McCartney Times

Loving a classic can be difficult in the modern age. We talk about modern artists who will leave as big a legacy as those from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, but the truth is, no contemporary artist could ever be considered in the same vein as some of these icons. This is partly because of how we consume music now, which doesn’t allow for savouring sound; however, a lot of it is also because these icons didn’t just make great music, they made definitive music. The Beach Boys didn’t just write a good album; they changed the shape of music with it. The fact that a lot of classics set foundations for musical movements means that while they might be influential pieces of music, they aren’t the best in their field. Take hip-hop, for example. Nobody is denying the influence of rappers such as Rakim and Schoolly D, but when you compare them to modern artists such as Killer Mike and Kendrick Lamar, there is no debate who the best is. The comparison isn’t fair, though, as Rakim invented flow, Schoolly D invented gangster rap; those who we recognise as better than them are simply building on the foundations set by those we now consider lesser artists.

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