Been trawling through my music collection lately to try and find something a little different and obviously something worth listening to. There's a lot to go through and a lot I've either overlooked or done the quick test (first three tracks for 20secs). Still I can't seem to find anything more interesting than what I'd been listening to before.
I'm one of a generation that started listening to this "independent" genre as it as been termed. Basically anything outside of the mainstream would do, or some artists with mainstream appeal but are musically adept and are therefore accepted into the genre. And I guess it's not surprising when I play some of it to my parents they remind me that it's almost carbon copy of music that's way before my time. Not that I mind it's just that I think I'm beginning to understand more and more why I'm finding something different to be so hard to come across.
The problem is it all seems to sound the same. Cross artists cross genres, it's like I was born into time without a huge amount of originality. It's not like I don't accept that there's plenty outside this genre: metal, classical and so forth. Thing is although I enjoy classical music, there's only a certain style that works for me and the problem is that modern composers seem to avoid duets for violin and cello that serve early 19th century musicians well. Metal is a genre that seems to be as broad as independent, but suffers the same fate it would seem.
It seems like a long time since I've picked an album up and been wowed by it. The suggestions of friends yields ponds I've overfished. Perhaps there is change out there and I've just missed the trend but for now the songs remain the same.
I'm one of a generation that started listening to this "independent" genre as it as been termed. Basically anything outside of the mainstream would do, or some artists with mainstream appeal but are musically adept and are therefore accepted into the genre. And I guess it's not surprising when I play some of it to my parents they remind me that it's almost carbon copy of music that's way before my time. Not that I mind it's just that I think I'm beginning to understand more and more why I'm finding something different to be so hard to come across.
The problem is it all seems to sound the same. Cross artists cross genres, it's like I was born into time without a huge amount of originality. It's not like I don't accept that there's plenty outside this genre: metal, classical and so forth. Thing is although I enjoy classical music, there's only a certain style that works for me and the problem is that modern composers seem to avoid duets for violin and cello that serve early 19th century musicians well. Metal is a genre that seems to be as broad as independent, but suffers the same fate it would seem.
It seems like a long time since I've picked an album up and been wowed by it. The suggestions of friends yields ponds I've overfished. Perhaps there is change out there and I've just missed the trend but for now the songs remain the same.
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