Why Modern Music Sucks - Taylor Swift

The most overrated darling of modern music is kind of a mediocre songwriter.
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[JaneKane]

Taylor swift doesn’t create music; she sells it.

[Abc-nzyi]

The problem today is that mediocre music is getting more attention than real inspiring music

[somber]

"Her music is generic, bland and overused" That's exactly why she's so popular, people are basic nowadays. Harry styles isnt any different, his music sounds like forgettable commercial music

[Religiouspeoplearegay]

People even compare her with paul McCartney lmao

Dude pioneered more than 15 music genres, all taylor swift did was make a toxic fanbase who thinks they are superior

[theLVERS]

Im sitting in an office full of swifties on the day her new album dropped and they are playing it on the office tv. They're like "oh this is the greatest." I am just thankful for headphones.

[cheeky]

I don't think modern music as a whole sucks, but finding good music has definitely become much harder due to oversaturation.

[wesstewart]

Taylor isn’t even a bad artist.

But her fans who claim “she’s THE music industry” clearly don’t listen to a lot of music. I’m sorry if Taylor Swift is your impression of the best of the best within the music industry than you clearly don’t listen to a lot of music.

[michaellicko]

No one epitomizes the bland, soulless corporate state of pop music like Taylor Swift.

[White_man_from_town]

Bring Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Kurt Kobain from the grave, and Taylor Swift doesn't stand a chance.

[Sheepdog-rv]

Music needs to be awarded for its artistic value and the composition of the audio itself not just because it was made by an overrated artist.

[nikkili]

Honestly I've never understood this Taylor Swift hype. She's not necessarily a bad musician at least she can play guitar and write her own songs I grant her that. But she's way overhyped at this point. People act like she's the second coming of Jesus Christ. Commercially speaking Taylor is extremely successful yes but she's no Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, Tracy Chapman, Melody Gardot or Amy Winehouse artistically speaking.

[CharlotteForbes]

This is brilliant. As a fellow musician, I agree 100%. Taylor Swift’s teenage fans are too brainwashed to see her objectively though.

[NebLleb]

It always comes back to those four chords.

[spoiler]

Taylor Swift is Nickelback for young women. Thankyou for your service.

[Nicksonian]

Quincy Jones, one of the greatest music producers of all time, said that if a singer's voice isn't recognizable in five seconds, they'll never become a star. So what's with Taylor Swift? I still have to be reminded by the DJ that Swift is playing on the radio. Between her bland voice and her bland music, her supposedly great lyrics are completely lost.

[jerrymcpommes]

Todays pop music sucks. And that Gen Z doesn’t notice it especially when they listen to 60s 70s and 80s songs on the radio or at the movies is spooky. Take the top 20 from each year since 1999 and compare it with any other year in the US billboard charts. From 1960 till 1993. It‘s not comparable.

[daniellesienat]

God I miss the 90’s when music SPOKE. 😢Taylor

[whiteboard]

I agree with most of what you’re saying but Beyonces old school stuff is definitely played a lot by different groups, even young men will vibe out to her music wherever it’s being played at.

[lilaccilla]

Taylor Swift is a glorified model and actress with a teenagers view of life . She looks amazing in all the videos dressed to the nines . But her music is such a bland diet of same old notes ad infinitum. The lyrics are nothing I relate to. But Im a child of the 50 s and sixties .

[map]

As a kid I grew up around Karen Carpenter, Carly Simon and Carol King. Swift can’t hold a candle to any of those female artists. All three were loved by the general public. Swift will never be one of those talented musicians.