And that's based on your "likes" or just what it is that you're listening to. The AI algorithms dictate what you hear on the stream. Spotify and the other streaming services are making things all the worse. Here’s the same comparison with some recent pop hits. Yes, cranky listener, they really DO all sound the same.Īnd it’s just not country. You want to hear something hilarious that proves my point? Check out this YouTube video comparing modern country songs. Have you HEARD country music lately? It's as homogenous as the crowd at Applebee's happy hour. If a new artist does somehow get some recognition, then find some more just like it. Maybe for a movie score, a streaming service, or a new Sherwin Williams commercial (“Paint It Black,”) or a testosterone supplement ad (“Start Me Up.”) (The loss of Charlie Watts is a gentle reminder.) But no problem, the music is in the vault, ready to be resold, repackaged, and repurposed. Why risk finding and promoting the new Mick Jagger when the old Mick Jagger still Gets No Satisfaction – in front of stadium-sized crowds? To be clear, (and all Keith-Richards-is-immortal jokes aside,) they can’t go on forever. From the estate of the late David Bowie to the likes of Dylan, Paul Simon, and Bruce Springsteen, artists’ music catalogs are selling for millions. The current list of most-downloaded tracks on iTunes is filled with the names of bands from the previous century, such as Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Police.”Īnd those legacy groups? They’re cashing in. The mix of songs actually purchased by consumers is even more tilted toward older music. That rate was twice as high just three years ago. “The 200 most popular new tracks now regularly account for less than 5 percent of total streams. According to a recent piece in The Atlantic, “old songs” now represent 70% of the US music market (their source - MRC Data, a music-analytics firm.) Worse yet, they claim, the only growth in the music market, is coming from old-timey rock'n'roll. Dad rap and grandad rock.Īnd now the numbers tell the story. Did you see the Superbowl Halftime Show? Hell, the rap and hip-hop artists were doing twenty-year-old songs. With Roger and Pete and Mick and Keith and Elton and Dylan all pushing 80, maybe it’s grandad music for the win. But “My Generation” is having not so much as a resurgence, (they never went away,) or a “moment,” (because their recorded music and concert tickets have never stopped selling well)… but they are being vindicated. No doubt that Roger and Pete still feel that way when they’re booking their colonoscopy appointments, or quietly refilling that Cialis prescription. Sung by Roger Daltry, written by Pete Townsend I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation…)" Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) “People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) 16 min read Neil Young, Greatest Hits album cover.
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