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Old 22-08-2010, 10:59
Gripper Stebson
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This annoying r & b and rap music seems to have been around for years now, and with no end in sight. And it seems a hell of a lot of people like listening to this trash. Pretty much every day I can hear it playing from nearby houses to me, people in cars playing it loud, and teenagers playing it on their mobiles/mp3 players(or whatever) without earphones on buses. Crappy music and it's so annoying. It seems no one likes listening to decent music anymore.

Will this music ever go out of fashion?
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:04
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I liked the good old R&B days from the 90's before it became too comercialised with Jodeci, Silk, Aailayah, Brian McKnight, Joe, SWV, Brandy, etc etc etc. Now its too much but i still dont mind it, its not offensive. Nothing beats the early R&B days though. Rap, never beena good fan but do prefer the old days again of 2pac, Biggie, LL Cool J and now its not so good. (although do like that Flo Rider and David Guetta song!)
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:06
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I like the good old R&B days from the '60's.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:07
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My nan's neighbour listens to gangster rap, he's also recently bought some amplifier so it vibrates on the floor even though she lives two floors below him.

I was saying to my mum last night that every car that drives past our house has either house or rap blairing out of their windows.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:08
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But I don't believe what you are referring to is Rhythm and Blues or rap music, it's teeny pop music, they just give them those names to make it sound like there is some thought or artistic merit to it..
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:11
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I like the good old R&B days from the '60's.
Before my time - but i knew someone would say that when i said good old days of R&B lol
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:13
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Give me r&B over indie music anyday of the week, or trance or metal or country.

But then whatever floats your boat, no one's tastes are better or worse than the next person.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:17
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Rap has been going for over 30 years now. It hit it's peak in the 1980's and early 90's.

I like actual R & B, this modern stuff that shares the same name is coma inducing.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:29
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Before my time - but i knew someone would say that when i said good old days of R&B lol
I just find it funny they share the same name but couldn't sound more different.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:30
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I just find it funny they share the same name but couldn't sound more different.
Yeah I know, my dad always says the same thing too!

I dont mind a bit of 60's R&B although totally different, thats actually proper rhythm and blue,
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:31
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If it gives kids with no musical talent a way of earning a living by chatting along to a very simple beat, then who are we to complain.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:33
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It's not the music I mind - some of which is occasionally quite good - but the social impact it has had. It's definitely been adopted as the soundtrack to the chav lifestyle, and there is a distinct correlation between its rise in chart dominance and their 'visibility'; as if the music has 'empowered' them into thinking they are socially acceptable. Whereas in the past they were largely safely hidden away amongst their estates, affecting only each other's lives in the main, they are now 'out and proud' among us with their uniforms and rituals etc.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:33
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I like actual R & B, this modern stuff that shares the same name is coma inducing.
I believe it's more being referred to as "urban" music now, to differentiate it from other R&B. It's no less awful no matter what you call it though, no wonder hardly anyone cares about the charts- it's either this crap or Simon Cowell's talentless kareoke singers.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:34
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nobody tell the op that millions of people in the world like and listen to the music he hates. It'll break his heart with facts or proper perspective.

Sigh... only on ds
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:35
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I like the good old R&B days from the '60's.
Agreed, I grew up with 60s R&B and Soul music, and love it still. With the digital revolution the back catalogues are now available to all. This new version of so called R&B is now better named as Urban, but each to their own.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:43
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There is some awful stuff coming out of America these days, it all sounds the same to me. Is it just crap or am I just getting old?

Whenever I tune into Radio 1 these days everything sounds like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgM3r8xKfGE

There's always been a lot of this stuff on the commercial pop stations but Radio 1 used to filter out a lot of the really terrible commercial music. A lot of people like it though so maybe there's something deeper that I'm not hearing from it.

There was a horrible commercial R&B period during the 90's as well, it went away for a bit but now it's come back worse than ever!
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:45
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Is it just crap or am I just getting old?
If you're getting old, I am too! I'm only 24 and I hate it all! What I hate more than anything is this trend of "covering" old songs by either sampling or re-recording the chorus and rapping over it. Right now there's a dreadful cover of Dub Be Good To Me doing the rounds, with Lily Allen warbling the chorus and some idiot rapping during it (the same idiot who, I believe, did the same with an INXS song earlier in the year), I've heard far too much of this crap over the last couple of years. It seems too easy to get success by just ripping off someone else's song- these urban artists seem particularly good at it.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:48
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"decent" music is subjective. what one person thinks is decent, another person will think is rubbish.

just because someone declares one genre of music "decent" doesn't meant it is ...
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:51
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R&B isn't too bad - even the modern stuff.

Rap on the other hand is total and utter rubbish created by angry young men, the only difference between whom is the amount of times they've been shot.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:54
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I'm 27 and miss the good old days of the boybands.. especially the music of 1999, There used to be a time when i wouldn't switch off the music channels as every other song was one that i loved. Nowadays, I barely listen to the new stuff, and just keep replaying my A1 / BSB / N-Sync / Another Level and Damage CD's.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:55
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"decent" music is subjective. what one person thinks is decent, another person will think is rubbish.

just because someone declares one genre of music "decent" doesn't meant it is ...
It's just that I can't detect anything likeable about the music. I'm not massive on classical music, but it has texture and emotion, and just doesn't sound quite so retarded. Usually if I don't like something I can figure out what other people can see in it, but this commercial R&B I cannot for the life of me figure out.

Take the YouTube video I just posted, there doesn't seem to be any tune, I can't imagine this being stuck in my head as it's not catchy in the slightest, and if you listen to the lyrics of a lot of these new pop songs they sound like they could've been written by an 8-year old.
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:57
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Rap on the other hand is total and utter rubbish created by angry young men, the only difference between whom is the amount of times they've been shot.
You clearly have zero idea about 'real' rap music then if you think that's what it's all about.

I'm not about to try and convert you, not at all, but check out this thread for many, many examples of rap music without all the ridiculous posturing.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s....php?t=1331683

If you're in the mood, check this out for an all-time classic ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeN9c2GYJkk
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Old 22-08-2010, 11:57
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"decent" music is subjective. what one person thinks is decent, another person will think is rubbish.

just because someone declares one genre of music "decent" doesn't meant it is ...
Agree. I hate other types of music, but it doesnt mean the music i do like is superior or the music I don't like is inferior. Its called taste.
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Old 22-08-2010, 12:18
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I am not keen on R&B, not my cup of tea at all, but I do enjoy a bit of rap. Nothing like a blast of NWA to get you going and ready to face the world!
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Old 22-08-2010, 12:28
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Agree. I hate other types of music, but it doesnt mean the music i do like is superior or the music I don't like is inferior. Its called taste.
That is the cop out of people with no taste.
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