A somewhat related question would be whether the types of music popular in the 1980s could remain popular during the 1990s or with some 1980s genres perhaps even evolving into an early form of Synthwave?
What is heavy metal? Chopped liver? The modern heavy metal scene is actually pretty awesome.
Have you ever considered that maybe music wasn't overall better in the past? It's far more likely that you weren't around to experience the past's bad music that generally gets forgotten.
If you think music suddenly, irreversibly got significantly worse in the 90s (or at any given point, really), you either have a rose-tinted and cherry-picked view of earlier eras, or have not bothered to properly explore new music.
70%-80% of all music since 1990 is bad. And I grew up during the 90s.
Even then it is luck. The classical music of Mozart etc was basically forgotten except that it was out of copyright at a time when record and movie producers needed cheap air filler. It is likely to be forgotten again now Looney Tunes has faded from children's consciousness.
Do you consider James Brown and Marvin Gaye as centered in the Rock and Roll genre?a) This is very specifically about "rock and roll's" best year ever. b) This man was 21 in 1971. Maybe, just maybe, that's skewing his perception a little.
What's with the "music" quotes
Just because you don't understand it and don't like it doesn't mean it isn't music.
I guess I would be happy. Yeah, I hate it with a passion. Essentially it is just people talking. There are ever those that disagree and I am sure there will be many, but to me, it's just people talking somewhat faster than normal.
I don't like rap music either. I do not like to getting accused of racism, just because I do not like some genre of music.
Fun fact: if we’re playing it on a speaker we’re dicking aroundHave you even listened rap music outside the Lil Pump and 6Nine songs played by kids on Bluetooth speakers on the street?
Michael Bolton is very talented and makes good music. Just because it’s not boundary-pushing doesn’t make it bad. He sings beautifully and makes well crafted music.
I’d much rather hear Time, Love, and Tenderness on repeat than hear Cardi B reciting pornographic obscenities or Lil Wayne rhyming “n***a” with itself or XXTentacion mumbling about how he can’t keep his d**k in his pants over a computer-generated beat.
What can conceivably steal rap's niche?
Dance musics ala Eurobeat, or techno?
You must not have heard of 20 Mins by Lil Uzi VertThe best rap song of all time, in my opinion.
Fine, I’ll agree that Stoopid is pretty good but uhhh you get whats coming to you if you date underage girls...6ixin9ine is more talented than any of the alleged 80s rock greats and is unjustly persecuted.
If it's 6ixin9ine or Michael Bolton I'll go with 6ixin9ine any day.