Why is pop music these days so bad, and why do people like it?

[Tazeki]

When people scoff at classical music and beautiful piano melodies, I think something's wrong with the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z5EjAmZS1o

[gugnihr]

It takes more effort to like valuable and good things, bad things are easy to like because they are shallow and you can like them in a mindless way. When many people "like" the same thing their "shared appreciation" reinforces itself like a loop, and when certain song get played very often at the radio, in clubs and so on they become popular and people begin top like them just because they have heard them often. They are too laazy or too busy to search for something better and as I said better things often takes more time ands effort to be appreciated and many people don't want to put so much effort into listening to music.

Mainstream pop music basically works like internet memes. You can listen it anywhere, you don't need to know it and / or understand it to appreciate it, everybody else has heard it and know what you are talking about if you want to talk about it.

[Ultimate Anime GF]

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When people scoff at classical music and beautiful piano melodies, I think something's wrong with the world.

Pearls before swine. Why would pigs even attempt to appreciate the fruits of a High Culture?

[slowdeath]

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When people scoff at classical music and beautiful piano melodies, I think something's wrong with the world.

Pearls before swine. Why would pigs even attempt to appreciate the fruits of a High Culture?

lmao

[Oliver #MAGA]

Początkowo opublikowane przez WereSloth:

Pop music is a business. It's music, reduced to the lowest common denominator, with an eye on predictability and marketability. In other words, it's not about art. Like any other business, it's about money.

Sure; a song's chances of popular is usually determined by the marketing and industry appeal that it holds. This has been true for a long time, but standards do change over time. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is mostly opinion based.

[Galactic Yoshi]

Pop songs are good

[Brick]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Yoshi's Return:

Pop songs are good

You don't agree on MY opinion? How dare you!

[Walach]

For me it was when the "rock" part of "pop/rock" was removed.
Or maybe it never was there to begin with. :P

Pop/Rock like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWxUr_vDwwE

[A Variety of Soaps]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Brick:

♬ It starts with an O and ends with a P ♬

♬ O-P-I-N-I-O-N ♬

Opinion ends with an N.

[Brick]

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♬ It starts with an O and ends with a P ♬

♬ O-P-I-N-I-O-N ♬

Opinion ends with an N.

That's your opinion.

[A Variety of Soaps]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Brick:

Początkowo opublikowane przez A Variety of Soaps:

Opinion ends with an N.

That's your opinion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkE83Zu8z58

[Brick]

Początkowo opublikowane przez A Variety of Soaps:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Brick:

That's your opinion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkE83Zu8z58

No, it's YOUR opininon!I don't want it!

[Cyber_Wizard]

End times are coming thats why!

[rats destroyer]

Inb4 "I was born in the wrong generation"

Pop music is still pleased with some individuals. Sure it might be "bad" by many standards.

But most valley guys/girls liked the song. Not us incels. And that by itself cancels out.

[Oliver #MAGA]

Początkowo opublikowane przez DevinCyanide:

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When people scoff at classical music and beautiful piano melodies, I think something's wrong with the world.

I'd be lying if I said I was a fan of either. What really appeals to me is people doing new, weird things. Anything that comes from Death Grips is a fantastic example. Of course, we all are allowed to have our opinions. Hopefully.

I wish Death Grips got more recognition, but the fact that any of their songs got over 1 million views is extremely impressive in itself...

[A Variety of Soaps]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Annabel Lee:

Początkowo opublikowane przez A Variety of Soaps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkE83Zu8z58

Quoted for giggles.

Your welcome for the giggles.