Is old school better by default?

Sup y'all?

I always get into these conversations with older people who were alive in the 70's. Almost universally the theme and the line is always the same. " That's when music was music!" Before I used to disagree with them. I used to argue vehemently the merits of contemporary music, a la Hip Hop and R+B and the dance music of our day. But is it me? Or is the music of the last couple years almost indefensible? Don't get me wrong. I aint one of those people who slams contemporary popular music as being "devoid of talent or musicality." But some of these hip hop "club bangers" I hear... I used make songs like that up in the shower as a joke! The pallets of contemporary listeners have changed, in fact... Our taste buds change as we mature?

But there are certain constants in the world. Although things evolve, things still stay the same in some regards. The principal example being music. They are core elements that make a song great, good, or just plan listenable. There are a lot of young people such as myself who opt for "old school music" because you can listen to it. It tells a story, it's not obnoxious, and you can tell it took more than five minutes to make. Isn't that what we appreciate about music and musicians? So the ol' head was right. "Music was music." But he's right, on couple conditions... Until the listeners pallet changes and the industry stops being greedy and pandering. Until musicians want to make music and not auto-tune everything. Until there is an acceptance of diversity. The ol'head will be right. The past will always be better than the present. Until next... Make it happen like rappin.

Wiki-p,

South Broad family.