Ask many older music fans what the problem with today's music is and you'll often hear: Music today all sounds alike. While generational musical divides are as old as music itself, it turns out there may be something to this complaint. Not only has science has identified several key traits shared by popular music tracks, the corporatization of music means that most pop hits are written by just a handful of songwriters. In fact, many of your favorite recent hits may have come from the same source. Do you believe today's popular music (hip hop, country, pop, etc.) largely sounds alike. If so, are you bothered by it? Finally, as listeners, what are we missing out on when songs are made via a corporate hit-making machines? Are songs still an art form when produced this way?
Include two of the following texts in your analysis:
- "Scientists Just Discovered Why All Pop Music Sounds Exactly the Same" | Mic
- "Why So Many Modern Pop Songs Sound Alike" | PRI
- "The Millennial Whoop: The Melodic Hook That’s Taken Over Pop Music" | The Guardian
- "Think Country Music Sounds the Same? You're Absolutely Right" | Digg
- "Why Does Today's Pop Music Sound the Same? Because the Same People Make it" | Independent
- "Fourteen Huge Songs that Basically Sound the Same as Another" | Cosmopolitan
Mechanics:
- 1-1.5 pages in length
- MLA Style
- Include works cited page
Due: Wed 8.29
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