What's your take on today's music?  

Maybe ya need to turn to COuntry!
altho I like all the ones you have talked about in here and wished they would put out more songs now.
I stick to the COuntry song they can be sad butthey do tell something.
this rap junk with all the cuss words in aint good at all for kids to listen too .
I just dont see how they make money fron it>

I grew up in the 60s and there was good and bad music then. I was a kid when the Beatles first hit the charts and in those days everybody recognized how different they were. The 70s had some good music too and I loved the soul scene and I liked the 80s. I like some of the music today, and even some rap - but as an ex musician myself, I see rap as just being more like poetry with a beat - some is good, but I like it better when the whole song is not done in RAP. And swearing and cussing - well we all know what it means and probably used it from time to time - but to make a point of singing it.. Well, can't see the point because it desensitizes people and becomes completely meaningless. Just my opinion... - Derek

I agree with you I am not crazy about the Rap,I like all the ones said they were good plus that was music.I was a hippie I like all kinds of music....

cd

I like some of today's music but mostly I like music from the 80's. Most of todays music is really too crude for my tastes and I dont think it is particularly nice. I like listening to oldies rock stations but since I have been living in this area, I havent found any that are good. Oh well. What can you do?

hi dloveli I do not care much for to days music. I like Michael Jackson, the beach boys, U2,and the Rolling stones and the Beatles. but I am really into classical music, mostly Mozart's
violin and piano concertos and sonatas and his gorgeous flute
music.I loved the way Frank Sinatra used to sing too. I also
like ballads and folk music,specially celtic stuff.

I don't agree with this at all. There is so many bands out there that are trying to make people think. The problem is they are not HUGE. Kids nowadays think they have to be "tough" and what better way to express that then through music. Corporate music industries want to appeal to that so they sign on bands that don't represent the positive side of life. And even if they are positive bands they are going to try there hardest to change that to fit the mold of mainstream music.

You have to look hard but you can fin some good new music. I don't consider Lil Wayne talented.
Some have talent but the style of music they choose makes one think they have none.
Others, I wonder what the music studios were thinking when they signed them.
I like the band 10 Years and they are fairly new. Lacuna Coil is also pretty good. The singers have great voices.
I don't really care for new Prince music.
I don't listen to much top 40 or hip hop. I think most of it is junk.

Hey dl,
I agree with your post music has pretty much gone down the shi#ter these days. I much prefer the oldies. I'm not saying that i'm against all new music and artists there are a fair few recent bands/groups/solo artists that i do enjoy listening to but if i had to pick between old and new to listen to I would hands down be the oldies. Thanks for the post was a nice question :)

My favorite decade was 80s! I still like today's music though, from various genres as well. I have satellite radio in the car, so my presets are the hits channel (today's pop), the highway (new country), 90s on 9 (90s obviously), 80's (again, self explanatory), and hair nation (hair band rock - mostly 80s).

I'm a big lyrics nut and I look up a lot of things, usually after the music hooked me. I'm surprised you say there's no point to all of today's music. One of my favorites with a message is Nickelback - but they are also immensely popular. Daughtry, Simple Plan, Anberlin, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley - these are examples of artists I listen to that have a message in their songs.

I hate to say this, but the rap/r&b type of pop that is popular is not my idea of good music, which is where I'd file Lil Wayne lol.

Whatever is playing on the radio today is all about the money. People don't look for any actual artistry. Most of the songs I hear being played on the radio has no heart to it and all people seem to do is imitate each other. You hear a certain beat or a song by one artist, it's a hit. You'd get at least three more songs with that same beat and even some of the same phrases from the other songs. Music today doesn't seem to have much heart or soul to them.