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@LeslieBurns @plexus that tracks - I saw an interview with Sting from a few years ago and he made the point that the song structures have also become less complex (somewhere in this interview: https://youtu.be/efRQh2vspVc?)
I feel like we're simplifying the things that ought to be complex, and vice versa. Like we're doubly doing it wrong (wrongness squared?)
@akamran @LeslieBurns @plexus Yes, Rick Beato's YouTube channel (in your link) has regular videos where he gives his (highly opinionated 😉) take on the musical quality of recent chart records, in terms of musical complexity - rhythm, melody, harmony etc - style and lyrics etc. He often laments the decline in musical sophistication in popular music across many genres in recent decades, even in artists whose work he otherwise rates highly.