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l absolutely agree with Rick. l feel AI will and is destroying indie music. Im not in the industry, im just a passionate music lover of many years. l brought this subject up a few yrs ago on a music forum and had many musicians and AI tec's have very heated discussions. l have many reasons for disliking the use of AI in all Art forms. l think it's desensitizing us all in the Arts and we dont even realize it. Its used intensely in the music industry and the industry embraces it because its fast, efficient, and economically viable but mostly the music consumer wants it. But l see the future where all AI music will be just on a loop. im told by the AI l talked with that wont happen as the nk stage of AI development is it AI will not need humans to input music data, it will be able to do it all by its self. AI is already causing copy right problems in all walks of the industry and its not even yet controlled. As a music consumer, why would l want to critique a piece of work that's been made by a machine, with samples, lyrics, beats etc etc that's taken ( possibly un-be- known by the Artist ). My understanding is there is no Law, as yet, to say a track or film score etc etc has to declare AI was used. We now cant tell who created the work. Iv listened to a AI music score that won awards, it was made by a small team, with computers only. It was very impressive and l have to agree, it sounded perfect. So l cant see a future for humans to want to learn instruments, write songs, make beats etc ,the list goes on. Why would they. Rick is right, ts getting destroyed,. And its bit by bit and we dont even realize it, because we gave birth to it, and we wont want to kill it :(

I'm in for Rick. .new music sucks

A few years ago I was inclined to agree with you in rock and metal. But speed comes with repetition. Granted I spend more time scoring short films and such now than when I was in rock bands. But even then the more songs I wrote as a rock musician the faster I got. Once you do it enough times and do it consistently you figure out how to do it fast with proper quality. It's way easier writing rock metal and film music by myself because that's just physics, less bodies at work equals less chaos so I'll yield there. But even then if you're in a band the more you write the better and faster you get at the skill of writing recording mixing mastering editing video shooting video etc. On a good day I can finish an orchestral rock song in the vein of old school evanescence in around 3 hours and send it to distrokid that afternoon with album art and a plan for content. But that took me a very long time of inconsistent behavior and allowing my perfectionism to get in my head. Coincidentally a lady at my old church told me when I was a worship guitarist. "Josh are you playing to impress musicians, or are you playing to connect with the people out there? because they don't notice when you're a 32nd note off on your riffs just have fun and let the dice roll" and that helped me get over my personal stuff and allowed me to just write and play. Now after years of practice of the art of writing music, I've narrowed it down to being able to score a short film (maybe 20-30 minutes worth of material) in a day if need be with plenty of coffee lol. and that fact alone gets me more jobs than when I slaved over every little detail. yes make good music as best as you can. but do it A LOT and it will get easier. Just like learning an instrument, the more you do it the better and more efficient you become. Keep grinding away at it bro you got this!

Wow. A lot of fanboys here but not much independent thinking. But I suppose that is to be expected on the internet. Rick is way off base when he says music sucks today. That's really a kind of silly and ignorant thing to say no matter what time period. If you look for good music, there is plenty of it out there to find... and if you look for bad music, well you can easily find that too.

Just for reference I'm 58 years old, so class of '84. Now I know not everyone back then shared the same appreciation for music and we didn't like all the same bands, though the spectrum of top 40 was still not all that vast. Compared to now, however, it was far more varied than most of what is middle of the road pop today. Measuring by genre it would appear not so much but when you hear the bands, artists, etc. it is clear it all sounds much more carbon copied today than the different sounds of bands within the same sub-genres of the '60s through about the 2000s. The point I'm heading towards is the difference in how we perceived these artists and our appreciation. When I see a young person (teens/20s) listening to something old or new that actually sounds of some good quality I think "Ah refreshing. He appreciates, and knows the difference between, good music and crap". Then he goes on to play some top 40 crappy thing that all his friends listen to and it's clear that he has no more or less appreciation for one than the other. Now I know a song can be simple and dumb and nothing of any real originality or such to it, but it still has a catchy, hooky, likeability to it, for a while anyway. Now I have found that with the popularity of rap has come the appreciation for lyrics over music. To most of these kids it seems to be more a matter of poetry with some beat playing under it. However even on that front I still hear a massive lack of talent there on most of this stuff. "Ugh, N word, F word, and Yeah" are not exactly creative, clever, nor do they even rhyme in many cases. When the 'music' within it consists of just the same old click and thump sounds used on every "song" there's no musicianship involved. There's no musician involved. It's all just copy and pasted bits from actual songs of the past or just the forementioned sounds that have no real value or ability to move anyone emotionally. Music of the past didn't rely on lyrical content to move you, the music did that. I can't see how anything recorded today moves anyone at all. It is all so forgettable. The old classics, and even the filler songs, of decades ago though will keep playing in your head for days. Do they have that same impact on today's youth? I don't know, but I know there are some, and we find them in places like this. I believe they are a very small minority though, especially compared to when I was young. Back then I would say most kids wanted to play guitar like EVH, not just a small handful. Rick has gone into some of the changes in the industry that relate to these changes in the industry and the music itself, but it goes beyond that. I believe most of it is culture change and Social Media and, to a lesser extent, the internet itself are huge factors. SM is responsible for most of the difference in culture today and the past (up to about 15 or 20 years ago). Even though it is far easier now to learn to play anything on any instrument far fewer have any desire to do that. They are just as pleased with lousy crap that sounds like shit playing over their tiny phone speaker as they are with a beautiful masterpiece played over a fabulous sound system. Even their expensive car speakers sound horrible and torn to shreds but they seem to not care so long as it's loud. Now I can remember when loud was part of the point with certain kinds of music, bug we still wanted it to sound good, and we knew the difference. Just my observations, for what it's worth.

If you can't play an instrument,,,, you're probably not a musician.

Both Rick and you make a fundamental omission. Popular music doesn't necessarily mean good music. In my opinion quite the opposite is often true. The reason for this is quite simple. You need to know your subject to be able to judge it. To know your subject you need to study it. Therefore the people who have studied music more profoundly and intensely, who are ofcourse a minority are the ones able to really, meaningfully make a judgement of what music is good. This reasoning ofcourse applies to everything, certainly all art forms. Popular music, has allways, with a very few notable exceptions, been superficial entertainment. Big mistake many people make is assuming that if you can "make a living" or just "make some money" this proof that your, music (or whatever it is you do) is very good. A very different thing is. You are certainly very lucky if you can make a living doing something you like to do.

Well explained from Your point of view and as a hobby guitarist I totally agree. Comparing what my niche knows about music to my youth it's really disappointing...

I understand the need for subscribers and views, and perhaps it's just this Old Goat's bias showing. The headline for this of this video is perfect, and straight to the point, for anyone who knows anything about mucus, when it comes to Rick. I'm not sure what the motive of the thumbnail is except to strive for school yard name calling perhaps? I suspect it's to get those youthful clicks, as they may not recognize Rick, but "Old Man says your music sucks" would definitely draw attention, set up the viewer to be defensive before watching, therefore texting their buddies to watch this "old man, he thinks he knows music, and then there are the me, who is retired and obviously has time on his hands, there's no such thing as "too much time" to watch, click, and leave sn opinion that has nothing to do with music. Perhaps you'll luck out and get a click from my silliness. Carry on. ❤️✌️🎶

Congratulations, Cornelus, you deserve it.

Rick is right. Basically, current pop music is boring. It all sounds alike.

If you're fed a diet of crap you develop a taste for it .

You talk too much Bro.... First listen in full and then disect

i appreciate your emphasis on ear training. i think it’s overlooked both in music academia and in more casual music education settings. however i think to dismiss the musicians coming out of berklee as technically skilled musicians who “lack creativity” or don’t make anything “actually good” is very closed minded. obviously the most popular musicians in the world have usually not gone to music school, but that has more to do with the tastes of the types of people who go to musical school. most of them are jazz or classical adjacent musicians making challenging music that doesn’t stand a chance of becoming a top 100 hit. that doesn’t mean they’re not succeeding. adam neely, julian lage, ben levin and esperanza spalding are all berklee grads making incredible creative music that will likely never leave the relatively small bubble of music nerds who have a taste for that sort of thing, but they’re nevertheless all making comfortable livings making, teaching, and talking about music. that’s not to mention all the studio musicians and producers coming out of these institutions who have made real behind-the-scenes contributions to grammy winning mega-star pop music. just my 2 cents! great video overall, i really do agree with most of your sentiments here, just don’t want to deride the incredibly hard working and skilled musicians that have come out of these schools.

Thank you for this video. As a 60 year old English guy. I personally think that modern artists like Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo and just as inspired and inspiring as Kate Bush and Sade.

Guys 'reacting' to shit is such a symptom of the same cancer in music. No originality and the easiest way out. Why don't you make something of yourself to be worth talking about instead of parasiting off Rick's vid...

Ok..i love Rick

I'm 76 and I went through the greatest decade in music ( '65 to '75 ) - Rick Beato is younger . YOU will NEVER know the joy of the caliber of music during that decade .

I've played through decades and generations with musicians of all ages...The one difference I notice now is that in general younger musicians seem less able to communicate music ideas to each other. They don't know the language. Their rudimentary music education is so rudimentary that it's like talking with a 10 year old who communicates like a 4 year old...and what's worse they revel in their ignorance.....Terrible generalisation I know....

Rick knows more about music of all kinds I and most others will ever know. I have been following him for years and my respect for him grows stronger all the time. I don't know what to say about videos like this using his name, questioning his knowledge and opinion about the modern music scene. I know he would laugh and see the funny side. He doesn't have to prove himself to anyone.

Actually, in the past if you wanted to discover new music you listened to John Peel's radio show.

You call HIS videos “click-bait” when you use the term “old man” on your thumbnail? Being an ageist will probably get more views from vapid 20-something’s. GROW T.F. UP.

He never said that all modern music sucked but he did say he believed it was going in the wrong direction; he even gave example of current artists he was fond of.

New music does suck - no matter whether someone old or someone young says it.

Old man...meaning dead man right?Whatta dumb title.And you know sht about music.

You lost me when I realized you were explaining why and what people are doing without actually asking them. Sorry, not interested. Do some investigative work first and then present data. That will be worth listening to.

I'm a jazz guy and what I noticed in jazz is that there are not as many giants or greats in jazz as there were in past times. I don't know if that's the same in rock and pop.

Aparently you've never heard of Keith Urban , or Brad Paisley , a lot of younger people listen to country.

When you use digital stuff everything becomes stale and sterile. Analog is raw and powerful. Plus with auto tune you have to question wether these folks can even sing at all. I've been around a long time and seen some really good players who knew what they doing.

Don't play the "old man" card, ffs. Some people are old at 30 and some stay young till 80 (Tony Levin f.e.).

I think this guy in the video is making too much out of nothing! Just another video with a bunch of knit picking!

The premise of this post indicates that you have the intellectual depth of spit on a rock. Lil’ feller, you have some growing up to do

Modern Music definitely sucks... big time.

Rick is right BUT, technology has allowed ordinary people to be able to make music, and many many people who don't play an instrument are able to make music, its an amazing time for the bedroom music maker...

1) I was a kid in the 1970's, but had 3 bigger brothers, who gradually introduced me in the 1980's, when I was a young teen into the music they loved in the 1970's, mainly Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake & Palmer. I loved it a lot, and it opened doors to me to an era I was too young to listen to serious music. I began adding 1970's bands my brothers didn't like or never explored for whatever reason, like Toto, Steely Dan etc. (my guess is they didn't like it because it was American) 2) The 1970's also produced loads of complete rubbish: Little Willy and Wigwam Bam to name but two stupid Sweet songs (while the band made lots of great tunes too) 3) Technicity is but one factor: some music is great because of its "simplicity": no complex rhythm changes, no odd melodic jumps, no super comples bass or drumparts: think Abba for example: iconic songs, so incredibly good and indestructable. And on the contrary, sometimes complexity was taken to completely absurd levels as was the case with some of the Yes material for example. 4) It is not so strange that recent music is far less appealing for "old" folks: we have been so lucky to experience the period when a lot of experimentation took place, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but there constantly was something happening: instruments were evolving, recording techniques too. Today, no real big jumps are occuring anymore, instrumentalists can use samples galore etc. We use the qualitative jumps made in the 1970's to measure today's music, and well... The size of today's jumps has become smaller, and they often go into directions we oldies don't really like. Nothing wrong with that. And I'm sure that if we would find today's music "cool" too, the young would be irritated about it, and start making new things. Every generation wants its own heroes and sounds, except maybe in the folk scene, which still honours the traditionals. Maybe having your own type of music and sounds is one of the things that makes leaving the parent's "nest" at one time or another easier.

The real issue is not how does it impact independent musicians, but how it impacts intelligent, critical thinking skills, and limited musical preference in each new generation. Letting the media think for you. The dumbing down of America including music.

The reason new music finds it difficult to make an impact is because we are 50 years into the cumulative collection of the best of the best. Much of this recorded music in the 60s-90s was made by great technical musicians and that is there forever. new music has this competition which is why maybe only 10-12 albums per year are going to be durably produced and listened to.

Rick is right when it a) comes to any traditional form of rock music (including metal) and b) when it comes to drums. Drums should be 100% real in the styles mentioned in A.

I like Rick's Point of view. Take in account that society has changed. People have jobs to run to, pay bills,... Pressure of normal life is insane. So the chance that People spend time in perfectionizing theirself is getting low.

Technical virtuosity isn't feel or soul. Its a tool in a toolbox.

A failed musician complaining over another failed musician.

I was a teenager in the 70s. Beginning to form your identity is an important part of adolescence. Back then, there was nothing on TV that mediated my connection with others my age. So, we connected with our generation through music - and because of that bands were more than the music they made. I don't see that with my daughter or her friends. They use social media to satisfy that need. With the advent of cable TV in the early 80s and the birth of MTV, that changed a bit - but it was still about the bands. As far as the "you're just an old man", I'm sure that still happens. But my parents and grand parents didn't like new music because it sounded so different from what they were used to. That happens less and less - I'm still looking for that thing that makes me go "I've never heard anything like that." I don't remember that happening since some of the glitch/electronic music of the late 90s/early 2000s.

Putting Rick Beato's face in your thumbnail seems to be the flavour of the week. This is like the 6th or 7th video I've seen with the same exact formula.

Rick is 100% correct. this is a guy that knows what he's talking about!!

Music sucks now !!!!!

I think one point that Beato means and perhaps doesn't address explicitly enough is overlooked, namely that technology has the effect of "educating" listeners to a certain extent. Taking Auto-Tune as an example: of course Auto-Tune can be used very creatively (Billie Eilish "When I Was Older"). But above all, it changes listening habits in such a way that "ordinary consumers" perceive a voice without Auto-Tune, even of a great singer, as unclean. Beato does not deny that there is currently good music (most recently Willow Smith, for example). He points out that the "Top 40" in particular are characterized by a listener expectation that can no longer be satisfied with original music-making, but only with a form of music-making that restricts many expressive possibilities. Basically, Beato is more concerned with the listeners than the performers. My observation as a music teacher in Germany is indeed that

Hey ‘musicians’ , you wanna make it ? Stop making excuses and get your asses out on stage and play your heart out. With all the AI shit coming out , the performing arts will always prevail. Can we please focus on the positive rather than the negative ? There’s a lot of great new music coming out. Are we really going to generalize the world’s preference on cultural events based on google searches ? Ok, let’s look at numbers, since the end of the pandemic , attendance at live shows has increased and stayed at over twenty percent above pre pandemic attendance. I work for an international live events box office broker and business is booming at the moment. Equipment rental businesses can’t keep up with demand from production companies at the moment. This is a great time to be involved music. So are you going to be a little bitch and complain , or are you going to go be part of the greatest revolution in the history of music. We hope it’s the latter

Music must have a touch of mysticism, that is, real songwriters have a third ear decoding frequencies from far away galaxies. That's what Ric's point. His standard is not like the standard of the majority, but rather of the few who realize history will have another renaissance (not of classical art, music, fashion, and literature) but of criteria of real good music songwriting. Even AI could not produce the feelings and emotions that a real songwriter experienced to drive him or her to write a piece of real music.Bohemian Rhapsody was not called the song of the millennium for nothing. Freddie's emotions are poured out in that song as he experienced the real struggle of having identity crisis.That's the renaissance criteria needed in today's music. You just dont pick up your instrument and be able to describe what's happening in the surroundings to write a song, it must be experienced or felt through frequency's silent melodies to convey real life and with purpose to impact on life to ease up pain and inspire. Aren't the best speakers real-life experiencers of what they talk about? There is a distinction between writing music just to satisfy demand and work of musicians who are overwhelmed by the silent melody only he or she could hear inside his or her mind. Call it schizophrenia or hallucination but the best of music are made that way.

Ever heard of BREAD young people? Now give me a modern band that comes close to it? I can list a hundred more bands from the 70s that no band of today can come close. Your music sucks face it!