I’m sick and tired with how people said that the music scenes nowadays aren’t as good as the good old days. How today’s musicians is just aiming for popularity or fame, not for the love of the music. The list of the grumpy old man who claimed to have the rights to critics is endless.

I don’t know about this, but back in 2003 when Rolling Stone magazine put the Beatles on the cover, for a record that was recorded 30 years ago that somehow released today. It makes me think, “Am I the only one in this god-forsaken world who sick and tired of the Beatles?” (I know they’re good, but come on, enough of it) That moment is exactly told us that there is nothing going on in the world of music. It implies that the only good things around is music from thousand of years ago or something.

They say that MTV change the music industry “Video killed the radio star” (we still listen to Radio right?), musician that once said “listen to my music”, now said “look at me, not my music”, etc. They say they miss the good old day, the excitement of music, they said that if something become industry, it start to lose it magic, well hello, we all have to eat ya’ know, and music, just like everything else, is industry who feed millions of people. The only explanation to this is the fact that they come first, period. Today’s musician is labeled as copycat since there’s nothing left to do anymore. The pioneer takes em’ all and leave us with nothing left, or only little room to explore.

Besides, there are a zillion bands out there, unlike “the good old days” when it’s hard just to put a record. D.I.Y. (do it your damn self), indie movement also become industry today. With zillion of band out there, it’s hard to be “different” or “outstanding”. And today the only “outstanding” left is some reality show like idol contest whose make everyone-wannabe superstar have access to the world of celebrity (easy come easy go), same just everything in this world.

And those old geezer said that today’s musician are shallow, in term of musicality and message that were told, except for Radiohead (OK I agree with radiohead, but not the whole statement). Well we live in a very different world from the old geezer, what matters to us is different from what matter to them. They live in a post-war while we live in peace, of course there’s different values that we adores. They’re grumpy pessimistic bastard while we are a hedonist and crazy party go-er that even out-beat the flower generation.

They said that today’s musicians are not as idealist as they used to. What is idealist? To write a song that no one understands, or to write music just for themselves to enjoy, being indie not sell out? If you’re a musician you’d want your music to be listens by others, to spread your word to the public, and yes of course that won’t be available if you’re indie, unless you’d sign with a big indie label with wide distribution option.

Hey don’t get me wrong. I know the feeling when my favorite band is become popular and all that newbie just start to sing their song, which probably just their single, but come on! Maybe one of those newbie will be a militant fan like we are. The popularity of our favorite band will ensure the existence of their music, just like the legends, U2, Stones, etc. Indie or major, as long they create good music, a song that meant something for you, it’s enough for me, and maybe for you also.

And it’s must also be understand that those damn critics must come from our generation, that understand us. Not some old geezer who just being nostalgic with the past glory, catch up with the future man, or all we heard just are cliché stuff from the old-skool who thinks they are cool.