Recently, I was sitting in my grandmother's car watching the mobile video of a song I liked. "Would you turn that down? Meh, meh-meh, meh-meh. What terrible music!" This was a very melodic song that, yes, was a bit repetitive, but that I really thought she would like, especially seeing as how much I liked it. But, I realized that to her, who had never heard the words dub-step or even Daft Punk, this music was bad.
Sometimes, I'll think about returning to the past to show them what music on our home audio speakers has become. Like going to Chuck Berry back in the '50s and playing him a Jay-Z album. What would he say? Would he be able to respect it or would he think we were crazy? This is similar to what happened in the car with my grandma.
Music has been getting very electronic lately. At most shows I attend, there's someone manning the electronic beat, whether he's a DJ on a laptop, or a guy playing an MPC 1000, or just touching buttons on a big piece of equipment to create an atmospheric hum. Some of this music is conceptual - some artists play for volume, or atmosphere, or to simply pump up the crowd. When you begin with a sample and add layers and layers of sound over it, it becomes more like a novel than a jam session. In a way, it requires as much skill, but as far as live performance goes, which has for many years been a critical way to judge any musician, it's hard to tell whether a musician is actually doing anything or if they're just playing a record.
Not to say that I don't enjoy listening to such records. They can be complex journeys that involve a lot of thought and planning. But, the days of making it according to your musical chops may be numbered. Instead, many of the sounds are pre-programmed into these machines, making it easier for anyone with an ear to write something catchy and great.
Some may lament the influx of electronic music on today's home audio systems, saying that it makes music easier, and therefore dumber. But there are plenty of highly skilled musicians who don't necessarily write great songs, who can shred guitar solos, but who don't know the value of melody. So in a way, I guess all I can hope is that my ear adjusts to the sounds of the future.
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