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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]Silver Gaia
(4,542 posts)But it's not there for a lot of us if we can't, don't know how, or simply don't have the time to find it. It's how it's marketed that's problematic for a lot of us. I've always loved music. The first thing I ever bought on credit was a killer stereo in 1972. $500 bought a decent stereo back then. I had that, a bed, a couch, some dishes and pots and pans, a husband, and a dog. We had a killer collection of vinyl, many of which I still have. And I still have the turntable from that stereo, too. I've loved many types of music through the years, but at some point, it just became too difficult to find new music. I'm not a musician. I'm a listener, an appreciator of music, but I don't have the time to search for it, and I'm not sure I'd even know what I'm looking for until I heard it. That takes time I just don't have. I need someone to curate music for me, find stuff I might like and bring it to my attention. There's a lot of us like that, I think. And we're here waiting. If someone could figure out how to market new music to us, we'd be happy to buy it. And listen to it!