By Jacob Baumann

In the past, music has gone through multiple stages and each had its own good and bad qualities.

About a year ago I would have told you all new music is horrible, but it has grown on me a bit.   Each of these stages in music had to be disliked during its transition period.

When the first pop songs started to appear in the late 70s, I bet they did not care for it at all.  The 80s was pretty much only pop songs and hair metal bands.  This stage in music is probably my favorite, but for some it was a horrible time in music. 

For those who enjoy heavier rock,the era was a bit mellow and boring.   Pop was the style everyone that most bands were headed toward.  I liked the direction where music was going, but some fans were very upset by these changes.

In the 90s, it was no different.  Rap and alternative rock came into the picture as pop began to fade.  Acts like MC Hammer, Ice Cube, and Vanilla Ice proved that rap was here to stay. 

When it comes to rap, I would usually say that it is painful to listen to.  Any rap where an artist just curses and screams profanity, I would not consider it to be music.  Rap where an artist sings about their hardships and struggles is what I see as great.  

With hair bands being pushed out of the picture, bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam arrived with an edgier sound.  I am not a fan of this sound at all.  The lyrics of the songs were good, but the sound just isn’t very appealing to me.

By the end of the decade, pop returned and led to another addition to the music’s lifecycle.  Rap and some heavier music also remained as the 2000s era began. 

Even though I do not care for the music of this decade,  it does not mean that music has gotten worse.  I like and dislike where music is headed.   I do not like it when someone who is talented screams instead of singing, or when their voice is ruined by auto-tune.

Music is ever changing and its really cool to see it happening.