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| From | "Jeff" <Jeffrey@dol.net> |
| Subject | Re: In praise of Foghat |
| Date | Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:42:05 -0500 |
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I ragged for a bit about not understanding the appeal of the Strokes
and, in reply,
Bill H wrote:
>I never want to see
>another photo of the White Stripes either, but at least there are a
couple
>of tracks that get me revved up.
(yeah, I was gonna mention them, but I figured I'd bitched and moaned
about enough, already! <smile>)
>Foghat connection - 2nd album has to be a nominee for best album cover
ever.
>And they were a lot of fun - god bless Lonesome Dave!
here here!
and then Mark E wrote:
>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?
Yes, I agree. Good, valid points all. I didn't mean to dwell, and I hope
that I don't when it comes to my present state of mind when pursuing new
music and making new purchases. One point: AT THE TIME, though, did you
think the drum and guitar solos were overblown or just plain COOL! I
think we all look back on the various musics of our youths (or Yoots, to
you Pesci fans) in different ways. Me? I can still put on Bostons s/t
debut and just totally DIG the guitars and stuff. I try not to judge all
that stuff I listened to. Not that you were being harsh or anything,
Mark <grin>. You're right, of course, the joy is in finding that "new"
needle in the haystack.
>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
Blink 182 (et al) would have been a MUCH better example. Thank you. Poor
choice of examples on my part.
>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....
And worth many times that, no doubt! ;-) Let's face it, as Lee E.
pointed out to me yesterday, I must have been having quite a "Senior
Moment" when I got myself all worked up about that ours v. yours crap. I
just got on a roll (albeit an old and crusty one that should have been
fed to the ducks, in retrospect) and kept typing. I regret most of the
post, stand behind the few valid points I made, and now vow to lurk
myself back into oblivion until this depression passes! Hey! In trying
to make myself feel better, I foolishly slagged an entire generation.
Mommy! Where are my meds?
I HAVE been stuck in the past of late, creating (way) too many 60's and
70's era mix discs. It's an addiction, and I just can't seem to help
myself. I know you all understand. Lord, I need some new music, so I'm
headed up to Wilmington tonight to see Cliff Hillis, John Faye and Kara
Lofty. I'm sure I'll feel much better tomorrow for it!
Cheers y'all,
Jeff T.
Delaware
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