IanHenry Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I was watching a T.V program featuring the reformed Spandau Ballet the other night, and it set me thinking. In my youth Music and Fashion was a constantly changing, revolving door, new styles would come along every couple of years, for example, Punk, New Wave and then the New Romantics, but now there seems to be no progression just non stop Rap and other soulless produced pop music, nothing ever seems to change (or is it with me getting older I'm just not seeing it?). With a few (very few) exceptions it just looks like endless dross to me. I feel a bit sorry for the kids of today. I was also wondering, did the U.S ever experience the New Romantics movement? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqdOvyw0k0I Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Yeah all the trends came around… I noticed that here in Spain the Gothic thing was very popular and lasted a long time… I do agree that there seems to be a lack of progression in music today. Everything seems so rehashed and recycled. Another troubling thing in the music industry is you can no longer make a fortune so dreams of becoming wealthy at doing something you love has dropped out of the equation. You don't make money selling your music anymore. Your music is a promotional tool to prompt your concerts, should you be young and lucky enough to tour… I am worried that with much of the incentive gone to make music it will become a dying art left to kids who make music on their computers… Maybe some gaming company should make a video game called real musicians with talent. The object of the video game would be to come up with good original music that's played on real instruments. No, that would be too difficult… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 I feel really sorry for young people nowadays. Having been a teacher of kids in the 11-18 age group until aprox 18 months ago, I've seen this at close hand. They live on a diet of mediocrity served up by people like Simon Cowell. They don't seem to have any rebellious streak that previous generations had, no desire to do their own thing (I found it increasingly frustrating teaching 18 year olds, with no fire and desire to question what they were being served up) all they are interested in is when the next model iphone is due for release. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Over here in America MTV played a bunch of the videos from Ultravox, Adam Ant, Bow Wow Wow, Duran Duran, and Spandau Ballet. And boy did we appriciate that. FZ, Spandau Ballet are working on a new album for release next year, their first in years, it might be interesting. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 During my formative years, and for a few afterwards, it seemed that music and fashion were inextricably linked. You could tell another young persons musical preference entirely by their look. As I got older that all disappeared, people's clothing became more moderate as they aged and now everyone my age dresses absolutely middle of the road (in my cellular society), their musical preferences are no longer betrayed by their choice of clothing. I think the need to "belong" wanes as one grows older and less concerned about what others think and therein lies the reason for the change in clothing style. What had once been a membership badge is now a simple choice of aesthetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Never having any interest in fashion I never payed attention to any of the fashion trends, and I still don't. So I don't know anything about that. Although, I do think music keeps evolving. You just have to be willing to go looking for it. You can't rely on what you are being spoon fed. That's all garbage. I find plenty of great new music. Is it evolving in style into something to replace rap/hip hop? I don't care. All I care about is if it pleases me. But it's out there. And I apologize in advance for saying this but the 80's is a period of music I would rather forget. Change is not always good. lol. As for kids being less rebellious? What do they have to rebel against? The have their noses glued to their devices all day long and have no clue what's going on around them. Take away their devices or wifi or internet and you will see one hell of a rebellion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Like quapman's comments above, I too never cared about fashion. The way I see it, the people who try to keep up with fashion tend to look the most stupid - the 80's was a prime example. In terms of music, I believe popular music/ chart music has always been pretty dire on the whole. It's not just this generation that is guilty of this. Every decade since around the 50's/ 60's has produced some terrible artists and songs, but equally some great ones managed to rise above the garbage! For me, the best musicians/ bands are usually the ones who are rarely heard about or pretty much unknown, except for in the field of music they play. I really think there are more gifted musicians outside the whole 'record business/ money making business' then in it,... and most will never be known sadly. For good music you have to look at the 'specialist' areas and dig further than what is fed to people on TV/ Radio/ Internet. When I was in high school kids were generally totally dumb when it came to art, music and literature and if anything they seem to be dumber now then they were then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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