I also think streaming is a HUGE factor that was not mentioned in the piece. When I was growing up, unless you were buying an album or CD, the musical spectrum was really limited to four subsets: niche, (think Quiet Storm or soft rock), general genre (like rock, R&B, and country), top 40, and “oldies“ – music that had been top 40 but was…
I also think streaming is a HUGE factor that was not mentioned in the piece. When I was growing up, unless you were buying an album or CD, the musical spectrum was really limited to four subsets: niche, (think Quiet Storm or soft rock), general genre (like rock, R&B, and country), top 40, and “oldies“ – music that had been top 40 but was kind of deemed whatever the commercial equivalent of culturally significant was.
When I listen to music now, I have no idea when it’s from, or how old or popular, the musician performing it is. And to a large degree, it doesn’t really matter.
I also think streaming is a HUGE factor that was not mentioned in the piece. When I was growing up, unless you were buying an album or CD, the musical spectrum was really limited to four subsets: niche, (think Quiet Storm or soft rock), general genre (like rock, R&B, and country), top 40, and “oldies“ – music that had been top 40 but was kind of deemed whatever the commercial equivalent of culturally significant was.
When I listen to music now, I have no idea when it’s from, or how old or popular, the musician performing it is. And to a large degree, it doesn’t really matter.
This is ultimately probably the best way to listen to music