JBrennan

What are you talking about man? I posted a similar topic in the R&B Hip-Hop forum that was more specific to that music genre. But it's an opinion I have about music across the board. No doubt there are really good musicians still out there. But because of the industry, the record labels, the suits behind radio, these musicians don't usually get any play. Just trying to get some good suggestions for bands to start listening to because I'm losing faith in our generation and the values we treasure in music.

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I honestly have lost a lot of respect for today's music (in all genres). I genuinely feel that the level of musicianship and skill has greatly deteriorated. Partly because of society, for some reason we all support radio stations that only play the same 10 songs over and over and over. I think my (and future) generations don't appreciate true musicianship. Artists who actually write their own lyrics, or are skilled at their instruments. Not just completely altered electronically so that their voices can be made to sound good, and any off-tune pitch is fixed. This is evident in live performances from todays bands. When you compare them to the older bands (some concerts I've seen include Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, the Eagles, Eric Clapton, Queen with Paul Rodgers, Van Halen, Carlos Santana, Chicago, Doobie Brothers, Billy Joel, Elton John, the Allman Brothers Band...), it's not even close. The older bands, their live music sounds just as good, but usually better then their album cuts. They clearly display their immense skill with their instruments and for the most part have maintained their vocal abilities. When I see today's rock bands, live, it's just not even close to the same as the album cut. Their voices are much worse, and their is a very noticeable decrease in quality of what you heard on the CD. My question is what rock bands out there today do you truly think still have true musicianship and skill? I'll start of with the band, Los Lonely Boys. A Tex-Mex trio with amazing guitar work, beautiful harmonies, and of course, they write their own songs. Henry Garza's guitar is just so good, heavily influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix. The lyrics are great and actually have meaning. So if you have a chance, listen to their album "Los Lonely Boys."

I honestly have lost a lot of respect for today's music (in all genres). I genuinely feel that the level of musicianship and skill has greatly deteriorated. Partly because of society, for some reason we all support radio stations that only play the same 10 songs over and over and over. I think my (and future) generations don't appreciate true musicianship. Artists who actually write their own lyrics, or are skilled at their instruments. Not just completely altered electronically so that their voices can be made to sound good (example: T-pain, who is completely computer generated, and in concert, he sucks). I'm looking for a list of artists who display true skill today, and in this case, write their own music. I'll start it off with Ne-Yo. I have a lot of respect for him because he is multi-talented. He started out writing songs for other artists, and quickly rose to the top when he started releasing his own songs. He can write, has a great voice, and is an awesome entertainer. A rarity in the industry today. Does anyone out there feel the same way? And if so, can you help me find other artists of similar talent?

What is the best album/songs to start with? I only know the song "Pins and Needles" from my roommate and I loved it. Any suggestions?

Great album, very exciting, and the songs obviously show their energy!