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In reply to the discussion: Is the music of today worse than it was 20, 30, 40, or even 50 years ago? Or am I just old? [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,848 posts)Always. Whether it's their music, their taste in clothing, their work ethic, it doesn't matter.
I'm a Boomer and I recall all too clearly how our parents thought our music was just awful and possibly the downfall of Western Civilization. And how none of us was even remotely reliable on a job. So it makes me batshit crazy when I hear exactly the same criticism of the current younger generation. If you only listen to the older generation you'd think that by now young adults could do nothing but drool and gibber incoherently and not even be able to scratch where it itches.
Yeah, I prefer the music of my youth. One of my sons did get me to listen to some pretty amazing music of his generation.
Anyone older than 21 or so needs to get over it. There will always be a younger generation with music you simply won't get. Too bad. You can choose to listen to and understand/appreciate the music of the younger set, or stay stuck in a rut. Either way, stop complaining. You had your day. It's now time for another kind of music.