Were we spoiled?

There is most definitely Bad music just as there is Good music in every era.

I don’t think there is bad music
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Me too viceVersa I love finding new music ,but I still Have a collection of really old jazz and swing .
I don’t think there is bad music and I find it odd that people only listen to the music of their youth.
There are some amazing musicians/singers and bands today Probably half of my cd collection o one on here would have heard of.
It’s sad that people are stuck in the past when there’s such rich pickings out there in young talent

MissChateline

I went to see the Drifters at the weekend with my daughter. We were both dancing in the isle. There were young and not so young there all loving the music. Great night out

We saw The Drifters years ago in Majorca (not in the early era!) and it was a very enjoyable evening.

Also love the Beatles version of Golden Slumbers, and now have this as an ear worm.

Fallingstar

I’m in my mid seventies and grew up loving the crooners thanks to my parents, especially Perry Como but also Matt Monro, also loved Elvis, the Kinks, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons as well as anything Motown.
Was never a big fan of The Beatles but do like their music. Preferred Wings tbh.

I’m not your age, but after seeing the old version of The Italian Job some years ago and loving the song at the start, where a man in a sports car drives along twisty mountainous roads, I looked for a cd of his songs.Matt Monroe, and the song is On Days Like These.Wonderful voice.🥰

I remember my parents had 78rpm records from the 1930s, they were incomprehensible to me, played on the wind up gramophone
The late 50s early 60s brought the first pop records, original recordings played today are poor quality productions, steadily improving through the 70s. We listen to up to the 90s most after that we don't relate to at all.
If you go to a party today the disco plays thump thump thump nothing with a rhythm to dance to.

I think I was lucky as my parents loved all types of music, our house always had the radio or the Record player on. They even went to New York to see Sinatra..
It was normal for my sister and I, so we continued playing records and Radio all the time we lived at home with Mum and Dad joining in.

I still love all types of music, I have music from the 30's to today's on my play list. I have also been fortunate to have seen big well known acts. I'm even going this Friday to see a group from years ago 10cc.

Both my children and my GC join in with my music and I love theirs.

My youngest GD is nearly 2 and she loves "Golden" she dances and trys to sing it. Tbh.. I think it's good too.

I also took my daughters to the 02 when they were in their teens and we both Katie Perry and Taylor Swift (two different shows) and I have to say both were pretty amazing!

TerriBull

I've just seen the mention of Dua Lipa, I do like her.

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My grandsons (8 and 10) were here at Christmas and loved watching my DVDs of the Monkees. I could hear them singing some of the songs, while they were playing. It was very funny. They do like some modern music as well though.

Yes just saying the other day, we had the best years going out.
I went out in the late 70s, 80s. Listening to proper rock bands. I also enjoyed music from the 50s & 60s from Elvis to Pink Floyd.
I think I stopped going out when it changed to rap & hip- hop. Like dancing to a car alarm.
Most of our pubs & clubs have gone now in town.
I feel sorry for the younger generation.

I've just seen the mention of Dua Lipa, I do like her.

My young grandson, still only 11, has a penchant with friends to make their own rap, I suppose it encourages them in experimenting with rhyming verse of sorts, personally I think it all sounds the bloody same, any rap. A monotonous rhythm, no musicality to speak of. My feelings about rap generally is, it is to music what Tracy Emin's bed is to the world of art, in other words it doesn't require any great talent. It's not a genre I feel I can embrace. I don't want to discourage him because I know I'll sound like an "old person" knocking a young person's taste, so I tend to bite my lips somewhat. Although I really, really hate the nihilistic element of drill and grime, not that I think he knows about any of that, well I certainly hope not. My granddaughter, mid teens actually likes some of the retro sounds, she's an Oasis fan far more acceptable imo.

When my kids were in their teens, now mid and late 30s, they went through an Eminem and Dr Dre phase, some of that, a bit okish. I also remember an awful heavy metal group called Slipknot whose music to my ears sounded like continual angry screaming at the top of their voices, although I did thank them for introducing me to Nirvana. Eventually they moved on to drum and base and a more eclectic mix, Green Day, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Foo Fighters, Blink something or other. An age of phones being lost in mosh pits but the music was better and around that time they also came to appreciate some of the bands and music we listened to and grudgingly admitted the music of our time was really something! Of course it was, more than that even, sublime!

“Dua Lipa” thank you auto-correct

Nice to hear different take on things maybe i should try listening more often to different recent music.

I really enjoy music from many genres and different decades.

My “modern” favourite artists include Adele, Anne-Marie, Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi and Dia Lipa, but I still also listen to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, the great Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Crowded House and Michael Buble!

So I think there’s good artists and great music throughout the decades.

Having said that, in my opinion, the 70’s and 80’s produced some amazing music, much of this still gets played today and is covered time and time again.

Fallingstar

I don’t like today’s music is just like mass produced mush. Though am sure the younger generation would argue otherwise.

This oldie would very much argue otherwise. Yes, there is a lot of mainstream 'mush', but outwith that, there are lots of exciting new artists making great music.

The music of today appeals to the young. They will probably be saying similar to us when they reach older age. How they miss the music of the 2020s and it's all rubbish now.

MissChateline

I went to see the Drifters at the weekend with my daughter. We were both dancing in the isle. There were young and not so young there all loving the music. Great night out

Yes I agree. Love the Drifters and the Temptations.

I don’t like today’s music is just like mass produced mush. Though am sure the younger generation would argue otherwise.

I went to see the Drifters at the weekend with my daughter. We were both dancing in the isle. There were young and not so young there all loving the music. Great night out

I’m in my mid seventies and grew up loving the crooners thanks to my parents, especially Perry Como but also Matt Monro, also loved Elvis, the Kinks, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons as well as anything Motown.
Was never a big fan of The Beatles but do like their music. Preferred Wings tbh.

I prefer the music the 20s, 30s and 40s.
Modern stuff is just lift music/background sound.

tanith

I'm 77yrs old and find all modern music sounds repetitive and souless rubbish. So were we spoiled being of the 50s 60s 70s era of wonderful music? Or am I just an old misery stuck in the past whose car radio is tuned to Gold all the time?

Yes Tanith - I believe we were. I'm also in my 70's so as young people/teenagers we were lucky enough to live through a musical revolution. With the early blues artists in the US Elvis - The Beatles, The Stones into full on pop culture.

There had never been music like that before and it opened up a whole new world for children of the 50's and 60's. I bet in 50 years time young generations would be hard pushed to name a chart topper from 2026 - but my children in their late 40's could certainly name many from the time I was a teenager or in my 20's.