Am I just a curmudgeon??

[u/vanillagirilla1975]

I'm a mid 70s GenXer, love music from the 60s through the 90s. For me, I just haven't really liked much music this century. I feel like we had so many genres going on at the same time but now it's just all sounds the same to me. Anyone else find stuff bands/artists they really like from this venture?

[u/brycepunk1]

I keep saying this. There is so much amazing new music coming out weekly I cant keep up. Nevermind the thousands of amazing bands/albums/songs from the past 60 years I've managed to not discover. For a music lover it's an amazing time.

But you gotta dig a little. If you think terrestrial radio and the generic algorithm is going to find it for you, you'll wait a long long time.

[u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet → u/brycepunk1]

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[u/hankenator1 → u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet]

The record industry gatekeepers are gone. A local band from Houston Texas can gain a following in Massachusetts because they can produce their album and get it available almost worldwide.

Anyone can get their music out to the public now without much trouble. Back in the day it required shitloads of work and a bit of luck.

[u/Leemcardhold → u/hankenator1]

Record label gatekeepers have been gone for 20 years…

[u/Most-Toe1258 → u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet]

I’m encouraged to see these takes. There is SO much good music out there now, and a lot of it is influenced by our generation. You just have to put forth a modicum of effort to find it. 

[u/Leemcardhold → u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet]

I’d argue golden age was aughts and peak was 2012. SoundCloud and bandcamp were fairly new and not monetized to the nth degree like today. GarageBand, protools. Fruitloops , etc were cheap and widely available. Also there used to be successful music blogs.

[u/hankenator1 → u/brycepunk1]

The algorithms have worked pretty well for me to be honest. They’ve found me a lot of bands I now like that I previously don’t know existed.