Music is Dead - Prove Me Wrong

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[@ryanperrault8174]

The only thing bad about music now, is the amount of people who have no love for it, wanting to participate in it simply to make money off of it.

[@BarryJohns]

There is more truth to this than people know.

[@DrProgNerd]

Several years ago, I read 'Confessions of a Record Producer' by Moses Avalon. This book was originally written pre-streaming (?) if I recall correctly. The pittance that the artists received - compared to all of the others who had their hands in the pie - was disgusting. Back in the times of cd's, the band got about $1.50 from the sale of a $16.00 cd. The band *split* this between members ($0.30 per member) - and they were the last to get paid. They had to make their money with touring and merch. As I understand it though - these days - a 'record deal' entails the bands signing away most of touring and merch too. The artists love of music has historically been leveraged against them to -essentially - make them indentured-servants.

[@CipriPopescu]

🙌 The most accurate statement I’ve heard in years!

[@jvaddison]

You hit the nail on the head ryan.

[@davekorsak]

Supply and demand. When there is a job that literally everyone wants to do, the pay for said job gets reduced to nothing.

[@stefan_hauk]

I released a concert of mostly original music on KZbin late last year, it now has over 200,000 views and its success took this Aussie lad overseas to Italy to play my first shows outside of my country. Music is alive, it's not easy... But it never was.

[@charlesbolton8471]

I’m 52 years old and live about 60 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to moving here I spent 3 years living in Memphis, Tennessee. I completely agree with you. Great new music is out there. Fortunately for me, Nashville and Memphis are both blessed with a thriving scene for live music. The KZbin algorithm lead me to Chris Buck whose KZbin channel lead me to his amazing band Cardinal Black out of Cardiff, Wales, UK. They played three cities here in the US last month and one of those cities was Nashville. I was fortunate to beyond among the 400 people at their sold out Nashville show. I hung around after the show and got to meet the whole band. Their performance was truly one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. For what it’s worth, I go to at least one concert a month just counting nationally or internationally known artists and I also get out and see local and regional acts. I’m definitely going to check out your music.

[@charlesbolton8471]

Just listened to your songs Truth and How We Get Through here on KZbin. I really like what I hear in those two songs. I plan to watch one or both of your concert videos when I have more time. I also found you on Spotify so I’ll be listening to you there on my way to work. If you ever make it to the US on tour please come to Nashville!

[@HansTyndale]

I will never pay what ticket sellers are asking these days so there's that downside for the public. And things are radically different for the artists too. But like you said, You Tube is a medium that gives us so many new artists of high quality. We never had that before where only records and radio was controlled by corporate sponsors. I think it's so much better with everyone having an equal shot, although sadly too many are not going to be noticed as flooded as this medium is.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@HansTyndale I agree that there are problems with the “ticket industry”. Ticketmaster/LiveNation is definitely a monopoly that never should have been allowed to happen and definitely needs to broken up. However, a large part of the problem is ticket resellers charging extravagantly marked up prices because some people are willing to pay those prices. That begs the question of who is the bigger problem the people buying the marked up tickets or the people selling them? Then, SOME artists are changing more for tickets, because physical media isn’t selling and streaming doesn’t generate near the income of selling physical media plus many artists lost a year or more of potential tour income during the pandemic shutdowns. That being said, there are still “affordable” tickets out there you just have to pay attention to the artists and venues that you care about. Honestly, even the “expensive” tickets today aren’t really out of line with the most expensive shows of the 90s if you adjust for inflation. I went to a lot of concerts in my high school and college years in the late 80s and early 90s. I got married at the end of 1994 and was only able to go to few concerts from the mid/late 90s through the 00s. I distinctly remember the most expensive concert before I got married in 1994. In fact it was the last concert I went to before I got married. It was The Eagles Hell Freezes Over Tour. I bought the cheapest tickets for the show in Atalanta at the Omni Arena. Those tickets were $50 each (adjusted for inflation that’s $106). I’ve been to been to eight concerts (by nationally or internationally known artists) so far this year. Only two of the concerts have been over $106 for the least expensive tickets. Those two shows were The Rolling Stones ($125 each) and Neil Young & Crazy Horse ($155 each at a small venue and ticket price also included a cd). I just saw Green Day/Smashing Pumpkins/Rancid/The Linda Lindas this weekend and those tickets were barely over $100 and well worth it for four bands.

[@HansTyndale]

@@charlesbolton8471 I used to take my wife to oldies concerts with a lineup of at least 7 or 8 top name bands for under $20 for two tickets. Parking, food and drinks were very affordable. Saw James Brown, Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Winter, and many many great bands never ever paying even $20 for a ticket. Albums were around $7 and maybe a double album might run you $10. Sports was very affordable too. They would have dollar night once a month for baseball games where tickets, food and drinks all could be bought for a dollar each. But I'm glad there's You Tube to see more new talent than I'll ever have in my life to watch. Such incredibly talented artists giving their music away to the public. If I could I'd donate to their channels, but as I'm on a fixed income now I can only subscribe and give them a thumbs up with a comment trying to show my appreciation. So we're fortunate in some ways and not so fortunate in other ways.

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

Music isn't dead, the listeners are. Lol! That's right. I'm 70 and started playing guitar in 1962. Turned pro at 18. Back before video games and social media a kid had a guitar or a piano or violin or drums, a baseball, football, a record player and a bicycle for entertainment. That was the extent of your entertainment.

[@Songwriter376]

Right behind you in age and you are 100% correct.

[@dkpianist]

Well there are some younger players - Tim Henson of Polyphia comes to mind - and they probably have their audience. But nothing's really relevant for most people today like it used to be when the Stones or the Beatles were The Thing. It's all fractured into a thousand niches, and the big names are all really generic and don't risk anything.

[@synthoelectro]

that's dead on, 47, and during the 80s and 90s people loved music, all kinds of music, but today, kids don't really know what they want. You can blame the internet for this bad way of feeding people the playlist via websites. People in general stopped looking for new music, and only a small few actually are digging in digital crates.

[@JoshuaGarcia-is2gn]

Yep, well said.

[@wesleybrehm9386]

Video game music is one of the few places where we're still seeing songs that lots of people know, by ear if not by name. Video game composers are also doing some really cool things musically. I work with video game, and film, composers regularly. There are some really talented folks in these spaces. I get your point about video games rotting brains, and agree to some extent (despite being an avid gamer and working in the industry), but the same has been said about pop music since it existed in 1962. If anything, it's hard to find good music because the label system is mostly dead. But there really is a lot of amazing music being made; it just isn't being heard by the majority of people because of the fragmentation/compartmentalization of society.

[@gina803]

I would argue that "real music" is NOT dead. It might not be mainstream and on the radio, but there is a TON of great music being released.

[@MarkJones-b8v]

My friend do you like Alter Bridge Breaking Benjamin

[@3designsam]

My recommendation is THE WARNING, why? They are three sisters who write their songs, make their music and have fought against many companies that have tried to turn their passion for rock into other commercial genres. They also fought to keep their creative independence, because what they did, they did for love, passion and because it fulfilled them since they started when they were 8, 6 and finally the youngest when she grew up at 7 years old. They all started with the piano and then picked up their instruments, guitar, drums and bass. For them, this is their dream job, which they showcased in their first presentation at the TedEx conference. Their early influence is rock from the 60s to 2000. It has developed into a very The Warning sound. Their superpower is their performance on stage. They have been recognised by music greats such as Metallica, Muse, Helstorm and many more. Every song you hear is good, there is variety, but in concert you enjoy it more and more in person. The band was formed in 2013 when guitarist "Dany" was 13, drummer "Pau" was 11 and bassist "Ale" was 9. Good luck.

[@chadmichael_]

And David Bendeth produced their music and David is incredible. He even produced my favorite Northlane album Mesmer.

[@whois3581]

So many saying the Warning. I just don't get it. Sure they're good musicians and their story is cool, but the music isn't anything special at all. They sound like a hundred other bands with that same typical, kinda cheesy and generic, overproduced metal sound. Are you guys giving them extra credit just because they're girls and you think they're cute?

[@3designsam]

@@whois3581 - To answer your question, no. Because they are aliens, women or anything else, it doesn't matter to me, what I appreciate is their music, their lyrics and the energy they bring to every performance. Plus their honesty in giving us the music they want. Not everyone likes Picasso and that's fine, you don't want to recommend them, don't, but I do because I see that it's a good rock proposal, like many, I was stuck in the same bands I grew up with, Beatles, Queen, Rush, King Grimson, Black Sabbath, America, Deff Lepard, Yes, Genesis, Super Tramp and many more, in my 62 years I didn't listen to something that motivated me to listen. Their music is not monotonous, it is disruptive in its presentation, with chords, simple riffs that make them complex, albums like Queen of The Murder Scene, XXI Century Blood, Error and their change of sound and experimentation in Keep Me Fed. But don't take my view, the fact that old and some current rock musicians are attracted to The Warning is something to think about. Being so young and selling out venues in Europe, America, Canada and becoming the UK's No. 1 selling band, I think they've got something going for them, or at least a lot of people do. You don't have to say the same thing, you know, Picasso. Certainly there's a lot of bands sounding the same, but they're the ones that get invited to Wacken and other world festivals, playing in Japan, is another interesting market. Now touring with Helstorm and Evanescence, I don't know, maybe you don't know the band well. I invite you to listen to their music, since they started and even their thoughts exposed in their TedEx talk or their concerts in the Whisky a Go Go. Thanks for commenting, regards.

[@whois3581]

@@3designsam I have listened to some of their stuff. It's not that special. "Good", but nothing special. The attention is similar to Baby Metal. The vibe of it as well. What you call "energy". Good musicians, not good artists. Extremely similar to a hundred other "energetic" bands with a similar sound. It's pretty generic formulas that have been repeated many many times now. And who cares what Metallica or Muse think. Both those bands have been lame for a long time. Radio friendly safe stadium party rock. There's still not any unique creativity or something that really sets that band apart as having a style or sound of their own. They tour the world? What does that mean? Do you know how many garbage bands are promoted and tour the world? Hanson was 3 brothers that toured the world. Is that your standard of what classifies something as good? Rock is dead because it's become an imitation of itself. The Warning are not pushing limits outside the box or really creating something unique and different. As with most music out there, it plays safe for the payday. The things beneath the surface, most people have such a short attention span and don't give different odd new sounds a chance. Most people are just stuck on the repetitive commercial formulas.

[@chadmichael_]

@@whois3581 I agree, I'm just saying David Bendeth is awesome and so is Northlane.

[@mikew1991YJ]

The Warning 🔥 🤘 Freeze The Fall 🔥🤘

[@v6jim2]

One of the in jokes currently is that "Rock music isn't dead, it just moved to Mexico..." THE WARNING!. Dig in and enjoy!

[@germanher7528]

I would undertand Japan pero las guarnin son sobrevaloradas por un moton de viejos pedorros

[@csbsrich]

Two words THE WARNING. Amazing live show and well written songs and great musicians. Three amazing sisters.

[@2550marshall]

"The Warning" -3 young sisters from Mexico - kind of a poppy Metal thing. They got their start as little kids doing a Metallica cover on youtube. "Heilung" - just totally unique....like a Viking Trans Siberian Orchestra. Lead singer on the song "Krigsgaldr" plays the bones as well.

[@iiwdpn]

Freeze The Fall, The Warning, Plush, Pacifica, and The Sixsters to name a few bands that write, play and perform as good or better on stage than studio sound Be Good To One Another and ROCK ON !!

[@dennisdole1764]

The Warning, I’m 66 and that’s music for the future and they are just getting started

[@thomasmalatesta7331]

There are a lot of great new rock bands. The Warning , Plush , Band-Maid , just to name a few. Look for it. It's out there.

[@christopheranderson2158]

It’s not just music…it’s film, art, tv, etc. The reality is our society has been in drastic decline and the hopes and dreams of people are being crushed. America has a dark cloud over it and it’s affecting our psyche. We are sad, depressed, struggling to keep food in our stomach and bills paid. Creativity is largely stifled. Hope and a positive outlook for the future MUST return for art to return. This is the root cause for everything that is manifesting in the decline in music. I pray we make it out of this, but at 51 years old…..I’m beginning to lose hope that we will in my lifetime. 😢

[@jchase8223]

I disagree on the connection you've made. Suffering = better music then "happy times" does(in my opinion). The blues, country music, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Nirvana, NIN, and on and on and on, are not born of things being good or being happy. Also, music made from the anti war movement and unrest of the late 60's. Rap/hip hop didn't emerge because the inner city was booming. The punk rock era wasn't a result of the having a good job and being upwardly mobile. I do agree that it's not just music, but also the other things you've listed. I just don't think grocery prices and being priced out the housing market is why music or movies suck these days.

[@christopheranderson2158]

@@jchase8223 Yes, I generally agree. However, the conditions you reference and the time in which they occurred were totally different. First..the economic and social issues of those times existed in juxtaposition to general increasing prosperity in the West/U.S. and were creating the atmosphere for music to be enjoyed. People in good economic conditions who had the money and resources to seek out new music and music with darker origins was more attractive to many who found it spoke to a side of existence they were not associated with. That is appealing to people in comfort. It brings perspective. Second….it was new. The evolution of music and technology, like electric guitar, inspired completely new forms of music that was so revolutionary it captured people in a way never seen before. The 1960’s-1980’s was the most profoundly exciting time to experience music in forms NOBODY had ever heard before. Music we all still revere to this day. Could some new, revolutionary form of music present itself in the near future? Perhaps. Will we like it? Some may. But there is no denying new music today is just variation on previous themes and rehashed ideas that someone else has previously created. I hope I’m proven wrong and music becomes inspiring again……I really do.

[@digitaldesigner5284]

I think we are living in a cycle. And how all cycles end and a new one begins. Everything will improve for life and art.

[@AussieWarningFan]

You obviously haven't heard THE WARNING!

[@keithkrause4528]

58 year old lifelong musician here. Music is not dead but it is in flux. What is completely dead is the Record Label Industry and associated Broadcast Radio business models that I/we all grew up with. With the proliferation of affordable home and independent recording technology a number of changes about how music is made and consumed has occurred. More music is being made now than ever before making record labels essentially obsolete. Combined with the corporatization of radio this makes the convenient flow and finance of new music from creators through record labels to radio to music consumers has vanished - with the exception of over saturated hip-hop and vapid pop. The remaining record companies and radio conglomerates have dumbed down the content to the absolute lowest common denominator giving the industry an appearance of being irrevocably dead and beyond resuscitation. In truth, it’s a new matter of finding good music that’s being made, because it is, but it’s no longer backed by the Big Money Record Business. Social media has splintered the process of music consumption into a thousand or more different paths. Working musicians can only make a living by performing live constantly. Finally, the younger generations have to get back to loving music and developing an insatiable desire to discover more of it. We’ve just experienced 60 years of the greatest music in the history of mankind and those of us who it has effected will keep creating and finding ways for music to be heard.

[@dkpianist]

The younger generations aren't probably going to do you the favor of acknowleding what is great about the music from the golden years. There might be a spotlight revival here and there, but in today's oversupply it is hard for anything to really stay afloat attention wise for more than a few seconds. I don't like the situation anymore than Barry does, but there we go. Various factors have brought about a situation where the relevance of basically anything - let alone things that are too complex to casually consume - has been severely diminished. It's not just with music though the damage is probably worst there.

[@keithkrause4528]

@@dkpianist Music from the 70s & 80s is currently outselling music made today. It only proves that new music to you doesn't matter when it was first made. Listen to some Duke Ellington every once in a while or Howlin' Wolf if that's more your speed. All made before "My Time".

[@timothyryan6018]

Yeah I'm 53 and the younger crowd doesn't "need" music as much seems to me. They have the internet and Video Games to fill time - all we had was albums and Cream Magazine once a month. Listening to new music was what we did. Not anymore not nearly as interesting. Oh well at least we had our moment. Good content sir; keep up the hard work it's well done my friend.

[@WNYretiree]

I'm a boomer, and a geezer boomer at that, born at the beginning of the era and, at the time, immersed in the music of the 1960's. A story too long to tell took me away from popular music for 50 years. When I started really listening again I found that all of my friends were stuck in the past. They were still listening to the same music they listened to 50 years ago. Why, I don't know for sure but I suspect it was because it was comfortable and familiar. Being of the curious kind, I went exploring and found a lot of really good music. 1. Take a look at the artist Ren. Start with his song, "Hi Ren" which was his first song that was at all popular. Totally different from almost anything else, and totally compelling. Ren is a master storyteller. 2. The Warning. Lots of people on here have mentioned them and I agree that they are well worth a look. 3. This is an example of a band that has been around for almost 30 years and is enormously popular in other parts of the world. Nightwish is symphonic metal, and very good symphonic metal. What makes them different is that they are always growing, maturing and changing. Some don't like that, but IMO if you don't keep growing, you stagnate. Their masterpiece (to this date) is probably "The Greatest Show on Earth" but be aware that it is 24 minutes long and best experienced via a live video (the one at Tampere). It's hard to recommend a single song because they are all so different. Notice what these bands have in common? Not one of them is from the US. While the music industry has stifled music here, it is alive and flourishing in the rest of the world. I could name a dozen more bands from outside the US that are worth a listen.

[@robbiedozier2840]

2:03 wait, you're going to *Disney World* to see new artists and you think that's a representative sample? ain't no way

[@destroyerjazz]

That’s exactly what I came here to say. Going to Disney thinking you’re going to get anything remotely new/interesting/unique. Barry - there’s tons of indie/alternative, non-metal, music happening in places like Orlando and Gainesville, you need to check out The Social and Will’s Pub and see what the younger bands are actually doing.

[@RolandSater]

Wonder what a younger version of him would have feel listening to an old man complaining about metal music killing the real music industry. Even myself i feel that i become a bit more reactionary with the years, maybe it’s inevitable.

[@hazardeur]

i thought he was pulling my leg but then i realized he meant this serious. either this guy isn't the brightest tool in the shed or he just doesn't know how live music works which would be suprising for such a channel

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

I wasn’t going to watch the video, but now I have to see it to guess what sort of crazy drugs this man must be on. Probably smoking on that reefer or all hopped up on goofballs.

[@chadmichael_]

Was thinking the same thing lol.

[@TheRoseCityRockers]

We just played a labor day festival. The hotdog eating contest audience beat the bandstage crowd about 78 to 12. The 12 were all musicians. :(

[@scottyt6024]

I’ve been in the music industry for 35 years and enjoyed much success. I agree the industry is now dead. There is no payoff anymore. The record companies let the industry slip away from them. No one pays for music anymore….so why work years and years crafting your art only to give it away for free. You can’t live that way. There used to be a goal of working very hard and hopefully getting noticed by the record labels ….getting signed and having money put into your band for recording an album, radio airplay, touring, magazines, promotion, mtv, etc…..this gave artists a fighting chance and money was actually generated allowing you to live. It would be like if you’re a football player. Started at 10 years old, worked really hard, excelled in high school, won awards for playing. And the drive to get to the NFL was what got you up in the morning. Except…there is no NFL anymore. So you graduate high school and then you and your fellow athletes just go play football in a local park for free and hope somebody comes to watch. Sad isn’t it….the dream is over.

[@musicalneptunian]

The record companies bled talent dry and gave money to the CEOs first; listen to the interview with Shirley Manson from Garbage.

[@scottyt6024]

@@musicalneptunian I agree. The point is you know who Garbage is because of it.

[@itsrelativ3967]

Here's why the NFL is still attracting millions of new fans. The level of competition keeps getting better and better. Music is less competitive these days. Anybody can load up loops and midi templates in a DAW and replace a live band.

[@scottyt6024]

@@itsrelativ3967 yes sir!

[@pigknickers2975]

Very similar background to you and agree with all you've said. I am just glad I was there when it was thriving and amazingly exciting and fun. It just isn't anymore. I now remaster and remix oldies and try to pass my skills on to the younger ones. The kids say 'Where did you study this?" and I laugh to myself. We didn't formally study, if you were good enough to get a sesh or a record deal that's what you did. It was sink or swim and only the talented survived. It all made sense for a while 🙃

[@pablosartor6715]

You must check The Warning now!! These sisters prove tha music isn`t dead. They play amazing concerts! They write songs with awesome lyrics and melodies! Viva The Warning!! ⚡⚡⚡

[@sumedhhhh]

Yep, totally agree. People either are living in denial or have really low standards when it comes to music if they say music isn't dead

[@saintkevinofficial]

Exactly what I've been thinking. I think modern society is just one big cope session. Where most people have to keep themselves distracted and sedated so that reality is less painful. Why do you think we have so many addicts?

[@AVEDORADA]

I recommend Ekhtronic. They’ve been playing for years and the album Connect in particular has strong lyrics, the music might sound simple but it is powerful.

[@TheNathanMChannel]

The internet killed music for people who are of a certain older age range. We grew up with a gatekept system and then it became totally uncontrolled. Good stuff came through the gate, but a whole lot of mediocrity too.

[@officialWWM]

I couldn’t disagree with you more…

[@TheNathanMChannel]

@@officialWWM Okay.

[@officialWWM]

@@TheNathanMChannel sorry, I should explain. The gatekeepers still exist. They still feed radio stations whatever they think we should be listening to. However, as musician’s, we can now create music affordably at home, produce it and release it to a worldwide audience. We can bypass the gatekeepers (and they hate that). Of course, we still need to do the marketing but even that is possible if you can harness the power of social media. Then, we let the audience decide if the product is any good or not. I think the last 10 years were the best time to be a musician. Gear has been getting more available and cheaper and we can now reach a worldwide audience. :)

[@TheNathanMChannel]

@@officialWWM Yeah I agree. It's great for the individual musician but I think the old system had a higher bar for entry. Your band had to impress more people before you got a record deal. I say this as someone who was deeply into no-label underground music in the 90s. But outside of that there was still this larger mainstream world where bands that sucked were weeded out and ones that didn't were invested in. Perhaps this contributed to our impression of what music was and why we feel things have taken a bad turn. I'm all for democratization and having access to formerly unreachable tools. Mathematically speaking, granting access to such is going to produce tons of crap that should never exist in addition to catching the stuff that the labels passed on but which is actually really awesome. I don't want to ramble too long but I hope that helps. I don't think we necessarily disagree on the facts.

[@oy3ah2025]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@RussInCanada]

I'm 56. Here's some Gen Z bands that are killing it: Freeze The Fall The Warning VOB The Sixsters Definitely check out Freeze The Fall-One Left Standing. This is a high school band.

[@freeze_the_fall_band]

Thanks Russ! We'd love to see that!!

[@chtronk]

I know 2 bands that really kick asses. 2 all female, non american and non european, hard-rock bands. That know each other and made a collab song this year : The Warning : a mexican band. Very powerful for a 3-members band, with nice stoner/doom vibes. Listen to S!ck, More, Disciple. Band-maid : a japanese band. Don’t let the name fool you, it’s a stunningly good hard-rock band. And you are the typical « maidiac » (a 50-60 y old US bloke). Listen to Dice, Manners, Blooming.

[@MrDavemiley]

Back in 1998 I had to start using Midi /sequencer/ computer set up to do a SOLO act & play music well enough to get paying gigs because I just could not find musicians who were willing to do what it takes to put a reasonably good band together. A lot of the problems in the music business are the musicians themselves .

[@Arkansya]

one band i was playing in stopped bc in our area no venue would pays for more than a DJ or one guy with a guitar. bands were not viable from an economic standpoint. not even factoring the fact that repressive bans and nimby shit made most venues stop allowing live drums bc they didnt want to get closed by police for sound policy infringement

[@JM_2019]

@@ArkansyaAnd the paradox is, that having live drums is the actual benefit of live music because a DJ will just play recorded songs with 5dB dynamic range on a loud PA, which is not the same as dynamic live music. :)

[@kenzoblytheproducertv4934]

I been saying this and im standing on this hill,we truly have heard the best music already.Music will never be felt like it used to especially in the digital era its too clean and perfect… Great video

[@reactionsaccount3955]

I have been a Rock fan for over 4 decades and for the past couple of decades had pretty given up on it, and just kept listening to my classic rock albums, but a few years back I got recommend a TedX Talk of a trio of young Mexican sisters talking about their love of rock music and performing 3 original songs, written by them at the ages of 16, 14 & 11, and after hearing the first song I was hooked. The band is called The Warning. Here are some facts about the band. - They are a rock power trio consisting of 3 sisters, Daniela Villarreal 24 on guitar & lead vocals, Paulina 22 on drums & backing vocals and Alejandra 19 on bass & backing vocals - They have been playing music for 15+ years and a band for 10 years - All 3 were first trained on classical piano from the age of around 4 - All 3 started learning their current instruments at a young age, worked with multiple teachers and a vocal coach - They were discovered in 2014 after they uploaded a cover of Enter Sandman on KZbin for their grandparents to see and it went viral - They have already released 1 EP & 4 albums, just releasing the 4th album at the end of June - They write and arrange all of their music themselves and only started co-writing on the latest album - They have opened for Def Leppard, The Killers, Stryper & Foo Fighters and they have toured with Halestorm, 3 Days Grace & Muse. - They have just played the main stages of Wacken and Pol'and'Rock

[@pdmcrew80]

Never in history it as been made so much music as in today.

[@GeoffBosco]

“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” ― Cesar A. Cruz This is what it all comes down to. We're so comfortable living under an empire that none of us want to be disturbed by real creativity. Creatives spend a lot of time in the divide between order and chaos. And almost everyone just wants order at any cost. So, we aren't rewarding creativity when we see it, we marginalize it. We elect choosers to pick our artists; it used to be the record companies, but now it's an algorithm. But, it's the same effect.

[@valcaron]

"Romantic art is the fuel and the spark plug of a Man's soul. Its task is to set a soul on fire and never let it go out." -- Ayn Rand

[@NewtrendsMe]

Yeah, It's like how some would say the greatest love songs were written during World War II and the greatest rock songs were written during the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. I like to call it "The Pressure Cooker Principle".

[@TWMonty]

The landscape has just changed, there's a large music reaction community driven by user input highlighting talent. MTV, TV & Radio just isn't where you'll find the most interesting material. Check out: The Warning, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, The Sixsters, Freeze The Fall, Band-Maid, Sleep Token, L'Impératrice, Bilmuri, Enrose, Electric Callboy, Ren, Mammoth WVH, Dead Poet Society, Judith Hill

[@dizmix]

Music is forever.

[@alex84034]

i agree

[@ShonnMorris]

Music today is a money grab for record companies. 80% of the music we hear on the radio today is produce by just two guys. the record companies don't sign artist as we used to know them, they create brands out of an image and they simply stick to what has worked for them. I produce music in a DAW on my computer. However, I also have a working knowledge of music theory and know what I'm doing. I once collaborated with a guy who was in school for music production. The only key he could play in was A minor. We both prefer minor keys and I often use A minor because I like the sound of the note A. However, sometimes the vocals require other keys like D minor, C sharp minor etc. he couldn't do it. he didn't even understand what chords he was playing. He didn't know what a dominant 7th was and why it resolves to the root chord. he was told that for what he was studying, he didn't need to know that. So new producers are coming into the industry without a full grasp on music because the record companies no longer require them to know.

[@angermanagementstudios]

I’m from Stoke on Trent England. 20 years ago there were countless venues with live music on every night of the week. Pubs, clubs, unsigned, touring bands, kareoki, backing track singers, full bands, acoustic nights, comedy nights. Everything you could possibly wish for. Now it’s like a complete ghost town. There’s a couple of venues left who make their money through “club nights” not live nights. Again, like you Baz, I can’t speak for every city but music in the UK seems in a state of affairs very similar to the US.

[@JWlloski-d8r]

Those bands are the opposite of ringtone rap, hip.hop, edm. All.depressed effing twats All dressed as janitors. Its like Oasis is Mercury compared to these. In Brooklyn.the bands are frowny little dicks. Its Foster, its Weird as Gerard Way, its all Happy Sticks to.Start Fire,.slang cigarettes. Or empty metal

[@Molurus73]

You have probably never heard of The Warning.

[@screamaudio]

The truth is, most people who love their work strangely don't get sick and keep taking time off. Keep doing what you love and live on people!

[@lenkeesee5038]

Here are some of my favorite songwriters who spend time in Dallas, Austin, and Nashville: Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris, BettySoo, James McMurtry. All of them are storytellers who perform a nice mix of original Folk, Rock, Country, and Blues, with maybe a little Gospel influence here and there. Barry, since you have lived in Dallas, you may know that we have a thriving songwriter scene here. At the local level, we have dozens of public acoustic jams where anyone can attend and listen or participate. We also have lots of songwriter events where original music is performed. There are also some venues that cater to live music: Sons of Herrman Hall, Majestic Theater, Kessler Theater, and many regional bars that present live local songwriters. I think ordinary people will continue to write songs, because creating is its own reward.

[@MrTruwall]

Obviously you’re not a real musician, because music isn’t just rock or metal. I played Florida all the time with my band, I’m truly at loss for words how negative you have become about today’s music. There’s great music in the world today using AI and live musicians, trust me, I use it. Get with the times man, or retire. This is becoming very sad to watch, and stuck in your ways.

[@larrymann1272]

😂

[@MacXpert74]

Great music using AI 🤔😂

[@DarrellW_UK]

AI, depends whether you like soulless autotuned singing or not, no thanks - and I have used it myself!

[@MrTruwall]

@@MacXpert74 yes, look at it like this. If you play guitar, you can take the rhythm part and convert that into a piano fill with AI to fill up the track. That’s how I use it, as an added benefit

[@MacXpert74]

@@MrTruwall okay, that’s actually an interesting usage. It’s different than what most people do with it. Usually they just use it to auto generate music which sounds pretty crappy to me.

[@anthonyohagan9713]

Mk.Gee or Dijon are great examples of NOT “The same old same old”. Both artists are so refreshing and also classic at the same time. I think you would really appreciate their music, they are merging different genres and also being true to them respectfully. Highly recommend.

[@Phil_Nash]

Dear Berry. I just wanted to make one suggestion: "The Warning." Have a great day, everyone! 🤘

[@Colonel_Satan]

King Gizzard is proof rock is still alive

[@bcj842]

The best boyband evarrr

[@dkpianist]

Solid band but hardly reinventing the wheel as far as I can tell. All of those great bands of the past, be it Rolling Stones, Queen, REM, whatever - sounded like nothing before did. Meanwhile the raw material (melodies, rhythms, riffs, harmonies, sounds) has largely been exhausted and so you basically get "sounds like xy" these days. Doesn't mean it's bad bands or songs - just not as original.

[@bcj842]

@@dkpianist I see where you're coming from. They definitely draw heavily from old influences just like everyone else, and they're not at all shy about it, but they put it all together to make a very distinct texture unique to them. They're usually very tasteful in how they apply their influences as well and that's a major part of why they stand out in a day and age where standing out musically is so difficult.

[@YTPartyTonight]

Osees, Amyl and the Sniffers.... (I saw them both in the last 3 weeks) I'll see Kid Kongo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds next month.

[@robinspat]

Imagine poor housing USA Mary J Blige with some beats off a drum machine singing & rapping, story telling & song writing … back in the 1980s … we all knocked drum machine music, and said that’s it, music is dead. Cut to MJB and Whitney Houston singing to Aretha People will always want to hear contemporary live artists, in a bar or a theatre or a park or on the street. Sea Sick Steve bubbled through after decades by adopting his hobo persona at 60 odd years old, 6+ albums later and a tour schedule across the planet. You judge by the bubble USA / UK but there’s an entire musical universe out there. It’s never been easier to get past the gate keepers or record or publish and get heard. Being good is something you have to work at. Perhaps it’s you who has lost his way. Find your mojo again, put some songs out for us to appreciate, take a risk, write rubbish songs and get better at writing

[@promovideos75]

Two bands that cannot have enough attention due to their talent and powerful music: Jinjer - a Ukrainian band that has worked their asses off since 2009 to finally gain the attention they deserve. Each member is a beast on their instrument and they all contribute to the writing process. They are without a doubt one of the greatest livebands of this decade and is Ukraines biggest music export. Check out their song ‘Pisces (live session)’ on KZbin for an introduction. Brutus - a Belgian trio with something as unique as a female drummer who is also the lead singer. They have slowly started to really make waves with their emotionally powerful music and listening to them talking in interviews they really talk about how they prefer to be in the same room while working on music. Start with their song ‘War (live in Ghent)’ for introduction.

[@johnnymiller3684]

I like how you think! Lol ... New sub here. One example of an awesome up and coming band is The Warning. They are three sisters from Mexico who have been crushing the scene globally. Everything about them is top notch from their song writing down to their musicianship and stage presence (and their story, to be honest). The weird thing, though, is how slow they're gaining traction in the U.S., while completely blowing up almost everywhere else around the the world. Do make a point of checking them out! I'm 55, and have been in the music business my entire adult life. And, agree with you about the U.S. mainstream market, but with one caveat: the market is still there, but with an art form that [we] don't really like (or understand). There are so many varying factors that I believe produced this (pun intended), with the two main baseline culprits being digital technology and the Internet. Moreover, the younger generation doesn't frequent the local live music club/bar scene as much as we did because, quite frankly, they really don't have to. Not only can they simply find everything online, but there has been a huge influx of music festivals around the country. Bands/artists can also get much more exposure online than they can playing at local bars/clubs. I do think there are a ton of great bands/artists out there - probably more than there ever has been. But they tend to get lost in the immense sea of crappy bands/artists that are flooding the scene. We're sort of to the point where we don't really need record labels anymore to get our "music" out there, which helps to explain why we have a hard time finding the good ones.

[@spotsya1916]

Thank you for being aware, traditional media industry will be change for ever. Let’s embrace technology and enjoy the Ai ride.

[@robertor4531]

"The Warning", any song. Regards.

[@Firstinversion899]

Billy Strings, Tommy Emmanuel, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, AJ Lee & Blue Summit

[@BarryJohns]

Tommy Emanuel is my all time favorite

[@Firstinversion899]

@@BarryJohns then we must be long lost brothers, Barry! Loved his take on Classical Gas. If you haven’t yet, check out Sierra Hull. She’s got a really hot Nashville band right now; just saw ‘em near SF.

[@Paisleyface333]

You should Really check out Billy Strings he is the real deal.​@@BarryJohns

[@ShreddingFinn]

Music progressed as tech progressed. Acoustic, electric, digital, now that we have landed on the DAW as the standard music has stopped evolving.....for a solid 15-20 years now

[@pigknickers2975]

Yes, I always said, popular music was connected completely to the evolution of the tech from 2 trk to 24 trk, synths, sampling, pedals, etc. Now everyone with a laptop basically has all that for just about nothing.

[@fourortwelvestrings]

OK I watched both videos. Thanks for your in depth analysis. I think you're reiterating the point Rick Beato made a couple years back about how rock isn't going to be as big a deal as it was in the '80s again. And I don't disagree. You are right. But I actually think music is thriving, just in a very different way. The vast majority of people like different music now than they did in the '80s, and the current media landscape is tailored to *that* . So your Guitar Center is not crowded with young white guys wanting to shred like it was in the days when Eddie Van Halen walked the earth. But. The kind of music that my generation was raised on is *also* thriving, just not in the millions-sold market. And ... it's not all young white American guys (as you already noticed with your comment about the Brazilian kids in GC). Check out: The Warning (probably the best live act in rock today, absolutely resurrected my interest in music) Plush (stepped out of a time machine, I love them) Freeze The Fall (incredible talent potential ... once they finish high school) ... they're all at the beginning of their careers, they write their own stuff, they perform like they were born to it, and they have legions of fans all over the world. Music dead? Nope. Rock dead? NOPE.

[@mathias8627]

It's capitalism, thats why music sucks. Most ppl are living paycheck to paycheck and all their money goes to food and shelter, who the hell has extra money for concerts, cds, or overpriced shirts/merch? Especially young people are feeling this the hardest, its absolutely no surprise why they arent preoccupied with music right now, theyre worried sick about their future.

[@LashonEvans216]

There is an influx in bad music but there is more variety and availability than ever before. Just have to sift through the rubble. I had the same attitude a year or two back. But then I just shifted my ear, search and got out my own way.

[@dkpianist]

More variety and definitely A LOT more volume (all of the historic catalog plus eveything that's coming out daily) today. But far less originality paired with relevance, that's the problem.

[@JB_Eckl]

There is one problem with your request. The styles that have taken over at THE TOP have homogenized to the point where none of the true genius stuff coming out right now is going to ‘become huge.’ No. If Stevie Wonder himself came out right now, he would completely bomb unless he conformed to current styles: trap beats, reggaeton, bla bla bla. This was simply not the case when he first came out; ‘My Cherie Amor’ didn’t sound like any other song at the time. Diversity or style was not only possible, but encouraged. Now? Whole genres are out of the running. Rock is not mainstream. Sophisticated pop is not mainstream. We have only 3 major labels and a monopolies like Clear Channel and Ticketmaster. This environment kills diversity dead. If we’re going to have a serious conversation, it’s not going to be about talent. It’s going to be about the ecosystem itself.

[@timpanic]

Yes. People have to grow balls and do their thing without fame against the mainstream again. But the brain washing machine is strong :D

[@MiguelNoyola1]

Music is alive and well. Obviously your time is already spent but one of the ways to keep it going is to pivot from older models. The newer artists busy trying to do the same thing, survive. Gotta get out of the studio and put in that face to face time.

[@chrisrevel2801]

😂😂😂😂 best cope i have read today ! Congrats

[@MiguelNoyola1]

⁠@@chrisrevel2801as a working professional who is plenty busy I just say it how it is. Rather than complaining get to work. lol

[@G.A.Godwin]

Haha.. Boomers man. Just remember Barry, your parents generation said the exact same thing about their kids and grandkids. The amazing thing about society is that decades pass and with them societal interests. Part of what people hold onto is nostalgia of their youth. That goes hand in hand with the entitlement people feel when they express their opinions of "the good old days". You are consumed by the entitlement your generation developed about music, instruments, venues, radio, the music industry as a whole. But it all passes down a line. I'm sure if you showed me your music collection we would probably match on about 30% maybe 40% of it. But I grew up in a completely different generation. I saw the music industry and radio change so I was fortunate enough to be on both the "analog" and "digital" waves of music. I never stopped looking for new music, I just kept up with where it was relevant. Epcott/Disney World? Grab an underground city magazine or zine. Look up independent record labels online. Hell, even Rough Trade is pulling new and interesting acts. But none of that matters if all you're looking for is The next Eagles or Led Zeppelin. That mentality of mega super group, rockstars, blah blah blah... to be honest it was never appealing to a lot of people. How many amazing garage bands from the 60's, 70's 80's, and 90's have you never heard of? I'd say probably 98% of them. That music didn't stop, it's still going and there are still some crazy talented musicians with some bangers! But you have to do the work my friend. The era of commercial rock n roll via corporate record labels is long gone. Good music however, never went away.

[@dkpianist]

I disagree with the "yeah, that's what every generation said" argument. Today's musical world is so saturated and depleted at the same time that nobody really stands out - and those who do don't because their music is so amazing but because they have the backing of the industry (think Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift). It's a completely different situation than when Elvis was bringing something totally fresh and revolutionary to the stage. I am not even an Elvis fan and haven't been around, so no "boomer" here. Today you can have everything, and nothing really has any higher degree of relevance. Hyped mainstream artists who don't risk anything (much unlike the 60s) and legions of smaller artists, many of whom excellent are musicians - but nobody is knocking out something like "We Are The Champions" (or insert your favorite anthem from the golden days here). Prove me wrong - probably the last universally acknowledged big song was "My Heart Will Go On", whether you like that particular one or not. And that's almost 30 years ago. It seems like the are no great melodies anymore. They have probably all been written, and you cannot come up with something that doesn't sound a lot like something else anymore. What's worse, most people probably prefer something they somehow already know anyway.

[@eddievanheinous666]

@@dkpianist "Today's musical world is so saturated" because of the internet, and how that medium shares information - not because of the amount of people trying to make music. Go to any thrift shop and you will find crates and crates and crates full of failed musical artists from the past 80 years.

[@eddievanheinous666]

Seriously. I am so sick of these boomers lamenting the end of music when it's clear they are expecting it to be served on a platter for them. Barry and Beato need to go commiserate over this imaginary death of music over beers at a bar somewhere. Hey.... maybe they'll hear a band!

[@N8oRMusic]

All I've been hearing for the last 10 years is content not music.

[@frankgreco]

And with AI, the next 10 years will be audio not music.

[@Julianandreasen89]

i disrespectfully agree...music does not have the same value it used to, because its all available to everyone, but i think thats a good thing, because if you want to exel you gotta be better than the rest. I like to produce music, and one thing i do is always look for something i havent heard before that is fresh. and believe me if you are willing to dig through all the noise, you´re gonna find some awesome stuff ! in all genres

[@nilespeshay1734]

He asked for examples, sir. That's how points are proven... (..and the fact that music has lost value goes to his overall point, btw.)

[@Julianandreasen89]

@@nilespeshay1734 alright my bad.. three bands i like that i think has potential could be, scarlett opera, mimi webb and maisee peters, but that is as bubblkegum pop as it comes, but i like :)

[@lukameah853]

All downhill when many public schools cut out music programs and appreciation from their budgets. When a child understands music, he appreciates music.

[@anthonyholguin2667]

Music scene is dead ☠️ you can’t even live off touring anymore we don’t make money on albums sales .. some of these people leaving comments are delusional.

[@claudefox2882]

In my younger years the US was unimaginable without music. Today that’s gone long ago. The great Westcoast music and the Recording Scene, all gone. 😢

[@danguzman4676]

Laughter is a miracle offered & shrugged playing the notes that spring from above, secrets that bring it are never as good as that we speak of for that which we view. Speaking & loving to share what we do & we remember that dove on the dew, mourning is coming & songs have their way, Pray for a message & roll in the hay.

[@wesniemi9371]

I agree with you 100%. In the late 90s, the larger corporate entities acquired all of the smaller private record labels, restricting the opportunities for more bands to sign record deals. Seems today there are only a handful of companies that sign artists. And I don't watch those stupid vocal competition shows on Mainstream TV. Mainstream FM Radio only plays Classic Rock here in Green Bay - unless you are into Rap or are a Swifty. It's hard to find music to be excited about. My last favorite band in the 2010s is Muse. I get it, music is subjective. But nothing can touch the 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s with the amount of variety of good music to listen to. It's really sad. Glad I kept all those CDs I purchased over the years! I rip them to flac and take them with me wherever I go. And yes, I have tried listening to new music with KZbin Music streaming. Nothing really captures that magical feeling that once was - you know, makes the hair on your arms stand up.

[@DamienTheCat]

Genuine musicians should absolutely be scared about the future of music.. it seems the way of the future will be electronic music taking over again, with artists striding to come up with crazier, more insane digital sounds that AI haven't kept up with yet (at the time of the artist's release).. while people like me who play drums and guitar will be kind of a thing of the past... ever listen to Frank Zappa's album "Joe's Garage"? yeah I know it's different in that story, but the part where the main character gets out of jail and croons something along the lines of "there's nothing fun left to do since there's no musicians anymore" is gonna ring true pretty soon

[@SusanSinclair-q1o]

Skating Polly - @SkatingPolly - Six albums and every song is a masterpiece.

[@michaelkozma5929]

He's right, most adults today are completely out of touch with reality and what is going on with our underlying society as a whole. i'm a music teacher. Most American kids I teach have an attention span of a common house fly compared to a small amount of Russian students i've had. The problem is our society is based pretty much completely off social media and youtube which has really killed the drive to play original music live as well as people's attention span. Not too mention promoters used to even book local VFW halls to host punk rock shows every weekend back in the mid/early 2010s. Once punk music exited the airwaves as the primary genre and hip hop took over, along with instagram/tik tok devouring the youths mind with mumble rap, it pretty much destroyed our musical society. Live original music today cannot be found like it was during 2010s in small hometowns across USA and that is a depressing Fact. The whole lockdown thing in 2020 killed all the small business and venues as well. People just don't have the income anymore to host stuff like this or have the brick and mortar facilities like they used to. Most original music can mostly be found on youtube now... No local bands tour like they used to anymore either and there is no "SCENE" like there used to be with with indie, metal, punk rock. Our society has become pretty Dystopian actually, just sitting at home listening to music and then only going to see large theater shows. On any given weekend of the year back in 2010s my punk band had a show booked or there was one to go to locally to see other bands. Things have sadly changed... and not in a good way.

[@larrymann1272]

Most old people are stuck in the past.

[@michaelkozma5929]

@@larrymann1272 true, i think we all are in a way... society has really drastically changed a lot for all of us, it's unfortunate.

[@patrickfreeman8257]

Music died in the early 80s. In the late 80s and early 90s country music brought it back to life. But now that's dead too.

[@larrymann1272]

Good, i’m glad country cry baby music is going away. Dance music will live forever.

[@JesusArmasOficial]

As a society, we're being isolated in so many ways and since COVID-19 this isolation simply became the norm. Now, most music is made on a laptop and a pair of headphones and in isolation. I don't think that's bad at all cause I've done it too and it's great to have these tools at our disposal but the fact of having multiple players in a room, working together as a team, and sharing ideas back and forth is for the most part, something that's not actually happening. Here where I live (Canary Islands) there is some scene but it's too fragmented amongst musicians. You can see five metal bands for example, that the drummer is the same for each one of these bands, or the guitar player plays the guitar on one band, then plays the bass on another and it's the lead singer on another, and so on. In my opinion, music as an art isn't entirely dead but it's about to be. AI is a thing that can be of worry, the fact that streaming is simply not motivating enough to anyone to pursue recording music and the economics of underground bands and music is just odd in general.

[@reedeema]

Never easy - there bringen back that nu Metal Sound of the 2000s like no other Korine - for me the best New Retro Style Band out there ..

[@kylebenjamin8772]

Dude, it’s a sad state of affairs when it comes to this topic. Having taught guitar lessons to mostly teenagers, I can honestly say that I don’t have much hope for the instrument, or the idea of creating music as an art form moving into the future. None of them regularly practice, every week full of excuses, and waste a lot of their parents money to go over the same concepts, that if they actually put time in, they would be able to progress. I had to have an honest conversation with a parent about why their child was not making progress, and I told them that I can’t practice for him. This is one of the true things in life you get out what you put in. Of course, they ended up quitting the following week. It makes me feel old, but I had to juggle all of the same things when I was a teenager, yet the majority of these kids quit as soon as things get challenging. I teach all male students and I in my experience, we are headed towards a future of very weak and fragile “men”…Enjoy the channel, all the best.

[@pigknickers2975]

Total agree with you, my friend, another pro, have being saying this for a long time. They are not practicing, they don't have the attention span, there are too many others things they do. We practised hard in the 80s and got good enough to become paid. It was all I dreamed of, my friend had a number one in the 90s, and I scored a major record deal about the same time but this is all 30 years ago. I went into work where sessions, ads, films, tv themes, records, live sound were all available to me and I did them all. I'm not sure any of that exists properly now. Incidentally this friend of mine has two children, boy and a girl, both I regard as gifted, but they can't really get ahead, there's nothing really structured there for them. The tech gave music creation to all but also ruined the market for all. The narrative of pop/rock music has been lost and now we have rappers and stripper singers. It's a real shame but I am very glad I played my part when it was all working.

[@DaleCrommie]

My music is from the golden age of pop music, 1965-1990. I have heard some popular music from now, and what heard was a lot of computer generated sounds. It didn’t move me.

[@synthoelectro]

as a net-label owner I have seen great talent, but the one problem, no connections to new audiences. That is the main problem, you can't find a fanbase anymore.

[@scottburrow8293]

Big band music was once a thing too.

[@rusj5273]

For Sure I bet people thought that was gonna last forever too. I don't know if you are familiar with hip hop history? but it's a constant changing genre with the roots still intact. That being said hip hop is here to stay. It's also the music for the people and Big Bands where the selected few. PS I enjoy all music, swing as well.

[@scottburrow8293]

@@rusj5273 I agree with everything you said. My opinion is like 40’s music (big band music) it’s still around. What we got on tape is what will be played forever. Just like modern music from the ‘80’s what was taped will be around forever. The million of hobbyists doing it in this generation is not the same thing. My dad took me to all kinds of Tommy Dorsey tributes when I was a kid, they would always have a couple old members still playing, but it wasn’t the same thing. Thank God music changes per decade, and thank God it’s on tape so we can listen to it forever. I’m 58, and just retired from playing music a couple years ago. I had been playing guitar since I was 12, and at this age, I wanted to experience other things in life, before it was too late. I still listen to all styles of music all the time, I just don’t manufacture it anymore myself. I love discussions about music, because it’s the only thing that does what it does. Watch a good movie without music, forget about it. I think when folks lament about the music being dead, it just means the music you like to manufacture is dead, and that’s ok. Younger folks will create the music that they love with whatever tool of their choosing. Music in itself will never die, as long as there are people who want to hear it. By the way I still want to share my music with my kids and they to me as well, it’s an awesome experience.

[@protoolsboy]

@scottburrow8293 well said the music we like individually will change young people will make the new thing I agree.

[@rusj5273]

@@scottburrow8293 Music is Life for us Musicians, I'm just getting into Real Acoustic Piano (Always fiddled around) Now getting into the composition, theory and all the good stuff. Always been way into music then people would go (Passion) .I have a lot of Friends older then me that Tear it up on Stage and are great People. Music saved my life in a way that no one could do, been sober for about 4 years and I'm sure it's saved you many times in your life... Going to be going to school for Audio Engineering and Music Degree and help younger generation with substance abuse problems to show that music is an Excellent outlet that only music can provide. Do you have any music I can check out? I would love to hear some of your work.

[@michaelneppel1748]

And I still like it

[@jorgeleyton1474]

You brought a valid point which has crossed my mind while watching concerts in Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, etc. and see thousands of people enjoy a live act and new songs.

[@garyburrows-nn8rg]

The music is much alive in my head and in my living room and with God . Music will never die . Ai will bring us many more hits to come .

[@TimberWolf762]

*The Warning* - 3 sisters from Mexico that start with a classic rock sound and then combine it with influences from grunge, metal, punk, new wave, and other genres. Combine that with their mastery of riffs and hooks, deep lyrics, and an amazing stage presence. Try 'Evolve' from the 2023 MTV VMAs, or anything from the Teatro Metropolitan shows. Or anything. They don't release a bad song. ⚡⚡🔥🔥🤘🤘

[@drewpiacine9612]

The synergy of Live Performer & crowd is an eternal rite-of-passage desire. Jam small; Live. -DTR

[@vainsacrosanct2014]

Absolute Body Control. Belgian minimal electronic band consisting of Erik Van Wonthergem and Dirk Ivens. Erik is a former member of The Klinik and Insekt both industrial electronic bands. Dirk Ivens is known as Dive and also was the vocalist for The Klinik. Absolute Body Control played Mera Luna festival last year in Germany. Both members are well known in the electro-ebm-industrial scene but they never have played a major festival like Glastonbury, Rock Werchter, Dranouter or any other major festival. A shame really because their heritage is huge and even guys like Trent Reznor or Gary Numan are well aware of Erik and Dirk and what they mean for the electronic music scene. Have a look at them and give your honest opinion. Thanks for the video and for reaching out to us. Cheers from Antwerp!

[@JAY-tb5qh]

I think that the music you like is dead. I think it’s close minded to think that way.

[@larrymann1272]

Yep, you got that right.

[@pawnotdaw4559]

The internet has stopped any new genre or scene developing naturaly. Most things are retro now. I feel sad for the youth these days. I'm glad to lived and loved punk, new wave, 2-tone, acid house,idm, jungle/drum&bass. Electronic music used to be futuristic sounding, even that is all retro focused now.

[@damirvucic]

Music is never dead. Just a more technologically advanced. 1000 years ago, People were making music using all types of objects (drums usually and wind instruments) They could also say, music is dead because the new era has mics, Recorders, Guitars, Pianos, Strings, amps and effects. 🤣🤣🤣 They not using real emotions hitting them drums or blowing real air into a flute..therefore the music is dead.. Now people are using DAW’s therefore music is dead and not authentic. I love the new technology. I love creating music and don’t care about what people think about it. It makes me feel alive when i create a piece of music … If music is good, who cares how you made it. From caves to the Recording Studios, music still moves us whether people think its dead otherwise PS I love your channel

[@RobinApplewood]

There is more great music now than ever. Just go to any medium sized festival and you'll discover 3 new bands in a day. Music will never die, it ebbs and flows and morphs and expands with every generation.

[@ghost-user559]

Luxury Elite, Windows 96, Macintosh Plus, Lorn. Just a few good artists in strange niches.

[@simonwhenlock2661]

Bands I really like at the moment are Dirty Honey - Great rock band, very Aerosmith, could take over from them seeing as they have retired from touring. Drift Road - Kinda pop and soul but with real instruments. Fire Cherry - Straight forward no nonsense rock band.

[@RussInCanada]

@@simonwhenlock2661 Dirty Honey is great.

[@davidtexter913]

Yes, Main Stream, mass produced music today is dead!!! But there are many under the radar and independent musicians really pounding the pavement, touring with new fresh sounds as good as any 1970's legacy rock bands! I'm a Modern Electric Blues fan...Here are 3: 1)Robben Ford; Under the radar, Bluey, jazzy, funky, one of the best guitar tones you will ever hear, and been around since the 80,s even toured with Miles Davis. 2) Colin James; very popular in Canada, blues, big band blues, pop blues and toured early with SRV. 3) Eric Johanson; New and upcoming guitarist, New Orleans based blues, but with many other influences. A true Trio band with few over dubs. Some of the best live shows I've seen since 2021.

[@Project312]

Go up north a little in Florida to Gainesville. There’s a massive underground music festival that’s been going on there every October for the last 22 years called The Fest, which I’ve played in the past. Tons and tons of bands and artists from all over flock there. You’re going to find more underground music in college towns since so many young people are at the age of really learning how to express themselves. Popular music comes in cycles. We’ve just been in a pop and rap cycle for while, but it seems be coming to an end. Data shows country and guitar rock are coming back, which is why Beyoncé and Post Malone (along with their producers) put out country songs recently. Even Olivia Rodrigo has massive rock elements in her music. Remember in the 80s when metal killed pop and then grunge killed metal? Cycles.

[@epenington]

Kind of agree with you, especially mainstream music being dead. I'm a college art teacher and have noticed a big shift in my students' tastes in music from when I started back in 2009. The students now have very conservative tastes in general - even the alternative kids. Very few of them listen to any creative electronic music like Aphex Twin, Lorn, etc. or interesting post-rock stuff like Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Most of the music they listen to is Pop in some way. Part of this I'm sure is my location, and I'm at a Big10 school in Indiana! I honestly think Spotify is a huge problem though. It's too much music for next to free, and much of the problem is that artists / musicians aren't getting paid enough these days for their hard work, which especially hurts the talented mid-level muscians / artists that take a lot of risks and have a lot of potential - and don't get the support they need to grow. But I have some hope and here are a few groups: Igorrr - metal, baroque, electronic, one of a kind productions Thee Lakesiders - vintage classic sounding soulful group from LA Alchemist - hip hop genious producer

[@samuraisaint2360]

I saw Santana last week while taking mushrooms , never felt so alive and vibrant.

[@Cavemanbd]

There are tons of good music out there. Tempesst, Soaked Oats, Idles, Viagra Boys, Mild High Club, Mitski, Voidz and many more. They’re just not in the mainstream which means they’re not dead. Just more alive!

[@gpunkvideo]

I agree 100% with you! I noticed back in 2001, right after the release of the first iPod, 99.99% of music lovers got fooled by technology and thought they were gonna be able to make music with it! That's when I threw away all my gear, grabbed my acoustic guitar and started writing music! I won't deny that I spend a few years learning music theory ! Fast forward to 2024 and I still write music. I play 4 to 8 hours a day and that's the only thing I do. That's why I think you're right: sell all your gear buy a really nice acoustic guitar, and I mean a real nice one and do the same (set realistic goals for your music.) it'll be as good as you dedicate and determine yourself into creating it! Welcome to the Musicians Club my Guy! Hope one day we can jam along at NYC train stations!

[@user-jy3io4iz2p]

I have no intention to prove you wrong, I am just going to watch and listen. Five minutes in, make a point!

[@joecunningham7558]

3 guys write & play their own instruments. It’s rock but eclectic in styles. Humor, love, rock All music created by their instruments No agent, no manager, all on their own Blue Velvo latest cd Beef Broth Baby

[@wietzejohanneskrikke1910]

Three bands/artists. 1) Matteo Mancuso. Amazing, young guitar player. 2) Louis Cole. He just released a fantastic new album that you simply have to hear. 3) Frankie Freedom. A drummer that makes very intricate and beautiful music.

[@anagraham9124]

Check out The Warning. As others have said, they are keeping rock music alive for the coming generations. Plush is also a good one, and Band-Maid. One that I'll also recommend is Shut Up and Kiss Me. They are a Romanian acoustic band that does covers of a lot of "older" rock songs as well as newer songs.

[@JoseJose-pg6vy]

The warning plush liliac freeze the fall star crawler...

[@joedorseymusic]

Here are two groups I dig. The Lemon Twigs: A mixture of Beach Boys, Beatles and everything from the mid 60s & 70s. The songwriting really pulled me in. Brian and Michael D'Addario have their own styles of writing and they keep growing. The last two albums were super and I can't wait to hear more. Jazz Avengers: An all female Japanese instrumental Jazz/R&B/Funk unit. Lots of energy, excellent players and great tunes. It's great to hear horns in the forefront.

[@rochound47]

Thanks for the hook up. Both bands sound very good. Check out the band Lettuce they have a great horn section and guitarist.

[@joedorseymusic]

@@rochound47 Lettuce has a nice vibe. Thanks!

[@T-ELSPRAWCUS]

Mr. John, I agree that you have a very strong Perspective of this Country's music landscape. As a Musician myself I've experienced the process of the music decline just as you mentioned. The evidence is there, actually it's provided here on the Internet, from Major Bands of the 60's, 70's, and 80's, to very few band based groups, and on to over riding samples, to now riding the 0 and 1's of binary code under the clouds of algorithms on the way to AI High!!!

[@crowkangi]

I started to dive deep into edm production years ago when I figured out that it was easier to write on a computer than to get a band together that’ll push through towards success, which takes a lot of course. I do have hopes of eventually getting a band together to play some of my songs but even finding rehearsal space is impossible in my area.

[@Phonse56]

Music should always be a priority in everyones life.Think back to the first time you heard someone play live.Music makes us feel something.It must be in all our schools from a young age.Love all the comments on this topic eveyone.My work ethic is the same as you Berry.I love the information and topics on this channel.

[@CarlosKTCosta]

As a metal musician living in an European Capital city, I see venues closing all the time. The places that would get "local bands", can only survive because they feature 95% tribute bands because basically no one pays money to go and see original music.

[@dremcfleuve]

What happened with music is that there isn't as much of a need for music by the CIA except to run regime change operations in foreign countries and the Fabians within the CIA don't need music to subvert Americanism in favor of socialism anymore so they don't need the music industry to push new stuff anymore

[@BarryJohns]

Dude, this is a music channel, don’t make it out to be more than that.

[@musicalneptunian]

@@BarryJohns I think you maybe miss that person's oblique point: where is the protest music? The counter culture? Enough evil bond Villains to write it about.

[@larryjackson6075]

You're right, our culture comes from the elite. It's top down. It's not natural, from the people.