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| From | "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: In praise of Foghat |
| Date | Fri, 7 Nov 2003 00:44:22 -0500 |
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Jeff said:
>
> No flames for you young man! <grin> and that's "Lonesome" Dave Peverett
> to us fans <grin again>. Saw them live at the Salisbury (Md) Youth &
> Civic Center in 1978 and they truly rocked! Man, we had a good time!
> Slagging "our" arena bands is such a lame thing to do because they are
> SUCH an easy target. I would venture that if we just started slagging
> everything that we don't like (uh, isn't that what we do now?), we'd
> find more (and more deserving) targets in *todays* pop-rock pantheon.
> It's too easy to beat up on the bands that were their FIRST, since it
> all looks so quaint now to todays "hipsters".
I also attended many Arena Rock concerts at the Philadelphia Spectrum in the
mid to late 70's (Journey, Kansas, Foghat, James Gang, Aerosmith, Yes,
Genesis, etc.), but I do not feel nostalgic for either those times or for
most of that music. Most of what I remember were overblown drum and guitar
solos. And I just don't find it interesting to dwell on rock music this
old. Yes, I do still listen occasionally to some groups from this era,
because, hey, good music is still good music. But I have always found that
the true pleasure of rock music is in discovering new, interesting artists.
Isn't the excitement of finding a new cool band just the greatest thing?
> I dont' pretend to understand todays fascination with bands like The
Strokes, because
> they're NOT OF MY TIME, I'm not 23 anymore. So I don't disrespect them
> in any way. Some people like them very much. That's great with me, glad
> you all can find a "new" band to get behind. Just leave "ours" alone
> since you were a mere zygote when they were popular with all us "old
> folks". >
I am also not 23 anymore. I am 47. But, I honestly don't feel *that much*
disconnect between The Strokes' music/lyrics and my present age. Now if you
had mentioned a disconnect with acts like Sum 41 or Blink 182, I probably
could agree with you as those acts foster that rebellious, juvenile shtick
and it would be pretty asinine to think they have any relevance to my
current life. But this entire ours vs.yours, Old Classic Rock vs. New Rock
reminds me of my dear old Dad complaining that "they don't make music like
they did in my day". Of course they don't...musical tastes change, society
changes, technology changes, etc., etc. The great thing is to discover the
musical gems that reveal themselves in these ongoing changes. Why get stuck
in the past when there is so much fun in listening to what is happening now?
Just my 2 cents....
Mark E.
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