Also 15, and could not tell you who is number one. I have a vague idea of what's in the charts because of the radio etc but most of it I don't like.
I was also like that at the age of 15, I'm now 19 and studying a degree in Commercial Music.
I couldn't care less about who was number one these days. I very rarely know who is in the charts, although I generally find out through friends.
I feel a lot of music has become really commercialised and is only released to make money. You very rarely see songs in the charts these days that people have released for their love of music. Many people believe music to be a good place to make money, it isn't exactly that!
I like artists such as Lady Gaga and Florence however!
Most 15 year olds do like whats in the charts , it's just the pretentious little tw*ts that dont...
How exactly does having a personal opinion on a piece of music make someone a pretentious tw*t? People are entitled to their own opinion, and many people are mainly influenced by what is in the mainstream. They listen to the stuff in the charts and on the radios.
I'm 32 and I do like some chart music (I love Lady Gaga for instance) but have to say that I always gravitate back to years gone by - like the early Nineties for example, nearly every genre was better back then.
I agree, my dad just turned 55 and he also loves Lady Gaga, I tend to go back to the music of every other decade other than the current, and the end of the previous decade.
I agree nearly every genre was better back then, even though I was a small child. It's all to do with the commercialisation of music, and making music for money.
the charts have(or should have) little relevance when the contraption you're reading this on can connect you to virtually any form of music you care to think of. they're a marketing tool, completely manipulated & should be scrapped immediately.
They are a marketing tool, you're right! They are for people like Simon Cowell who only wants fame and fortune, not to simply sell music 'cos it's something they love!
I like some of today's music, but I prefer music from the 60's to 90's. Everything seems to sound the same these days - it's all so bland and over produced. I'm 29.
How exactly does having a personal opinion on a piece of music make someone a pretentious tw*t? People are entitled to their own opinion, and many people are mainly influenced by what is in the mainstream. They listen to the stuff in the charts and on the radios.
I turned 35 a couple of weeks ago, and I have no idea who is in the charts these days!
I used to be so up on my pop music...watched The Chart Show, Top of The Pops etc religiously...
Now I prefer the oldies but goodies...I adore Motown, Northern Soul...
But I also still love the 80's
The Style Council
Huey Lewis and the News
The Blow Monkeys
Simply Red
Curiousity Killed the cat
Swing Out Sister...
Never, ever thought I would feel old and past it...but I do...
35...i no longer like most of today's chart and have no clue who is in itl
Most teenagers don't know who's number one. These days either.
I don't think people take much notice of the charts since Top of the pops ended. It's a shame in some ways as you can have a number one record and hardly anyone will even know.
Most teenagers don't know who's number one. These days either.
I don't think people take much notice of the charts since Top of the pops ended. It's a shame in some ways as you can have a number one record and hardly anyone will even know.
I always watched top of the pops as a kid, you're right. It was good!
I did notice the charts at xmas however, simply 'cos I hate X factor....
I'm 35 and thought I'd always follow the top 40 and popular music as well as more obscure stuff, but from buying around 5 albums a month 10 years ago I think I got 3 in the whole of last year, the 20 year old me would be so ashamed...
One theory I've got is that because music is now available digitally there's not the excitement of picking up a physical CD in the first week or so on release, or else it's going to be more expensive or impossible to find in the shops, because now it's going to be available at the same price - or free- forever. I think losing the excitement of buying new stuff in the shops has affected my enjoyment of any new music?
Well I don't buy singles any more but the last 4 albums I bought were Everybody Wants to Be on TV ~ Scouting For Girls, The Defamation of Strickland Banks ~ Plan B, Congratulations ~ MGMT & Simple Times by Joshua Radin and I am older than 32 - so some people do move with the times
I am the same as you. I do not like any chart music. LOL
same here,,im 35 and i did enjoy all the stuff in my 20s.. now nothing new gives me 'the shivers' and think its a good enough song to download. its weird i always loved hearing what came out next, it was the soundtrack to time periods of your life. now they all look like 12 thats maybe why
quite interesting a moaning about the chart thread from 6 years ago when it was at least 10x better than it is now Streaming not entirely to blam ethen hehe
I definetely couldn't care less on a chart placing they like I used to, I remember being furious that girls alouds untouchable didn't make the top 10 but these days I wouldn't be bothered, for instance kiss it better flopped on its arse but I still think it's 10 times better than work, which has done great things but I still think it's garbage.
I haven't seen the top 40 but had a glance yesterday and have copied the link here
How many tracks do you have or would consider adding to your playlist or buying.
My total was 13, there are some great tracks in there in particular ones from dua lipa and Ariana grande, I guess the problem is over a quarter of them have been there for over 20 weeks
I definetely couldn't care less on a chart placing they like I used to, I remember being furious that girls alouds untouchable didn't make the top 10 but these days I wouldn't be bothered, for instance kiss it better flopped on its arse but I still think it's 10 times better than work, which has done great things but I still think it's garbage.
I haven't seen the top 40 but had a glance yesterday and have copied the link here
How many tracks do you have or would consider adding to your playlist or buying.
My total was 13, there are some great tracks in there in particular ones from dua lipa and Ariana grande, I guess the problem is over a quarter of them have been there for over 20 weeks
2 for me..... 'hotter then hell' is listeable and i really like 'this girl' - kungs...
I'm 26 and, with a few exceptions, I feel the same. I couldn't tell you who was in the top 10 at the moment. The only reason I know what's going on sometimes is because of Digital Spy, otherwise I'd be blind.
I checked, There are 6 Fts and a Vs.
I've heard of Rihanna but she's only 2 of the Fts - they aren't her songs.
There's a samey sound about so many of the songs. I think it's mainly down to the producers picking from a small range of acceptable sounds. There's a slightly melancholic tone to so many of the songs and no-one with much lyrical ability beyond the trite. Little Mix's 'Hair' was in there recently and that was a bit of fun.
Anything that sounds even vaguely different I listen out for..maybe the Fifth Harmony song, 'Work from Home', M0's 'Final Song' and Zara Larsson's 'Lush Life'. This is the unchallenging music of a generation of young people who simply want to conform and take no risks.
I watched Grimes at Glastonbury again this morning,...she was a lot more interesting than this chart stuff.
There was a time when I was always searching for the next band to become addicted to and could never imagine a time when it would be different. However, I think the last album I heard that really knocked me out was Super Extra Gravity by The Cardigans and that was over ten years ago now. I think I started to really hate chart music as soon as they started to use that stupid electronic vocal manipulation on almost every song. That has been the real plague on modern music.
It's weird that some people still seem to think that once you hit a certain age, you're meant to stop liking certain types of music and start liking "real" music.
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Nothing wrong with being a pretrentious little tw*t if it means preferring good music to the sh*te that's currently in the charts.
Personally, I'm amazed by how many teenagers I've talked to who prefer the music of the 60's and 70's to what's around today.
I was also like that at the age of 15, I'm now 19 and studying a degree in Commercial Music.
I couldn't care less about who was number one these days. I very rarely know who is in the charts, although I generally find out through friends.
I feel a lot of music has become really commercialised and is only released to make money. You very rarely see songs in the charts these days that people have released for their love of music. Many people believe music to be a good place to make money, it isn't exactly that!
I like artists such as Lady Gaga and Florence however!
How exactly does having a personal opinion on a piece of music make someone a pretentious tw*t? People are entitled to their own opinion, and many people are mainly influenced by what is in the mainstream. They listen to the stuff in the charts and on the radios.
What people do think are the pretentious tw*ts?
I agree, my dad just turned 55 and he also loves Lady Gaga, I tend to go back to the music of every other decade other than the current, and the end of the previous decade.
I agree nearly every genre was better back then, even though I was a small child. It's all to do with the commercialisation of music, and making music for money.
They are a marketing tool, you're right! They are for people like Simon Cowell who only wants fame and fortune, not to simply sell music 'cos it's something they love!
I turned 35 a couple of weeks ago, and I have no idea who is in the charts these days!
I used to be so up on my pop music...watched The Chart Show, Top of The Pops etc religiously...
Now I prefer the oldies but goodies...I adore Motown, Northern Soul...
But I also still love the 80's
The Style Council
Huey Lewis and the News
The Blow Monkeys
Simply Red
Curiousity Killed the cat
Swing Out Sister...
Never, ever thought I would feel old and past it...but I do...
They just don't make them like they used to loL!
Ahh thats ok then... my bad? ha!
I sometimes get really aggressive about music and stuff :rolleyes:
I don't think people take much notice of the charts since Top of the pops ended. It's a shame in some ways as you can have a number one record and hardly anyone will even know.
I would, I AM! But I'm not looking to get into the charts, and still in process of recording etc.
I always watched top of the pops as a kid, you're right. It was good!
I did notice the charts at xmas however, simply 'cos I hate X factor....
One theory I've got is that because music is now available digitally there's not the excitement of picking up a physical CD in the first week or so on release, or else it's going to be more expensive or impossible to find in the shops, because now it's going to be available at the same price - or free- forever. I think losing the excitement of buying new stuff in the shops has affected my enjoyment of any new music?
same here,,im 35 and i did enjoy all the stuff in my 20s.. now nothing new gives me 'the shivers' and think its a good enough song to download. its weird i always loved hearing what came out next, it was the soundtrack to time periods of your life. now they all look like 12 thats maybe why
Other people stay young at heart and like the youthful nature of new music.
I definetely couldn't care less on a chart placing they like I used to, I remember being furious that girls alouds untouchable didn't make the top 10 but these days I wouldn't be bothered, for instance kiss it better flopped on its arse but I still think it's 10 times better than work, which has done great things but I still think it's garbage.
I haven't seen the top 40 but had a glance yesterday and have copied the link here
How many tracks do you have or would consider adding to your playlist or buying.
My total was 13, there are some great tracks in there in particular ones from dua lipa and Ariana grande, I guess the problem is over a quarter of them have been there for over 20 weeks
2 for me..... 'hotter then hell' is listeable and i really like 'this girl' - kungs...
Kungs Vs Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl
Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!
Granted it's just two songs but these have by far been my favourite two songs in the charts for the last two months.
There are a good number of singles at the moment that I like, but don't love and wouldn't spend 99p on them on iTunes.
Of course now that One Dance by Drake has been reduced to 59p I'm tempted to buy it.
I checked, There are 6 Fts and a Vs.
I've heard of Rihanna but she's only 2 of the Fts - they aren't her songs.
Anything that sounds even vaguely different I listen out for..maybe the Fifth Harmony song, 'Work from Home', M0's 'Final Song' and Zara Larsson's 'Lush Life'. This is the unchallenging music of a generation of young people who simply want to conform and take no risks.
I watched Grimes at Glastonbury again this morning,...she was a lot more interesting than this chart stuff.