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The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
Both of which are better than 99% of the drivel passed off as television entertainment today, Especially on the Big 3.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
I agree that there has been a ton of great music in the 00s and 10s, but the difference between the great newer music and, say, the 70s is that most of the best music back then was actually played on the radio and was known, while much of the great stuff nowadays is not very mainstream. To say the landscape has changed would be an understatement, so while you have to look harder now to find the great music, it's not like it's not out there.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
I agree. I loved classic rock junior high-college. I went though many different phases of it, but 80% of it now I just don't want to listen to anymore. That isn't even a vote for modern rock as much as it is a vote for listening to music that isn't rock.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
I listen to plenty of new music. Almost everything I listened to today is from this decade. But when comparing past decades, I'll take the '70sThe current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
Current technology makes it a lot easier to look for new (and old) music. I probably averaged an hour a week of digging through crates at record stores between my high school years and when my kids were born. Radio in the 70s was much better than the tightly formatted, commercial heavy dreck that's on the air now but even big cities only had at most a handful of good stations back then. There's a tendency to romanticize old radio but there was still some stuff that made me run across the room to change the station. Today you can listen to thousands of streaming stations from around the world and curated playlists of just about any kind of music.I agree that there has been a ton of great music in the 00s and 10s, but the difference between the great newer music and, say, the 70s is that most of the best music back then was actually played on the radio and was known, while much of the great stuff nowadays is not very mainstream. To say the landscape has changed would be an understatement, so while you have to look harder now to find the great music, it's not like it's not out there.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
Even in the last few years, it has improved drastically. Spotify changed my life. I'll be reading about a new band or some random hard to find recoding of Wagner or something and instantly I have the whole thing on my phone, computer and in my car. It's nuts.Current technology makes it a lot easier to look for new (and old) music. I probably averaged an hour a week of digging through crates at record stores between my high school years and when my kids were born. Radio in the 70s was much better than the tightly formatted, commercial heavy dreck that's on the air now but even big cities only had at most a handful of good stations back then. There's a tendency to romanticize old radio but there was still some stuff that made me run across the room to change the station. Today you can listen to thousands of streaming stations from around the world and curated playlists of just about any kind of music.I agree that there has been a ton of great music in the 00s and 10s, but the difference between the great newer music and, say, the 70s is that most of the best music back then was actually played on the radio and was known, while much of the great stuff nowadays is not very mainstream. To say the landscape has changed would be an understatement, so while you have to look harder now to find the great music, it's not like it's not out there.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
Great point tying into the other conversation. I forget what it's like not to be able to listen to whatever you want whenever you want for little to no money.
Yeah, I think I follow you on Spotify based on one of the playlists you posted in another thread. You have very eclectic tastes.Even in the last few years, it has improved drastically. Spotify changed my life. I'll be reading about a new band or some random hard to find recoding of Wagner or something and instantly I have the whole thing on my phone, computer and in my car. It's nuts.Current technology makes it a lot easier to look for new (and old) music. I probably averaged an hour a week of digging through crates at record stores between my high school years and when my kids were born. Radio in the 70s was much better than the tightly formatted, commercial heavy dreck that's on the air now but even big cities only had at most a handful of good stations back then. There's a tendency to romanticize old radio but there was still some stuff that made me run across the room to change the station. Today you can listen to thousands of streaming stations from around the world and curated playlists of just about any kind of music.I agree that there has been a ton of great music in the 00s and 10s, but the difference between the great newer music and, say, the 70s is that most of the best music back then was actually played on the radio and was known, while much of the great stuff nowadays is not very mainstream. To say the landscape has changed would be an understatement, so while you have to look harder now to find the great music, it's not like it's not out there.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
The late 70's was also a great time in music when a lot of fresh music was being produced: Punk, New Wave, Ska, Reggae, even disco produced a lot of new and different types of music to listen to on the radio. Of course, none of it is new now because it is not in the present, The present day always has the ability to have original music; that does not always mean it will be good music.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
I am going with NC here - start with Court of the Crimson King. If you like 70s prog rock - its one of the founding fathers.
Speaking of which, I need to update my 2014 list. I've been on a huge classical and jazz run.Yeah, I think I follow you on Spotify based on one of the playlists you posted in another thread. You have very eclectic tastes.Even in the last few years, it has improved drastically. Spotify changed my life. I'll be reading about a new band or some random hard to find recoding of Wagner or something and instantly I have the whole thing on my phone, computer and in my car. It's nuts.Current technology makes it a lot easier to look for new (and old) music. I probably averaged an hour a week of digging through crates at record stores between my high school years and when my kids were born. Radio in the 70s was much better than the tightly formatted, commercial heavy dreck that's on the air now but even big cities only had at most a handful of good stations back then. There's a tendency to romanticize old radio but there was still some stuff that made me run across the room to change the station. Today you can listen to thousands of streaming stations from around the world and curated playlists of just about any kind of music.I agree that there has been a ton of great music in the 00s and 10s, but the difference between the great newer music and, say, the 70s is that most of the best music back then was actually played on the radio and was known, while much of the great stuff nowadays is not very mainstream. To say the landscape has changed would be an understatement, so while you have to look harder now to find the great music, it's not like it's not out there.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
It's an incredible tool for non-linear exploration.
It wasn't all good music then either. You're comparing the 70s all-stars against the entire 2014 league including expansion teams.The late 70's was also a great time in music when a lot of fresh music was being produced: Punk, New Wave, Ska, Reggae, even disco produced a lot of new and different types of music to listen to on the radio. Of course, none of it is new now because it is not in the present, The present day always has the ability to have original music; that does not always mean it will be good music.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
Yeah not really. I've read a few books about punk rock[s major influences: Jerry Lee Lewis and rockabilly, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, David Bowie, MC5, Iggy Pop, the New York Dolls, Brian Eno, etc.- the Who wasn't really mentioned.
Won't argue that. But I disagree if you don't like Court you probably won't like the others. They are different. I like the others and Court not so much.
Spotify is great for classical. The ability to listen back-to-back to multiple different interpretations of the same piece of music has really increased my appreciation for the classics.Speaking of which, I need to update my 2014 list. I've been on a huge classical and jazz run.Yeah, I think I follow you on Spotify based on one of the playlists you posted in another thread. You have very eclectic tastes.Even in the last few years, it has improved drastically. Spotify changed my life. I'll be reading about a new band or some random hard to find recoding of Wagner or something and instantly I have the whole thing on my phone, computer and in my car. It's nuts.Current technology makes it a lot easier to look for new (and old) music. I probably averaged an hour a week of digging through crates at record stores between my high school years and when my kids were born. Radio in the 70s was much better than the tightly formatted, commercial heavy dreck that's on the air now but even big cities only had at most a handful of good stations back then. There's a tendency to romanticize old radio but there was still some stuff that made me run across the room to change the station. Today you can listen to thousands of streaming stations from around the world and curated playlists of just about any kind of music.I agree that there has been a ton of great music in the 00s and 10s, but the difference between the great newer music and, say, the 70s is that most of the best music back then was actually played on the radio and was known, while much of the great stuff nowadays is not very mainstream. To say the landscape has changed would be an understatement, so while you have to look harder now to find the great music, it's not like it's not out there.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
It's an incredible tool for non-linear exploration.
Actually Tim Proto-Punk was the percursor to punk. The Who was a big part of the growth of proto-punk. So that's why I said they were a big part of the birth of punk.
The early Who were a contradiction. They were mod, but you can't miss the punk roots. Ironic as punk and mod couldn't be more opposite in aesthetic.
Yes, exactly what I meant.You mean like all the r&b and hiphop rap that floods the airwaves?I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
Mod was pretty much over by 1969. Aside from being one of the best live albums ever, Live at Leeds has a lot of punk qualities to it, except for all the guitar solos.
Yeah, but you can say that about most 60s "garage" style rock: early Kinks even more so, "Wooly Bully", "Louie Louie", even the early Beatles' covers of Chuck Berry have a "punk" sense to them. But the Who changed rather quickly.
No, I was just responding to his point that current music is better because it is new. New does not always mean better. 80's music was new in the 80's, that does not mean it was better the 70's music.It wasn't all good music then either. You're comparing the 70s all-stars against the entire 2014 league including expansion teams.The late 70's was also a great time in music when a lot of fresh music was being produced: Punk, New Wave, Ska, Reggae, even disco produced a lot of new and different types of music to listen to on the radio. Of course, none of it is new now because it is not in the present, The present day always has the ability to have original music; that does not always mean it will be good music.The current decade is the only one that offers the possibility (however slim) of producing something fresh, different and amazing. I'm old but I haven't lost the feelings of anticipation and excitement over listening to new music. Old music is great but this thread is the musical equivalent of people exclusively watching reruns of Happy Days and The Rockford Files.I just dont see how people continue to listen to this same tired stuff over and over.
I think we should have some of what he's smoking.
Driving gives me the most opportunities to listen to music. CD's are the easiest. I'm sure I could do some app through my bluetooth, but I still haven't figure out how to do itunes on my phone.
But his best ever album, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, is from 1969, isn't it?
Just shows ya how clueless Rolling Stone is. I mean, Neil Young has some good stuff, but is he better than Floyd or Zeppelin? No freaking way.
I think that they were judging by the output, and the outstanding variety and quality of that output:
