Do you prefer old music or new music and why?

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FunkyMonkee · Accepted Answer

It depends on the type. Most old music, I don't have a problem with. As for new music, there really isn't very much of it! Most of it's rap, hardcore metal or country, pop princess garbage or some bastardized form of disco!
I prefer music that involves living people actually performing music on their instruments! Something that involves real talent! Not someone pushing buttons on an electronic gizmo to trigger pre-programmed shit.
I LOVE the music of the `60's and a little bit of the `70's but, I also love the `80's, `90's, `50's, `40's, `30's, `20's and probably beyond that! My record collection, spanning the past 130 years, or so, will attest to that! But, from the late `90's onwards, music has been almost pure shit!!

Sonorous · Accepted Answer

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Do you prefer old music or new music and why?

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Pinay_ako · Accepted Answer

Both. They have their own flavour and touches to it. I respect the time and effort they put to create beautiful music for me to enjoy.

Nikki1989 · Accepted Answer

I like real music played by real musicians, which is mostly older music these days.

AaronKrieger · Answer

Well, it depends, since "old music" covers a wide range. For me, I prefer old music from 70's - 90's, since you had a lot more artists who were popular that cared about the music a lot more especially lyrically.

Not saying no one does it today either, since I enjoy a lot of music created today.

Jersey2 · Answer

I listen to a mix of everything but if i have to pick one, I would pick classic rock from the 60s and 70s.

But as I said everything, music from the 1920s-50s, French Cabaret from the 1930s, classical music, OG Rap, rap, country music, folk and blues, 1980-2023 pop songs and whatever I find interesting at the moment.

The movie Saving Private Ryan got me interested in Edith Pilaf and French Cabaret so there are many prompts for further investigation in modern art such as the cinema.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ixdvm8-MdUs

A modern take of one of Pilaf’s songs:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/TBsjgAIjN98

Anyway, gotta like it all.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

I listen to virtually all music with a certain creativity and class in it... I liked Yalo Yalo because of the movie Guns of Navarone.

Kreneman · Answer

Old because there are a lot great classic and legendary artists that the new have not come close to yet plus they were more pure songs back then that even the new generations enjoy nowadays. I am always for new but going back to old school is still much better.

bolverk · Answer

Old music, 50's through to 90's, with a very rare smattering of anything younger as the majority of today's music is reworking of what's gone before, and with the recording studio tools they have today they can make the mediocre musicians/singers sound fantastic.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

The greatest composer in the history of music was J. S. Bach, and he died in 1750. But I also like music from the 1960's-1980's and some contemporary music.

ChiTown33 · Answer

I prefer 90's music. Because music today quite frankly sucks.

NathanDavis · Answer

much more so of the music I enjoy is older... some of it though, is fairly new or at least new to me

Billlewis · Answer

I love heavy metal and speed metal from the late 80's and early 90's.

madgoat · Answer

Tend to prefer older music because it's hand picked, known, and is already part of my life. I listen to new to discover something fresh, or because the streaming service has decided for me.

xKayTea · Answer

I don't prefer either, it would be silly to confine myself to one music type instead of exploring different things to find out what i like. I love some old music, and love some new music.

AviatorTom · Answer

I'm an oldies guy. Love music from the 60s and 70s, and even before that. I also enjoy classical music.

jamesgoldman · Answer

Mostly old from classical to the 1950's through the 1980's, the newer is mostly rap, new stuff for earlier artists and maneskin

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

Its the genre that matters not the time. Even though 10 years ago i was much more actively discovering new bands.

AngryCarl2 · Answer

I like music that makes me feel something. That's become very scarce since the turn of the century and Ned Sheeran isn't helping.

Jazzy54 · Answer

Definitely older music. Most music today is garbage. It seems like no one is talented anymore. Such a shame. 😔

Simslover92 · Answer

I tend to gravitate towards older music but I listen to some new music as well.

Stillsleeping · Answer

Old music. I find it had more creativity. But I'm old too so I have a bias. It's all subjective in the end anyway.

lilBigPotato · Answer

I'm fine with anything from the last 20 years or so but not into 80s or older style music

LiamJHayden · Answer

Mostly older, before easy pitch correction and lowest common denominator blandness took over the mainstream.

Cubus · Answer

Old. Today music, especially pop is trash. Repetitive instrumental that are only meant to sound catchy and nothing beside this. No complexity

CubaPirate · Answer

Old because its more authentic and less manufactured nonsense

Likes2drive · Answer

Usually old classics but I’ll listen to some new stuff

barn_stormer · Answer

new music is terrible. no melody. I like 90s and 2000s dance music.

EaterPeter · Answer

Mostly old little new. Class, beauty, rhythm, subtle? Meaningful lyrics, no profanity

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Old by a long shot. A lot of new songs are so depressing and all sound the same and have no melody

Christoff92 · Answer

Both because I like my generation and like the newer generation just to keep up with tge culture.

exitseven · Answer

old music from the 50s 60s and 70s.

Chevy1_kb · Answer

more old 80s 90s 2000 or older

gothbxtch · Answer

most of my favorite music is slightly older

4ngelic · Answer

newer, just think it sounds better

Sparkie460 · Answer

Old music from the 70s 80's and 90's

MikeTheBartender · Answer

I listen to both of course, why not?

msc545 · Answer

both depending on what it is.

Andres77 · Answer

Both..,

OfDeath · Answer

Old because it is objectively better.

Subflics · Answer

The good old ones and the good new ones

In_Trance · Answer

A mix of both

HippieVeganJewslim · Answer

Old is gold.

eagle1951 · Answer

oldies

straightmax12 · Answer

I like both new and old school rap and rnb music.

Buglem_The_Star · Answer

Both This is my pleasure.

Tigerlilly852 · Answer

Newer music

jimmy2 · Answer

Classic Rock

riverrat3 · Answer

Yes big time

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