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going full /mu/ mode: >>/3772/ > Though I don't hold simplity do to lack of resources and accessibility in a negative light on its own. well, I had thought at first that this post was going to be another "typical dadrocker complains about today´s music" or "grandpa yells at sky for no reason" but then I reread the paragraph a few times and yeah, it´s a fairly respectable argument. Keep in mind that prog rock was like intellectual music that the low classes couldn´t reach and they were tired of seeing absurdly complicated stuff around the early 70s (see the King Crimson solos) and they rebelled against that. However,prog rock was also an influence for the next intellectuals. > It's simplicity from recycling the most addicting rhythms and trying to keep things stale and ultra mass consumable that I don't like. well, do you think that post punk was all that commercial? A derivation of it yes, but what you are complaining about is something that comes as nothing new. I suppose you are bringing these lines because everything is about pop divas or bands made for the radio that suck (ehem Imagine Dragons). In Spain, don´t think that we have it much better because I have to listen to reggaeton in the street almost every single day. Also, consumable music was also around during that era (hello "Sugar, oh Honey Honey!"). > the mainstream has become a lot more boring in the music scene in the past 20 years. There is less new stuff and experimentation that gets a hgh profile now. and this is the part that got me the most and I almost flipped the table. sighs* This is the moment which as a young person should say something in respect about this. Let me say this: music today is ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to define it. There are so many releases out there every single year that I cannot tell you exactly what defines this era because over time, people will remember a bunch of records that could have been underground at release. Sure I can point out the hip hop trend, a great era for experimental electronic music, the comeback of dream pop/shoegaze, 2015 was a great year for post rock, there are indie bands that are getting into more sophisticated compositions, no wave has become more popular recently...there are so many things happening out there that I cannot even begin. The best music is sometimes found under the garage of a house(see Slint with Spiderland) So many genres, so much experimentation and genre breaking material that even music reviewers cannot keep up with all the albums released out there in this world. The main reason:Internet. > Used to be you'd want to find some new sound because uniqueness and style was part of breaking through. > the stagnant reign of version genres being melted togather into a vapid pop, rap and in my country a sometimes very pop/soft rock influenced country music being the only others that still retain some kind of identity that has been slowly going on the last 20 years or so (there was trends like emo bands and stuff). that´s because people want more of the same along with companies that make a business. However, more people are getting into music in general and they will reach a point where they will ask about how their bands got famous and as soon as one looks at their influences, you start to be curious. Much more these days in which one doesn´t stop discovering music because it´s right in front of you, in two clicks. I am not guilty of such practices, I don´t control the market system in order to bring prog rock or music of 7 minutes into the radio. There are radio stations, podcasts out there that focus on those aspects but as always, those end up having a niche public. People just want the simple stuff most of the time, something that doesn´t cause trouble. In the 70s, prog rock found a way to illuminate the masses because people used vinyls back in the day and in order to consume music, either you used singles or you spent a whole side of 20 minutes. Let´s not forget that the UK made prog rock mainstream, the country that has consumed and produced all kinds of music the most for 50 years.