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    Agree.

    The only two songs I have really liked in last 15-20 years and have on my iPhone are Blink 182 "All the Small Things" and Coldplay's "Viva la Vida".
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    I've enjoyed a few recent songs very much: "Lover Come Back" by City and Colour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yb46QUpvuI

    and "Ex's and Oh's" by sass pot Elle King:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uLI6BnVh6w

    But the last time I heard something new that really knocked me sideways was about 10 years ago [wince] "Hold On, Hold On" by the awesome Neko Case.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0vk5SGmw3w

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    I thought of something recent that had knocked my socks off, but on further research, I found it was a cover of a song first recorded in 1978.

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    Strongly disagree.

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    I think there is a lot of good music out there.

    However, being someone in my 50s, it's harder for me to get excited about something as I've seen too much before. Part of what made a lot of my favourite music so special was that it was part of growing up. I've done grown up (as far as it seems that I will) and hence, that's not going to happen.

    I enjoyed the songs posted by NMB above.

    An album that made an impression on me recently is The 1975's second album. It's catchy, and has some interesting unusual lyrics. It's not similar to Eagles in any way. E.g. this song:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSnAllHtG70[/ame]

    Another good recent song is Fader by The Temper Trap. But, when I listened to their other music, I wasn't so impressed. Ended up downloading this one.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xQF0gerTtM[/ame]

    I really like Wang Chung's recent song Space Junk. IMHO it's better than any of their songs that they released when they were big stars in the 80s. EDIT: This was released in 1997? I didn't find out about it until it was used in a scene in 'The Walking Dead' in 2010. I'll leave it here as I like it.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH-juksSMxM[/ame]

    I look forward to hearing other good recent music.

    EDIT: An older artist, admittedly, but Paul Simon's latest album is IMHO really good. As is David Bowie's last album. Really good songs on both.

    If we're looking for songs in the styles of the 1970s, 80s, 60s, etc. then most of the best artists are likely to be doing more modern things. But, IMHO Bruno Mars' song 'Treasure' would be one of the classic disco tracks had it been released in the 1970s.

    The Monkees song 'You Bring The Summer' written by Andy Partridge would again be a classic 60s song if it had been released in the 60s instead of in 2016.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vDvVLvTd8[/ame]
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    I strongly disagree too. I know a lot in the younger generations really haven't made that much that will be lasting but it is out there. Unlike in the past you really have to search hard to find it. There are so many talented younger musicians but radio and the mainstream won't play them. That's why I listen to a lot of alternative rock and indie bands as they for sure still are making great songs. I do listen to today's country too but it's really more of what used to be adult contemporary as there are so many country artists mixing genres now. I also have hope for the future and kids today when they become adults and those not born yet, and eventually this pop/dance craze will end and go back to more rock music being popular.
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    I strongly disagree & suggest this be moved to the Singing For The Sake Of The Song Forum.

    As well as the most recent albums by the last lineup of the Eagles I continue to buy albums by my favourite artists Paul Simon, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Neil Diamond, Robert Plant, Joe Bonamassa, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher etc and if Peter Gabriel releases a new album I will be first in line. Those are not 'new' artists, true, but the music they make is still relevant to me.

    ETA: I left out the most important of all, Mark Knopfler. And Randy Newman.
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    The world has also changed. There's more and more pop/rock music around and people are also harder on the new stuff. Great songs are composed all the time. Also, the "I was doing something special in a special place at a special point in my life with a special person when this song played on the radio, so it's better than any new song" factor is undeniable. Just my opinion. New albums by old artists are usually treated unfairly. And mediocre songs on their old albums are considered better than great songs on their recent albums. This is very bizarre. For example, I'm a huge Bowie fan, but there are songs on Hunky Dory that I'm pretty sure no one would have been interested in if Bowie had released them in the 90's.

    Also, there will always be great new music that is not "hit music".
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    Default Re: "All the good music has already been written" - Agree or disagree?

    I agree about moving the thread - so it is done.

    As far as my opinion about the topic - I'm gonna have to give some thought to what I want to say about it.

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