Millenial's Music Taste (vanity). Whats wrong with your generation?

[hecht]

Last night we watched ABC's Dick Clarks New Years Eve Show. When they began to show music performers, the first I saw was Billy Joel. You could tell that it was one of his bona fide live performance as he sounded different from the studio versions, some minor errors etc. In my genervation ( I'm in my 50s) the best albums were often live , where the performers would jam, experiment and ad lib. The Allmans Live at Fillmore East is an example , or the Live version of Led Zepellin's "Dazed and Confused" -filmed in San Francisco - where Robert Plant ad libbed" going to San Francisco" in the middle of the song. After Joel the show went to a series of Millenial performers who all had auto-tuned lip synched performances, where they basically just aerobic danced to songs written by someone else, don't play instruments and have a few clones dancing in synch behind them. I joked to my guests" imagine if the Beatles were part of the Millenial generation. John Lennon would be lip synching an aerobic dance with George , Ringo and Paul would dance in unison behind him. What gives Millenials? have you no sense ? don't you realize that these "performers" are manufactured pretty boys/girls ? they are live action "Archies" If your taste in music is so vacuous , is there any hope for them? Is there any hope to wan them from Obama?

Even the non song writing performers of our generation i.e..e Elvis could at least perform.

[LS]

You said exactly what I said in a different way. To last, the music has to cross generational lines. I agree on the Stones. But who DOESN'T know "Satisfaction" or "Can't Always Get What You Want" or "Sympathy For the Devil"?

Heck, even some holier-than-thou Freepers who claim not to listen to rock can quote those lyrics.

[LS]

Cream, “Wheels of Fire” Live @Fillmore. Best. Live. Album. Ever.

[LS]

I agree. You know, I do have Sinatra and Martin on my iPod, but I do have GaGa as well as Weird Al's take offs on her. Brubeck shares space with Sabbath, KC & Sunshine Band, Leslie Gore, DJ Mouse, Wolfmother, etc.

One of the best places to hear new, or much different covers, is the soundtrack from "Sons of Anarchy." They have a Mexican version of Dylan's "Times TheyAre a' Changin'"

[LS]

Sorry, anyone who thinks Zep suck indeed had a tin ear.

[R. Scott]

She was one of my father’s favorites – and I’m 67. He even went to one of her shows and bought an LP.

[LS]

There is a terrific YouTube comedy routine where two Gus play 40 well known songs that have the exact same four chord progression (think: “Don’t Stop Believin’,)

[R. Scott]

Back in the early 70s we had a local radio station that played a lot of good “hippie” music. Then they changed their format. I has hearing what I thought of as the worst song ever produced – Melanie’s “Brand New Key” at least twice an hour. I quit listening as did many others. They sold out a few months later to a new owner and new format.

[Biggirl]

Now they are waking up to smell the coffee about Obama!

[R. Scott]

The difference between pickers and strummers.

[Biggirl]

Now you can see why I love country.

[Chode]

part of the reason their skulls are full of mush...

[a fool in paradise]

I joked to my guests" imagine if the Beatles were part of the Millenial generation. John Lennon would be lip synching an aerobic dance with George , Ringo and Paul would dance in unison behind him. What gives Millenials? have you no sense ? don't you realize that these "performers" are manufactured pretty boys/girls ? they are live action "Archies" If your taste in music is so vacuous , is there any hope for them? Is there any hope to wan them from Obama?

Back in the 50s, "singers" would make "public appearances" where they lip synched to their records as well.

Link Wray spills the beans in this clip (he played guitar instrumentals).

Link Wray tells the story behind his hit "Rumble"

And some of you may be scratching your head asking "Who's Link Wray" (the so-called experts at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did this year) but here's one Mr. Jimmy Page showing off one of his favorite records in a documentary that should've just consisted of the hours of him playing records for the filmmakers.

Jimmy Page listens to Link Wray's 1958 Power Chord/Distortion Classic called Rumble

[a fool in paradise]

don't you realize that these "performers" are manufactured pretty boys/girls ? ...Is there any hope to wan them from Obama?

Phony "artists", phony "accomplished man".

2 Grammies, 1 Nobel Peace Prize, Harvard Law editor, man without a paper trail.

[Tainan]

If you get the time...check out Rose Collins on YouTube.

I think you might be pleasantly surprised.

[a fool in paradise]

Most music these days is absolute trash, unfortunately.

I disliked the "radio bands" pretty much my whole life.

Disco? You people think disco acts weren't manufactured and using studio gimmicks (and piles of co-co-co-caine to fuel the frenzies response)?

[a fool in paradise]

I remember when "Disco sucks" was a common expression. But much of that was intricate, clever, and was performed well. If you wanted to dance, it was good stuff.

It even had strings and violins! Nothing says dance music like a string section.

[a fool in paradise]

Iron Maiden didn’t get much radio or tv play in the 80s or 90s either (even though they could pack a basketball arena tour).

Just because something is happening “out of the mainstream” doesn’t mean that the listeners aren’t part of some other mainstream (untracked/unreported) activity.

[zeugma]

Generational tastes and snobbery. It’s always been better “before”.

Yup.

There is always good and bad music coming out of each generation. What was said about Elvis back in his early days was pretty much of the same tone as we see with just about any new stuff.

My music catalog spans from the 30's to today. There is good and bad stuff to be found just about any year you look at. I sometimes think it's strange to think that I have MP3s of music that was essentially recorded by someone "singing into a can".

 

[zeugma]

The lack of dynamics is the result of the loudness war. The theory is louder is percieved as better so Compressors squash everything for max loudness. It’s mixed mastered and recompressed for radio.

All our amps are better because they go to 11, see.

[Windflier]

The hancuffs are one thing but ball bottoms were banned under the Geneva Conventions on human rights ;)

Naw, that was just in the E.U. You're good to go.

What size shoe you wear? I'll see if I can't round up a nice pair of platforms for ya. Prolly pick up a pair of aviator sunglasses while I'm at it. Fix ya right up, my man :-)