Originality and Credibility in Today's Music

Originality. Some say that popular musicians have lost it. If you were to turn the radio on today, it is doubtful that a new, exciting, original song would come through the frequency. A common saying is "imitation is the greatest form of flattery" and in music that must ring true. In all popular music today, rap, rock and even country, they are taking and reusing music, beats, ideas, and themes that have already been played …

…people today argue that it's only a matter of time before another Nirvana-like renaissance sweeps through the music world, flipping it on it's head. All anyone knows for certain about music now is that the same controversies are being talked about and the same subjects are being sung about that were around in the 1960's. Only time will tell where popular music goes from here, and if it will ever regain its originality and credibility.