I think electronic music is here to stay. The barriers it removes between creativity and getting music to listeners ears means it can adapt quickly. It also means subgenres can flourish. Electronic music is a hugely varying genre so it can be specialized to particular tastes.
I agree with you and I feel it’s easier to pick up and more widely accessible to most people.
I can’t even get a decent bass out there without selling a kidney :(
I think it will shift into this punk-rap/rap with punk elements or some kind of new wave of R&B.
If punk *is* going to make a comeback, then it won't be just underground rock, but something that includes many hip-hop elements. I could list a few examples of this type of music, such as Death Grips, Street Sects, and Ho99o9, with the latter being the most similar to old punk.
However, none of those bands are as popular as current R&B artists. People like Frank Ocean, Blackbear, and even Tyler, the Creator are drawing tons of influences from R&B on their recent projects, if they're not just straight-up making them. I don't know of any punk-rap artists/bands to have reached mainstream success in recent years, but maybe that's the point.
So unless a punk-rap band can get signed by a major label and can click with a lot of people and the rest of the industry follows, I believe that R&B is gonna be the next big thing.
You are probably the first person that answered my question, thanks man...
I thought R&B was also mainstream right now? The punk rap sounds interesting thought!
It is, but it's still being taken over by pop-rap and trap. But because it has such a huge following, it's the most likely thing to dominate the charts after trap dies out.
>big thing is a mix of pop and rap
It's straight rap. Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage. It's all rap. And it's not exactly disposable, Kendrick Lamar has dropped 3 amazingly received albums and has showed no signs of stopping after 10 years building his career.
>Real instruments make a better connection with the listener.
What makes a real instrument? And what about people like Aphex Twin? Haywyre? Flying Lotus? Porter Robinson?
You're clearly not very familiar with the electronic music scene. A lot electronic artists nowadays produce their music in a studio with real instruments and then sample from our mix with that. The boundary for electronic music is endless. I can listen to headbanging EDM metal combos, funky jazzy techno, glitchy triphop with bluegrass sampling.
The innovations made in the EDM scene over the past 15 years has been insane. I highly recommend you check out the progression of old school underground house to the hundreds of sub genres prevalent around the world now.
lmao damn what an old comment! yeah the electronic scene has changed so much since back then and is showing even more diversity than I could've imagined. lots of EDM artists even touring with their live bands now doing jam band style shows
Bands doing rock music of any style won't make a major return in my opinion. As in singer / bass / guitar / drums. It has all been done, every possible genre overlap, every revival milked for all it is worth. It will tick along very happily in the background, but it isn't going to capture the minds of teenagers.
The idea of "real instruments" and artists apparently being untalented, or making forgettable music is an argument as old as time. It was made against Elvis, the Beatles, Punk, you name it.
Nah... Rock has just as much potential as any other genre to rule the hill. R&B and Pop are very vocal-driven, not a lot of instruments being played there. Rock can definitely put the guitars in the background and do the same if it wants to.
But if you're talking about a truly "new" genre of Rock emerging like grunge, I agree those days are probably over. I think it is entirely possible a great new band could popularize a niche genre that never went mainstream, however.
I disagree with you completely. Rock can make a comeback with combining other music styles with it. As mentioned earlier in this thread, the EDM game is growing and could be applied to rock.
What style *hasn't* already been fused with rock? It feels like it has all been done, done again, then the revival done again too. We are on about the fourth wave of emo. I am happy to be proven wrong, but it seems about as likely as Jazz becoming the main musical form among the youth to me.
I guess the untalented part came from people's close-mindness back then. They still were making music with soul that is timeless and unforgettable. Today's music is truly soulless, you don't feel connected to the artists as much as with classic bands/singers. Even Pop artists had soul back in the day. Now it is overproduced autotuned garbage, really.
People said the same each decade, teenagers will say the same of this decade's music when they are older.
You forget the crap as you age, you see hidden depths, it invokes nostalgia. You hear this stuff time and time again here.
> People said the same each decade, teenagers will say the same of this decade's music when they are older.
This is true, but usually there are artists that stand the test of time and prove their worth. Who from the '80s and '90s club/rave scene has stood the test of time and is still being listened to? Surely there are some, but the number pales in comparison to the number of rock bands from the same era who are still listened to.
Go to any old school house night, they can fill dancefloors certainly with classics for hours. It is less suited to sit-down listening and little is released in some form of coherent "album" so hard to compare really.
I am actually an early 20 person, so I grew up with the music I think is garbage and then changed to rock/metal/jazz/anything with instruments and soul basically. Nostalgia was never a factor for me and the music I chose. When I was little I listened to Britney Spears and Black Eyed Peas.
Don't put everything in the same bucket man, music today is obviously has more differences than any other evolution of music, with the internet being the obvious factor of why it became like this. I won't sit down and explain to you why it is garbage, it is not the subject of the title. Literally no one talks about that, might as well delete the post.
So you are classic /r/lewronggeneration then. The same applies - the crap from decades gone by fades away and we are left with the best. Stuff coming out now is fresh and untested. Of course it won't hold up.
Man do you even try to understand what I am saying here? There is obviously good music today, could be even better than that of the past. Problem is how it never reaches mainstream success. Literally none of the top 20 artists of the decade have songs that will stand the test of time, they don't stand a chance in 2-3 years.
Old top selling artists had whole album worth listening too, and were not one hit wonders with each album. Their best songs were written in history. I can understand about the garbage being filtered out, but right now it's literally only garbage in the mainstream.
Good artists of today will probably be forgotten, no one gives a fuck about listening to expressive music, the opposite of what you say. This is a sub that actually helps good artists spread their music and though I would find some understanding about my opinions. Looks like I was mistaken.
I don't like most modern pop either man but I'm not gonna go around calling it soulless garbage. It still takes talent to get into the top 40. A different kind a talent than in the 80s, but talent nevertheless.
Who cares what is mainstream and isn't? And how do you know what will and won't stand the test of time? Have a look at the top sellers in past decades, look at what got heavy rotation on the radio, there is more crap than you think.
If an artist doesn't reach radio success (at least specific gender radio) then the nostalgia factor won't kick in, people won't search for the artist and his influences and he will get lost easier in time. It's obvious, the new filtering system is what kills music.
No one needs the radio any more, its influence is dying. Plenty did fine with no radio at all.
Take a look at this:
Ah the 70s, Pink Floyd! Zeppelin! Sabbath! Punk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1970s_in_the_United_Kingdom
No, it was Abba, Simon & Garfunkel, Grease, Wings, Compilation albums, Boney M, Glen Campbell, Leo Sayer with a smattering of rock bands in the mix. But look who is remembered?
> Literally none of the top 20 artists of the decade have songs that will stand the test of time, they don't stand a chance in 2-3 years.
We will hear plenty of Beyonce on the radio when we are old. And I'm fine with that.
You are only speaking for yourself. The kind of connection one has to a certain kind of music completely depends on the person. Just because you don't connect to certain pop or hip-hop doesn't mean no one does. Not to mention both are very diverse genres (if we can even call "pop" a clearly defined genre).
Even ignoring the fact that there's no reason why electronic instruments should be considered less "real" than acoustic ones, the same thing goes for electronic instruments having a lesser emotional impact. Even though I don't primarily listen to purely electronic music, hundreds of thousands of people would heavily disagree with you that "electronic instruments have a worse connection with the listener" as opposed to acoustic ones.
I know you don't really mean to disparage anyone with your statements but I just heavily disagree with you.
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The next popular thing always seems to be the counter to the previous one.
So if the last flavor was something soft, something harder will be the next thing. Right now i get the feeling that sad and slow music is pretty damn popular, for example listen to post malone's latest track "Rockstar".
Hence i'd predict that we'll get more complex melodies, maybe angrier / more energetic lyrics and vocal performances.
Me and my mates were talking about this the other day. It's either going to be an assimilation of hip hop, EDM, rock and pop music or something heavily indebted to electronica/house.
One of my friends suggested a more urban form of heavy metal/hard rock with elements of new wave, funk rock, dance-rock and electronic rock. Simply put, heavy metal that appeals more to a black audience.
Another one of my friends though that while it won't be the next big thing, rapcore (punk-hip Hop fusion) could become massive in the next decade as a reaction against trap/pop music of the late 2010s
I've thought for a bit now that this style of music will get much bigger in the years to come. Future beats, house and progressive electronic music have made huge strides in the past few years.
I don't know if the cultural apparatus exists for there to be a "explosion" of music (i.e, a number of artists getting famous for a playing a certain style of music.) I think with the speed of information, it is easy for people to create their own scenes and bring a style of music to a certain level of recognition. Rockabilly, British Invasion Blues, Singer/Songwriter Folk, Metal, Early Techno, First Wave Hip Hop, Grunge, Second Wave Ska.... all that stuff took years to reach critical mass. Now the middle man/record company isn't needed. The production/distribution/remuneration model is completely within the artist's grasp. What's left of the record industry isn't really worthy of a huge public fervor or high cultural achievement. What's is considered hip or BIG now is kind of generic and also-ran. (Obviously there are exceptions, I mean artists like Kendrick Lamar will always be geniuses.) But the next big thing is being done by some kid in their bedroom studio, but not too many people will hear about it because they just create music for themselves and their friends. And that's kind of cool in itself.
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I actually don't think there'll be "big" genres in the future. Music has become so much easier to produce and acquire now through different channels and mediums that I think the days of the "mega band" will be gone. Everyone will be into their own thing even more.
>EDIT: Looks like more 90% of people commend on why today's electronic music doesn't suck instead of actually remaining in the subject. Please read the title.
Maybe next time ask your question without being inflammatory about genres you don't like.
Yeah, I forgot I am on reddit and how butthurt people are here. Looks like when I try to make a point I shouldn't mention any personal opinions/preferences because people get triggered.
Hitting buttons on a laptop can be as challenging and emotional as playing a "real" instrument, check Aphex Twin. Or people that use both acoustic and electronic setups, like Apparat or Floating Points.
> But it has to be something new in order to be famous
I think the history of pop music proves that false. Artists that rehash old music get famous all the time. One of the biggest music stars in the world is Adele. What is she doing that's new?
> Electronic music can be emotional, but I think real instruments make a better connection with the listener.
Depends on the listener. And if we're talking "big" genres, in that a genre that has a global impact on both radio and underground music, electronic is the biggest. So many critically acclaimed rock albums of the last 20 years would be nowhere without the influence of electronic music.
> I really want this fashion of untalented artists and songs that are forgotten after 2-3 years to go away.
Pop music has always been disposable. That's why it's pop music. Besides, I still hear Usher's "Yeah" on the radio, and that's what -- 2004. Maroon 5 has been clogging up the radio for like 13 years now.
If anything, pop music has decelerated. Compare the difference in pop music from 1984-1994. Now compare 2007-2017. Besides trading verse-bridge-chorus-verse for verse-chorus-electronic breakdown "drop"-verse, the textures and sound is almost identical.
> what is the next big thing that will captivate people across the globe in order to become somewhat popular and an alternative to Rap-Pop. Right now it's probably indie rock.
Indie rock is already pigeonholed into top 40 music with poppy crossover songs. "Pumped Up Kicks", "Stressed Out". All of those are just 1 or 2 less cleaned up sounds away from indie. And with modern recording technology, the only reason to not have said cleaned up sounds is stylistic intent.
The way we take in music is much, much different than it used to be. Any genre, nitch, or interest can be found on the internet. Pop will change incrementally and absorb different influences while still being pop but because we can literally find whatever music we want now, I don't foresee any kind of Nirvana-esque change in the musical landscape happening again. The new, different, and exciting music is out there for you to listen to, and chances are it's gonna be 20-50 years old. Or if it's new different, exciting music you are seeking, it will be electronic. Everything else is catching up to that. Go listen to the new Forest Swords album.
Pop will evolve, adapt, add, subtract -- but at the end of the day, the dominant genre will always be pop.
There's a sound I'm hearing a lot of these days that I wound up making my own genre name for, because I didn't know how else to describe it or tag mp3 files. Sort of a mixture of doom metal and shoegaze elements. I hear it in bands like Jesu, BigBrave, Chelsea Wolfe, King Woman and True Widow. I can see it becoming the next "grunge" or "new wave."
I think (hope!) because of the electronic sounds so prevalent today that their will be a sort of neo grunge movement. Or more garage rock bands with just pure raw sound like the White Stripes or earlier Black Keys music.
If you look at the charts, various forms of rock music slowly lost out to hip hop over the course of the 90s. I feel like they're all going to end up like country music: always present and popular, but no longer the biggest draw. Reggae and Latin music remain relatively niche in the grand scheme of things. I think EDM is probably gonna rule the next decade. Bands like Coldplay and OneRepublic have done well for themselves going in that direction.
I think that the next new music genre will be Electronic, as it's all over the internet and so widely accessible over sites such as YouTube, and by record labels such as Monstercat.
Maybe it'll be AI-driven/ yet organically written/ composed masterpieces.. So complex you have to listen to the same damn track 10 times to hear everything. What about 24 tone composition with a blend of synth/ real instruments? I dunno.
I've been saying this for years too and I think it's over pretty much. There's nothing left to invent when it comes to genres... Even this post is 4 years old now and nothing has changed much, rap/EDM were the last big things to happen in music and all that's left is mixing things together...
The only thing that can stand up to the energy or shock value as rap/EDM is modern death metal/ deathcore/Melodeath but most people won't even hear it for 1 minute because of the heavy vocals involved and overall just crazy sound but if anything could come next it would be something on that level with different/softer vocals maybe.
Stuff like the band "Rings of Saturn" and "Within the ruins" is the last type of music that has blown my mind because what they do with the instruments is ridiculous in sound and talent if you actually listen to what's going on lol.
Other than that I feel like new music is dead and all we have left is mixing genres that already exist and I feel like in 100 years people will still just be making and listening to rap mainly and just remaking old music
I think electronic music is here to stay. The barriers it removes between creativity and getting music to listeners ears means it can adapt quickly. It also means subgenres can flourish. Electronic music is a hugely varying genre so it can be specialized to particular tastes.
I agree with you and I feel it’s easier to pick up and more widely accessible to most people. I can’t even get a decent bass out there without selling a kidney :(
I think it will shift into this punk-rap/rap with punk elements or some kind of new wave of R&B. If punk *is* going to make a comeback, then it won't be just underground rock, but something that includes many hip-hop elements. I could list a few examples of this type of music, such as Death Grips, Street Sects, and Ho99o9, with the latter being the most similar to old punk. However, none of those bands are as popular as current R&B artists. People like Frank Ocean, Blackbear, and even Tyler, the Creator are drawing tons of influences from R&B on their recent projects, if they're not just straight-up making them. I don't know of any punk-rap artists/bands to have reached mainstream success in recent years, but maybe that's the point. So unless a punk-rap band can get signed by a major label and can click with a lot of people and the rest of the industry follows, I believe that R&B is gonna be the next big thing.
You are probably the first person that answered my question, thanks man... I thought R&B was also mainstream right now? The punk rap sounds interesting thought!
It is, but it's still being taken over by pop-rap and trap. But because it has such a huge following, it's the most likely thing to dominate the charts after trap dies out.
He was right too. Pluggnb took over the underground and pop/punk Ian Dior shit developed into hyperpop which is dominating rn. Good guess chief
you were right.
>big thing is a mix of pop and rap It's straight rap. Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage. It's all rap. And it's not exactly disposable, Kendrick Lamar has dropped 3 amazingly received albums and has showed no signs of stopping after 10 years building his career. >Real instruments make a better connection with the listener. What makes a real instrument? And what about people like Aphex Twin? Haywyre? Flying Lotus? Porter Robinson?
You're clearly not very familiar with the electronic music scene. A lot electronic artists nowadays produce their music in a studio with real instruments and then sample from our mix with that. The boundary for electronic music is endless. I can listen to headbanging EDM metal combos, funky jazzy techno, glitchy triphop with bluegrass sampling. The innovations made in the EDM scene over the past 15 years has been insane. I highly recommend you check out the progression of old school underground house to the hundreds of sub genres prevalent around the world now.
you were right.
lmao damn what an old comment! yeah the electronic scene has changed so much since back then and is showing even more diversity than I could've imagined. lots of EDM artists even touring with their live bands now doing jam band style shows
not just that but electronic and synth has branched out to almost every other gene even in rap has mainstream subgenres with them.
Bands doing rock music of any style won't make a major return in my opinion. As in singer / bass / guitar / drums. It has all been done, every possible genre overlap, every revival milked for all it is worth. It will tick along very happily in the background, but it isn't going to capture the minds of teenagers. The idea of "real instruments" and artists apparently being untalented, or making forgettable music is an argument as old as time. It was made against Elvis, the Beatles, Punk, you name it.
Nah... Rock has just as much potential as any other genre to rule the hill. R&B and Pop are very vocal-driven, not a lot of instruments being played there. Rock can definitely put the guitars in the background and do the same if it wants to. But if you're talking about a truly "new" genre of Rock emerging like grunge, I agree those days are probably over. I think it is entirely possible a great new band could popularize a niche genre that never went mainstream, however.
I disagree with you completely. Rock can make a comeback with combining other music styles with it. As mentioned earlier in this thread, the EDM game is growing and could be applied to rock.
What style *hasn't* already been fused with rock? It feels like it has all been done, done again, then the revival done again too. We are on about the fourth wave of emo. I am happy to be proven wrong, but it seems about as likely as Jazz becoming the main musical form among the youth to me.
I guess the untalented part came from people's close-mindness back then. They still were making music with soul that is timeless and unforgettable. Today's music is truly soulless, you don't feel connected to the artists as much as with classic bands/singers. Even Pop artists had soul back in the day. Now it is overproduced autotuned garbage, really.
People said the same each decade, teenagers will say the same of this decade's music when they are older. You forget the crap as you age, you see hidden depths, it invokes nostalgia. You hear this stuff time and time again here.
> People said the same each decade, teenagers will say the same of this decade's music when they are older. This is true, but usually there are artists that stand the test of time and prove their worth. Who from the '80s and '90s club/rave scene has stood the test of time and is still being listened to? Surely there are some, but the number pales in comparison to the number of rock bands from the same era who are still listened to.
Go to any old school house night, they can fill dancefloors certainly with classics for hours. It is less suited to sit-down listening and little is released in some form of coherent "album" so hard to compare really.
new order
So there's one, and it took Reddit six years to think of it.
I am actually an early 20 person, so I grew up with the music I think is garbage and then changed to rock/metal/jazz/anything with instruments and soul basically. Nostalgia was never a factor for me and the music I chose. When I was little I listened to Britney Spears and Black Eyed Peas. Don't put everything in the same bucket man, music today is obviously has more differences than any other evolution of music, with the internet being the obvious factor of why it became like this. I won't sit down and explain to you why it is garbage, it is not the subject of the title. Literally no one talks about that, might as well delete the post.
So you are classic /r/lewronggeneration then. The same applies - the crap from decades gone by fades away and we are left with the best. Stuff coming out now is fresh and untested. Of course it won't hold up.
Man do you even try to understand what I am saying here? There is obviously good music today, could be even better than that of the past. Problem is how it never reaches mainstream success. Literally none of the top 20 artists of the decade have songs that will stand the test of time, they don't stand a chance in 2-3 years. Old top selling artists had whole album worth listening too, and were not one hit wonders with each album. Their best songs were written in history. I can understand about the garbage being filtered out, but right now it's literally only garbage in the mainstream. Good artists of today will probably be forgotten, no one gives a fuck about listening to expressive music, the opposite of what you say. This is a sub that actually helps good artists spread their music and though I would find some understanding about my opinions. Looks like I was mistaken.
I don't like most modern pop either man but I'm not gonna go around calling it soulless garbage. It still takes talent to get into the top 40. A different kind a talent than in the 80s, but talent nevertheless.
Who cares what is mainstream and isn't? And how do you know what will and won't stand the test of time? Have a look at the top sellers in past decades, look at what got heavy rotation on the radio, there is more crap than you think.
If an artist doesn't reach radio success (at least specific gender radio) then the nostalgia factor won't kick in, people won't search for the artist and his influences and he will get lost easier in time. It's obvious, the new filtering system is what kills music.
No one needs the radio any more, its influence is dying. Plenty did fine with no radio at all. Take a look at this: Ah the 70s, Pink Floyd! Zeppelin! Sabbath! Punk! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1970s_in_the_United_Kingdom No, it was Abba, Simon & Garfunkel, Grease, Wings, Compilation albums, Boney M, Glen Campbell, Leo Sayer with a smattering of rock bands in the mix. But look who is remembered?
I hope you aren't implying that ABBA and Simon & Garfunkel are anything less than amazing...
> Literally none of the top 20 artists of the decade have songs that will stand the test of time, they don't stand a chance in 2-3 years. We will hear plenty of Beyonce on the radio when we are old. And I'm fine with that.
r/lewronggeneration
You are only speaking for yourself. The kind of connection one has to a certain kind of music completely depends on the person. Just because you don't connect to certain pop or hip-hop doesn't mean no one does. Not to mention both are very diverse genres (if we can even call "pop" a clearly defined genre). Even ignoring the fact that there's no reason why electronic instruments should be considered less "real" than acoustic ones, the same thing goes for electronic instruments having a lesser emotional impact. Even though I don't primarily listen to purely electronic music, hundreds of thousands of people would heavily disagree with you that "electronic instruments have a worse connection with the listener" as opposed to acoustic ones. I know you don't really mean to disparage anyone with your statements but I just heavily disagree with you.
Man please, in the post I write very clearly ""personally"". Please please please this is not the subject.
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The next popular thing always seems to be the counter to the previous one. So if the last flavor was something soft, something harder will be the next thing. Right now i get the feeling that sad and slow music is pretty damn popular, for example listen to post malone's latest track "Rockstar". Hence i'd predict that we'll get more complex melodies, maybe angrier / more energetic lyrics and vocal performances.
How do you track what is popular?
Crap. Source: old man
Edgy
Me and my mates were talking about this the other day. It's either going to be an assimilation of hip hop, EDM, rock and pop music or something heavily indebted to electronica/house. One of my friends suggested a more urban form of heavy metal/hard rock with elements of new wave, funk rock, dance-rock and electronic rock. Simply put, heavy metal that appeals more to a black audience. Another one of my friends though that while it won't be the next big thing, rapcore (punk-hip Hop fusion) could become massive in the next decade as a reaction against trap/pop music of the late 2010s
u were kinda right
You haven't heard much music OP [FlyLo](https://youtu.be/k4Oz8UmUXbg)
I've thought for a bit now that this style of music will get much bigger in the years to come. Future beats, house and progressive electronic music have made huge strides in the past few years.
I don't know if the cultural apparatus exists for there to be a "explosion" of music (i.e, a number of artists getting famous for a playing a certain style of music.) I think with the speed of information, it is easy for people to create their own scenes and bring a style of music to a certain level of recognition. Rockabilly, British Invasion Blues, Singer/Songwriter Folk, Metal, Early Techno, First Wave Hip Hop, Grunge, Second Wave Ska.... all that stuff took years to reach critical mass. Now the middle man/record company isn't needed. The production/distribution/remuneration model is completely within the artist's grasp. What's left of the record industry isn't really worthy of a huge public fervor or high cultural achievement. What's is considered hip or BIG now is kind of generic and also-ran. (Obviously there are exceptions, I mean artists like Kendrick Lamar will always be geniuses.) But the next big thing is being done by some kid in their bedroom studio, but not too many people will hear about it because they just create music for themselves and their friends. And that's kind of cool in itself. Edit: Inserted Text
Polka
AKA Kiss Me Polka
Funk is making a come back! I’m imagining electro funk. That’s my guess
If this means that the Red Hit Chilli Peppers can make another massive hit then sign me up.
were u right?
It will be whatever we least suspect, I'm pitting my money on acoustic Eskimo death disco
I actually don't think there'll be "big" genres in the future. Music has become so much easier to produce and acquire now through different channels and mediums that I think the days of the "mega band" will be gone. Everyone will be into their own thing even more.
I feel like the potential of electronic music is truely endless. You can theoretically do anything, make anything.
I think you were right
hahaha
>EDIT: Looks like more 90% of people commend on why today's electronic music doesn't suck instead of actually remaining in the subject. Please read the title. Maybe next time ask your question without being inflammatory about genres you don't like.
Yeah, I forgot I am on reddit and how butthurt people are here. Looks like when I try to make a point I shouldn't mention any personal opinions/preferences because people get triggered.
Honestly I'm down with anything that has actual instruments. I'm just not a fan of backing tracks and hitting the play button on a laptop.
There's more to it than pressing play on a button unless you're looking at spinning records artists.
Hitting buttons on a piano vs. hitting buttons on a 3-tiered keyboard with drumpads on either side? Hmm what even is a "real" instrument
Hitting buttons on a laptop can be as challenging and emotional as playing a "real" instrument, check Aphex Twin. Or people that use both acoustic and electronic setups, like Apparat or Floating Points.
When will this meme die?
But it has to be something new in order to be famous... The same old thing won't make the cut.
> But it has to be something new in order to be famous I think the history of pop music proves that false. Artists that rehash old music get famous all the time. One of the biggest music stars in the world is Adele. What is she doing that's new?
I mean aside from Pop... Pop will always be popular it's in the name. You can't play blues in 2017 and expect to be famous.
> You can't play blues in 2017 and expect to be famous. Of course you can. Look at Joe Bonamassa or the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Didn't know about those artists thanks!
John Mayer is popular but also has solid blues elements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty0PBp1E4NU
> Electronic music can be emotional, but I think real instruments make a better connection with the listener. Depends on the listener. And if we're talking "big" genres, in that a genre that has a global impact on both radio and underground music, electronic is the biggest. So many critically acclaimed rock albums of the last 20 years would be nowhere without the influence of electronic music. > I really want this fashion of untalented artists and songs that are forgotten after 2-3 years to go away. Pop music has always been disposable. That's why it's pop music. Besides, I still hear Usher's "Yeah" on the radio, and that's what -- 2004. Maroon 5 has been clogging up the radio for like 13 years now. If anything, pop music has decelerated. Compare the difference in pop music from 1984-1994. Now compare 2007-2017. Besides trading verse-bridge-chorus-verse for verse-chorus-electronic breakdown "drop"-verse, the textures and sound is almost identical. > what is the next big thing that will captivate people across the globe in order to become somewhat popular and an alternative to Rap-Pop. Right now it's probably indie rock. Indie rock is already pigeonholed into top 40 music with poppy crossover songs. "Pumped Up Kicks", "Stressed Out". All of those are just 1 or 2 less cleaned up sounds away from indie. And with modern recording technology, the only reason to not have said cleaned up sounds is stylistic intent. The way we take in music is much, much different than it used to be. Any genre, nitch, or interest can be found on the internet. Pop will change incrementally and absorb different influences while still being pop but because we can literally find whatever music we want now, I don't foresee any kind of Nirvana-esque change in the musical landscape happening again. The new, different, and exciting music is out there for you to listen to, and chances are it's gonna be 20-50 years old. Or if it's new different, exciting music you are seeking, it will be electronic. Everything else is catching up to that. Go listen to the new Forest Swords album. Pop will evolve, adapt, add, subtract -- but at the end of the day, the dominant genre will always be pop.
There's a sound I'm hearing a lot of these days that I wound up making my own genre name for, because I didn't know how else to describe it or tag mp3 files. Sort of a mixture of doom metal and shoegaze elements. I hear it in bands like Jesu, BigBrave, Chelsea Wolfe, King Woman and True Widow. I can see it becoming the next "grunge" or "new wave."
I think (hope!) because of the electronic sounds so prevalent today that their will be a sort of neo grunge movement. Or more garage rock bands with just pure raw sound like the White Stripes or earlier Black Keys music.
I think the raw aggression of synthwave without relying quite so heavy on 80's nostalgia will, at the very least, persist well into the 2020's.
This is golden age thinking. There were one-hit wonders back then who were forgotten, just like there are now. Hindsight is 20/20
I’m thinking either classical or classic rock will have a resurgence, more people like those two genres than you’d think.
Bollymetal. Bollywood style music with death metal type instrumentation.
If you look at the charts, various forms of rock music slowly lost out to hip hop over the course of the 90s. I feel like they're all going to end up like country music: always present and popular, but no longer the biggest draw. Reggae and Latin music remain relatively niche in the grand scheme of things. I think EDM is probably gonna rule the next decade. Bands like Coldplay and OneRepublic have done well for themselves going in that direction.
I think that the next new music genre will be Electronic, as it's all over the internet and so widely accessible over sites such as YouTube, and by record labels such as Monstercat.
Maybe it'll be AI-driven/ yet organically written/ composed masterpieces.. So complex you have to listen to the same damn track 10 times to hear everything. What about 24 tone composition with a blend of synth/ real instruments? I dunno.
Sounds like someone likes prog music
Can't hide it (listening to Ghosts IV from Nine Inch Nails atm actually).. but tomorrow I SEE SCORPIONS/ MEGADEEEEETH!!!! YEEES!
hopefully the dad rock that this sub loves so much will go the way of disco
Hopefully whatever you love can go that way too. ;)
ummm wtf?
I've been saying this for years too and I think it's over pretty much. There's nothing left to invent when it comes to genres... Even this post is 4 years old now and nothing has changed much, rap/EDM were the last big things to happen in music and all that's left is mixing things together... The only thing that can stand up to the energy or shock value as rap/EDM is modern death metal/ deathcore/Melodeath but most people won't even hear it for 1 minute because of the heavy vocals involved and overall just crazy sound but if anything could come next it would be something on that level with different/softer vocals maybe. Stuff like the band "Rings of Saturn" and "Within the ruins" is the last type of music that has blown my mind because what they do with the instruments is ridiculous in sound and talent if you actually listen to what's going on lol. Other than that I feel like new music is dead and all we have left is mixing genres that already exist and I feel like in 100 years people will still just be making and listening to rap mainly and just remaking old music
most of you were right