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It is a familiar complaint from those of a certain age: today’s pop music is louder and all the songs sound the same. It turns out they are right. 年龄稍长的人都抱怨说：现在的流行音乐声音大，而且所有歌曲听起来都一样。事实证实他们说的没错。 Research shows that modern recordings are louder than those of the 1950s and 60s. They are also blander, with less variety in terms of chords and melodies. 研究显示，现代唱片的确比五、六十年代发行的那些声音要大，在和弦与旋律上缺乏变化，听起来单调。 The finding, which will come as no surprise to all those over the age of 35 or so, comes from Spanish researchers who carried out a computer analysis of the key features of almost half a million pop, rock and hip hop songs from 1955 to 2010. 西班牙研究人员利用电脑对发行于1955到2010间50万首流行、摇滚和嘻哈歌曲的主要特点进行分析，分析结果并没有使年龄35岁左右的人群感到意外。 This revealed today’s tracks to be louder. The researchers say this is because sound engineers and producers are cranking up the volume at the recording stage. 这一研究揭示了现代唱片声音大的特点。研究人员解释说，录音师和制作人员在录音阶段加大了音量。 As a result, if two tracks are turned up to the same volume at home, the more recent will sound noisier. | 
