|
||||||||
Elton John slams modern music |
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,890
|
Elton John slams modern music
Haven't got the link but i read it on Yahoo.
Nowadays most people live quite nicely and drive a nice car and have nice things and its reflected in the boring music we get on the radio. It seems most people are just happy to tick along and not kick up to much of a fuss about anything and thats reflected in the safe music. In the 70's and 80's you got strikes protests and riots all the time, and much of the music especially in the late 70's/early 80's reflected that with angry but passionate music. In the yuppie late 80's you got yuppie Rick Astley type music etc... I don't think we'll get any decent music in the charts for a long while yet. |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 6,905
|
He loves Gaga and the Scissor Sisters though, so obviously it's not all modern music he hates.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Above the clouds
Posts: 22,453
|
The charts have always been quite rubbish.
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: derby
Posts: 14,765
|
its odd that one of our greatest ever songwriters of utterly bland uninspiring muzak should make such a contradictory statement.
yes there were times of greater social upheaval in the past, but they were not reflected in elton johns music! he was always 'square' and never was a reflect on youth culture at the time. |
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: AccountKiller
Posts: 8,749
|
Quote:
its odd that one of our greatest ever songwriters of utterly bland uninspiring muzak should make such a contradictory statement.
Candle in the Wind Funeral For A Friend (love lies bleeding) I'm Still Standing Tint Dancer Island Girl Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Hardly bland or uninspiring material. Perhaps you are tone deaf? |
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: The Green Hills of Earth
Posts: 80,454
|
Quote:
The charts have always been quite rubbish.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 3,291
|
Quote:
No, that's a recent phenomenon.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,624
|
Quote:
yes there were times of greater social upheaval in the past, but they were not reflected in elton johns music! he was always 'square' and never was a reflect on youth culture at the time.
I actually like a few Elton John songs (from the 70's) but he's nearly always talked total rot. |
|
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,624
|
Quote:
Your Song
Candle in the Wind Funeral For A Friend (love lies bleeding) I'm Still Standing Tint Dancer Island Girl Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Hardly bland or uninspiring material. Perhaps you are tone deaf? |
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: The Grim North
Posts: 1,281
|
Quote:
Sadly you're totally wrong. There's always been plenty of rubbish around.
At worst in the past half the chart was full of dross. |
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,572
|
Perhaps Elton should write some decent modern music himself then, instead of whinging about the state of music today. He's churned out nothing but insipid pap for the last 2 decades.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 12,882
|
Quote:
Your Song
Candle in the Wind Funeral For A Friend (love lies bleeding) I'm Still Standing Tint Dancer Island Girl Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Hardly bland or uninspiring material. Perhaps you are tone deaf? Better than any amount of 'pop' crap on its own. And a lot more of his early stuff such as Border Song. |
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,098
|
I have said this before that are Music company's think that we are too tough for that Alternative music now.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 3,764
|
Quote:
Perhaps Elton should write some decent modern music himself then, instead of whinging about the state of music today. He's churned out nothing but insipid pap for the last 2 decades.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,572
|
Quote:
His upcoming album has got rave reviews.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#16 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Above the clouds
Posts: 22,453
|
Quote:
No, that's a recent phenomenon.
|
|
|
|
|
#17 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: derby
Posts: 14,765
|
Quote:
Your Song
Candle in the Wind Funeral For A Friend (love lies bleeding) I'm Still Standing Tint Dancer Island Girl Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Hardly bland or uninspiring material. Perhaps you are tone deaf? Quote:
Perhaps Elton should write some decent modern music himself then, instead of whinging about the state of music today. He's churned out nothing but insipid pap for the last 2 decades.
i accept the argument though that his 70's material was arguably good...but it wasnt my taste at all. i can think of several current chart tracks that id rate well above anything eltons done. i like to believe the charts are youth lead, as each generation has its own fashion (hence my liking of the variety our music has generated over the years), elton never has spoken for 'da kidz'.. i was a teenager in the early 70's when he arguably had his best material... to me and my friends he was a sideline act, loved by 'blue peter' (square - unfashionable) kids as opposed to the young glam fans or older rock/prog rock fans. |
|
|
|
|
|
#18 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In Front Of The OLED
Posts: 20,888
|
Bang on the money, Reg!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#19 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 15,748
|
He obviously doesn't hate all reality show stars. He had Will Young guesting on his New Year's Eve show a couple of years ago. They sang "Daniel" as a duet. Brilliant!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#20 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: under a rock
Posts: 2,579
|
So it was Parky moaning last week now Elton, which pensioner do i put my money on next week to tell us it's not as good as in their day? :yawn:
N-Dubz will never be as good as East 17
|
|
|
|
|
|
#21 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 7,605
|
Well he's right, isn't he?
And he can talk, regardless of his dubious way of handling stuff, his style and the fact his his best days are behind him, the man is absolute monster songwriter. He's brilliant. Hardly anyone can write like him anymore. I was listening to Tonight sang by George Michael the other day, and after all this years i'm still amazed at the brilliance of those lyrics. And for the record i'm a teen of early 90s, the Nirvana age, it's not that Elton was particularly relevant to anyone I know and i probably at the time would despise his music with all my might, but we have to be fair here. |
|
|
|
|
|
#22 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,572
|
Quote:
Well he's right, isn't he?
Quote:
And he can talk, regardless of his dubious way of handling stuff, his style and the fact his his best days are behind him, the man is absolute monster songwriter. He's brilliant. Hardly anyone can write like him anymore.
Who would want to? His music says nothing. Give me someone like Elbow or Doves over him any day.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#23 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: derby
Posts: 14,765
|
Quote:
Well he's right, isn't he?
. |
|
|
|
|
|
#24 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 446
|
I think he has point personally. Subject to opinion of course, but previous decades music, particularly chart music have been a whole lot better.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#25 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 7,605
|
Quote:
is he?.... its the same old mantra ive heard recycled for 40 years. "music today isnt as good as it used to be" .... yeah, right, theres always been 'good' and 'bad' music in the charts (which usually relies on ones personal taste) .
I think there is a big difference between music we dislike for whatever reason, and bad music, the charts have nothing but bad quality music at the mom. There is not one good song in the Top 40. |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 15:48.



