Fascinating that music the year I was born sounds old when I was a kid (Gen-X)….but for adults born in the mid-90s (Gen-Z), 1995 music still sounds new in 2025.
Crazy How 1995 Music Still Sounds New…
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because that was the pinnacle
as great as the 70s was...it sounds old because there were still improvements that could be made
we have not topped the 90s...it was a mixture of musical and technological growth that i'm not sure how it's even possible to surpass
as great as the 70s was...it sounds old because there were still improvements that could be made
we have not topped the 90s...it was a mixture of musical and technological growth that i'm not sure how it's even possible to surpass
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ReturnOfJudah
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It sounds new because the sounds never die. Sampling ain't dead
Diondon
Thanks to the lawyers uh, I marbled the foyer
the 90's = The Renaissance
Everything was just
Everything was just
Ol’Otis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
70s>>>90s
You can thank sampling & going digital for that
The '70s stuff 'sounds old' due to the fact a band was playing instruments through the older analog equipment at the time (mics, etc) & writing the track in a different style (Funk, Disco, Jazz Fusion, long intro, breaks, extended verses), as opposed to the Hip-hop/R&B get to the hook quickly style
I remember having a convo with someone & saying it's funny how songs from our era are still on radio playlists... meanwhile growing up, they didn't throw a song +30 plus years old on modern playlists...you had to turn to the AM stations for that
Stagnation
The '70s stuff 'sounds old' due to the fact a band was playing instruments through the older analog equipment at the time (mics, etc) & writing the track in a different style (Funk, Disco, Jazz Fusion, long intro, breaks, extended verses), as opposed to the Hip-hop/R&B get to the hook quickly style
I remember having a convo with someone & saying it's funny how songs from our era are still on radio playlists... meanwhile growing up, they didn't throw a song +30 plus years old on modern playlists...you had to turn to the AM stations for that
Stagnation
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because instrumentation and recording tech hasn't moved much since the 90's + the internet and lack of innovation
80's brought in electronica, drum machines, guitars, keyboards that could do anything ...
it's like movies .. early 90's (onwards) movies (without special effects) also look contemporary
80's brought in electronica, drum machines, guitars, keyboards that could do anything ...
it's like movies .. early 90's (onwards) movies (without special effects) also look contemporary
Whats in the boxx!!!???
Damn even movies back then look new.
Damn even movies back then look new.
The "Musicianry" (not a word) was peak in 70s but I feel 90s was the perfect sonic peak where soul still remained + technical capabilities + passion and not pure microwave trend chasing.
2000s is actually some of my least fav culturally even though those were my formative years.
jilla82
Veteran
it doesnt sound new...
you (us) are just old
you (us) are just old
Ol’Otis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
HandyWithTheSteel
Superstar
‘90s music was just reheated ‘70s music.
