A lack of people willing to pursue true mastery of a musical instrument with years of practice. (Blame all the TV talent shows for that.) Record labels that don’t nurture and develop artists, resulting in ultra-short careers consisting of one or two songs.
A desire to be famous rather than pay their dues learning their craft. Musicians who buy ready-made beats online and then sing/rap over top and then release the result. More theories: A lack of genuine storytellers in the vein of Carole King or Jackson Browne. (One critic, pointing to how The Beatles’ Yesterday has been covered more than 3,000 times, asks how many covers there will be of Cardi B’s WAP in the future. Far too many songs are fast fashion: get ’em out, squeeze everything you can out of the tune, and then forget them. Older music recorded in old-fashioned studios with real instruments sounds richer and more interesting. Others have weighed in, complaining that too many of today’s wannabe stars are simply celebrities making music with laptops. Older music is certainly having a moment this summer and much of this interest is not being driven by nostalgic oldsters but by the same kids playing Spikeball across the street. Last week, it was number 24 in Canada, a couple of positions ahead of Yer Favourites, the Tragically Hip’s greatest hits collection. with seven million copies sold after more than 1,000 weeks on the British charts. This past week, Queen’s Greatest Hits (1981) just became the biggest-selling record of all time in the U.K.Further down the list, you’ll find that the Clash’s Rock the Casbah (1982) is the eighth best-selling vinyl record.) The Sex Pistols’ God Save the Queen from 1977 is the top-selling vinyl single of 2022.Rumours is also one of the top-selling vinyl albums of the year so far. Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album Rumours is one of the top-selling albums of the year so far.This eight-minute metal song is competing for attention with the latest from Lizzo, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, and Cardi B. Metallica’s 1986 track Master of Puppets has been given such a boost by its appearance in Stranger Things that it’s currently in the U.S.Hounds of Love, the album which spawned the hit, peaked at #8 on the Canadian charts earlier this summer. singles charts and has reached the top five in other countries around the world. Kate Bush’s 1985 song Running Up That Hill hit number one on the U.K.
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