Posted on 09/04/2019 8:20:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Now we are in a strange situation. Production and distribution technology is readily available directly to artists. But their creativity has yet to explode into a mass acceptance. It appears we are in the middle of a major transition. But what we are transitioning to is a mystery to me.
In the meantime, time to clean out the “once semi-useful parasites”.
“Also interesting is the Peart is one of the few who was both a master of his instrument and a lyricist of great importance to a lot of people (yeah, there are haters, to hell with ‘em).
They went out with class with the R40 tour, too; that’s how to do it IMHO.”
As much as I love Rush, if I am honest I have to say that Geddy’s singing on their last couple of tours was not really very good anymore.
All that screeching from the early days took its' toll. He sounded much better starting with Permanent Waves.
I don’t think ‘mass acceptance’ is anymore necessary, or even good, than having three big networks.
someone upthread commented that it was good when everyone had to listen to a few stations, and thus be exposed to new stuff, but the problem was that you didn’t get to hear anything new that the corporate A&R men didn’t sign!
Mass audiences made sense when we had a limited number of radio stations and a limited number of ways to listen.
My daughter in her 20s metal music person, but she loves my classic rock.
Glenn Hughes of Black Country Communion not too bad either... also of Deep Purple fame.
I’ve seen Frampton a couple of times. Once he did a free 4th of July concert in the JFK Parkway (great big street) in Philadelphia. Lots of fun.
Sadly he has some neurological things in his hands that are forcing him to slow down, even stop touring. Such a shame.
I’m actually partial to Yes’ first album, even with the cover versions. Peter Banks’ jazz-inspired playing was very interesting to me.
Hughes’ early stuff with Trapeze is underrated too. He was in that band with the late drummer Dave Holland, who was with Judas Priest during the 1980s.
Funny that. Might it be that they were from the largest baby boom in American history? Then they turned around and supported aborting 50+ MILLION younger Americans and wonder why there’s no one to replace them...
Thanks for the link. Now I have some stuff to add to my media hard drive.
But what’s the oldest group with all members living? The first that comes to mind is CSN.
I always wanted to play the bass. I figured since I can type 90+ words per minute, how hard can it be.....fail.
I don’t know why I chose the bassoon when I was a kid. Not exactly a “chick magnet”. Couple that with my love of “Rush”. Then finish it off with my Dungeons and Dragons activity. I just stacked the chips against myself, I suppose.
All ORIGINAL members? I think “The Guess Who” original lineup are all still alive. But I don’t know about their numerous replacements.
Put more simply, jazz died because it ceased to be musical. The quantity of notes became more important than the quality of the notes.
“1960’s - Lots of great memorable stuff
1970’s - The most incredible decade for music in the history of mankind!
1980’s - Lots of great memorable stuff”
I think you nailed it.
Well, compare the swing and “sweet” era when every composition was either a rewrite of “I’ve Got Rhythm” or a twelve-bar blues number.
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