Author Topic: question: will pop music today be considered "classic" in 40 years? (Read 1418 times)

hillkill · April 16, 2018, 02:02:36 AM

just a thought that occurred to me-- songs from 30 - 40 years ago are considered "classic". so what about modern pop in 3 decades?

i may be heavily biased, but older music seemed different in their production that made them memorable. pop (arguably) only has minor nuances in their sound.

i think what makes a song "classic" is not only its age. but what makes it memorable.

what do you guys think?

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Khaz · April 16, 2018, 02:08:21 AM

probably

for example most people think of alot of MJ's discography as classic

so a few decades from now beyonce or some stuff is probably gonna be that

Night Trader · April 16, 2018, 02:51:30 AM

It'll probably be considered classic but won't be exactly named under classic as to not confuse the different styles

Tactical Nuke · April 16, 2018, 02:52:51 AM

considering that all of today's pop music is written by four or so people in europe

no

Camel · April 16, 2018, 03:52:52 AM

Quote from: Tactical Nuke on April 16, 2018, 02:52:51 AM

considering that all of today's pop music is written by four or so people in europe

no

ever heard of Burt Bacharach?? I think you underestimate the lasting power of pop moguls.

Much pop will be considered classic the same way pop songs from the 40's are considered classic. Pop has also always moved in trends, and things have all sounded similar - listen to pop music from the 40's, everyone's a crooner and everyone's got a big band behind them.

Mardalf · April 16, 2018, 07:17:14 AM

I hope not.

Master Matthew� · April 16, 2018, 08:29:56 AM

Quote from: Mardalf on April 16, 2018, 07:17:14 AM

I hope not.

The Resonte! · April 16, 2018, 08:30:38 AM

all pop will be utterly divided into being completely forgotten or being recognized as classics

for every "classic" from the 1980-1970's, how many songs also went obscure and unknown?

Mega-Bear · April 16, 2018, 09:56:36 AM

A lot of what’s popular in the indie sphere right now will be remembered, even if it’s not actually indie, it’s what’s popular with most college aged people. I see Kendrick, Sufjan, Tame Impala, stuff like that which has crossover appeal between mainstream and indie listeners being looked back on fondly.

Quote from: Tactical Nuke on April 16, 2018, 02:52:51 AM

considering that all of today's pop music is written by four or so people in europe

no

No clue how this is relevant at all. (It’s also false)
There are a number of producers from the 60’s-80’s who worked on hundreds of albums (Visconti, Eno, Plank, etc.) and those albums are classics now. So obviously pop music written by a handful of Europeans can reach classic status...

sorrel · April 16, 2018, 10:01:28 AM

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e-maxx · April 16, 2018, 10:07:00 AM

it'll be remembered in the same way disco music was remembered

JumboMuffin · April 16, 2018, 11:44:30 AM

Quote from: e-maxx on April 16, 2018, 10:07:00 AM

it'll be remembered in the same way disco music was remembered

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night

Frankie� · April 16, 2018, 11:50:59 AM

just like literally every other genre only the good stuff will get remember/played in the future
inb4 hurr durr all pop is crap

Electrk.. · April 16, 2018, 12:05:39 PM

Quote from: Frankie² on April 16, 2018, 11:50:59 AM

just like literally every other genre only the good stuff will get remember/played in the future

pretty much this

people tend to forget that there was a lot of garbage even back in the days of what we now consider "classic" tunes

Edd Eddington · April 16, 2018, 12:09:30 PM

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