Posted on 03/22/2018 1:52:22 PM PDT by Rummyfan
How can I tell I'm getting old? My go-to music choices don't even come close to popular music currently topping the charts. When I drive my son to preschool, I proudly blast the classic rock station -- which now plays music from the 1990s. If listening to the likes of Pearl Jam and U2 makes me an old fogey? I can deal with that.
Perhaps this is something my parents would have argued a few decades ago, but I firmly believe that there is a good amount of music from the '90s that was so solid it will never be outdated. And I can't say that for much of what I hear on popular radio stations today.
If not for anything but a bit of nostalgia, let's take a look at the top songs from the '90s that still hold their own, shall we?
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“You know what else I hate? That freaking Queen song Bohemian Rhapsody. I hated it when it came out and they still play it nonstop.
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Abdo-lutely!
“the worst and most overhyped band of all time was the Doors.”
I thought they were terrible
“The last real singer was Julie London.”
My Mom went to school with her.
Geezerplex. Rofl. I am sad for any freeper who thinks there has been no good rock since the 70s. Theres good stuff every year, you just have to be exposed to it.
Will check it out (the correct video) maybe while drowning my sorrows after this hockey game between my two favorite teams and it still isnt going my way.
You should know, brudder, you LIVIN da fool life!
They were terrible.
And the lyrics were worse than the music.
“Like a dog without a bone”?
Heeaaveee, man...
May be true, but I still love The Beach Boys.
Mostly agree.
As far as CCM: Daniel Amos, Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Second Chapter of Acts, Mustard Seed Faith (Oden Fong), and Sixpence None the Richer top my charts.
I agree on Sinead and Wilson-Phillips. Don’t care for the Nirvana/REM alt era much.
For me, Tori Amos’ 1992 “Little Earthquakes” (album and song) is a masterpiece by a virtuoso.
She was accepted to Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute (conservatory) at age 5 - youngest ever. My vocal accompanist circa 2004, Ph.D. and virtuoso pianist, went there as an adult - but after her despite being much older - and spoke of the campus stories about her.
I once saw her live, playing a total of four keyboards, two at a time: her Bosendorfer, an oldish electic piano(?), an old synthesizer (Moog?), and a newish keyboard (computer-style MIDI?) atop each of the first two.
She would straddle her piano bench, so she could switch back and forth between all four, mix and match, while singing the whole time.
Add to that, she wrote her own music, and sang like a virtuoso too - very agile, expressive voice capable of any style.
Crazy that I know as many 1890 songs as 1990 ones...
Yesterday, I listened to Face The Music (1975) by ELO.
I must be stuck in a time warp.
Not a bad time warp to be stuck in. Orchestral (pop) rock was one of the better things about the '70s. Jeff's reconstituted ELO is touring this year, I have tickets for August. The current version of the band is a pretty good facsimile of the original, judging from the streaming videos of his recent shows available online.
I think the melody is a work of art, but the lyrics... well, I just prefer the instrumental version. Particularly the Chet Atkins - Mark Knopfler duet.
I love Knopfler. He’s an amazing guitarist , and he seems like a lovely fellow. I will have to find that.
Got some Billie Holiday going today - maybe some Patsy tomorrow...
“Hoyt Axton was great.”
I loved his voice. Smooth, soft, and a little melancholy. He sang a song in the movie, “Heart Like A Wheel”, that was beautiful. “You Taught Me How To Cry”, I think.
Our family used to watch Mitch every week - funny thing, I don’t think Mitch ever sang along himself, it was just the singers.
I guess then it could have been “Smells Like Old Spice.”
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