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Petrol & Powder

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There’s a reason classical music is called “Classical”, all popular musical styles change constantly.

When people identify with a particular style of music (often from their youth) they tend to attribute the demise of that style by saying it was “killed off” by the next trend. While it’s true that new style will replace the last popular trend, the new style doesn’t really kill off the previous popular music. It just takes over that top spot.

If you were of the big band era, you might say rock & roll and rockabilly killed off big band music (it didn’t)

If you were of the rock & roll / rockabilly era, you might blame surf music and the 1st British invasion for “killing off” American rock (it didn’t)

If you were of the surf music and 1st British invasion era, you might blame hard rock and disco for killing off your music. (again, it didn’t kill off anything, it just replaced the most popular style with another style)

And so, it goes.

Singer song writer folk music era, psychedelic music, counter culture/anti-war era, disco, studio bands, southern rock, yacht rock, grunge, 2nd British invasion, new wave, punk, techno rock, and it goes on and on.

Personally I’m waiting for something,….. anything, to replace the current country music sound, it’s twangy rap for white people. I don't much care for country music in general but I really hate the current sound. Good news, I get to pick what I listen to.

We live in an AMAZING era where you can get ANY commercially recorded music from about the last 100 years – ON DEMAND! Never before has there been such an incredible selection of inexpensive, high quality, easily stored, easily played music.
 
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Mitty38

Mitty38

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Ric mentioned Vic Damone.
"In the blue of the Evening." Used to be my closing song. When I used to DJ in a certain club in the early 90's.
IMO the best of the Italian English speaking Crooners.
Wish I had a cd. He is very soothing to listen to.
 
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JWFilips

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richhodg66 said:
I like Jethro Tull. Certainly had their own sound. Have a couple of their albums, never been to a concert.
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Been to 4 concerts & own all of their old Vinyl albums along with duplicate CD and every CD they put down, I also have a bunch of Ian Anderson's Self authored albums on CD. Now I also loved all of the late 60's & 70's Rock bands as above mentioned.... but With my love of Old history, Jethro Tull 's music had that special old english flare! I also own a large amount of mp3s of their lost and unpublished stuff!
 
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fiver

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Jeff H said:
Oldest daughter drug me there for her sixteenth and eighteenth birthdays.

Only other concert I ever went to was Bob Dylan, for my wife. Otherwise, I don't do crowds, especially large ones.

Won't do it again though. My patience has thinned considerably with age.

I AM a Tull and Dylan fan though.
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at least you didn't have to pay 500$ a ticket, and drive 12hrs. to go see Ke$ha.
 
hc18flyer

hc18flyer

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Mitty38- You are my kind of Guy! The music of Glenn Miller is just as beautiful today as ever! The current version of the GM Band tours 200+ night a year to this day and has amazing musicians! They are worth every cent to see in person! Thanks for sharing the video! Tom
 
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Petrol & Powder

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There is a LOT of good music out there.
Jazz, blues, Classical, studio bands, rock, big band, southern rock, and that's just few.

Groups like the Dead South and Old Crow Medicine Show that Ric mentioned are proof that there's is always new talent to pick up the torch and run with it.

Caro Emerald is Dutch Jazz singer born in 1981 and she probably could have made it in the 1930's.

Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers carried on rock with a California style that could have been from the early 70's

I am happy to see fresh talent appear on the scene. Music is art and like all art, people have different tastes in art, including music. It's good to see artists filling those needs for different people.
 
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popper

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I like music that is interesting. Not the 3 chord rinse and repeat stuff. J&K, Benny Goodman, No classical piano please. Just a bunch of scales tied together - boring. And 3 word lyrics is terrible too.
 
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Petrol & Powder

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popper said:
I like music that is interesting. Not the 3 chord rinse and repeat stuff. J&K, Benny Goodman, No classical piano please. Just a bunch of scales tied together - boring. And 3 word lyrics is terrible too.
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There is music out there for your tastes.

Not all classical music is made of scales tied together..


And Snow by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is perhaps three chords but more than your typical 3 chord song.

But if you want a laugh about 4 chords......

 
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BudHyett

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hc18flyer said:
The music of Glenn Miller is just as beautiful today as ever! The current version of the GM Band tours 200+ night a year to this day and has amazing musicians! They are worth every cent to see in person!
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We saw the Glenn Miller Band at Benaroya Hall in Seattle about a decade ago when it was safe to be in downtown Seattle after dark. They closed with "In The Mood" with people dancing in the open space before the stage. On another night Benaroya Hall also presented "Casablanca" with the Seattle Symphony playing the soundtrack live. Both evenings were worth every penny.
 
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