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Aren't you closer to hippies than I? Being from the Bay area and all....
Yes, I am near The World's Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum. That is why I have hippiedar. I know what hippiness comes next----- way ahead of time. :doh:
Aren't you closer to hippies than I? Being from the Bay area and all....
At least you aren't close to the clowns that make our laws. I'm just a stones throw from the White House. It makes me feel dirty sometimes.
Lizzie, you should give "newer" music a try. Perhaps, start with Elvis, and work your way forward. Much great music has been made since the 40s. Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton? You know you like something post 1945.
It's a law. Every middle-aged white person in America *has to* be "into blues."
What's not to like?
In the UK, you are made to feel like a Philistine if you dare to say that sixties music, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, et al, are not to your taste. You don't have to say that you don't like them, just daring to suggest that there might be other popular music is seen as a sacrilege.
Rheinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the exponents of Gypsy Jazz should also get a mention. The movies of that era were also something else, an age when the cinema was known as The Silver Screen.
it's a law. Every middle-aged white person in america *has to* be "into blues."
What's funny is that I'm sure that the people who came of age in, say, the 1890s, thought that Gershwin and his contemporaries were rubbish, lol. Each generation thinks their own music is the best. I'm sure that people who were in their prime during the Golden Era got a lot of eyerolls from their elders on their choice of music and style of dress.
So where does every one stand on this peace, of modern music. [video=youtube;Tg9-H403m4I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg9-H403m4I[/video]
Absolutely! On the other hand, a certain kind of obnoxious "Classic rock" is forced down one's craw (or rather into one's ears) day in and day out in most public spaces in this land. One may not like it, but one cannot avoid it.Yes. Class driven, race driven and plain ole generational differences can define the clashes of taste in music and dress. I like 70s disco and soul music but I can understand why that wouldn't appeal to someone older or younger than myself..or those on this board who strictly love Golden Era music. That's the beauty of variety, there's something for everyone and no one is required to like any particular genre.
What I hate is how rock has permeated almost every aspect of our popular culture. I would once like to see a commercial, documentary or TV show without a rock soundtrack. They seem to feel a need to insert it even in a History Channel documentary about B-17s!
No.For American board users, do you count the Post War period between 1945 and 1963 (ending with the JFK assassination) as part of the Golden Era?
Sure you can, go to an NBA game.....where you'll get rapped on the head.You can't even watch a ballgame without rock being crammed down your gullet.
Now not only is there thumping, incessant rock blasted at you between innings, but every player has to have his personalized "entrance music" thumping and pounding every time he comes to bat.
I think a lot of criticism over various types of music over the years are class and race driven, not aesthetically driven -- certain types of music get attacked because they're favored by The Wrong Kind Of People, while others get praised simply because they're favored by The Right Kind Of People.
People don't seem to have the guts to stand up to say they don't like something simply because they *don't like it,* they have to come up with a lot of rationalizations for why -- and I think that's the bunk. If you don't like something just stand up and say so -- you don't owe anybody any kind of explanation or apology for your own tastes.
Yes. Class driven, race driven and plain ole generational differences can define the clashes of taste in music and dress. I like 70s disco and soul music but I can understand why that wouldn't appeal to someone older or younger than myself..or those on this board who strictly love Golden Era music. That's the beauty of variety, there's something for everyone and no one is required to like any particular genre.