>Did they all lose that ability overnight or could
>it be that that definition of good songwriting isn't what
>people want anymore? In the context of pop, look at Max
>Martin; the songs he wrote about a decade or so ago are, I
>think safe to say, stronger than the shit he writes now when
>he's part of a big team that just cranks out crap. Did he lose
>the ability? I don't think so-dude is not an artiste but
>rather a professional songwriter who give the recordlabels and
>audiences what they want and right now, that isn't classically
>good songs.

that may just be true.

for some reason it felt like a bit of a constant across eras, but maybe it is just the audience.