08-11-2014, 10:14
Teo Wrote:Volume can give you tinitis (buzzing in the ear that never goes away) and deafness.
Quantity is not quality.
Today has the opportunity for ANYONE to make and distribute ANYTHING. Does this mean we have better music today?
This truly is a great topic!
I also stated that it's volume of the quality music that makes it optimal. Yes, there is plenty of crap music out there (I, for one, disdain the mainstream), but there's so much quality alongside the quantity that it's impossible to believe that one cannot find a favorite in some of the nuances of these individual groups.
I would actually argue that it's easier to find good music more often than not. I avoid most of the major publications because I know what sort of music those publications are proponents of, and it just doesn't appeal to me as much as others. Of course, this isn't to state that everyone will enjoy anything these days or that everyone will possess a new favorite in result of listening to new music, but my claim is that there is so much out there that it's impossible not to find something that appeals to you. That's what I believe makes music truly great, when everyone can find something that appeals to them. This is what makes the current times optimal; everyone possesses some sort of enjoyment from a scene if they search through that scene. I doubt in the 60's you could find anything along the lines of Orbital, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Global Communication, etc. because that sort of music hadn't been delved into at the time, but now you have plenty of groups creating IDM, Ambient techno, Ambient, etc.
