Rick Beato: "Old music killing new music" ?

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[eandersonmusic]

I gotta finish watching, but yeah.. as technology goes up, skill level goes down. I still think about those amazing (jazz musicians blow me away, but many genres recorded in such fashion) musicians that would all cram into one room, with often times just one mic, and lay down take after take (usually) until the got the one. Everyone had to be in tune, on time, and No mistakes.. I mean Tony Williams' ride control is just amazing.. sorry went off a bit there.. but todays technological advances have changed the world of music, but it's fine with me. First- music Has to keep changing, evolving, advancing.. that's its nature. Second- I would simple not be able to compete in the ol' days but seriously, we wouldn't be able to sit at home and create the compositions we do without these advances!
(Way too long sorry )

[cosmicdolphin]

Music has evolved ever since early man beat two sticks together in a cave and thought it might sound cooler if he went further in to get more reverb.

The way we consume music has changed massively due to the internet. It's not that old music is better. It's not. Great and terrible music exists in all eras.

What's changed is the way we discover it. In the old days everything was shoved through a very narrow funnel, with very few national radio & TV channels. Basically we were all exposed to pretty much the same material at the same point in time because it was essentially force fed to us.

Now we can listen to anything, anytime , by anyone. Instantly. We don't have to wait around for it to play on the radio, or go the record shop to buy it. We have far more choice.

Of course older music is going to be more popular..there's a lot more of it ! 60+ years worth you could argue. And the kids are listening to all sorts because they have infinite choice now due to the way the system works.