"I get the sense now that OK Computer was so forward-looking that it doesn’t feel as old as the Pink Floyd record did in the late 1990s. - Though that may be wishful thinking by me!"
I feel the same way, although I wonder if it's because the pace of musical evolution has slowed down, so we haven't actually moved on that much.
Not to rag on new music or say the old days were better. It's just that the 60s–90s were a kind of Cambrian explosion. That pace of growth was never sustainable.
That album is very prescient of our lives now, ruled by the constant prescence of smartphones, streaming and the feeling that you can't miss out on anything.
"I get the sense now that OK Computer was so forward-looking that it doesn’t feel as old as the Pink Floyd record did in the late 1990s. - Though that may be wishful thinking by me!"
I feel the same way, although I wonder if it's because the pace of musical evolution has slowed down, so we haven't actually moved on that much.
Not to rag on new music or say the old days were better. It's just that the 60s–90s were a kind of Cambrian explosion. That pace of growth was never sustainable.
Not sure I’ve listened to OKC all the way through for a long time, think your post has convinced me a re-listen/reassessment is prob overdue.
That album is very prescient of our lives now, ruled by the constant prescence of smartphones, streaming and the feeling that you can't miss out on anything.