They were saying that the 60s - 80s music wouldn't be remembered back in those days, however this has been proved completely wrong, therefore saying the latest music won't last is in reality a complete unknown, and only history will tell.
The biggest problem is technology, which is great if you use it to enhance your music, however most modern musicians use it as a crutch with very little of the musician coming through.
Consider the old days in the 70s & 80s when home organs were in their heyday, you could tell who was playing by the style they had, however these days with arranger keyboards, they don't say that is so & so playing, they just say oh that's a Yamaha, Korg etc. (Even what style is being used) so essentially Thay are just listening to the pre-recorded sounds (Styles) of the instrument.
Look at the Genos 2, it has some great effects that previously only used to be available in DAWs and synths, but apart from demos you never hear anybody using them, they instead just go for the canned styles and play along with them, and when new song specific styles come out (I think the Genos 2 added 800) the internet goes wild on arranger forums, but don't get a peep in musicians forums. (The main reason I avoid Yamah arrangers (Not Electones) is that they are the song specific style king, which just leaves me cold)
In the late 80s early 90s instruments came out that you could press a button, and it produced a riff for you that was in the style that you wanted, rather than creating one yourself, which for me is not musicianship, sampling other people's work is the same, it's not the musician that is creating it but a 100% copy of somebody Elses work. (Tribute and cover bands while playing the old songs, all sound a bit different as no 2 musicians play the same)
For the home hobby player, it is absolutely wonderful as they can sound great with little effort, (Which let's face it is what most home hobby players want) so I am certainly not knocking them, but for me it just doesn't float my boat. (I listen to them on You Tube and at organ & keyboard shows as it is great just to see someone playing and just enjoying themselves, as in the end that's what music is about)
Rant over
Bill
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