The musicians that became legends reached fame because they tried something new that no one had ever thought of before. What they did was revolutionary and in many cases only appreciated by younger generations. I might be wrong, but I don't think that history classes will teach kids about present-day musicians in the future. There is nothing that really raises the overall standard at the moment, like the Beatles did for example - introduce a whole generation to a new (and incredibly popular style). I'm not saying that today's music is bad in any way and I enjoy a lot of songs that are in the charts or top 100 at the moment, but I don't think they are comparable to people like Mozart or Beethoven. There are just so many and different talented artists today that it's hard to say that one of them is a musical genius that will be remembered for hundreds of years and others aren't. Really interesting question, though! I'm interested in what other users think about this.
> but I don't think they are comparable to people like Mozart or Beethoven. I have to agree with you here. As I said in my comment to Maphen above, I think music is just too disposable these days, and with how easy it is for anyone to record music and get it out to a vast audience, it almost floods the market (which is great for the common listener though)
Jup! With such a huge supply of new music and great songs there isn't really something that will be popular for decades, because the next big hit is right around the corner. And I agree, it really is great for the listeners, especially if you're interested in something that's not main-stream music. The internet has made it possible that I can listen to a song that someone has recorded in his garage somewhere in Russia if I want to.
>The internet has made it possible that I can listen to a song that someone has recorded in his garage somewhere in Russia if I want to. My favorite part about it. I remember back in 2007, I got an iTunes gift card from someone. I went on, went to electronic music, and just randomly scrolled and stopped on a random artist. That artist was Tycho, and I have to say that I've yet to hear a song by him that I do not like. Hes huge now, but if not for the internet, I would have never found one of my favorite artists.
By all means YES! I guess you could call it chillwave, but here are my favorite songs. Listen to them in this order (chronological) to see how he grows with each album.
The Disconnect
Let me know what you think
I loved Past is Prologue so much, every song is perfect. When I found out about Dive coming out, I'll admit that I was skeptical that Scott could woo me again. I was dead wrong. Not only did he capture his classic sound once again, but he evolved it into something better.
Google his EP the science of patterns. Then listen to PiP. I feel like that change in his arrangement is the same as the change from PiP to dive. I love how his music keeps the same backdrop, but gets more complex with each album.
That sucks, I have all of his work, so if you need it, I can probably get it to you somehow. What country are you from?
I'm from Germany. And thanks to the GEMA (shitty copyright agency) more than half of the YouTube videos are blocked here - with less than 10% being actual copyright violations. It sucks, but luckily almost everyone younger than 40 knows how to get around these restrictions.