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Music now is very unoriginal & mostly are remakes (can you say "Lady Marmalade") or constantly containing samples. I only can name 6 OR 7  "original" or talented artists of the present that emerged into the music business since 2000.
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amen to that!

However, I think saying there is actually 6-7 talented artists since 2000 is very generous.

I would say more like 2-3.

Music of today (and the last 8 yrs) just flat out blows. :P

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Music of today (and the last 8 yrs) just flat out blows. :P

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I also agree that music have gotten worse since 8 years ago.
(1996)

The only bright side is that teen pop is now,supposedly , fading slowly.  :D
Just like how "new metal" faded around last year.  :D
(no offense to fans of "new metal")

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The 80's were not as good as you remember them being.
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Oh YES they were!  ;)

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Would you believe Lionel Ritchie and Rob Zombie have joined up and and made a duet out of the 70's fave, Brick House.

And some rapper named Trina includes a nice little rap in the middle of the song..

WHAT HAS happened to MUSIC people??
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I agree, SS.   :-X

BTW, Trina did that song "Pull Over":
"Whoop! Whoop!"
"Pull over, that @** is too fat..."

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I am sure most are not intending to slight anyone who has music out now, but it is very difficult to hear an old favorite covered in a way that is not pleasing to your ear. Everyone has different taste.  :-/
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But my taste is so much better... (pouts)

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But my taste is so much better... (pouts)
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Please tell me you are joking  :-/

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But my taste is so much better... (pouts)
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Sure.  Remember, people, youngins are always the authority on good music.  ::)

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And for the record, I am constantly angered by the wanton dismissal of the current music scene at this message board.

The 80's were not as good as you remember them being.
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Maybe not as good as you remember, if you were even around or old enough to appreciate them (didn't feel like checking the age on your profile).

Telling people how they felt, feel or remember about a decade is silly.

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The 80's were not as good as you remember them being.
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you're right, they were better! :D

And everytime I turn on the radio and hear the crap people call music today, it reminds me of how much better the 80's were day after day. ;)

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you're right, they were better! :D

And everytime I turn on the radio and hear the crap people call music today, it reminds me of how much better the 80's were day after day. ;)



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How about when JaRule mixes Stevie Wonder's song"Do I Do"?

Howard

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How about when JaRule mixes Stevie Wonder's song"Do I Do"?

Howard
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Ja-Who?   ::)

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Ja-Who?   ::)
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Does anybody remember some rapper from the late '90's/present named Puffy,or D. Piddy, who was known to sample great '80's songs  into his horrid rap songs?

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Does anybody remember some rapper from the late '90's/present named Puffy,or D. Piddy, who was known to sample great '80's songs  into his horrid rap songs?

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Oh yes,I remember him.Though,I do not remember any songs he did.samples should be left alone and not touched.What would happen to music if samples never even existed?

Howard

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MTV, and Clear Channel are too blame for music's downfall.
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a/k/a "CHEAP CHANNEL".  So true.

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(With exception of....Menudo).
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Hey hey hey hey ...I like Menudo... >:( ;)

And the 80's ruled. :D

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Hey hey hey hey ...I like Menudo... >:( ;)

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Heck yeah!  That Ricky Martin is  hottie!  :D :o

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Please tell me you are joking  :-/
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Um, yeah, that last post was a joke.  I was making fun of how stupid and whiny I sounded in the post before it.

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Hey, hey, hey, hey now.  It's not like old folks have a better reputation with their tastes.  Did you like your parents' music?

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...don't dream it's over....

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Sure did.  That's why I liked the 60s, 70s and 80s in the first place ;)

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Did you like your parents' music?
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as a matter of fact, yes I do.  My parents' music consists of a lot of classics from the 50s and 60s.  

I highly doubt Briteny Spears and N-Stink will be considered classics. ::)


And like Rice said, the 70s music was awesome too, and of we already established that the 80s rocked. :)

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Sure did.  That's why I liked the 60s, 70s and 80s in the first place ;)
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Oh.  You had cool parents.

My parents, while great and wonderful people, were into Helen Reddy, Julio Iglesias and REO Speedwagon.  I suppose you can make a case for REO Speedwagon, but that shouldn't be the best band in your record collection.  My point is, that there was much better music being made when they were growing up and they managed to ignore it completely.  And their taste in current music... well, let's not go there.

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Heck yeah!  That Ricky Martin is  hottie!  :D :o
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Yes, Ricky is a hottie, but I was more of a Charlie Rivera gal myself. :)

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My parents, while great and wonderful people, were into Helen Reddy, Julio Iglesias...   
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You have my condolences!!  :P

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I highly doubt Briteny Spears and N-Stink will be considered classics. ::)

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Strongly agree.  :D
Much like why The  Bay City Rollers & The Osmonds are long forgotten. Not to forget The 1910 Fruitgum Company.  :-X
Error corrected: The horrid '60's band was called "The 1910 Friutgum Company", not "1914 Fruitgum Factory"

I believe that the next generation would view the late '90's/early 2000's as the worst generation of popular music because of the amount of unoriginality & lack of talent.
Not to mention there's no new "voice", in popular music, in this generation.
Hopefully, the act/artist will  come soon.  8)

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Much like why The  Bay City Rollers & The Osmonds are long forgotten. Not to forget The 1914 Fruitgum Factory.  :-XEnd Quote

hey, The 1914 Fruitgum Facotry was cool.  (NOT!) ;D

but you are right.

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Not to mention there's no new "voice", in popular music, in this generation.
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I agree 100%.

I mean look at what the 90s and 00s has offered musically:  Boy Bands :-X, The Tramp Duo (Spears and Aguliara) ::), and of course the horrendous crap aka Modern Hip-Hop/Rap. :-X.

Theres nothing there except...garbage.

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I agree with almost all of what you said before this statement.  But I find nothing respectable about any of those artists (ESPECIALLY Bobby Brown.  I blame him for every bad 90's r&b song that exists).

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I agree with almost all of what you said before this statement.  But I find nothing respectable about any of those artists (ESPECIALLY Bobby Brown.  I blame him for every bad 90's r&b song that exists).
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Those weren't teen pop people. Bobby Brown had a nice run from 88-92. I don't blame him for any bad 90's R&B. I think a couple years ago R&B and Rap came together too much. I mean in 1991 you still had good R&B like Jodeci. You had Public Enemy for rap. Now you have so many collaborations with R&B and rap artists that its out of control and it mixes the 2 genre's together too much.

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:D It is our God given right to brag, especially about the 80's because they were awesome. The 80's were the basis for this entire site and forums even! You wouldn't be here right now tellings us such nonsense, if it weren't for ChuckyG's shared love of the 80's and his creations.  ;) 8)

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:D It is our God given right to brag, especially about the 80's because they were awesome. The 80's were the basis for this entire site and forums even! You wouldn't be here right now tellings us such nonsense, if it weren't for ChuckyG's shared love of the 80's and his creations.  ;) 8)
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I like the 80's. I used to watch Different Strokes, Cosby Show and Night Court but this is not 1988 anymore. I think its time to move on a little bit.

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I think its time to move on a little bit.
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Were you old enough to enjoy the 80's to their fullest from beginning to end?

Anyway, what we feel is called nostalgia. It is a very normal, very healthy way of feeling and being. There's absolutely nothing wrong with all of us being who we are and expressing ourselves in the way we wish.

You have your opinions. Now let us 80's lovers have ours without displays of indignation.  :)

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However, I think saying there is actually 6-7 talented artists since 2000 is very generous.

I would say more like 2-3.
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The good, not great, acts from today: (in my opinion)
Note: I'm not a fan of today's hip hop. (no offense)

1. Vanessa Carlton
2. John Mayer
3. The White Stripes
4. Audioslave (Rage - Zach + Chris Cornell from Soundgarden)
5. Michelle Branch
6. Macy Gray

Out of all of the acts that came out since 2000.

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 The bands you mention as being crappy in the 80's?  At least they played music, not angst.  They were actual musicians, who chose to write about fun things like partying, sex, and good times.  Not about how crappy things are.  End Quote

Agree.

Debbie (now Deborah) Gibson actually did her own material & put out fun songs, in my opinion. The same with The Jets & George Michael/Wham!.

Many '80's pop & R&B acts like: Samantha Fox, New Edition, Bobby Brown,Tiffany (Though I only like 1 song),Pebbles, Taylor Dayne, and Expose',to name a few, also had great fun pop songs.


And a lot of the hair bands are still fun to listen to like Poison, Whitesnake,Motley Crue, Warrant,Cinderella, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard (Though they don't consider themselves a "hairband"), etc.
What about Kiss from the '70's?
A lot of their  songs were about having fun instead of being pessimistic. And I never heard any negative comment about them.   :D

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Debbie Gibson may have written her own material, but I don't really think any of it was particularly memorable.  But I will give her more credit than the teen pop acts of today.  The quote in your sig definitely shows the difference between then and now:

"If you bang on enough doors, one's bound to open" Deborah Gibson, 1988

"If you bang enough record execs, one's bound to give you a contract" Christina Aguilera, 2000

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Kenny, I think the main reason you see that so much is this is a board made up of (largely) nostalgic music fans.

I am sure most are not intending to slight anyone who has music out now, but it is very difficult to hear an old favorite covered in a way that is not pleasing to your ear. Everyone has different taste.  :-/
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Very well said, Shaz!  :)

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Hey, hey, hey, hey now.  It's not like old folks have a better reputation with their tastes.  Did you like your parents' music?
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Actually, yes I did...very much!   :)

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"If you bang enough record execs, one's bound to give you a contract" Christina Aguilera, 2000
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hehe thats funny. :D

That nasty girl is a walking STD.  I swear if she sneezes on you you'd need a tetanus shot!

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That nasty girl is a walking STD.  I swear if she sneezes on you you'd need a tetanus shot!
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She is a dirty tramp.  I cannot believe that she is not starring in porn yet.  Oh wait, thats right......she probably has to wait until she turns 18.  ::)

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Hey, hey, hey, hey now.  It's not like old folks have a better reputation with their tastes.  Did you like your parents' music?
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Of course I did.  There's much more substance to the music of yesteryear than today's manufactured Top 40 trash.  I have a greater respect for the music my parents listened to now.

Of course, it does help that artistic taste and ability runs in my family... 8)

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She is a dirty tramp.  I cannot believe that she is not starring in porn yet.  Oh wait, thats right......she probably has to wait until she turns 18.  ::)
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Yes, that's right. Christina Augilera is a trashy CENSORED!
Even Deborah Gibson dissaproved Christina Aguilera in a 2001 interview.

Not to mention she reminds me of a guest from "Springer".
(Have anybody seen the "Dirrty" video. It was pure garbage.)
Not to sound like Tipper Gore.

Even Courtney Love has more class than Bratney Spears  & Christina Ackilerra.

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Hey, what you call angst, some call depth.  And I never said I didn't like songs about partying and sex.  I've been known to bang my head to Skid Row on more than one occasion.

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Then, there's country/western, where all the songs were about losing money, women and cars (eta: pickup trucks, to be exact) ;D

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Um, yeah, that last post was a joke.  I was making fun of how stupid and whiny I sounded in the post before it.


Hey, hey, hey, hey now.  It's not like old folks have a better reputation with their tastes.  Did you like your parents' music?
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I'm not too crazy about my parents music.They're into doo-wop.The 50's and early 60's.Me,I'm into the late 70's -early 80's era.

Howard

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Warrant, Poisin, and Winger. Look at the crappy hair metal.  
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Hey, hey hey hey >:(  Watch it, I like hair metal and there are plenty of others on this board who do.  (However, I do agree with out about New Kids being crappy ;D)  Every decade has great and crappy artists.  

As for bragging, we don't complain when people brag about the 90's so maybe you should let us brag about the 80's without complaining.  

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We preferred the fashion of the 80's.  .


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ERrrr now speak for yourself there TV9 personally most 80's fashions are not something I'll be in too much of a hurry wear again !  

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I think we should bring back fashions from the 1920's.  I always liked the "Flapper" look! ;)
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Good idea PoP! Can we bring back that 1940s vamp woman look? SO glamorous!

Look at Rita Hayworth compared to Christina Aguilerra (sp?)

And Cary Grant compared to Justin Timberlake  :P

Or am I making unfair comparisons?  :)

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I enjoy dance music myself!  ;)
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Hi, I'm DJ Midas; dance music is my specialty.  Glad to make your acquaintance.  :)

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Well, I was in a record store today, and they were playing a version of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over"…sung by a female!
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I think it's Sixpence None The Richer, CD.

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Well, I was in a record store today, and they were playing a version of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over"…sung by a female!
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This is by Sixpence None the Richer, and I like the original much, much better!

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This is by Sixpence None the Richer, and I like the original much, much better!
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I agree with you 150%!  :)

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Were you old enough to enjoy the 80's to their fullest from beginning to end?

Anyway, what we feel is called nostalgia. It is a very normal, very healthy way of feeling and being. There's absolutely nothing wrong with all of us being who we are and expressing ourselves in the way we wish.

You have your opinions. Now let us 80's lovers have ours without displays of indignation.  :)
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I grew up in the 80's during my pre-school and elementary school times. I remember watching different sitcoms and hearing some songs from that time. I tend to like music from 1982-1998(thats's more my time period for music.) I don't have a problem with people valuing their time period but to brag about constantly. This was so great, that was so crappy(time period wise) gets kind of tiering a little bit.