps, though. I've always been a bit of a tech geek, so keeping up with things like that wasn't anything I had to get used to. It just worked naturally for me. I don't feel a need to get a new phone every year and hate most Apple products, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza83 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 K-pop isn't my thing either. And i like to listen to loads of different things. Its not really a big thing for youngsters here in the uk i don't think anyway. I don't really think I'm too far out of the tech thing tho. Maybe a bit slow with some things like i still have a ps3, in my defence its more a dvd player for me. My phone i update every 2 years. I just don't rely on it so much. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borkfork Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 19 hours ago, ABryonJ.maybe said: Most american music is crap too! I mean when you have a country star ( I use that term loosely) rapping on an album, it says great things about race relations but bad things about the state of music. There is no difference between any genres anymore, not at least in pop music. At one time Led Zeppelin was considered pop. There are few bands today who aim for that level of musicianship. I don't know I guess I'm just an old fart, like my parents. Less old fart than me. I have no idea about this country rapping thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Don't forget the first mainstream hit featuring rap, the rap was performed by a white female (Rapture by Blondie) although the inspiration came from Grandmaster Flash 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Country rap/ southern rap is the new way that white rednecks are appropriating African-American culture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LVG Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 A combination of my two least favorite music genres. I'm a rocker at heart. I just wish it was more popular. The stuff that's passed off as "rock" nowadays is terrible. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I heard Scott Ian of anthrax give a very good reason for why rock isn't as popular: only 14 year olds and baby boomers actually buy music. The middle, the coveted 19-39 demographic, gets music either illegally, one track at a time, or on a streaming service like Spotify. It means that taste is basically determined by 14 year olds. Record labels can't afford to let a group develop over time like they used to in the 70s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LVG Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Well, that would certain explain why so-called rock/alternative nowadays sounds more like pop music. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snao Cone Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 The metrics for music trends need to change, as does the way music seeks survival. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spotastic Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 It's just like tv series. Ratings still, for the most part, don't take online viewing into account. I almost never watch shows at the time of airing. I dvr it or watch it on Hulu/Netflix. Shows get cancelled when they have a huge online viewership but people just aren't watching it at the time of airing. The digital age has been here for years and the powers that be need to get with the program. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LVG Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 One of the reasons I stopped watching much TV is that it seemed every time I liked a show, it got cancelled. Guess my tastes aren't those of the masses. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluedragonwings Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Yeah. My family has that curse too. At this point I wait for a season or two before starting. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam_Tiago Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 4 hours ago, LVG said: One of the reasons I stopped watching much TV is that it seemed every time I liked a show, it got cancelled. Guess my tastes aren't those of the masses. wow you got me curious, can you give me some examples of TV series that you liked and they were cancelled? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spotastic Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I could name quite a few... Constantine, Firefly, Dollhouse, Jericho, Manhattan, Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone... And that's just off the top of my head. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam_Tiago Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 wow dollhouse!! I enjoyed this one. I was into Constantine, Jericho and Pushing Daises too, although I haven't finished the latter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyke Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 maximum bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam_Tiago Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 dunno this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewT Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Sam_Tiago said: wow you got me curious, can you give me some examples of TV series that you liked and they were cancelled? caprica Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam_Tiago Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, AndrewT said: caprica aw I have heard about this before, but never watched. Is it related to Battlestar Galactica, right? gotta check it later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewT Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Sam_Tiago said: aw I have heard about this before, but never watched. Is it related to Battlestar Galactica, right? gotta check it later yeah, it was a prequel to Battlestar Galacticas reboot, only one season of caprica it was good though (think they'd actually filmed some of season 2 when it was pulled) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam_Tiago Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 bummer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Anyone remember that show The Highwayman? It was another great show cancelled after one season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Midland Tyke said: maximum bob This was a show? It was also the name of the singer of a band I like. (The Deli Creeps, Buckethead's first hard rock band). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyke Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, ABryonJ.maybe said: This was a show? It was also the name of the singer of a band I like. (The Deli Creeps, Buckethead's first hard rock band). It's got a wiki page. One series in 1998, based on an Elmore Leonard novel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fisheisley Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I’m about to be 37 and I feel like I don’t belong here, lol. I adore Kpop (I went to Vegas specifically to see my favorite band’s world tour), I love apps and my iPhone, I feel more at home with the younger crowd and I enjoy a lot of new music coming out including rap. I wear Deadpool and hello kitty tank tops...Maybe that’s a product of trauma keeping me in my early 20’s, but is there anyone else out there that feels out of place amongst their own generation? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam_Tiago Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I do. Most of my friends are younger than me. I feel better near them, and most of my friends Who are around my age are married or getting married. I am 34 but I feel a lot younger than that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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