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The music of today
Today’s
music is very similar to the music of the past. The present songs by present
artists consist of 3 basic elements. First we have the drums or rhythm if you
like, second we have the bass and third the melody. But if you compare those elements with the
elements of the music from over a hundred years ago, you’ll find that there isn’t
much difference between them. The only difference is that the recording quality
of the present songs is better than those back then. It is quite amazing though
that in all those years there hasn’t been a real change in music. Of course
there are some sub cultures with very strange and unique songs. But that’s not
what people want to listen to. All they want is the basic music I described
above. Modern electronic music contains those same three elements as well. Next
time you listen to a modern song, just pay attention and you will notice that
it’s just drums, bass and melody. That’s what people want to hear and that’s
why no other music becomes popular. Most popular songs sound very similar. If
you listen to a top 1000 of all times, you’ll notice that the songs are
basically all the same. Just with different voices or sometimes different
instruments. The melody is all the same. Maybe you could categorize the
melodies in sad music, happy music and romantic music. And that’s it. Popular
music will never change.