yea it's true....

back in the 60's i can remember my dad saying how many of the bands i liked were talentless, couldn't carry a tune, would never last, etc. i promised myself i wouldn't be that way.

over the last 20 years or so, i have fallen short. from hating air supply (chick music), to michael bolton (screaming). to backstreet boys,nkotb, and others of their ilk (more dancing moves than talent), i realized what has happened to me.

now with bieber,lady gaga, and a few others, i'm going off the deep end.

don't get me wrong- there's a fair amount of newer music i like, but dang it, i'm getting crusty.

anybody else suffering from this? any known cure?

Count me in. No cure............. Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

I'm getting as crusty as can be.....

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I Can't Explain

It just can't be helped... I wonder though, did my Fathers Father slam Glen Miller or Perry Como????

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Hey, Boy Blue is back!

You may be showing the signs of an affliction that many of my friends are suffering from. It isn't A-D-D or A-D-H-D, it's called A-G-E. The only known cure is death. Thank goodness there are treatments to ease the pain....

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---> "The amp should be SWITCHED OFF AND UNPLUGGED before you do this!" <---

Por favor, disculpe mi español, no se llega a la práctica con mucha frecuencia.

I feel the same way.
I'm even fighting the urge to say, "Our music really was better!!"
But I'm not going to say it.

I'm with you, PB!

I see only "cultural pollutants" with little redeeming social value.

If it weren't for lip-sync technology most of those cupcakes would actually have productive careers in the food-service industry.

In fact, they're already well-trained for a "McJob" since there's not much difference between a set of IEM's and wearing a headset while working the drive-through.



Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

I have felt this way for a while. I decided to give in and say, most of today's music is no good. Also, I'm hearing things in older music that I did not notice 20 years ago. If new music was to stop now I would still have a lifetime of material to enjoy. I really wish rap/rap-offspring would stop. Peace out!

Lately I'm understanding my Dad's mentality more too but in a different way.

young CaptainC - "where'd my bike go?"

Dad - "I threw it out, you hadn't ridden it in a while"

young CaptainC - "I rode it yesterday for F sake"

Now that i have kids and way too much crap in the house I totally sympathize with shit-canning stuff when no one's looking.

My 5 year old likes when the Australian Pink Floyd comes on PBS... she thinks thats Floyd so i just go with it since I don't want to push my luck... I only pray she continues to appreciate Floyd. As for a cure... just embrace it my friend... I'm going out to buy a Justin Bieber shirt next chance i get.

R.I.P. Dad... "It's a good weekend to get organized"

Yup...it's called "getting old"! My kids tell me that all the time.
While it may "suck" the cure is definitely worse.

But I figure I have at least another 30 years until I have to worry about that.

"If the thunder don't get you, the lightning will."
-T

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-T

"You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose what you ain't never had" ~ McKinley Morganfield

Don't (the rest of) you old(er) farts get it? WE WERE TRULY BLESSED! To grow up with the most amazing, new, innovative sounds - Yikes! the Wawa pedal...Tremolo...REVERB! Granted, these things had been played with before, but really came into their own through Hendrix, The Beatles etc. No sense trying to make a list here, we all know who these bands were and we all have favourites.

Ahhh! We were so lucky. The older I get, the less desire I have to weed through the "gaga" to find the great new music that is happening these days. It's a pity, but I guess a lot of this new "manufactured" stuff sells.

Just a couple of cents from me.

Gridlok

alas- i am not alone i am 56 years young. a lot of music i didn't like as a youngster is now a regular part of my music rotation.

composers such as gershwin, cole porter, and others from that time were the previous generations' lennon and mccartney. i love those songs as much as i do the songs of my youth. they are timeless, and always put me in a good mood.

I dont think age has much to do with it. I wont even be 20 for another month, and I already think 99% of modern music is garbage.

Haven't bought a record since 1987 when I found beer. I really don't think I've missed much.

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No no and no

I'm 16 and I agree, modern music is not of the standards that music was before my times.