LOL.... really hard to find videos existing of Seger in his prime.
Today's music
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Quote from Fireplace:
'Is this even music' is a subtle way of saying that what you posted was horrendous
Get it?
PS The Eddie Jobson bit was nice though
Maybe you're a 16 years old living chained up in his stepmothers basement, but that was a huge hit in its day.
Maybe there's some hope for you as you had to admit the Jobson was cool.
I've always liked what was on the radio. As a young boy in the early 70's I was raised on country music, my favorites were Ronnie Milsap, George Jones/Tammy Wynette, Whisperin' Bill Anderson, etc.
Then I started getting into rock and roll when REO Speedwagon came out with High Infidelity. Right around that time my little brother got AC/DC's Back in Black album and that turned me on to hard rock/heavy metal. I remember buying Quiet Riot's Metal Health cassette when it came out, it was a favorite of mine. I recently watched the Youtube vid for the title song and I was happy to see the young people of today like that music too. Was 80's glam rock my favorite? Maybe so.
So if you agree with me about 80's glam, you'll probably be shocked to hear that I like Gaga and Pink and Katy Perry from today's music. All of the musicians throughout time that have achieved commerical succes were good, the ones coming out today are good, and the ones with their toy guitar in their baby crib today will be good in the future.
The music I would say that I don't like, or to be more accurate, music that bores me, are these goddam southern california garage bands with their original music. They all have the same characterisitcs, no melody, lead vocals that can not hit high notes, can not hit long notes, can not open up a vibrato. They all have the same problem - they can't find a drummer. Their tempos are so fast that the drummer has an aching wrist after four songs and needs a break. The rest of the band just doesn't understand why they can't find a drummer. Here's what I dislike about them - they complain that they can't get their music on the radio in one breath, and then claim they don't want to be on the radio with all of those musical phonies in the next breath. Look up sour grapes in the dictionary and there is a picture of a southern california garage band right next to it.
Then I started getting into rock and roll when REO Speedwagon came out with High Infidelity. Right around that time my little brother got AC/DC's Back in Black album and that turned me on to hard rock/heavy metal. I remember buying Quiet Riot's Metal Health cassette when it came out, it was a favorite of mine. I recently watched the Youtube vid for the title song and I was happy to see the young people of today like that music too. Was 80's glam rock my favorite? Maybe so.
So if you agree with me about 80's glam, you'll probably be shocked to hear that I like Gaga and Pink and Katy Perry from today's music. All of the musicians throughout time that have achieved commerical succes were good, the ones coming out today are good, and the ones with their toy guitar in their baby crib today will be good in the future.
The music I would say that I don't like, or to be more accurate, music that bores me, are these goddam southern california garage bands with their original music. They all have the same characterisitcs, no melody, lead vocals that can not hit high notes, can not hit long notes, can not open up a vibrato. They all have the same problem - they can't find a drummer. Their tempos are so fast that the drummer has an aching wrist after four songs and needs a break. The rest of the band just doesn't understand why they can't find a drummer. Here's what I dislike about them - they complain that they can't get their music on the radio in one breath, and then claim they don't want to be on the radio with all of those musical phonies in the next breath. Look up sour grapes in the dictionary and there is a picture of a southern california garage band right next to it.
Look what I ahve to suffer on a daily basis:
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I even prefer to listen to Bieber or Usher. If I don't make the effort, I don't listen to the lyrics
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I even prefer to listen to Bieber or Usher. If I don't make the effort, I don't listen to the lyrics
Broke the mold with this guy.
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Brand new REM feat Patti Smith
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheREMhq#p/u/6/JCPey857xaQ
ridiculously great lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheREMhq#p/u/6/JCPey857xaQ
ridiculously great lyrics
Memories - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY8uOE6wof4
Day 'n' Night - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWrepLjTKc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Day 'n' Night - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWrepLjTKc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
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the oft-repeated "fact" that "70% of hip-hop consumers are white."
For example, why does this matter? For a moment, let's go back to presuming the 70% stat was, in fact true. This could serve one of two purposes (at least):
1) It's "proof" that hip-hop has crossed over into the mainstream, though I hardly think we needed quantitative data to prove that point. However, they wa I've seen the statistic used is to help people argue that hip-hop is no longer "just a black thing" but has become part of the fabric of multicultural American life.
There's a certain naivete that comes with that conclusion unless people are willing to add: "hip-hop is popular but Black people still aren't." So much for the brave new multicultural world then. I just got off the phone with Jeff who also pointed out that a corollary to this would be that since white kids are the dominant consumer base, then record companies don't need to take Black community interests or desires into mind. Take this argument a little further and you arrive at:
2) It's "proof" that if hip-hop has gone to hell in a handbasket, it's not because the Black youth community has decided to embrace sex, drugs, violence and general nihilism, it's because that's what voyeuristic white kids want and since white kids are the main consumer demographic, record labels push their albums to fill that consumer desire.
While not a contradiction of Point 1, this argument has been used to explain why conscious rap is dead, dead, dead and why pimps, players and hustlers have become the new norm, and that, behind it all, it's white kids to blame. The unspoken corollary, as I just noted, is that more or less absolves the Black community from having to take responsibility for the content of "Black music" (whatever that term actually means these days).
Which Point you're more lenient towards probably also has to do with what you think of hip-hop right now. If you think rap music is still the greatest, coolest thing ever, then Point 1 only bolsters your case that hip-hop is en fuego and then some. On the other hand, if you think rap music has gone to doo doo, Point 2 is your back-up.
There's also a simpler Point 3 which could be made: hip-hop buying patterns are largely reflective of the American population at large, though as the Journal points out, if only 60% of rap consumers are white, then that's far under their actual population rate in the U.S. (which is 78%).
Cont on link..
http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/c...l-demographic-buys-most-hiphop-rap-music.html
the oft-repeated "fact" that "70% of hip-hop consumers are white."
For example, why does this matter? For a moment, let's go back to presuming the 70% stat was, in fact true. This could serve one of two purposes (at least):
1) It's "proof" that hip-hop has crossed over into the mainstream, though I hardly think we needed quantitative data to prove that point. However, they wa I've seen the statistic used is to help people argue that hip-hop is no longer "just a black thing" but has become part of the fabric of multicultural American life.
There's a certain naivete that comes with that conclusion unless people are willing to add: "hip-hop is popular but Black people still aren't." So much for the brave new multicultural world then. I just got off the phone with Jeff who also pointed out that a corollary to this would be that since white kids are the dominant consumer base, then record companies don't need to take Black community interests or desires into mind. Take this argument a little further and you arrive at:
2) It's "proof" that if hip-hop has gone to hell in a handbasket, it's not because the Black youth community has decided to embrace sex, drugs, violence and general nihilism, it's because that's what voyeuristic white kids want and since white kids are the main consumer demographic, record labels push their albums to fill that consumer desire.
While not a contradiction of Point 1, this argument has been used to explain why conscious rap is dead, dead, dead and why pimps, players and hustlers have become the new norm, and that, behind it all, it's white kids to blame. The unspoken corollary, as I just noted, is that more or less absolves the Black community from having to take responsibility for the content of "Black music" (whatever that term actually means these days).
Which Point you're more lenient towards probably also has to do with what you think of hip-hop right now. If you think rap music is still the greatest, coolest thing ever, then Point 1 only bolsters your case that hip-hop is en fuego and then some. On the other hand, if you think rap music has gone to doo doo, Point 2 is your back-up.
There's also a simpler Point 3 which could be made: hip-hop buying patterns are largely reflective of the American population at large, though as the Journal points out, if only 60% of rap consumers are white, then that's far under their actual population rate in the U.S. (which is 78%).
Cont on link..
http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/c...l-demographic-buys-most-hiphop-rap-music.html
...They all have the same characterisitcs, no melody, lead vocals that can not hit high notes, can not hit long notes, can not open up a vibrato.
>>>>>>>>>> CHECK
They all have the same problem - they can't find a drummer. Their tempos are so fast that the drummer has an aching wrist after four songs and needs a break. The rest of the band just doesn't understand why they can't find a drummer.
>>>>>>>>>> CHECK
they complain that they can't get their music on the radio in one breath, and then claim they don't want to be on the radio with all of those musical phonies in the next breath.
>>>>>>>>>> CHECK
Look up sour grapes in the dictionary and there is a picture of a southern california garage band right next to it.
>>>>>>>>>> CHECKMATE!
Bingo:
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