Why 60s & 70s Music Outsells Today’s Music!

[@cinemint]

I’m 24 years old. Everything on the radio is horrible. I have no nostalgia for 1970’s music - but I keep my radio on the oldies station, if I’m not using my phone. It’s just better. There are better melodies and production, and the lyrics aren’t vile or stupid.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Young and good taste! You are a rare breed Cinemet! I’m pinning this comment! There is hope for our future after all! ❤

[@5roundsrapid263]

I just turned 45, and feel exactly the same way! There is hope for the younger generation, I suppose.

[@jbs256]

Hi Cinemint, I’m 68 and grew up in that era. We had wonderful music in so many varieties. My SiriusXM is on 70’s on 7 most of the time. Yet, I have found a 20 yo female singer/musician who has my ❤. I linked two of her songs to Michael in my comment. So look there or check out Tori Holub her channel here is her name. She’s on all the services, just add Music to her name on the others. If you want a quality voice doing primary old covers with some originals in that style. One of her originals, a Christmas song was co-written by the writer of the last Carpenters Top-40 hit. They heard her and knew she was their singer. The links in my comment go to her Collaborators pages. She has them all linked on hers. A lot are short videos that she self-produced. She has engineering skills. Just check her out and please tell me what you think. Joe

[@scrambled_eggs_music]

I was born at the tail end of the 70's. While I partly agree that music was plan and simply better then, yet that's my taste. I think it would help if people listen to less mainstream music of today. I LOVE a group of a married couple, the go on sailing trips to write, who form in 2012. However, they are trying to sound like the 60's/70's still my love for their music in almost on par for my love for The Beatles and Paul McCartney's music. As for stupid lyrics I'm sure you could find enough of them in 60's and 70's music also. I just think to state one era is better than the other... you haven't really explode newer music that isn't so much mainstream.

[@RobynHoodeofSherwood]

​@@scrambled_eggs_musicAuto-tune is partly why many people ( myself included) object to modern music.

[@TannerHemmingsen]

I was born in 2005, and I can’t even listen to modern pop and rap music without cringing. Rock music will always be the definitive genre for me

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Another hope within minutes Tanner! I elsewhere here in tonight’s comments, you are a rare breed!❤

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Another hope within minutes Tanner! I said elsewhere here in tonight’s comments, you are a rare breed!❤

[@5roundsrapid263]

I was born in 1979, and got to experience the ‘80s and ‘90s firsthand. Finding younger people who respect those eras is a wonderful thing!

[@alanvallazza9781]

​@@5roundsrapid263Exactly. Somewhere around 2005 when that guy was born is when I lost track of Modern Music. Slowly every year it got worse and worse.

[@saifonlawrence2044]

I miss Zep, Floyd,Who,Stones, Doors,Tull ,Beatles,etc... at their peaks or shortly thereafter...love em more than ever today tho .

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Now ya did it Saifon! Ya brought a tear to my eye! 😉😢❤

[@LouiePlaysDrums]

I can tell you why the old stuff outsells today's music. Today's music sucks. That's it.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Pretty much Louie! But that woulda been a much, much shorter video! 😂😂😂

[@Matias-music-71]

then you are not searching hard enough , the industry has changed , what the garbage is that is pushed yes sucks , but there is so much good stuff out there if you just take the time and search !

[@alanvallazza9781]

​@@Matias-music-71It's much harder to find. When it should be much more easier. That's because there's an overwhelming amount of crap being pushed.

[@Matias-music-71]

@@alanvallazza9781 , crap was always pushed let's be honest , but yes the market is flooded as music has become a commodity period . With the internet , and how one can record these days , not needing a studio , producer so on , the market per se is saturated .., it is true , maybe harder to find , but there is a plethora out there if willing to search .

[@JohnnyRep-u4e]

I was five in 1970, dad was in Vietnam, and I remember watching the recovery of Apollo 11. For me, the music of the 1960's thru the mid-1990s is it. There is still enough for me to discover from that time, and nothing since.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

That’s my Golden Era too Johnny! ❤

[@5roundsrapid263]

I think Apollo 11 was the peak of humanity, period.

[@flaviopitanga65]

60’s and 70’s music were the best music ever recorded. Today’s music sucks 😢. Simply no inspirations no heart.

[@raycope2086]

It's all formulaic and auto-tuned singers.

[@georgeedward1226]

It's as if today's music is made by music industry executives instead of musicians.

[@KevinOshea-wt2ps]

Your right it is some musician admitted that

[@TheSledge77]

Exactly!! I remember hearing that the manager for Led Zeppelin apparently once said to the band (I'm paraphrasing here). Go off and make the best album you can and leave the rest up to me. Music should be left up to the artist and the others should stay out of it unless asked by the artist for input. The ultimate decision on what goes on an album and how it is recorded should not be made by anyone other than the artist

[@edlawn5481]

Frank Zappa said it best, In the 60's you had the cigar-chomping execs who were willing to take a risk. Then in the 70s, the former hippies took over the industry and thought they knew best what the young people wanted to hear, and were even more conservative than the old cigar-chomping guys.

[@LarryGonzalez00]

For me personally, a lot of it is age. I'm 59 and music is comfort food for my ears. The days when I was listening to new music are long gone. The truth is, even in the 80's, my high school and college years, I was primarily listening to stuff from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Nowadays oldies are pretty much all I listen to. Once in a while something new slips in, but it's rare. I like all sorts of genres (except opera) but old and familiar just works for me.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

You and me both regarding opera Larry! ❤👌

[@josephblue4135]

Don't discount the 80s outright

[@garymacdonald7165]

80s was the start of the Visual entertainment business being more importanrt than music on Radio and that's when it's started to go downhill e.g. Rap was invented because the business realised kids growing up back then, couldn't play a musical instrument!

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Rap was an update of the "talking Blues" tradition adapted to an urban setting.

[@prd004.2]

Let me save you six minutes: It’s because the music of the 60’s & 70’s is the best music of all time, and the stuff that passes for music today is garbage

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Too true Prd!❤

[@lionheartroar3104]

50's is excellent too. R&B and doo wop ...yea!

[@whodidit99]

Yes, it's that simple.

[@josephtreffiletti4198]

Agree 100%

[@victorformosa228]

​@@lionheartroar3104 Yeah some great music came out of that era too.

[@garylester8621]

At 77, for the last 10-15 years I've just beed buying 60-70's music. I buy CD'S and download them to my IPod, (over 7,000) songs. But I'm ditching my IPod when I get my new phone, it will have enough storage. Glorious.

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

Try listening to The Warning. Good rock music that doesn't repeat itself.

[@luvutons411]

Being born in 1960 I'm very used to , and love, late 60s, 70s and early 80s tbh. Truthfully any music after not too crazy about..🎤🎶🇨🇦

[@Riz2336]

Would anyone give a shit if 3 artists went down in a plane today but when “the day the music died” we gave a shit because they were f’ing geniuses

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Spot on Riz!❤

[@5roundsrapid263]

Harsh but true!

[@stevenpyne1994]

We'd probably call that a "win"!

[@theswordofaces1222]

Especially if they were all RAPPERS!!

[@doctordetroit4339]

80s were some of the best as well......the same radio station would play MJ, VH, Def, Madonna, Duran, Cars, Motley, Aerosmith, Heart, ACDC, Journey, Queen, and on and on and on and on......many of those bands started in the 70s but did not hit the real big time until the 80s. Back in Black...1984.....Hysteria.....need I say more?

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

The soundtrack of my life Doctor!❤

[@roberterwine7650]

rock music peeked in 1983

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

@@roberterwine7650- i was born in 1963, but I'm gonna disagree with you. I say it peaked in 1985. Go look at the Billboard Top 100 for 1985. GREAT songs. Quite a few good years thereafter, but it started going downhill then

[@roberterwine7650]

the whole 1982-1986 top 40 period was great . all good songs .

[@josephtreffiletti4198]

Great video Brother! I just read Cinement's comment and that is awesome! There are bands in my area that are teenagers and early 20's and they are all into 60's and 70's Classic Rock. In the park next door to me, there was a big free all day music festival, and all the festival was a " Peace and Love" Festival. They did covers, but also a lot of their own songs, and they had that 60's and 70's vibes. At the end of the night, they had all the musicians up on the stage, and they did an all out jam of Santana's " Soul Sacrifice" and The Band's " The Weight". My goodness, it was incredible!!! It brought tears to my eyes to know there is a future for great music. The 60's and 70's were just so much better music than today. Hope all is well Brother! Peace and Love always!!! ☮♥♥♥♥

[@PROWLERS1]

It's simple. 60s & 70s artists have had their music on the radio EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past 50 years. Whereas we get ZERO radio airplay. "Hotel California" or "Whole Lotta Love" gets billions of spins on the radio. "Hands of Misery" or "Screamin' Eagle" by The Prowlers... ZERO radio support. Not exactly a fair fight.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

My point exactly! I swear to God the playlist of radio is shrinking every day! Even older established bands can’t get their new stuff played! When was the last time you heard something from last Rolling Stones album? ………… I think I heard a pin drop! 😂❤👌🏆

[@PROWLERS1]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine Yeah, totally agree. Lots of deep cuts from established classic bands get overlooked. But at least they still get their older hits played on the radio. But us new bands get nothing. No radio support at all.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

@@PROWLERS1 Unless you are targeting the "girls discovering boys" demographic, good luck breaking onto the radio. As for my pop radio listening, I'm after the tried and familiar that won't distract me while I mess about with power tools.

[@PROWLERS1]

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Of course, if radio supported new music, then our new songs would eventually become your "tried and familiar".

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

@@PROWLERS1 Not if I spin the dial. I found a station that played new bands; gave it an hour and decided to pass and went back to the usual station that stops at grunge.

[@jeffreyflint6286]

Agreed completely Michael 👌

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx Jeffrey! You are obviously a scholar and a gentleman! 😉👌❤

[@jeffreyflint6286]

@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine Thank you Michael. ❤️❤️ I feel the same about you brother. 👍👍

[@jcsolomon6470]

Cause Its All ways the Sh*t!Cant Mess with the Classic Rock and Other Early Fusion of Generes,from back in the Days of What We Like Michael!And Still Do,and Cant Get Enuff,nah!Take care!❤ This!The First 4 Police Records are and Still are my Favorites,and Still play and Jamm to This Great Music!Did not Care for Synchronicity!That's Me!

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Agreed JC! ❤

[@bedvyr]

From the '60s thru the '90s it seemed like there were always a bunch of mediocre bands/albums and a select few phenomenal bands/albums. The one-hit wonders fell by the wayside and economic Darwinism did its job. After Y2K, that seemed to completely change. Hollywood glamorized the crappiest, cheapest stuff they could pump out and real musicians were no longer in demand. Today, you have to dig deep into the indies to find good stuff. It's out there, just don't expect it from a label. And I don't even know where you can go see live bands anymore.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Very well said Bedvyr! ❤🏆

[@doctordetroit4339]

If real, actual music was supported like it was in the old days by record companies and the public at large....these kids and their bands may have a chance. But it won't happen. So they get Taylor Swift and (c)rap. Sad to think most of these kids won't get to have wonderful music with concert experiences like we had........sorry kids.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Yeah, I homeschooled my daughter and turned her on to Classic Rock and she loves it DocterDetroit! ❤

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Kids today, boys especially, care more about video games than music that exists outside of the xBox.

[@0010Kev]

The very same thing is happening on TV too. Remember when the new TV season for all shows started every September? We used to wait impatiently all summer for the fall preview TV guide and then immerse ourselves in it? Then we would get 25 to 30 episodes of our favourite shows that season. What the hell do we get now...freakin' 8 to 10 episodes and then we have to wait a year and a half for 8 to 10 more! Between TV and music it's no wonder we gravitate to the good old stuff. Otherwise we're bored to death!

[@paulyg405]

Is this just because the big industry players want cheap, producer controlled and 'reliable' sounds like they did during the disco era? Or is it because there's too much noise now and it's harder for artists to break through? it's definitely not just tastes changing

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Don’t get me started regarding Disco Paulyg! ❤

[@5roundsrapid263]

Disco was a dream compared to today. Sure there was garbage, but most acts had talent in some way.

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine Yes, DO get started regarding Disco. This gay man who loves it and knows its heritage would like to know your views. Talk about the book burning that was the Disco Demolition, and the racist and homophobic overtones that lurked in the background with it. Talk about how it smacked of fascism. Talk about how high school kids were mocked for liking it and beaten up at worst, for not suddenly ditching their ABBA and Donna Summer albums and embracing AC/DC and Ted Nugent. Then talk about how the Gay Community KEPT the Disco beat thumping in the clubs all the way up to today. Then talk about how Queen had one of its biggest hits immediately after with Another One Bites The Dust. I am convinced that Disco Demolitionists grew up to be Trump voters.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

@@Leftatalbuquerque Most people who hated disco hadn't even heard it until it got out of the clubs and became a fad that led mainstream acts who had no business dabbling with disco feeling compelled to make a less than compelling case for it with their feeble attempts. Disco didn't suck, but the part that most people knew about did.

[@robertdavis5714]

Because it is better, turn 63 in a few days and am glad that I was a teenager then. Was Lucky to see Pink Floyd in L.A. 1980 for The Wall Tour, why lucky, all Tickets were Mail Oder only, so myself and 2 of my friends had excellent Lodge seats almost directly in front of stage.

[@boondoggle4820]

As someone who endeavors to listen to music as if it was all released at the same time, and to only focus on the quality and the merits of the material itself irrespective of when it was released, the 50s through the 80s and even into the 90s to some extent just saw a much higher volume of higher quality music than we’ve seen since then.

[@hihi6666hihittt]

Love your videos, man!

[@kennlloyd8700]

Great show as usual Mike.

[@JohnKoenig-db8lk]

No autotune, no sampling, no tinny-sounding drum machines, no guys chanting simple-minded doggerel in a belligerent monotone while the same five notes play over and over again in the background, no wondering when some prominent (or even not-so-prominent) performer is going to be shot by another...

[@arejetko]

Have been here for a while, my bad. I love your directness and insight. Keep rockin and raisin hell.

[@MILUNGAO]

For me, 60's, 70's and 80's (with a little bit of early 90's) are the golden age of popular music. The charts (from USA, Canada, Australia & UK) of these decades speak volumes about it: there was a lot of diversity (various genres of Rock, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Country, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Funk, Pop, Reggae, plus bands & artists from several countries could coexist in the charts) and people had choice. After 1992/93, mainstream music started its downward spiral.

[@craigrobinson99]

My teenage kids and their friends all listen to 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.

[@mrsbluesky8415]

If the Beatles could record an album in a few days or weeks there’s no excuse for today’s “music” groups.

[@blairsterling6141]

Great rock groups need to produce one album every 10 months....and most importantly, listeners must CLEARLY HEAR the WORDS. !!!!!

[@paulyg405]

You make a great point here about time between albums. I'm a big fan of Andrew Bird, and although he's always touring, he's also always dropping an EP, a new video, a collaboration project, something left field like a jazz album, etc etc. Since I first saw him in 2004 he's probably put out 20 albums or something. They aren't all great, but you never lose interest because there's always something happening.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

He’s in it for the art Paulyg! ❤

[@philipwelsh1862]

Just bought the stones sticky finger cd bloody good

[@georgeplimpton9429]

It's easy, that question can be answered with one word - QUALITY!

[@kc0lif]

famous artists had to tour back then it was about money probably more so now.

[@dennisfarber3708]

The music of the 1960s & and 1970s captured the lightning in a bottle. From the songwriters who knew how to write to the musicians who knew how to play from the heart. What passes as "music" today is very generic in nature, assembly line productions that lack soul. The listener can clearly tell the difference between what is a good song & what is crap.

[@lionheartroar3104]

Michael, the fact that today's music is horrible partially explains why people don't mind watching an older rock band with no original members. The music is just better.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Ouch Lionheart! I just knew someone would bring that up!!! ❤

[@doctordetroit4339]

Correct....and tribute and cover bands make more money than a lot of original bands who still tour. Eddie Trunk speaks about this and gives actual dollars.

[@edsohovocals]

This is it! I couldn't agree more. It's the lack of money streaming gives the artists that is killing music by reducing album output.

[@ricardolopezrago1688]

Very interesting! In the 70s touring was done to support an album. Today, an album is released to support a tour.

[@salort2934]

My Nephew, 17 YO, buys CDs by BB King, Zeppelin, Beatles, etc.

[@jasonbell4962]

When bands start they are struggling to do what they love and there is a connection made with listener that the listener can relate to with the back and it is shown in the music. With constant touring the bands may loose that connection and the bands loose those struggles that helped them reach the listener.

[@supasoulproductions]

The reason that older music sells better is very simple. Older people care much more about owning their music. Younger people see music as something that is free. Since older people are the ones doing more buying, older music sells better.

[@c.7610]

Important point, yes.

[@vicprovost2561]

Plus the music of the 2nd half of the last century is just way better. No contest on what music I would buy.

[@ToddSauve]

That might be a viable argument except that 75% of all music streamed is also from the 1960s and 70s. So that is the era that virtually everyone likes best. And since rap is only music for career criminals, and hip hop and modern pop are terminally boring, everyone turns to when music made you happy and thoughtful and invigorated.

[@supasoulproductions]

@@ToddSauve Streaming stats are irrelevant to the premise of what music SELLS the best. There is good and bad Rap music, good and bad hip-hop, good and bad modern pop, but unlike the old days when you had to listen to radio or buy the music to hear it, all the good and bad music ends up in the same place, Online. So it's easy for the bad to overwhelm the good, especially if you are of the mindset already that there is no good new music. IMO, it's lazy to just throw on the old stuff and wallow in the nostalgia forever. While some may say 'life is too short to listen to bad music', I think it's also too short to miss out on the good because you are too lazy to look for it. Not to mention it also demotivates those young musicians who are trying to make good music.

[@ToddSauve]

@@supasoulproductions I am not of the opinion that all of the great music is in the past. Here is a current singer, the best soprano in the world IMHO, whom virtually no one outside of KZbin even knows about. Give her a listen. I think you will be shocked. kzbin.info/www/bejne/imW4qnyDoMmsaq8&

[@TigerRogers0660]

GREAT VIDEO Michael !! And a great topic. Being a songwriter myself, i'd like to say a couple of things. 60s & 70s music was INSPIRED!! Songwriters then had a knack of writing great songs quickly. There are some vital elements missing in most of todays music. Most of the chord progressions are simple structures re-hashed over & over & over. There is no thought to the lyrics. There is no light & shade to the music. And most of all - there are no great melodies!! These are the things that made 60s & 70s music so great. Musicians were willing to experiment. I think if a new band spent the time making a BRILLIANT album - where every track was killer - then that album would be hailed & remembered for some time. I'm sure it would sell exceptionally well, & the band would not have to tour endlessly to make money.

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video Michael have a wonderful day also I enjoy the 1960s also the 1970s music ❤😊

[@VIDSTORAGE]

That is a surprising revelation since I hear that the rock genre is dead or is it just new rock that is dead but the old stuff still sells .. I assume you can gauge it somewhat according to the physical aspect of a music web site like Music Direct that sells high quality grade vinyl and CDs and the artist that are on them are all mostly classic soul pop funk rock jazz country ,,..That could reflect in parallel with digital file download sales ..

[@adamfindlay7091]

To be honest, (im 57) in 1980 thru the 80's bands like the Doors and Zep were huge and we wore out that vinyl and wore the shirts as if it was 1970...

[@mikewilson3581]

My nostalgia factor is from the 80's and early 90's: New Order, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smithereens, The Pixies, Urge Overkill, Guided By Voices ( Bob Pollard still going strong at 66) and Cabaret Voltaire. Of course I've grown older and tried new music (to me). Such as Reggae and Jazz. Pianist Bill Evans is my Jimi Hendrix.

[@c.7610]

In addition to the other good points here I would add that a lot of the best rock music today is produced in other countries (looking at you, Japan) and receives very little distribution in the US, so people don’t know about it. I’m always trying to sell people on great Japanese bands like Band-Maid, but it’s an uphill climb-you have to actively seek it out if you want to find it.

[@matthewcrowley9204]

I hear you about bands not releasing enough new albums. You pointed to The Beatles and a few other bands that released albums so regularly they released more than one in some years. You can the Moody Blues of the late 60s/early 70s to that as well - seven albums in about 5 years.

[@glennwilliamson889]

That’s some serious old man shit right there.

[@1950Grendel]

Those of us who were listening to the radio in the 1960's have more money than kids today...

[@drmusic3641]

Add Elton John - 11studio albums in six years (1970-1976) (two of them double albums, and one a soundtrack), 5 non album singles, 10 non album B sides McCartney - 10 studio albums in ten years (1970-1980), 7 non album singles, 5 non album B sides Back then we would get at least one or two albums from bands during the same year and in between those they were on the road months at a time. Then around the late 80's it started to slow down with maybe one every two or three years. Now it's 15 or 20+ years (Stones. Gabriel)

[@caramanico1]

Two major reasons - the quality and variety of the music.

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

With a few exceptions, most music I hear today is background music, and I'd be willing to bet that very few people turn out the lights, put on a pair of headphones, and jam to it.

[@bossfan49]

Kids today don't buy music. They just stream it.

[@billj7444]

60’s and 70’s was the best time for music… grew up during this time and by 1979 I had accumulated around 800 albums … such a great time for music… I rarely get new music today.. mostly garbage

[@muntenated]

HI Michael, I've been following you for a while now and love your content. Still patiently waiting on the Badfinger vid 😁 Just wanted to bring your attention to one band I found on community radio here in Australia some years back, 'Nothing But Thieves'. A young Brit band that really took me at the time. I introduced my daughters to them after hearing their single 'Amsterdam' and weve gone on to see them multiple times when they've toured down under. I'm impressed by their versatility and Connor Masons lead vocal is incredible! Please check them out and hopefully restore your faith that there are some great bands out there that are outside of the mainstream. Cheers.

[@judmcc]

Because it is so much better! Period.

[@mikeallred2842]

Easy answer..... Format changes. We bought the LPs, then rebought our entire collection when cassettes came out. When CDs came out we bought all the albums again. We bought the same albums at least 3 times.

[@ludochem]

in the sixties there was no competition from previous decades and you didnt have "spotify". it was more or less a blank slate.

[@MrMortadella1]

There’s nothing wrong with today’s rock music. It’s just as good as the 70s. People today who complain about it are just too lazy to look for it. The only difference being that it’s not celebrated in the media like it used to be. Now the media solely concentrates on pop music. Lots of great modern rock bands like Clutch,Lucifer, Blood Ceremony, Greenlung,, Crown Lands, Crobot and Greenleaf just to name a few. Streaming makes it easy to find them, don’t depend on the media to find it for you. Get off you ass and start looking and stop being a dinosaur and playing the same stuff over and over from 50 years ago.

[@thomasrobinson182]

Because it is mostly pretty good. Some of it is brilliant.

[@TheSledge77]

One word. Talent. The music from back then was so good because you had to have talent and be spot on when playing an instrument or singing. The technology wasn't the same either so you couldn't splice things together taking one good part here and another good part there and piece them together to make it sound good. I don't believe that there was any multi tracks in the 60s at least so you couldn't do anything with that (not sure if I am making sense) Lastly and most importantly, there was no computers so, again, you had to be good. I bet that even in live shows there was no lip syncing, the vocals that you were hearing were real. Go look un "the Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody live 1965. That will prove my point when I speak of live shows

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Multi-track recording started in the late '50s. Almost all tv productions of music, opera included in some markets, were mimed.

[@jaycoleman8062]

When a song can be made by passing around an iPad to different people versus a bunch of people jamming live (to tape) to see what happens is when you lost me.

[@williambarry8015]

Todays songs contain about ten words in the lyrics but have 400 songwriters and 8000 producers.

[@hipidipi20157max]

A new album every one to two years like in the vinyl era. You dont have to complete a 70 min CD with filler songs, 45 minutes with just good songs is much better.

[@chrisgross2043]

Groups today taking years to make an album while The Beatles in one calendar year put out Help! Rubber Soul and Revolver! Each album was better than the one before! Who does that anymore!

[@karensingh2020]

in my opinion it has to do with format. vinyl, cassette and cd. not sure about if the music was better then. its just more diverse now. main music is R and B most popular but so is metal rap too! all the old stuff was on most of these formats.

[@5roundsrapid263]

I have thought about it for the last two decades or so. I think it boils down to one thing: music was comforting until around 2000. Now, music antagonizes people just to sell units.

[@AshleyReynolds-vc6ly]

Modern mainstream commercial music sucks. BUT there is a lot of good indie stuff out there. Bands like Dea Matrona are inspired by 60s and 70s music and put out music accordingly, and they are doing it for artistic reasons not commercial gain. The internet makes it both easy and hard to find the good stuff. Easy because it is all out there, artists are not dependent on a big record label with a distribution network to release their stuff, anybody with an internet connection can access it from anywhere in the world. But it is also harder because you have to really look for the good stuff, radio stations just play mainstream rap-crap so there is no easy way to be exposed to the good stuff, and every talentless hack posts their own cat-murdering noise on the internet which means there is a lot of dirt to sift through before you find the gold.

[@benjaminandrews8148]

Because music from that time is different and is smart and had interesting sound compared to todays sound also the intellectual lyrics play a factor

[@crazypainter56]

Because it was made by real musicians -sometimes live in the studio-no computers-was born in 56 -music from the 60s's was varied in styles and tastes -they were not afraid to experiment

[@davidrowe7967]

Apart from Taylor Swift, who is selling huge amount of vinyl and CDs!

[@bobair2]

I like some of the music of the 60s and 70s and my favorite artist of today is Poppy and she has produced a lot of good music in the last 7 years.

[@KitKrash]

Back then every song sounded different. Every band had their own sound. Now everything sounds the same.

[@edlawn5481]

Same reason people still listen to Bach and Beethoven. It's the "Classical Music" of the Rock era.

[@jessem470]

Great video Puts me in mind of my hero Frank Zappa Frank once said things were better when studio had big fat cigar chomping executives saying “ I don’t know what it is but let release it and see what happens “ Hip A&R guys and Exec are killing creativity for profit Second Zappa toured constantly but still released 60+ albums in his short lifetime , yes he was a workaholic but come on bands today have to do a little better Third and final thought No good music is a fake narrative and to this point I blame lazy listeners And as a shining light of hope, Listen to King Gizzard and Lizard Wizzard new album Flight b741 just released , its their 26 album in about 14 years Oh! and they are currently out on the road

[@owenjones506]

As a 60s, 70s and early 80s rock music lover , it is easy to see why , there were more talented song writers and diverse music back then .not the all the same rubbish they spout now .

[@oinkooink]

Wow iconic hair and beard, You would stand out on the savanna.

[@James-eg3nf]

Basically, 60s-90s music will become the classical music of the future.

[@waynebenedict5785]

I submit The Warning and Band-Maid as examples of new bands that connect with the classic eras and bring it to today with a modern twist without trying to redefine that music!

[@ronaldmorgan7632]

Yep. Only reason I'm engaged now.

[@johnpierce2095]

To me its seems, they rush into the studio throw some songs on it and rush back out so they can get back on the road and tour, they dont spend anytime on the songs quality like they used to, its all about touring., Its become a popularity contest of who can sing in front of the most people.

[@56dinosaur]

I'm a classic rock fan (age 68). Gimme more outtakes from the Good 'ol Days, specifically before Crosby & Nash started trying to shut down the whales and save the nukes.

[@davidgardiner4720]

For hundreds of years a musician was just another worker, paid to do a job and not very well. This continued more of less until 1945. Then began a sort golden age when selling records could make a performer very wealthy. This has all changed but the music industry still expects to be enjoying the "money for nothing" culture . They panicked when cassettes became popular and home recording became affordable, they embraced cds because they thought recording would be difficult and expensive, pushing up the prices to a level hard to believe today on a product that was very inexpensive to produce. The internet threw them into a tale spin, so they tried suing 12 year olds. Streaming is making the music companies a bucketload of cash, with little dripping down to most musicians. The model of the second half of the 20th century was the anomaly, perhaps we should get used to it.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Even before recording a star performer could become quite wealthy. With recording and modern distribution, the share of money received by the top earnings has become magnified, with most of the lower-tier musicians replaced by canned music.

[@RnRdrum70]

This question could have been answered in 5 simple words..."because it's way way better", and 1 of those words is a repeat (for emphasis)🤪 😊

[@TheSteveBoyd]

Ooh! I know the answer to this one! I'll take "New music sucks" for $1000, Alex.

[@billhawkins1236]

Most of today's music, ( not all of it, but you have to look hard ) seems one dimensional, meaning a particular artist can make an album, and to me, the track's all sound pretty much the same. Music needs depth and space to move. Think roller coaster or merry-go-round. Which is more exciting?

[@timothyproksch2915]

I wonder if the problem is the fact that the Dee jays don’t get to pick the songs they play

[@BobE316]

It's much better music with much better artists.

[@Baz63]

Record sales are a fraction of what they once were hence why bands tour to make money. For example i read that the last Van Halen album 'A Different Kind Of Truth' reached No.2 in the Billboard Charts back in 2012. If this album had been released back in '84 (when the original band last recorded an album) with those 2012 sales the album would not have cracked the top 30.

[@commonman317]

I'm 56 years old. To me, it seems like music has become Muzak, just unimportant background noise with repetitive beats and simple lyrics. Also, the mystery is gone. Back then, people couldn't wait to see Zep, and see how Page created all of those guitar sounds. Today, kids can create that stuff using a laptop with music software.

[@billpet4602]

Technology neutralizes creativity. Every decade after the 70s (to be fair mid 60s to early 80s ) we get less and less quality music. Within that decade, different styles of music were created from Rock&Roll to psychedelic, funk, pop, hard rock, prog, punk, newwave , metal, even disco,. with monsters on each music style. It's crazy.

[@mr-wx3lv]

Seems to me Michael, that the more catchy tunes that have come out in the last ten years or so, hark back to earlier styles. Seems to me, like they run out of a new " sound". The 50s, 60,s, 70s, 80s and to some extent the 90s had new sounds and styles that kept things fresh. Not only that, but these songs were played, frequently on the radio. So many people heard them. Something went wrong in the 2000s onward. There were a few exceptions, but generally, the music the general public heard was, watered down, auto tuned garbage. The radio, here in the UK at least as more "golden oldies" channels than ever before....

[@fredricclack7137]

ALL but TOOL! 🌌 🪨⚒️

[@danl6213]

you were right.......I checked and i was unsubscribed to your channel.....weird. I was wondering why i stopped seeing your videos in my feed!

[@KevinOshea-wt2ps]

The bottom line is the 60s and 70s is much greater music than todays. people are so sick of the crap being put out nowadays

[@ductarqvackenstein922]

I write a song a week. It's not hard to do for me, most people aren't original or interesting, so even if they did this, the music would suck. Certainly though, more discipline and less distraction would lead to higher productivity, even if you can't fix lack of creativity, with most people generating pastiches of the music they like, rather than forging their own sounds.

[@johndavids4780]

What is happening when younger listeners hear 60s and 70s music it is like they has margarine their whole existence and then they get a taste of real butter. This computer generated, corporate produced stuff that they call music today is not comparable to actual real people with real talent playing real music. The younger among us are discovering The Beatles, Beach Boys, Righteous Brothers, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, Yes and Pink Floyd and the quality is blowing their minds. I am 75 and I see it all the time.

[@drothberg3]

Yes, the nutshell is that the music from the 60s and 70s is just way better. But why? I don’t believe that people had talent then and don’t have talent now. It’s some kind of magical combination of where we were in the history of rock, in social and cultural history in general, and the changing way the music business works.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Dylan and The Beatles, by writing their own material, broke the Brill Building model that kept the artists in check. For a decade or so, the artists had greater say about what they did and what reached the public. It was only with the rise of producer-driven music, like disco, that the industry side reasserted control by having the producers assume the gatekeeper role the publishing houses once had.

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

I am old and awake. In the production music space Americana music does well as does Hip hop and rap. Its not a matter of genre or music in time, its what sells some dumb ass product. One is bombarded with what was, it only takes less than 10 seconds to make an old melody or a few words familiar

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

BOOM! And the mic drops Freewilly! ❤🏆

[@doctordetroit4339]

Rap is nursery rhymes with profanity....