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I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalk board than listen to country.
My post’s to this thread aside - the only band that has ever rocked through the ages is “The Allman Brothers Band”.
Flame away Freepers - but their music stands on it’s own.
I have built-in “twange ditty” filters in all my devices.
Even if you want to play a Country song, the devices will not allow it...
There are quite a few more songs on this list, with which I am familiar, than on the list in the original post. My son was born in 1984, and I think I kind of tuned out on any pop culture of the day for a few years. But the best music was from the 1970s, IMO.
But the best music was from the 1970s, IMO.
I agree. A lot of people didn’t like 70’s music because disco was popular, but popular music between 1969 through 1980 was just amazing. I consider those years the peak of pop music. the 50’s and 60’s laid the groundwork and the 80’s still managed a lot of great tunes, but the 70’s was the bomb.
Some pretty good music.
Of all of those, I could listen to Prince’s, ‘Raspberry Beret’ from now until the end of time. LOVE that song.
And yes, I DO own a red beret! And a Coyote hat, and Raccoon earmuffs. (It’s cold up here in the winter months!)
They have some good live videos on YouToob.
I like their live video called Going to California on YouToob. 1985.
I love Chris Isaak; that whole album is SO good! :)
And if you are listening to ‘Wicked Game’ you are either falling IN or OUT of love. ;)
My ‘endless loop’ song is, ‘From The Beginning’
Emerson, Lake & Palmer. On VINYL, Please!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5IdH7C7oWY
“You see it’s all clear...you were MEANT to be here...from the beginning.”
I have applied those lyrics to every rough patch I’ve had in my life. I was put there for whatever reason (by my own doing, or the actions of others)...from the beginning. ;)
I’m all alone so love is probably not in the equation.
I just love the song and the extraordinary pathos on it.
Thank you, I’ll be sure to check out his other stuff as well.
Seeds of Love?
You gay bro.
I’ve often wondered about the correlation of the decline of rock music and the removal of lead from gas, the end of the muscle car era and the rise of disco.
How different would things be if we had managed to hold on to The Beach Boys and big blocks...
Well, you’ve got God and you’ve got Free Republic, so all is not lost! :)
“Under Heavy Manners / Zero of the Signified” is one of my all-time-favorite album sides.
“Music stopped being made in 1978. Then disco destroyed it all.”
I’m a little more generous than you. I quit listening to new music in 1982.
Hard to get through “Under Heavy Manners” without a dictionary. It mostly rhymes: a-a-a~a-a etc.
Insightfully funny. Thanks :)
And poor Mr. Fripp invented Frippertronics mechanically, with loops in a reel-to-reel. If he had waited just a few years, software would do all the work.
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