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Re:Millennials still recognise songs from music’s 1960s-90s ... by duality on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:06PM (#19131763)
It seems to me that popular music has stopped changing as rapidly in the past 10-15 years compared to over a similar span a few decades ago. Of course that impression could be wrong, like the difficulty of understanding "history" as you live it versus study it from a book. But if not, maybe it's caused by the consolidation you mention.
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Re:Millennials still recognise songs from music’s 1960s-90s ... by paleotrope on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:31PM (#19131848)
Look at pop country music. That stuff hit a plateau in the late 90s. It's the exact same stuff. Maybe pop music has ended up in the same place.
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Re:Millennials still recognise songs from music’s 1960s-90s ... by malvosenior on Monday February 11, 2019 @01:20PM (#19136738)
I think the parent comment is correct. Things were really bleak in the 90s due to Clear Channel and other consolidation. I'd say pop music doesn't mean the same thing now as it did in the 20th century so it's hard to compare it. There's a lot of variety now but not many shared experiences.
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