I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher the other day and noted that he remarked that there hasn’t been any real breakthrough in the music industry since 60s and 70s, citing the Beatles as the last notable contribution for himself.
That set me thinking; most of my favorite music and tunes stem from blues and rock legends like Clapton, SRV and Hendrix. Toss in a few sensations from the 80s and 90s (and the big mistake of following boybands in their heyday), I don’t really have anything from the modern era that I would proudly declare as ‘my songs’.
Is it nostalgia? Not really, I didn’t really start listening to the rock legends until about half a decade ago, I didn’t grow up with them. I just feel that the current generation of artistes are too focused the marketing and their image more than what it’s actually important: the music.
Partly it’s also because the dime-a-dozen rappers, pop-princesses and emo-bands that are cropping up every new day that it’s really hard to set yourself apart from the next sensation. Industry-manufactured ‘faces’ who don’t really write their own songs or even use their own voice (I’m looking at you Ashlee Simpson!).
Thus losing the credibility as a musician and a performer.
Still, I have some artistes that I have a liking to in this era; Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keyes.. but still not as much as I would hold the legends in high regard.
So forgive me if I’m not up-to-date with the current happening with Lady Gaga, Kanye or Black Eye Pea’s shenanigans, I can’t really be bothered..
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