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Originally Posted by Barone1551
Thank you for the well thought out answer. But I did think before i judged. Thats why I followed though with it. What do you consider good music, or at least who are your favorite bands. There are so many genres and new bands that i cant fathom someone saying there is no good music currently. Its a matter of opinion. I personally think there are far superior bands currently than in the 90's. I like a lot of bands formed past 2000. How can you dismiss a whole generation of music minus 3 bands. There ARE good bands. Ill tell you some if you'd like. I get how you hear echoes of the past in current music. Thats what all music is, all music has echoes of the past. Its inevitable and unavoidable. Even your precious 90's genres you mentioned have tones and influences of early rock. You don't like those 90's genres becuase they sound like earlier rock. Your reason for not likening current music is becuase you dont like new genres. I find that odd. Do you have more than one favorite band in the same genre? If so why, they weren't the first band in that genre. So by your deduction they just sound like another band and aren't original. To me what you said is that you like only one band in each genre. And if something was created in the 90's what makes it stop forming as soon a new decade hits. The day 2000 hit doesn't mean that all genres start over. You can still be a part of a genre from past decades.
So take your own advice and THINK before you judge and entire generation of music.
P.S. out of curiosity how much music do you have?
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The reason why older songs are better, because most of those albums started a whole new generation. In the 70s, everybody loved Black Sabbath for creating a new genre, and later on in the 80s, everybody loved Metallica because they brought a lot more to heavy metal than before. Now when I see the new bands, they are merely a cheap copy of those bands, they don't experiment with music, they just play the same over and over. We're in a time where music is mostly commercial, it wasn't like that back in old times. Bands were more focused on experimenting and creating new music, rather than commercialization of it. That's why it is considered a classic or a legend. A classic is not a song which is just old, it's a song who made history and was revolutionary for that specific genre it is about.
I'll take a few examples of the 80s and early 90s. Metallica goes first. Revolutionaries of heavy metal, they are a symbol of it nowadays. Nirvana brought a new whole genre, called grunge. Guns N Roses experimented hard rock with funk styles, not to mention great solos and music from great musicians. I would also mention the old Green Day, especially with the album Dookie... they revived the old punk rock genre who was considered dead. You'll find it surprising how many punk bands are influenced by that album nowadays.
Give me an example of a new band who would inspire newer generations. I think the 80s and 90s bands will never stop inspiring even at generations to come.