I don't think much pop music will live for a long time in the public memory. Probably some Beatles' melodies are an exception.

Similarly I doubt much jazz music will survive into the future. There will be sub-cultures that will be an exception to the rule, and the same goes for pop music.

Ethnic & folk music I guess by definition are survivors, but again with minorities.

But I think these will survive virtually forever, well for centuries: the music of Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin

I think the Classics will always live on.     I am a 50s/60s Kid, and I find the music of the 60s keeps on keeping on.  What a great decade that was!    It had everything that inspired a wealth of music, art, trends, unpopular war and the rise of the voice of the people!    

Technically speaking, none of it will live forever because of the temporary nature of taste, culture, and ultimately, existance. But it is a mistake to think that one form of music is somehow superior, and therefore will outlast another. I could easily defend the genres and examples that appeal to me, but all music is symphonic in that it creates or communicates a mood to the listener. The only difference is whether or not one wants to be in that mood.

By rights Heavy Metal should have gone out of fashion by now, but it just will not die. My take is that it taps into some crazy testosterone overload in adolescence which is probably a universal. Much orchestral music (I avoid the term "classical" because its so vague) is only kept alive by financial subsidies. Same goes for opera.

I'm interested in a broad swath of music and musicology, and what I notice is that many musicians have eclectic tastes. Art forms rise to a level of high refinement, experience a short plateau, and then decline through over-familiarity and Hellenistic corruption. If they have worthy attributes, these are taken to heart and survive in certain niches.

If we are talking about what music will live forever in the tastes of the general public, the answer is probably none. To most people, music is only a minor distraction. An indication of this is that there has not been an instrumental in the charts since Peter Green played Albatross fifty years ago, and now all internet musical pieces are called songs. They just don't have the attention span for something without words.

I am thinking of specific musicians, rather than what style they play.

The Rolling Stones, Louis Armstrong, Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin.

https://youtu.be/CIHny7QEf7o

Jimmy Page will be remembered forever.
The volume is a bit low on this so you'll need to turn it up to full.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Az-TuYb4h0


http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/Jimmy_Page_14.jpg

Page even some songs with a different tuning on the guitar called DADGAD.
It gives a mystical sound such as in the song Kashmir.

https://guitarteacher.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/kashmir-dadgad-tuning/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV-jlMLXZ9M

As always classical music with a full orchestra cannot be beaten:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-QFj59PON4

Latin American music will live forever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oWhz0G4-Tg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INkLVwtIr_I

Bobby. wrote on Aug 31^st, 2017 at 11:16pm:

Jimmy Page will be remembered forever. The volume is a bit low on this so you'll need to turn it up to full. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Az-TuYb4h0 http://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/Jimmy_Page_14.jpg

yes, could see Lep Zep being there moreso than Janis

Lep Zep must have been huge live.

https://youtu.be/HQmmM_qwG4k

This is turning into a hope-fest based on nothing but personal preference.

Forever is a long time.

If we check back in about 500 years I'd say the only music we would find that is played today would be by the most famous classical composers, Mozart etc simply because the music is embedded and perpetuated by institutions such as conservatorium, schools etc and not left to the whims of fashion.

Having said that, my 10yo has a Led Zep poster on her wall.. w00t.

Musical fashions come and go but what will survive into the future will be the classics of Mozart and his contemporaries.

Enjoy the timeless and magnificent sounds of ....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY

Lord Herbert wrote on Sep 1^st, 2017 at 6:24pm:

Musical fashions come and go but what will survive into the future will be the classics of Mozart and his contemporaries. Enjoy the timeless and magnificent sounds of .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY

Bloody hell Herb, at least post the version by Karl Richter


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM

Many apologies, Gordon! ... your version is the version I have in my Music file but I went straight to Google instead.

;D

Lord Herbert wrote on Sep 1^st, 2017 at 7:03pm:

Many apologies, Gordon! ... your version is the version I have in my Music file but I went straight to Google instead. ;D

That version is amazing,  and also a pleasure to watch him play.

On my to do list is go get my daughter an organ. They are practically giving them away on Gumtree.

Maybe I'll upload some audio of one of her pieces if everyone behaves themselves ;)

So far, no one has come up with a reason,or a justification for timelessness in a piece of music. All we have seen are statements of preference. I will throw this in: complex music has no more aesthetic value than un-complex music.

issuevoter wrote on Sep 1^st, 2017 at 9:14pm:

So far, no one has come up with a reason,or a justification for timelessness in a piece of music. All we have seen are statements of preference. I will throw this in: complex music has no more aesthetic value than un-complex music.

Because I like it.

https://youtu.be/4Tr0otuiQuU

And of course, made famous by the Movie 'Apocalypse Now'

https://youtu.be/V92OBNsQgxU

I think that the classics will live as long as people are alive. The other genres are constantly mixed and changing.

[media width=725]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNyAeU0JUA0[/media]

The big bands didn't get there for no reason. I expect that they'll always get an audience.


Radiohead are still yet to be realised.

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2017 at 10:10am:

I don't think much pop music will live for a long time in the public memory. Probably some Beatles' melodies are an exception. Similarly I doubt much jazz music will survive into the future. There will be sub-cultures that will be an exception to the rule, and the same goes for pop music. Ethnic & folk music I guess by definition are survivors, but again with minorities. But I think these will survive virtually forever, well for centuries: the music of Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin

I was a teenager in the 70’s and early 80’s I still love most of the music of that time, including some music from the 50’s and 60’s which was still played on radio in those years and of course some of the Greek music my parents played.

I think the golden era of Aussie music started in the 60’s, matured in the 70’s and started to decline in the 80’s, this music in all its forms from those 3 decades remain my favourite and it’s what I listen to today.

Music I don't like, devil worshiping head bangers and techno music..... ::)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jta56wBl7SMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sUXMzkh-jIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlSFmotba2Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcjzHMhBtf0

The classics, by definition.


A classic means something that lives on because it spurs others on and makes them both copy/imitate AND improve on it. A classic is something to have a conversation and dialogue with. Something merely commercial an popular is quickly forgotten and dies without a trace. A fashion, a mania, a trend, a whim.

Not a classic.

Frank wrote on Oct 8^th, 2018 at 8:38pm:

The classics, by definition. A classic means something that lives on because it spurs others on and makes them both copy/imitate AND improve on it. A classic is something to have a conversation and dialogue with. Something merely commercial and popular is quickly forgotten and dies without a trace. A fashion, a mania, a trend, a whim. Not a classic.

You've just described Donald Trump.

Back to the topic, though:

- the masters of classical music, of course

- Beatles, Stones, Floyd, etc.

- Miles Davis

- Justin Bieber

Just kidding   ;D

Most people will probably forget Miles Davis.

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8^th, 2018 at 8:52pm:

Frank wrote on Oct 8th, 2018 at 8:38pm: The classics, by definition. A classic means something that lives on because it spurs others on and makes them both copy/imitate AND improve on it. A classic is something to have a conversation and dialogue with. Something merely commercial and popular is quickly forgotten and dies without a trace. A fashion, a mania, a trend, a whim. Not a classic. You've just described Donald Trump. Back to the topic, though: - the masters of classical music, of course - Beatles, Stones, Floyd, etc. - Miles Davis - Justin Bieber Just kidding   ;D Most people will probably forget Miles Davis.

bugger Orf.

Frank wrote on Oct 8^th, 2018 at 9:04pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 8th, 2018 at 8:52pm: Frank wrote on Oct 8th, 2018 at 8:38pm: The classics, by definition. A classic means something that lives on because it spurs others on and makes them both copy/imitate AND improve on it. A classic is something to have a conversation and dialogue with. Something merely commercial and popular is quickly forgotten and dies without a trace. A fashion, a mania, a trend, a whim. Not a classic. You've just described Donald Trump. Back to the topic, though: - the masters of classical music, of course - Beatles, Stones, Floyd, etc. - Miles Davis - Justin Bieber Just kidding   ;D Most people will probably forget Miles Davis. bugger Orf.

Don't get me wrong: I'm a big Miles Davis fan.

I just don't think he'll be remembered all that well.

He spent his final years as a used car salesman, so I believe.

So sad.

A great talent.

Heavy metal has lasted 50 years. Probably will last another 50.

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