zgrizz t1_iujl5bw wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:35 PM

I think you'd have a hard time convincing the larger group of people that it is "improving". But it is changing, and that is a constant going back eons. And that change tends to reflect trends popular with youth, although an argument could be made that youth automatically embraces new over old, meaning that the trend tracks in the other direction.

TofuVic OP t1_iujmb69 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:43 PM

Thank you for responding.

>I think you'd have a hard time convincing the larger group of people that it is "improving".

I'd like to make it clear that I definitely am not attempting to convince anyone whatsoever. I was simply sharing an opinion because I was curious if a lot of people - or anyone at all! - felt the same way. I wholeheartedly respect and appreciate people's varied tastes and preferences in music.

>an argument could be made that youth automatically embraces new over old

I can likely agree with that, and would be curious to see studies and statistics around that as it pertains to music. For what it's worth, I am not young... lol. When I was young, I definitely did enjoy music that was recently released more than things like "classic rock." That said, even though I'm much older now, I continue to enjoy music that has been recently released more than decades-old music.