Is romantic music etc more complex than todays music?
I am having an argument with my friend… who unfortunately knows a lot more about music than I do. The argument is that “old” music, ie baroque, classical, and particularly romantic, is much more complex and musical and intelligent than today’s music. I really disagree… listen to Dream Theater’s “A Change of Seasons”. It’s over 20 mintues and contains some of the best and most genius music I’ve ever heard. And it’s rock. However, because he knows about one hundred times more about music than I do, and I am / try to be logical, I can’t say that I am right. In fact, I pretty much just have to trust him. However, I think he is majorly biased and a complete music snob.
