Drugdealer Breaks Down Their Song “Fools” 

Seems like most of these newer 70s style bands take a lot of inspiration from steely dan, and it’s the best decision that could be made.

AOR revival

Missed them in Paris lately, I feel stupid as f 😅

Mickael Descendsdelatoutdesuite it happens

You’re totally just some guy from Cali.

“I’m not just some retard in a RU-vid comments section!!” screams sentient ape into the void

I'm not just some guy- Juan Ramirez

I agree for the most part. I like plenty of music that's "retro" or pastiche in that sense, including these guys. I think the criticism comes from when the modern artists receive excessive or "undue" praise for it, usually from people that don't know their music history. Like if someone is receiving accolades by people who think they're reinventing the wheel, when they're really just trying real hard to do their best Mick Jagger impression, etc. Not to knock those artists or the people who enjoy it, but there's something to be said for when musicians at large more or less exclusively look to the past for their sounds, instead of being present, or looking forward. It seems to lead to a stagnation of sorts, or cannibalizing and repeating the same cliches and motifs more often than what would normally occur within the cyclical nature of some parts of culture. My issue with it comes from my desire for all art, especially music, to be constantly changing, and constantly moving forward, and I want that to happen across the board for music, not just within the experimental and the avant garde. I make music, and I don't pretend to be revolutionary about it, I just try to make what I hear in my head, and what sounds good to me, without trying to ape anything too much. For however true the idea of 'nothing new under the sun' is, we should at least make an earnest attempt, I feel.