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Re:Is old music killing new music? by Apocryphon on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:33PM (#30053427)
Not all pop is created equal. If you want a substantiative discussion about music, you need to go beyond facile comparisons. Genres are immense and myriad, especially in the modern day. Just because pop means popular doesn't mean it's within the genre of pop- most of the aforementioned songs are closer to moody R&B!

There are probably better, higher-energy, modern songs to compare with "Jump." Here are #19 and #20 in the current top 40.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVaG6adE2mA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oq4heYOdQ0 (an actual rock band, from Italy)

But again, because rock has ceased to be the influential force it used to be, comparisons are going to be very imprecise. And Top 40 itself is a snapshot, not necessarily the best an era has to offer. For reference, here are some pop songs in the past couple years that have been bigger hits both in terms of the charts and the critics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRXx6U8ABQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUVcZfQe-Kw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adLGHcj_fmA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNi_6U5Pm_o

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Re:Is old music killing new music? by Apocryphon on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:52PM (#30053544)
If you wish to dissent without substantiation, that is your perogative. However, if you wish to substantively compare eras of music, it behooves you to actually examine the music involved. If not, you cede the argument entirely.

It's most ironic that this discussion began with you touting "Jump", yet your reluctance to continue the discussion betrays the spirit of the song: "You've got to roll / With the punches to get to what's real." Eddie would be most disappointed.

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