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With Gotye at number 1 for such a substantial time, We are Young likely to do the same and the inevitable affect of Adele's 21 on the next crop of pop records, are we finally going to see the demise of the 'in the club, Jamaica to Africa, all about tonight,' pop music scene that has so far characterised the decade?
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If there is a shift, I hope it's towards a more diverse chart with a bit of every genre. I like some dance music (though most songs that mention being 'in the club' should be deleted) and I like some of the more acoustic, Adele-type stuff although I really hate that Gotye song, far more than any recent David Guetta record. So a bit of everything would be nice. Not going to happen though...
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I cant cope with more David Guetta music.
I've put out a price on his head... Lets hope its soon...
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I personally said this a few weeks ago to a friend that it is improving slightly.
Adele, Ed Sheeran, Gotye, Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sande etc are all doing pretty well at the moment and bringing some real music back which I think is lovely because we've had far far far too much of this electro/dance music thing. It will always be there I think, but I do think we are seeing some genuine talent being appreciated again. |
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Usher's new song is interesting, as it's more urban sounding, than the usual dance trash he's been doing the past few years. Climax is a very good song, but I'm feeling pessimistic about it. I think radio stations might refuse to play it because it's too slow and quiet, then the song will do badly in the charts, then Usher will release another dance song, then it'll go straight to #1, and we'll be back to square one.
Fingers crossed though, I'd love Climax to be a big hit. Yes, alternative/rock/indie music was definitely big in 2005/2006, but so was RnB, and so was hip hop, and so was pop. I think there was a fair bit of variety in the charts at that time. Indie music wasn't dominating in 2005 anywhere near as much as electropop music dominated in 2011. |
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I believe we're on the verge of the Hipster generation, students sitting in Cafes listening to Pixie Lott, Florance & The Machine, Katrina & The Waves etc etc whilst pretending to read novels.
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I believe we're on the verge of the Hipster generation, students sitting in Cafes listening to Pixie Lott, Florance & The Machine, Katrina & The Waves etc etc whilst pretending to read novels.
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I still don't feel that there is the diversity of music you got even in the 1990s. I also feel that most modern music is over produced and this doesn't let the songs breath. Adele's production is much cleaner and the songs stronger. I hope that sets a trend for better songwriting, less DJs, sparser arrangements and less over-production. I doubt it though.
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I believe we're on the verge of the Hipster generation, students sitting in Cafes listening to Pixie Lott, Florance & The Machine, Katrina & The Waves etc etc whilst pretending to read novels.
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I see music such as Gotye's and Adele's as 'mainstream alternatives'. The reason they are so successful, imo, is due to their distinction from the majority of the commercial hits around at this time rather than a shift in mainstream musical tastes.
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We've basically shifted to bland and boring music sung with no emotion. Quote:
Adele, Ed Sheeran, Gotye, Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sande etc are all doing pretty well at the moment and bringing some real music back . |
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Yeah, it's best not to get our hopes up I guess. It is possible that it's just coincidence we've got all these big hits out at the same time, so we'll have to see what happens in the long run.
Taio Cruz has a generic club song that's shooting up the UK chart atm... ![]()
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With Gotye at number 1 for such a substantial time, We are Young likely to do the same and the inevitable affect of Adele's 21 on the next crop of pop records, are we finally going to see the demise of the 'in the club, Jamaica to Africa, all about tonight,' pop music scene that has so far characterised the decade?
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We've basically shifted to bland and boring music sung with no emotion.
They're all mediocre, especially Sheeran and Sande. 'Next to me' is just trying to jump on the Adele bandwagon. |
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Which song is that?
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It's Tulisa's (from N-Dubz) lead single.
I can't see anything Tulisa brings out constituting a musical shift. |
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it'd be nice to think Adele, Emeli, and even Civil wars now indicates a shift back to music but i have doubts. Personally, iv'e never understood why anyone buys club/dance music..it may be ok in situ if you like that sort of thing but why would you want to listen to it at home?
people do though and i can't see em stopping overnight so i'm not over-optimistic about its demise ![]() Would I put Adele on if I was going out? No. Personally, I don't see the appeal of Adele and the like at all. Different strokes for different folks though ay! P.S. I don't like the new Usher track either. To RnB and to slow for my taste. I prefer 'OMG'. |
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I would love to see a musical shift because as others have said there seems to be a lack of diversity at the moment.
I'm not a fan of Emeli Sande but I find that when 'Next to Me' comes on the radio, it grabs my attention mainly because it features a live band (the drums in particular stand out) rather than samples/programming etc. Live instruments being a distinctive feature in chart music makes me a little sad and that's not me bemoaning the use of samples/sequencers etc., at all - it just seems to me that the mainstream is over saturated with over produced music. |
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The americans need to make some decent R&B music.
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How is Pixie Lott 'hipster music'
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Ed Sheeran is one of the dullest singers I've ever heard. His songs are boring and his lyrics are unbelievably banal. The only reason people like him is because he's being presented (forced) upon the mainstream as a sort of supposed 'credible alternative' to the charts, for people who can't be bothered to look for alternative music by themselves.
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I reckon a popular tune, that taps the right buttons with the public, will always have a good shot at number one no matter what the overall trends are in the charts
1990 - not a bad year for quality music: http://www.justtophits.co.uk/every-u...e-of-1990.html |
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With Gotye at number 1 for such a substantial time, We are Young likely to do the same and the inevitable affect of Adele's 21 on the next crop of pop records, are we finally going to see the demise of the 'in the club, Jamaica to Africa, all about tonight,' pop music scene that has so far characterised the decade?
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I believe we're on the verge of the Hipster generation, students sitting in Cafes listening to Pixie Lott, Florance & The Machine, Katrina & The Waves etc etc whilst pretending to read novels.
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We've basically shifted to bland and boring music sung with no emotion.
They're all mediocre, especially Sheeran and Sande. 'Next to me' is just trying to jump on the Adele bandwagon. |
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I believe we're on the verge of the Hipster generation, students sitting in Cafes listening to Pixie Lott, Florance & The Machine, Katrina & The Waves etc etc whilst pretending to read novels.
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