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I don't have a TV, or radio, I have an old cassette deck/CD player and most of my entertainment comes through Youtube. I am 61 and I don't really like anything much after about 1975. Sometimes I play something new just to give it a chance but I not only dislike the music, I dislike the way people sing. It sounds, to me, nasal, breathy, and fake. Not a real pure natural sound.
The only new (to me) performer I have found in the last year that I love is Junior Brown. And he is in his 60's, older than me.
We like to test Alexa to see what the system can find. It won't find Pearls Before Swine (I wager about one in 200 of you know who they are - maybe)....
I saw them in a cafe in Greenwich Village in the late 60's! Tom Rapp I believe... How about Fred Neil?
I'm trying to see the "folkies" of this era while they are still around: J Sebastian, Geoff/Maria Muldaur, J Kweskin, Tom Rush, Jonathan Edwards, John Hammond - all of these are worth tracking down, although Sebastian has lost his voice, his stories, talent & original songs still make it a worthwhile evening. I miss seeing Richie Havens & Dave van Ronk among others.
I thought that the music would just get better & better as time marched on, I guess so did our parents with their music... There are a few who have stayed current & creative: Dylan, N Young, Nick Lowe, Richard Thompson....
About 9-10 years ago I made my peace with seeing what's left of the 60's bands - usually just the original drummer & bass guitarist left- because where am I going to hear a whole evening of Yardbirds or Spoonful or Airplane songs done well ever again? The audience for these is a real wake up call: "Back in the AARP"!
You are so much like me. I when I listen to music in my car crank that up. My wife has the same thought as well. Great names you picked but you can add in so many other artists that sang songs that told stories. Jethro Tull, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, and Neil Young are just a few more to add to your wonderful list.
A huge Bada Bing. Monster Cat Stevens fan also, don’t know how I forgot to add him or them for that matter. But while I essentially like everything the other artists produced, there are some songs I can take or leave compared to great Tull and Zep tunes. I was always a huge CSNY fan more than Neil on his own also. “So Far” amongst my absolute favorites. As you said, the list is huge...Badfinger, The Who, Guess Who, ELP, Yes, etc, for harder rock amongst others not mentioned. I was just listing storytellers. Rod Stewart just popped in to mind.
... Agree with you about older Country Music - Been there, played that, and continue to listen to the best radio station for it: "Willie's Roadhouse" on SiriusXM(SM). When we bought our latest car, we took the deal to subscribe to SiriusXM for a few months. The varieties of genres and the songs they play are really refreshing; especially on a long drive. I'm gonna hate not continuing to subscribe to them, in a couple of months ($$) ...
DW is a Pop Music fan from the '60s, and still listens to her favorites on her iPad while at home.
I've been a Country Music fan for decades. My "time" was during the 70's & 80's (Merle Haggard, George Strait, Moe Bandy, Conway Twitty, Don Williams, Ed Bruce, Bellamy Brothers, and a host of others) when the music was so 'poignant' for me.
Now, as we've aged, I can harken back to even-older Country Music (Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Porter Wagoner & Dolly, Ray Price, Johnny Bush, Ernest Tubb, and a whole list of others, too) that cause my soul to perk up and take notice.
Much of the current crop of crap being called "country" is not-much-more than regurgitated '70s Rock guitar licks with a 'rap' beat behind it. The lyrics are repetitive, and the melodies don't have much "melody" to them; most of today's songs have about a 4-note range.
I will admit that some of the musicianship may be a little lacking in earlier recordings ('50s), but that was made-up-for in the lyrics and melodies - and, of course, "it has a good beat" ...
We all have our different tastes in music; that's what makes th' world go 'round ...
I don't care much for country music. But Hank Williams is the exception. I listen to his songs even today and still just can not believe how good he was.
I'm the opposite of pretty much everyone else. I can't stand pre 80's music. The stations I listen to play a mix of today's music and the 90's and 2000's. I consider the 70's to be the dark ages of music and the 80's to be the renaissance.
Summer in the City...anyone remember? Loved that song...
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