Why does all old music sound the same?

But you’re right, it does all sound the same. Every element of the recording process, from the first takes to the final tweaks, has been evolved with one simple aim: control. And that control often lies in the hands of a record company desperate to get their song on the radio.

Does popular music all sound the same?

Pop music is too loud and it all sounds the same. That’s the conclusion of scientists at the Spanish National Research Council, who have published a new report on songs released between 1955 and 2010, showing the “diversity of … note combinations … has consistently diminished in the last 50 years”.

Why does old music still sound good?

The old songs make the better feeling for people and they will be never forgotten. The new songs can create a good feeling from the first time but then they are quickly forgotten easily and people will turn back the music has been familiar with their habit for a long time.

Why do we listen to the same songs over and over?

Our somewhat manipulative music industry, which chooses familiar-sounding music and pushes it to listeners in massive quantities, knows well how to capitalize on those cravings. Genres standardize over time as a way to plug into this psychology. And then we hear the same songs, over and over again.

Is pop music getting more and more homogeneous?

It seems like grandpa logic, but a growing body of research confirms what we all suspect: Pop music is actually getting more and more homogeneous. And now, thanks to a new study, they know why. A new study , surveying more than 500,000 albums, shows simplicity sells best across all music genres.

Do genres really make a difference in music sales?

And ones that have — folk, folk rock and experimental music — aren’t exactly big earners. Unless, of course, they fit into the Mumford & Sons/Lumineers pop-folk mold. The findings are somewhat intuitive. Of course a genre will sell more once it forms an established sound that listeners can identify with.

Is music getting more complex?

Alternative rock, experimental and hip-hop music are all more complex now than when they began, and each has seen their sales plummet. Startlingly few genres have retained high levels of musical complexity over their histories, according to the researchers.