And it doesn't really mention it but a lot of bands becoming successful currently are certainly trying for a classic rock sound. It just goes to show that songs about sex, drugs and rock and roll are what people want to hear. Certainly more than songs about how depressing life is.
And about the sales of guitars going up, I'm reminded of what Randall "Pink" Floyd said in the movie Dazed and Confused.
"Don, have you ever thought about why we play football? How many times have you gotten laid strictly because you're a football player? ...All I'm saying is I think we could do just as well if we were in a band or something."
To: Mr. Blonde
LOL, why do I get the feeling that Matt McConaughey really didn't have to stretch too much to act in Dazed and Confused?
2 posted on
02/19/2006 9:27:53 PM PST by
dfwgator
To: Mr. Blonde
teens aren't saving classic rock. given the cRap they have to choose from today, they're simply seizing the nearest alternative
3 posted on
02/19/2006 9:28:57 PM PST by
lunarbicep
(Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain)
To: Mr. Blonde
FREEBIRD...PLAY ME SOME FREEBIRD
4 posted on
02/19/2006 9:29:58 PM PST by
skaterboy
To: Mr. Blonde
Don, have you ever thought about why we play football? How many times have you gotten laid strictly because you're a football player
I remember my playing days back in HS and all i can say is ALOT
6 posted on
02/19/2006 9:31:11 PM PST by
skaterboy
To: Mr. Blonde
Speaking of Aerosmith, a buddy of mine had an Aerosmith road crew member stop in his store last week and scored three comp front row tickets to the Thursday show in Tacoma. Couldn't get myself out off work unfortunately...oh well. And here I was giving him a hard time about opening a tanning biz
10 posted on
02/19/2006 9:39:23 PM PST by
Horatio Gates
(If your belt buckle reads Allahu Akbar, You might be a red neck muslim!)
To: Mr. Blonde
turn to timeworn guitar anthems?Brian May, 'Brighton Rock.'
11 posted on
02/19/2006 9:39:52 PM PST by
quantim
(If the Constitution were perfect it wouldn't have included the Senate.)
To: Mr. Blonde
Good music survives the ravages of time. Music of genius is immortal, be it from the pen of Beethoven or Morrison.
14 posted on
02/19/2006 9:41:54 PM PST by
Cyclopean Squid
(History is a work in progress)
To: Mr. Blonde; WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Kids don't come in and say, 'I want to play like John Mayer.LOL!
15 posted on
02/19/2006 9:45:58 PM PST by
cgk
(I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
To: Mr. Blonde
Tell me about it. I have a 16 and 18 year old. While they like a lot of new music, they like as much or more classic rock. My 16 year old son especially. He likes the Beatles, Queen, Bowie, Roxy Music, basically most of the stuff I liked back then. He dismisses the "punks" of today to listen to Social Distortion. He even listens to Johnny Cash for goodness sakes.
I tell ya, kids these day......
16 posted on
02/19/2006 9:47:59 PM PST by
machman
To: Mr. Blonde
"Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles", "Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and AC/DC's Back in Black", "kids are going back and rediscovering the Who and Sabbath" This is classic rock? When I hear the term "classic rock" I think of Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, even The Beach Boys, etc. 1950s rock n roll.
19 posted on
02/19/2006 9:53:20 PM PST by
lowbridge
(I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming, like his passengers.)
To: Mr. Blonde
On the other hand, the geriatric Stones debacle during half time at the Super Bowl was quite possibly the final nail in the coffin of boomer rock.
24 posted on
02/19/2006 11:50:29 PM PST by
Jeff Chandler
(Peace Begins in the Womb)
To: peacebaby; Millee
Ping to my FRiends who love the good stuff!
27 posted on
02/20/2006 5:27:34 AM PST by
day10
(Whenever you come near the human race, there's layers and layers of nonsense.)
To: Mr. Blonde
Both of my daughters and their friends enjoyed listening to my Wife and I's music from our childhoods. Today, they have their own collections of classic rock and country.
To: Mr. Blonde
Teens have to be listening to it, because while I once loved it, I can't stand to hear most of it anymore. It's no reflection on the quality of the music, just that quite frankly, I've heard those songs too many times.
I find that my teenage son and I now have similar tastes in music. When I bought Avenged Seven Fold's last CD, he was transfering songs to his iPod before I even had a chance to listen to it.
32 posted on
02/20/2006 10:01:54 AM PST by
Melas
(What!? Read or learn something? Why would anyone do that, when they can just go on being stupid)
To: Mr. Blonde
Little Steven's show does not center its playlist on Hendrix, Cream, or Zepplin. RS HAS to know that Iggy & The Stooges or 60s acts like Zachary Thaks and the 13th Floor Elevators carry more weight there.
40 posted on
02/20/2006 2:31:04 PM PST by
weegee
("...the left can only take power through deception" -W. Chambers, former mem of Communist Party USA)
To: Mr. Blonde
What goes around, comes around. Guitars were big when I was a teenager (late 80's, early 90's). Then, they went out of style. Now, I guess they're coming back. We've got a 15-year-old kid in our worship band at church who can play Zeppelin licks almost as well as I can. My boss's 16-year-old son borrows my Floyd & Queen collections. Heck, my 9-year-old son loves the Beatles, Queen, Floyd, Cream, and Creedence. His current favorite albums are McCartney's "Ram" and Brian Wilson's "Gettin' In Over My Head."
There is a lot of disposable pop out there, but the old stuff is what still endures. There's a reason the Beatles were the top selling artists of 1996 and 2001...
Drat, I couldn't figure out a way to plug Glenn Tilbrook and Squeeze in that rant. Wait, I just did!
50 posted on
02/20/2006 8:56:48 PM PST by
MikeD
(We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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