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Pop music is always bland and boring. That's who it's made for. People who like being told what they like. Boring people.

The Happy Mondays concert at Elland Road 1990..

The Farm had just gone off stage and while they were playing a guy had been climbing the floodlights. .

During the change of bands, 90,000 of us watched this guy climb higher. .

The DJ started a chant.. which we all joined in with.. "Come on down man you cannot fly, if you jump your gunna die!!"

He carried on climbing... The police circling the bottom not knowing wtf to do about it..

The bloke then disappeared behind the lights. He got to the top.. and with 90,000 mad pill heads stood beneath him He stood on top of the lights (which were turned off btw or he would cooked) and then raised his arms and you could hear a pin drop....

And out of nowhere... Boom!!! THE MONDAYS!!! Burst onto the stage..

Dunno what happened to that nutter but as long as I live... me and 90,000 others will never forget that moment..

I have a vague memory of a Jethro Tull concert in the early '80's wherein the stage set was a pirate ship and Ian Anderson swung onto the stage on a rope.

I saw Pink Floyd's original The Wall concert in LA. Plane crash, giant inflatable schoolmaster, a pig, a giant wall that went acrtoss the entire arena in front of the stage.

You know, normal stuff.

When I saw Florence + The Machine a few years ago there was a break between songs where Florence asked the audience to put their phones away for a few songs to be present in the moment. Most of the audience complies but not everyone.

She has a pretty quiet speaking voice normally.

With still some phones still out she says "I've asked you once, so now I'm going to use the correct Queen's English........PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONE AWAY!"

I applaud the effort you put into that! I agree that's a pretty good list with really good songs.

Lol Trump is to blame for the crappy pop music

Yeah you’re right. I realize that era is dead and I must move on.

Alright, I took the test. I went to 1999, the year I graduated high school and, arguably one of the greatest years for movies. My opinion of "pop" at the time was non-existent as all I listened to was punk and ska from Fat Wreck Chords and RATM. Looking at the Top 10,

1 "Believe" Cher

2 "No Scrubs" TLC

3 "Angel of Mine" Monica

4 "Heartbreak Hotel" Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price

5 "...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears

6 "Kiss Me" Sixpence None the Richer

7 "Genie in a Bottle" Christina Aguilera

8 "Every Morning" Sugar Ray

9 "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" Deborah Cox

10 "Livin' la Vida Loca" Ricky Martin

So, this is only one year, but I have to disagree with your theory that 90% of this is shit, and that's coming from someone who STILL mainly only listens to The Ataris, The Vandals and Spring Heeled Jack USA.

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The main point of my post is why don’t we have that type of music anymore, I’m entitled to dislike modern pop music just as much as someone who is entitled to like it. The main point isn’t “new music no good,” the main point is “why no music like old music.”

We must appease the algorithm overlords

The real redeeming artist here is Lady Gaga imo https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iSBZxaI8M4EM4Am8Txcno?si=uopG6MsSRByXft_yo2FxEQ

Dead Sara- times to remember

Chromatics- on the wall

Led zeppelin- fool in the rain

Desire- under your spell

Dead kennedys- pull my strings

King missile- domestic life

Jinger- pisces

Volbeat- the gardens tale

Imaginary fire- carpenter brut

Against the Peruvian monster- man man

When you listen to it year by year, it's harder not to notice. Even groups that were more upbeat took a negative turn there for awhile.

I totally stumbled on it though. Had way more time to listen to music during lockdown and was doing it year by year.

2011 - this is so fun, I love this music.
2013 - this is great, I'm having fun.
2017 - This is horrible, why is everyone suddenly so pissy....oooooohhhh. Got it.

1. TANK! - The Seatbelts

• L'Estasi Dell'oro {The Ecstasy of Gold} - Ennio Morricone Orchestra
• Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
• 失礼しますが、RIP♡ {Excuse my Rudeness, But Could You Please RIP?} - Calliope Mori
• Crazy - Willie Nelson
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheep - AC/DC
• More than Words - Extreme
• Carry On, Wayward Son - Kansas

I didn't say all pop music has always been shit. Of course there are great examples of popular music that I love. In fact I specifically said that in my comment. I like many of the bands and artists that you mention actually. That doesn't change my opinion that most pop music is, and has always been, shit. We just remember the good ones. Go back and look up the top ten for any year and it's 90% shit. Often the iconic songs that become classics don't even make to the top in the year of their release.

To be honest, disco never disappeared, just evolved

Like others have said, we all have a nostalgic soft spot for the music of our youth.

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Yeah

"Happy"?

Pearl Jam?

Oh really im talking about a whole playlist of songs.

I see what you did here and I appreciate it, and completely agree. It's like right around 2016 would have been a perfect time for RATM to get back together