What happened to all the "GOOD" music?

I see what you are saying, but I don't completely agree. Yeah, I do think there's a lot of less talented singers that get played on the radio these days. I mean, most of them don't even write their own songs! Plus many record companies just sign a person because they can use their voice to make money, and just their voice, not their song writing talents or style. But there are a few very talented artists that do get recognized these days, like Amy Winehouse, The Distillers, The Foo Fighters and Taylor Swift. I now it's argueable whether or not everyone thinks these people have talent, but they do get inspired and write their own songs and stuff. :]

great topic, hahahaha it is called generation gap, my music was from the 70's my grandmother thought it was pure crap, and I think it was the best music ever.

"What happened to all the "GOOD" music?" It became "old". It was also replaced by non-music (rap, late 90s rock, late 90s rap, other garbage). My opinion... society's tastes have become a large joke, almost like an overgrown charicature. On one hand, they complain about how destructive and negative it all is, but on the other hand, they eat it up with a spoon. -_- At least I have a few CDs and outlets without pitful music on them.

The good music comes from the '80's and early '90's... the rest, what is out now, is pasturized, processed, and non-stimulating. I'm a Depeche Mode-alternative-techno-semipunk fan, and no one but them knows how to do that anymore... no matter what station I turn on, it all sounds like the same song lately! And there are so many mash-ups around... not of recent music, but of '80's music... the knowledge that it WAS good, and the desire to bring it back, are obvious. People like Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, et al, are still performing to huge crowds all over the world. We need to get past the 'celebrity', and get back to the talent!

shamsta.......dere r likes n dislikes of other people...............bt u r rght.........dere r many people who doesnt knw wat music is actually........some defines it rock n sme call it metal.........n its nthng in dere song n guys do headbanging on dat music........."i think u cnt define music wat only u can do is feel"........am learnin classical....i cant tel u dude its peace.....likein heaven.......although i also sing rock n all dat stuff......buddy i cnt express u in words wat music am doin......coz am in india n u r in........lolz...dnt comment make sme music n make people understand wat u think..........bt take my advise never call music crap coz its music

I totally agree with you and I was born in the 80's so 'should' like all the modern stuff but dont. I am a die hard elvis fan love all the 60's 70's music even music going back to the 40's. I was brought up by my grandparents who had a love of music and there music grew on me too and therefore I have an eclectic taste in music, But I mainly love the oldies :)

I think all because of money. When music goes with money it becomes "Commercialized" as you said! The real music is still somewhere. I hope one day I can find more and more and anywhere! Not only for commercial ! And not damage my ears ! And not wash kid's brain!

There's a finite amount of good music, and it was pretty much all used up by the end of the 80s. :) Actually, I think there is a lot of good music, but it just doesn't get much air play, compared to whatever the big labels are paying the radio and TV stations to play.

Hey shamsta, You and I can totally agree on this one! Lol. I was just talking to my kids about this. Today's music is not nearly as creative or well put together as music back from "the day". I remember sitting and actually listening to an album. Really listening to it. Listening to every note and evey word. Thinking about why they said that phrase like that and what did they mean by that. And how cool it was they way they used their instruments. They made music that had never been heard before. Today's 'artists', for the most part, are just rehashing things that the musicians from our generation have already done. And why shouldn't they? Today's listeners don't really listen to music they way we did. They listen on their iPods while they are doing everything else. The music is just background noise of their lives. They don't even listen to all the songs. They either skip around the CD listening to the songs they like or only upload select songs to their iPods. We listened to the WHOLE ALBUM. Maybe that's the reason. Since kids today only listen to the songs they like the artists are trying to make every song likeable. I don't know.

The music in the 60's, and 70's, the people really were singers. They had class, and style. The music now, I do not many singers now. Hip Hop-just forget it, R&B-not many I know, Rock-is OK, .Frankly, sometimes, I would listen to C&W before Hip Hop.

There are some points i agree with and some don't First i disagree if you say this junk is mindless crap. Please show more appreciation to the artist, making music is not easy and needs inspiration, so even if you think it's bad don't label it as junk. I would guarantee you yourself would not like it if your work is called "mindless junk". No offense, but if you happen to not like something, then don't instantly call it junk. Just don't hear it However, i agree with your commercialized point. Actually, i see so many talents and good music makers these days, it's just that they sign up to major labels, and usually those guys demands the Artist to do what the fan like, so the label will get much money. In the end, the music itself is not of the artist, because they are "forced" to make music. When those artist don't put their hearts into music, well, the result will not be that good An example is American Idol, with new idol produced every year, the previous idol's competition is tightened, because then every year they gain new competitors, and it threatens their income. When the drive is to make money and not music, The bad thing happens and it is usually what we hear today Just my insight, Correct me if I'm wrong

To a certain extent I agree, but to a certain extent I completely disagree. Mainstream music in my opinion has declined fast, but the underground has always been good (though I'm not too sure about the underground before the 70's). The commercial sound has ruined mainstream music, but there are still talented artists, but the decline of the average intelligence has forced us to be listening to simplistic garbage.