Every generation thinks that the next generations music is crap.
Studies show that people stop discovering new music when they are 30.
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/03/study-shows-why-we-s...!
Studies show that people stop discovering new music when they are 30.
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/03/study-shows-why-we-s...!
If you combine that fact with current music being more marketed and aired, there's seem to be something at play here. I don't think new music is crap, but it's less catchy.
The graphic that I saw:
https://x.com/antonello/status/1781197022910947492
To be clear: I'm not arguing that it was better, just more memorable, uplifting or touching. Actually, in ye olden times, "commercial music" was a synonym of bad and "quality music" was expected to be minoritary.
I don't follow radio or popular music at all. However if I hear something I like, the supercomputer in my pocket tells me just what it is so I can discover new music that way.