The off topic thread 6.0

[SM]

Just finished listening to the Hottest 100 of 2004 on Double J. Man music was better back then.

 

[chef]

My wife is from rural ireland (about 1.5 hours South of Dublin when there's no traffic, 2 and a bit if there's traffic) and she wants to move down there. I'm from Adelaide (yes I know what you'll all say about a small country town), grew up in the burbs and I prefer that over country living. Everything is too sparse for me, have to jump in a car everytime you want to go somewhere. Don't get me wrong I hate the traffic and noise of traffic where we live but still prefer that.

So your moving hey haha.

 

[Loonerty]

Just finished listening to the Hottest 100 of 2004 on Double J. Man music was better back then.

I don't think this is necessarily true, there's still a shitload of good music around, especially released in the last year as well. What's popular has changed, massively, and the 2004 countdown is just what we grew up with.

 

[Bradesmaen]

So your moving hey haha.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Just finished listening to the Hottest 100 of 2004 on Double J. Man music was better back then.

Yeah I tend to listen to a lot of older music, barely listen to anything new, just doesn’t do it for me.

 

[SM]

I don't think this is necessarily true, there's still a shitload of good music around, especially released in the last year as well. What's popular has changed, massively, and the 2004 countdown is just what we grew up with.

I think the variety and volume of good music has drastically reduced. That countdown batted very deep. And I say that where quite a few of the songs I'd never heard before but enjoyed a lot.

 

[Loonerty]

I think the variety and volume of good music has drastically reduced. That countdown batted very deep. And I say that where quite a few of the songs I'd never heard before but enjoyed a lot.

Again, I think this is just how popular music has changed and I'd probably say the variety you see in hottest 100s recently is probably higher. The 2004 countdown was good but it was very rock dominated (which I know to be in line with your taste) whereas recent countdowns (though becoming more pop dominated) see a bigger mix of genres outside rock and pop.

 

[SM]

Again, I think this is just how popular music has changed and I'd probably say the variety you see in hottest 100s recently is probably higher. The 2004 countdown was good but it was very rock dominated (which I know to be in line with your taste) whereas recent countdowns (though becoming more pop dominated) see a bigger mix of genres outside rock and pop.

I think the over-production is more the issue I have with music in the last 5-10 years than the genres. I don't mind a few songs lately including the song which will likely be number one, but I doubt I'll know/enjoy the majority of the top 10 let alone top 50, and that's with a wife who listens to a lot of new music. Even she struggled finding ten songs to vote for this year.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

People like the music they grew up with and keep listening to it. Some people also like the music their parents listen to because it was on when they were growing up.

I struggle to enjoy new music but assume that is part of the ageing process. I do think new stuff is over produced though.

 

[largebus]

The real list has already started.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Certainly am, kind of crazy how many City people have moved this way(and other regional towns) since covid. Much better lifestyle.

Most of the advantages of city life you can find just as easily in the countryside now. However, you can't find the advantages of country life in the city unless you have great wealth. Bit of a generalisation but mostly true.

 

[chef]

Yeah I tend to listen to a lot of older music, barely listen to anything new, just doesn’t do it for me.

Yeah I dunno, I think there was a heap of good music released this year and if Double J did a 100 it'd be pretty solid. Needs to become a thing

Find theres a lot of sameness about JJJ nowadays and they are more focused on their target market which isn't obviously me.

 

[RPCB]

I am one of those weirdos that can say I have lisened to about 2-3 songs released in the last 10 years.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I think the weirdos are the ones who listen to the Hottest 100 every year... And I'm sure someone will bring a radio to cricket today to do just that.

 

[SM]

People like the music they grew up with and keep listening to it. Some people also like the music their parents listen to because it was on when they were growing up.

I struggle to enjoy new music but assume that is part of the ageing process. I do think new stuff is over produced though.

Except I pointed out I heard songs I hadn't heard before and enjoyed them more than newer stuff. Including dance tracks that I don't typically enjoy.

 

[SM]

Yeah I dunno, I think there was a heap of good music released this year and if Double J did a 100 it'd be pretty solid. Needs to become a thing

Find theres a lot of sameness about JJJ nowadays and they are more focused on their target market which isn't obviously me.

Yeah this is fair too

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

I am one of those weirdos that can say I have lisened to about 2-3 songs released in the last 10 years.

Don't worry i'm the same. My younger brothers are all over the new music and artists, they're gobsmacked when i'm like "Yeah, haven't heard that" or "Who the hell is that?".

For me i just feel like music, and maybe even movies, was at it's peak during the 90's and early 00's, but i do acknowledge that there's definitely the nostalgia factor at play with loving stuff you grew up with, it hits different.