Posted on 06/12/2009 12:28:41 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
For example, the Velvet Underground were already recording their debut album in 1966. They didn't see the "door opened" by Sgt. Pooper.
And while the Beatles' lifted the shriek from Little Richard, they also took from Gene Vincent and others. Chuck Berry had much more influence on the Beach Boys and Chuck took from country artists himself.
And it is flat out wrong to think that "Yesterday" paved the way for Simon and Garfunkel. Crawdaddy Magazine (which was focused initially on folk) paved the way for the folkies' acceptance of the Electric Bob Dylan Band.
I know a Doo-Wop Kareoke DJ who says the same thing. He doesn’t even have the Beatles in his catalog.
I had someone ask me to play something by the Beatles. NOT the song “Something”, no, “you know that good one...”.
I remember someone talking about the influence that “the Velvet Underground”’s first album had on rock music.
Someone else dismissed it saying “they only sold a few thousand copies”.
To which the person replied “Yes, but everyone who bought one started a band!”
Bowie had an acetate of the album before it came out and was already incorporating it into his live sets. It changed the course of his music.
And it certainly had an effect on the songwriting of “alternative” bands from the late 1970s-early 1980s. And subsquent bands were getting it second and third hand.
Subsequent bands were getting influenced by the Velvet Underground second and third hand BECAUSE EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT THAT ALBUM STARTED A BAND!!! ;)
In my opinion, anyone who likes the Beatles more that the Rolling Stones likes Pop better than Rock, and needs to get back in touch with the BLUES.
“Shake em on down”
“You got to move”
“Bring it on Home”
“You shook me”
“Baby please don’t go”
“Back door man”
“Stop Breaking down”
“Killing floor blues”
“Little Red Rooster”
Yoko Ono enjoys rare music honour (BBC News - Thursday, 11 June 2009 00:43 UK)
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has received a lifetime achievement honour at the Mojo magazine awards in London, the first music prize of her career.
I read this book. The title is intentionally misleading. He does not believe that the Beatles destoyed Rock and Roll. He compares the Beatles in their era with Paul Whiteman in his era, who historians say destroyed jazz. When in fact both bands moved music forward.
That’s just a piece. It’s a very good book and a good history of what music historians don’t always talk about.
so if I just like what u like we’ll all get along?
This Wald fella is smoking crack.
I agree that he has been historically overrated by rock critics. Elvis is a good musician of diverse interests, but no particular work really stands out. OTOH, almost anything his wife (Diana Krall) covers seems absolutely brilliant.
Yes, I did mean to stray off topic because I am enamored of Diana Krall.
The Beatles were freakin awesome
Haven’t read the book. Sound interesting. I must say that I LOVED the Beatles. I first became aware of music with Elvis, then the Beatles came along and blew me away. They got me to love music - because of my joy from their music, I just had to learn to play guitar, then later on, the piano. Yes, they were pop-rock, but they were a very, very, good pop-rock band. They had the good fortune to get hooked up with George Martin, whom I think is the real genius behind their sound and their growth as musicians.
I grew up in the sixties and early seventies. It would have been a much more dismal time if not for the wonderful music by so many great bands.
>.no particular work really stands out.
I saw him quite a bit in his early rocker days. Great Live shows...first few rocking albums.
As far as works standing out, IMO, King of America is a masterpiece.
But, tastes vary and you may not get the same results.
Um, may I like both of them if Hubby is a blues fiend? He's spending our heirs' inheritance on blues music starting in the 19th century, I think.
My condolences. Yes, you can like both bands equally.
Seems like “My daddy spent my inheritance on blues albums” would make a DAMN fine blues song! ;)
My, we go way back don’t we?! How did we end up here? LOL!
Would “uncle” work? Hmmm... My Uncle Died And All I Got Was Ten Cases of Blues CDs. You’re right, it has a certain something about it. Too bad Bukka White isn’t around to sing it, huh.
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