Why has the musical norm digressed so much

[hanselthecaretaker]

After watching Clockwork Orange it got me thinking. Perhaps it's because the rest of life has gotten so complicated that we prefer simpler forms of entertainment. 200 years ago people were listening to Beethoven and now.....I mean I like rock as much as the next guy but there's no comparison content-wise. And let's not even get started on most top 40 lists.

 

[nimbus]

After watching Clockwork Orange it got me thinking. Perhaps it's because the rest of life has gotten so complicated that we prefer simpler forms of entertainment. 200 years ago people were listening to Beethoven and now.....I mean I like rock as much as the next guy but there's no comparison content-wise. And let's not even get started on most top 40 lists.

Classical music reflects emotional and situational pinnacles and ideals rather than reality, which is why it works great in movies but not in real life. People don't spend their day to day moments gloriously waging epic battles, or courting the loves of their life in the palace ballroom. nobody would wanna throw on classical music to chill on the porch with their friends, or to molest trashy girls on the dance floor. I think modern day musicians are more in touch with actual emotions; elliot smith's melancholy vocals or david gilmour's angelic slide guitar stir me more than any classic composition can.

 

[vixensghost]

lol@ Clockwork Orange.

I can not tell you the last "really" good movie I've seen either.

We are getting old, yeah, that's it.

 

[H_T_]

pop culture sucks. but who needs culture when you have kick ass seach engines, so's you can pose good arguements on the innernet....

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Classical music reflects emotional and situational pinnacles and ideals rather than reality, which is why it works great in movies but not in real life. People don't spend their day to day moments gloriously waging epic battles, or courting the loves of their life in the palace ballroom. nobody would wanna throw on classical music to chill on the porch with their friends, or to molest trashy girls on the dance floor. I think modern day musicians are more in touch with actual emotions; elliot smith's melancholy vocals or david gilmour's angelic slide guitar stir me more than any classic composition can.

The first, they would've done that back then. The second is a sign of declining class. It's just funny how things change.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Several reasons for this, I think at least. The only time I ever hear of a good composer anymore is because of a sound track they wrote for some new hit movie. I never hear about composers on par with any of the big names from back then constructing master pieces, unless you consider Disney Movie Sound Tracks a master piece.

I wouldn't say that all music has digressed, because some music started out at low on the totem pole and saying it has digressed means it was actually good at some point in history. I'm not going to say what music I find revolting but it probably wouldn't be hard to figure out if ya'all seen my play list.

And how many people invest their money into Classical Music type CD's? The money just isn't in it to try and come up with the next Master Piece except too have your name recorded in history. Business supresses imagination to earn more money. If a business doesn't believe they'll make so much profit from your genre of music, then good-bye to you. No one is buying this type of music or cares anymore, so the businesses just follow the herd really, in a sense.

God Forbid music makes you think, too. How dare it even do such a revolting thing, as to make me think. I should get a lawyer and sue for just the thought of it. Now hand me my deep fried twinkies, I have to watch my TiVo recorded Maury shows and see if that really is her baby daddy.