i'm not saying they don't, i just remember back in my heyday (message boards, myspace, soulseek, irc) my indie music passion was stoked so hard, steeped in all sorts of deep discussions and camaraderie

i never gave up that passion for music, i'm always checking out new bands and going to a lot of shows. i used to meet so many fellow fanatics and talk and get to know people at shows, now everyone scrambles for the exit before the encore is over. i find new bands with sizable followings, but there's NOWHERE to discuss the music. you have to go to super niche subreddits and hope there's enough genre crossover to hint at a discussion. no one buys albums anymore, it's all singles and streaming

are we just atomized and consumed by the spur of the moment, or am i just suffering from a case of the olds?

edit: btw i'm down for more recommendations, i listen to a little bit of everything

  • Esoteir [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    band recs are now done by AI much better than an internet rando can, you can talk about your favorite song on the comments of its youtube/soundcloud/bandcamp page, interpretation of lyrics are crowd sourced at sites like genius lyrics and talked about on YT/SC/BC comments, and most created content being meh is a very weak argument to use when it applies to literally everything at all stages of history

    • Perplexiglass [they/them]
      1·
      4 years ago

      most created content being meh is a very weak argument to use when it applies to literally everything at all stages of history

      i have no musical talent but even i've contributed to the dump and dropped a couple singles, technology wouldn't have given me that option generations ago, and no one would have granted you studio access if it was gonna be a waste of time

      • Esoteir [he/him]
        1·
        4 years ago

        yes, that's literally a good thing

        "music was better when it was easier to sort through fewer albums curated by corporations and profit" is a fucking terrible take, and music recommendation AI is 1000% better than some boomer in a suit deciding what music you listen to instead

        • Perplexiglass [they/them]
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          4 years ago

          honestly yeah, i'd rather go to a used bookstore than pore over the internet archive's collection of slash fiction and blog posts, but totally right about AI, basically rendered the personal recommendation irrelevant

          • glk [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            But AI is the aggregated personal recommendation's of many unknown persons?

        • Mardoniush [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          One of my favourite pieces is Mozart mocking the sort of mediocre music made by bad country composers.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFPoRmsiFzc