Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I take your point about people always preferring the music from their teenage years, but I think I have a valid case here: my 18-year son and his friends still listen to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or The Who, in addition of course to new bands. In contrast, most of the pre-1965 music is forgotten, a fate that I think will also befall most of today's bands. Cheers, Nathan On 13-jan-2008, at 21:42, Steve Unsworth wrote: > Popular music is not meant to be liked by your parents. That's the > whole > point <grin>. > > My mother used to tell a story about her father complaining about Bing > Crosby because he wasn't a 'proper' singer. > > If you ask most people when the best pop music was made, most will > give > dates that cover their adolescent years. > > Steve > > > On 13/1/08 19:19, "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > >> Well, I am 47, so certainly beyond the target audience of hip-hop. >> But I am not too old to remember when I was a teenager and punk came >> onto the scene and I was trying to convince my parents that this was >> an equally valid form of musical expression as what they were used >> to. Today, I try to listen to the stuff my son buys on iTunes, and >> some of it I like (e.g. Arctic Monkeys) and some I don't. But I try >> to keep an open mind. My only criteria are that I want bands who >> actually play instruments and/or write songs. Last year Kyle >> introduced me to Dresden Dolls, who are now one of my favorite bands. >> >> I think that punk, rap and hip-hop are the most interesting forms of >> popular music during my adult lifetime so far, simply because they >> are new and original. You don't have to like everything, and I still >> think that the golden age of rock was between 1965 and 1980, but I do >> appreciate new things. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman nathan@nathanfoto.com General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog