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What is this generations Nirvana, Limp Bizkit, Tupac, or Rage against the machine? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 11 months ago by Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I feel global political oppression or global wars usually produce great music but Macklemore might be the peak.

Nothing against him, some of his songs are good, but I expected real rage inducing stuff with everything going on. Or is this just the state of music as a whole?

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[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

I didn't listen to these bands when I was younger. I listen to a lot of rap (southern rap). I thought Nirvana sucked when I listened to them. The older I get the more relevant the music has become. 60s and 70s music as well. The 80s has its moments but rhip-hop really shines through.

I just feel like todays music is so tame at times. Especially from the "top" performers. No one has a stance or rally cry. It is just remixes and pointless shit.

[-] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 11 months ago

So music for you only means something if it's political?

Like 30% of my music is instrumental, many others who have voices but no distinguishable words, and some of those are my most favorite music ever. I almost never listen to the words in music.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 11 months ago

Thay was never my statement. I said we usually get great music when it is like this. Even classical music makes statements with no word.

[-] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

What kind of "statements" does classical music make? For me instrumental music just sounds nice, or it doesn't. No statement involved.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 11 months ago

Classical music had plays attached to them. They 100% made political statements for their times.

https://www.operanorth.co.uk/news/fidelio-in-a-nutshell/

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