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I would love to see a chart like this with cocaine production in place of oil.
I would love to see a chart like this with cocaine production in place of oil.
The best rock music was 40 years ago, not 50 years ago. I suspect the 1965-1969 period will always remain the peak, for the following reason:
I suspect that the peak in perceived music quality is based on the distribution of ages in the pool of voters, and is based on when the voters were between 12 and 25 or so. As long as baby boomers make up the majority of voters, the peak in perceived music quality will remain sometime in the mid- to late 1960s.
When baby boomers stop dominating voting, then probably rock music won't seem as relevant anymore, given the rising popularity of pop, hip hop and country music . While Gen x-ers still listened to rock, they make up a smaller share of the pop ... view full comment
The best rock music was 40 years ago, not 50 years ago. I suspect the 1965-1969 period will always remain the peak, for the following reason:
I suspect that the peak in perceived music quality is based on the distribution of ages in the pool of voters, and is based on when the voters were between 12 and 25 or so. As long as baby boomers make up the majority of voters, the peak in perceived music quality will remain sometime in the mid- to late 1960s.
When baby boomers stop dominating voting, then probably rock music won't seem as relevant anymore, given the rising popularity of pop, hip hop and country music . While Gen x-ers still listened to rock, they make up a smaller share of the population than baby boomers, and the echo generation as well. There could be some shift forward in the peak in perceived rock music quality, or a leveling, but I suspect 1965-69 will always have a lot of support.
If you poll were broadened to include other genres, the situation would change. Once baby boomers stopped dominating voting, the peak in perceived music quality would probably jump forward suddenly to reflecting the smaller gen x demographic and the larger echo generation, and the growth of hip hop and country genres.