Who here thinks pop music sucks big donkey dunkin' sticks?

[MrScorpio]

Poll question: Who here thinks pop music sucks big donkey dunkin' sticks?

I hate listening to the radio. Today's music stinks.

Now maybe I getting to old. But I'm absolutely sure that this crap just ain't funky enough.

Now I can find some great contemporary music, but it comes from places like London, Paris, Rio or San Francisco, not normal places. And would never make it on a local radio station.

Today's rap/Hip-hop doesn't compare to 89'-94's songs. And what passes for jazz is too boring for elevator music.

The real reason I didn't watch the half-time show was because I couldn't watch any of those no-talent hacks or has-beens scream into microphones for 15 minutes straight.

I blame Clear Channel for this shit. FM radio used to be fun before these assholes came along. Only college/public radio is worth it these days.

Am I wrong here?

[GOPisEvil]

1. Most of the music on the radio sucks, completely.

But, there is good music out there. You just have to search a little. Oh, most of the good music will NOT be on a major label either.

Clear Channel is partly behind it all. Remember they are also a HUGE concert promoter...the local playlist is almost gone.

[sistersofmercy]

2. I listen to the radio in my car for about 5 minutes

then I throw in a cd. At home it's cds all the time, no radio.

[NightTrain]

3. Commercial radio is a great cure for insomnia.

Beyond that, it's as useless as boobs on a nun! Or testicles on a priest.

[MAlibdem]

4. Most of it's bad

But: The Strokes, The Hives, Weezer.

FNX is the best in Boston, i would say (101.9 FM) ("True Alternative")

[GOPisEvil]

5. KEXP in Seattle is really good too.

http://www.kexp.org/home.asp?noflash=false

[MrScorpio]

6. I'm big on acid jazz, trip-hop, classic hip-hop, sambas and bossas

Now I can find a lot of great stuff. but I never hear it on the radio.

And people look at me crazy when i tell them what I listen too.

With the exception of your fave station, I'm sure commercial radio is responsible for turning the general population into a throng of pod people.

[Doc_Technical]

7. I'm with you MrScorpio,

I've thought most of this stuff sucked for the last 20 years,
but then I'm over a half century old and I'm SUPPOSED to
hate it.

[Astarho]

8. Not wrong

and most of the music today does suck (and I say this as a 26 year old).

Thank god I found the Blues.

[Edge]

9. All pop music sucks

[Bundbuster]

10. We're lucky in Denver

- A Public Radio Jazz station (mostly Classic Jazz)

- A Public Radio Classical station

- A Boulder station - 97.3 KBCO, which plays great music from all eras, even contemporary stuff I'd never hear otherwise.

Call me an old, stubborn fart, but I firmly believe the best rock, blues, and jazz came out of the late '60's / early '70's.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

11. Commercial Radio has sucked since the automation

of practically every station's playlist over the past 10 years. There are no big radio stations I am aware of that allow freedom of choice to the DJ's in music to be played.
A damn shame, and the end of a great medium.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. Oh I don't know, there's a few good acts

I like Nellie Furtado and Outkast and a few others...but mostly shit...thanks Clear Channel, Thanks Sony.

[rocktop15]

13. Look furthur.

There is TONS of great music out there. You just won't hear it on the radio or MTV. I'll give you a few names and you can go download some of their stuff.

Modest Mouse
Phish
moe.
My Morning Jacket
Neil Young (his new album)
White Stripes
Strokes
Hives
Vida Blue
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Wilco
Guster
North Mississippi Allstars
Keller Williams
Dave Matthews and Friends
Coldplay
Jack Johnson
Steve Kimmock Band

I could go on and on. I recently bought XM Radio for car and it is SO awesome. I love it. I love music. There is a lot of good music out there, you just have to go on a quest to find it. Go to www.sharingthegroove.org or Kazaa and download a bunch of songs. You'll like it.

[aQuArius]

14. I am an Xer and can't stand the sh*t!

I was born in 1978 and all I listen to is the Beatles and classic rock. I also enjoy Broadway, big band, classical, but CAN NOT stand pop or hip-hop. I have always been this way, from about 5th grade I was the "cute girl that didn't listen to normal music". Whatever that means. Thanks for this post!

[ButterflyBlood]

15. YEAH1

I TCFICLOMG SICLS!