What modern pop/rock music will be played 100 years from now? (1 Viewer)

[timschochet]

Spinoff from the British music thread. In that thread I commented that Billy Joel songs would still be played 100 years from now. But I'm not sure of that.

Since modern day stereo recordings are only about 50 years old, there's no way to judge on history. Classical music is a different genre entirely. It may be that NONE of our modern artists are listened to. Will there be any?

Will the Beatles be listened to for anything other than historical reference? The Stones? Bob Dylan? Madonna? Michael Jackson, who called himself the Artist of the Millennium? Others?

Or is all of this, or most of it, doomed to disappear like 1950s and 1960s sitcoms on TV, never to be referenced after our generation dies out?

 

[Pots]

If the last 100 years are any reference, pretty much none of it. Music tastes change by generation, and when the generation that thinks X music is nostalgic dies out, it becomes more or less irrelevant. There's a small subset of people who enjoy classical music, and that will probably be a similar situation to the music from 1950-Current will face 100 years from now.

 

[Frostillicus]

Timberlake.

 

[Mister CIA]

Pretty sure if I was alive a thousand years from now (or ten thousand, or fifty thousand) I'd enjoy nothing more than unearthing long forgotten musical gems.

 

[timschochet]

If the last 100 years are any reference, pretty much none of it. Music tastes change by generation, and when the generation that thinks X music is nostalgic dies out, it becomes more or less irrelevant. There's a small subset of people who enjoy classical music, and that will probably be a similar situation to the music from 1950-Current will face 100 years from now.

This could be true. But the problem with using the past as a reference point in this instance is that modern recordings are only 50 years old. If the sound quality for music from 100 years ago had been any good, who knows? Perhaps people would be more familiar.

 

[Eephus]

Film music.

I think film has more permanence as an art form than music because it serves as a window to how we lived. Popular music is much more ephemeral. Except for Biz Markie of course. People will be digging Biz for eons.

 

[jon_mx]

I am pretty sure the only song of these last few generations which will survive the test of time is Mylie Cyrus "party in the USA". That song may even out survive cockroaches.

 

[Brony]

Billy Ocean FTW

 

[Stoneys]

People may not be listening to the Beatles but i think that the beatles songs will be listened to, just done by the modern artists of the time. Same with the Stones or Bob Dylan.

 

[flysack]

First thing that came to mind is Bob Dylan. The man's lyrics are pure poetry. It's already studied in college classes and has been anthologized in the Viking Beat Reader, a major literary anthology. His music's easy appeal has real staying power too.

Outside entry: Trent Reznor's work, Nine Inch Nails or otherwise. The guy is one of the musical geniuses of my generation and some of his better work (Ghosts, for example) are American compositions every bit as incredible as the stuff Duke Ellington was doing in 20th century, just with distinctly different (21st century) instruments. His staying power may be even more powerful because his is the first generation who used digital instruments (sampling, computers, etc) and that might turn him into a godfather for later century artists.

ETA: plus if he continues to do top notch compositions for film, that could keep him relevant in film buff circles as well, sort of like Brian Eno or Phillip Glass' work.

 

[PIK95]

Arcade Fire will dominate!

 

[marshall88]

McCartney, Lennon, Elton John, M. Jackson will be forever remembered, played and discussed - in the same way as Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, etc.

Edited for spelling.

 

[Cjw_55106]

None. Kids rarely listen to the greats of the past as it is. If the kids won't listen to Lionel Ritchie now, what shot does anyone have?

 

[McGarnicle]

Weird Al imo

 

[joffer]

nothing. the earth will be an apocalyptic wasteland. homo sapiens will be on their way out.

 

[McGarnicle]

nothing. the earth will be an apocalyptic wasteland. homo sapiens will be on their way out.

 

[Tom Servo]

Rebecca Black's "Friday" is the song that will live on forever.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Rebecca Black's "Friday" is the song that will live on forever.

Right, like roaches.

 

[Mr. Ected]

2112, duh!!

Seriously, you do figure the album will make some revival in the year that it's named for.

In general, I think that music will continue to do what it does a bit of now; something new will come along, then it will pull back a bit and every once and a while it will pull back even further with someone 'discovering' something that was popular 100 years ago, especially around anniversaries.

 

[Ilov80s]

McCartney, Lennon, Elton John, M. Jackson will be forever remembered, played and discussed - in the same way as Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, etc.

Edited for spelling.

Elton John and Mozart? No way. Elton John is already fading. There's already probably more 15 year olds that could identify Beethoven than Elton John.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Well we do think we are so special, don't we?

100 years ago was 1915 - what music from oh say 1855-1915, basically equivalent to our rock'n`roll era, is still popular today?

Can anyone name something from this era?

Sousa? Joplin?

Anyone else?

 

[Ilov80s]

Well we do think we are so special, don't we?

100 years ago was 1915 - what music from oh say 1855-1915, basically equivalent to our rock'n`roll era, is still popular today?

Can anyone name something from this era?

Sousa? Joplin?

Anyone else?

Some of the greatest music ever written: Dvorak, Wagner, Mahler, Debussy.

 

[Eephus]

Well we do think we are so special, don't we?

100 years ago was 1915 - what music from oh say 1855-1915, basically equivalent to our rock'n`roll era, is still popular today?

Can anyone name something from this era?

Sousa? Joplin?

Anyone else?

Some of the greatest music ever written: Dvorak, Wagner, Mahler, Debussy.

The Rite of Spring

Irving Berlin

Gershwin

Kurt Weill

King Oliver

 

[James Daulton]

Beatles and Zepplin. As we die, our kids will get older and take it up.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Well we do think we are so special, don't we?

100 years ago was 1915 - what music from oh say 1855-1915, basically equivalent to our rock'n`roll era, is still popular today?

Can anyone name something from this era?

Sousa? Joplin?

Anyone else?

Some of the greatest music ever written: Dvorak, Wagner, Mahler, Debussy.

The Rite of Spring

Irving Berlin

Gershwin

Kurt Weill

King Oliver

King Oliver - props, awesome.

Oliver, Gershwin and Berlin were pop. The others were classical. But good calls all, thanks.

 

[Ookie Pringle]

Boston's first album will live forever.

 

[Eephus]

Well we do think we are so special, don't we?

100 years ago was 1915 - what music from oh say 1855-1915, basically equivalent to our rock'n`roll era, is still popular today?

Can anyone name something from this era?

Sousa? Joplin?

Anyone else?

Some of the greatest music ever written: Dvorak, Wagner, Mahler, Debussy.

The Rite of SpringIrving Berlin

Gershwin

Kurt Weill

King Oliver

King Oliver - props, awesome.Oliver, Gershwin and Berlin were pop. The others were classical. But good calls all, thanks.

Weill's theater songs were pure pop for now people. Their popularity has endured much more than his conventional classical works.

 

[Eephus]

Boston's first album will live forever.

Like war, famine, pestilence and death

 

[Ilov80s]

Well we do think we are so special, don't we?

100 years ago was 1915 - what music from oh say 1855-1915, basically equivalent to our rock'n`roll era, is still popular today?

Can anyone name something from this era?

Sousa? Joplin?

Anyone else?

Some of the greatest music ever written: Dvorak, Wagner, Mahler, Debussy.

The Rite of SpringIrving Berlin

Gershwin

Kurt Weill

King Oliver

King Oliver - props, awesome.Oliver, Gershwin and Berlin were pop. The others were classical. But good calls all, thanks.

Gershwin is a bridge between pop, classical and jazz.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Boston's first album will live forever.

Like war, famine, pestilence and death

Metallica - Four Horsemen

 

[oso diablo]

500 (not just 100) years from now, mothers will sing Beatles songs to their babies, but few will remember where the songs came from

 

[Eephus]

500 (not just 100) years from now, mothers will sing Beatles songs to their babies, but few will remember where the songs came from

Number nine, number nine...

 

[Tau837]

nothing. the earth will be an apocalyptic wasteland. homo sapiens will be on their way out.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Boston's first album will live forever.

Like war, famine, pestilence and death

People might be listening to low rider, but those other 3 bands have never really done anything of pop significance.

 

[Fennis]

First thing that came to mind is Bob Dylan. The man's lyrics are pure poetry. It's already studied in college classes and has been anthologized in the Viking Beat Reader, a major literary anthology. His music's easy appeal has real staying power too.

Outside entry: Trent Reznor's work, Nine Inch Nails or otherwise. The guy is one of the musical geniuses of my generation and some of his better work (Ghosts, for example) are American compositions every bit as incredible as the stuff Duke Ellington was doing in 20th century, just with distinctly different (21st century) instruments. His staying power may be even more powerful because his is the first generation who used digital instruments (sampling, computers, etc) and that might turn him into a godfather for later century artists.

ETA: plus if he continues to do top notch compositions for film, that could keep him relevant in film buff circles as well, sort of like Brian Eno or Phillip Glass' work.

No one listens to Dylan now, why would they startn100 years from now?

 

[Fennis]

Boston's first album will live forever.

That sentence sums you up pretty well.

 

[Ookie Pringle]

Boston's first album will live forever.

That sentence sums you up pretty well.

As does yours.

 

[Fennis]

Boston's first album will live forever.

That sentence sums you up pretty well.

As does yours.

 

[Ookie Pringle]

Boston's first album will live forever.

That sentence sums you up pretty well.

As does yours.

 

[timschochet]

Ookie we disagree on just about everything, but Boston's first album is truly awesome. Will it be played 100 years from now on some classic rock station? Don't know. But it should be.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

500 (not just 100) years from now, mothers will sing Beatles songs to their babies, but few will remember where the songs came from

Number nine, number nine...

I was thinking "Why don't we do it in the road," but that wouldn't be appropriate to sing to your own baby.

 

[Eephus]

500 (not just 100) years from now, mothers will sing Beatles songs to their babies, but few will remember where the songs came from

Number nine, number nine...

I was thinking "Why don't we do it in the road," but that wouldn't be appropriate to sing to your own baby.

I sang the Gilligan's Island theme song and Cheap Trick's "Surrender" to my kids when they were babies and they turned out alright. Just about anything you can remember the words to when you're dead on your feet works.

 

[Ookie Pringle]

500 (not just 100) years from now, mothers will sing Beatles songs to their babies, but few will remember where the songs came from

Number nine, number nine...

I was thinking "Why don't we do it in the road," but that wouldn't be appropriate to sing to your own baby.

I sang the Gilligan's Island theme song and Cheap Trick's "Surrender" to my kids when they were babies and they turned out alright. Just about anything you can remember the words to when you're dead on your feet works.

Well of course they liked Surrender.....it explained why you are a little weird. ;-)

 

[larch]

None.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Cher.

 

[siffoin]

Pretty sure if I was alive a thousand years from now (or ten thousand, or fifty thousand) I'd enjoy nothing more than unearthing long forgotten musical gems.

You'd probably like this album

http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Thompson-Years-Popular-Music/dp/B000EHQ7I8

"As Richard Thompson explains in his typically droll annotation, 1000 Years of Popular Music came about after Playboy asked various musicians to rank their top ten songs of the millennium. While most dipped no farther back than a few decades--a century at most--Thompson's musical memory rose to the challenge. The result is this concert set's encapsulation of 22 songs that trace a musical progression from the Middle Ages through Britney Spears, with Judith Owen and Debra Dobkin providing spare instrumental and rich vocal support. Released as a concert DVD with two audio CDs, the selection is irrepressibly idiosyncratic, from rounds, madrigals, and British balladry that recall Thompson's early days in Fairport Convention through the music-hall singalong of "I Live in Trafalgar Square" to dips into the songbooks of the Kinks ("See My Friends"), Squeeze ("Tempted"), and Bowling for Soup ("1985"). Among the highlights are the soulful tenderness of the 17th century's "Bonnie St. Johnstone," a haunting "Shenandoah," a samba arrangement of Cole Porter's "Night and Day," and a deliriously rocking rendition of the Easybeats' "Friday on My Mind." --Don McLeese"

 

[tommyboy]

None of it

 

[DaVinci]

In the year 2525, if man is still alive, they will study the Beatles like we study Shakespeare.

 

[Ilov80s]

In the year 2525, if man is still alive, they will study the Beatles like we study Shakespeare.

Why do you think the Beatles would be studied in school?

 

[Eephus]

In the year 2525, if man is still alive, they will study the Beatles like we study Shakespeare.

Why do you think the Beatles would be studied in school?

The name DaVinci seems more credible to me than Ilov80s