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In reply to the discussion: I hate to sound like an old fogey [View all]Leme
(1,092 posts)and re-doing the genres that I like.. are just repeats.
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I am not a fan of techno, grunge, disco, country rock, heavy metal, rap. Some of the songs are ok, just overall not something I seek out.
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The "rock" that is now put out is basically just a refinement. Nice, but not spectacular to my ears.
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There probably are great musicians, artists today, perhaps as many as ever. Just nothing excites me. Much of it is a do-over.
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New swing, new big band, new ragtime, new rock, new western swing, new blues in the styles mentioned are just redoing those style songs. Nice but just "repeats". I liked those older versions ... and still do.
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Lots of stuff I never liked much... jazz, bluegrass, country but I do have some songs from those that I liked.
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but where music has developed since 1974 has pretty much left me preferring the earlier works.