I found myself pleasantly surprised with the music on my iPod the other day. My taste was not as bad as I remembered. However, listening to my top ten made me think about how music has evolved and how the latest top ten charts have changed.
I’m not saying some of the music that’s coming out today is bad, but I feel it’s all about the hype and not about the love of music. Hip-hop today sounds completely different to hip-hop a few years ago. It is not necessarily a change for the worse, but I don’t think I am enjoying the change as much as everyone else who’s listening to the “current” music.
It’s like everyone is worried about trying to make it but everyone is forgetting the love of music. Some can argue that loving music doesn’t get you anywhere and in some cases, it’s true. Music has become all about who’s the most popular, and how much money you have. It has become about everything but music.
Don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t mean I’m against some of the newer music that’s out now, but sometimes it’s cool just to stop and take a listen to the classics. It’s almost like listening to the classics brings back all kinds of memories.
I’m not biased; I’m a musician. I listen to all sorts of genres, new and old, but most of what I’ve learned has been from the classics. Lyrics, melodies, and beats actually portray what the artist feels and it seems that music back in the day was more real.
I’m not saying you can’t feel that in newer music, but I want to encourage you to find that one song that you used to listen to that brought back a memory. Find that one classic song that you know could make your day better at any time.
Find your classic song, kick back, and enjoy it. Those moments don’t come very often.
Godspeed.