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| From | "Miguel Motta" <motta_m@firn.edu> |
| Subject | The Day the Music Died |
| Date | Wed, 19 May 2004 10:12:52 -0400 |
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I await with anticipation the broadcast of "The Day the Music Died"... I can't wait to catch the insight that'll be shared on this special ... But does it really take anyone by surprise that the music industry is hurting?... In my humble opinion there are quite a few clear factors that don't require the depth of a rocket scientist to see that this was a long time in the making... First and foremost (and I know I'm going to get a lot of rocks thrown in my direction); the quality of the music... I honestly think that the 60's produced the greatest and most genuine outpouring of real talent spearheaded by The Beatles, followed by the rest of the British Invasion which, in turn, fostered a renewed faith and inspiration strong enough to create good music here in the US (California sound, etc.)... Actually, I believe that the music started dying in the 70's especially with the disco boom... Ear candy, disposable and clearly forgetable only to pop up ocassionally as "Oh yea... I remember them" bands and singers... As the 80's and MTV rolled in once again a crop of disposable acts that were good for a music video or two with an occassional real talent coming along in the form of Mark Knopfler or so... The 90's, ouch... and now into the new millennium a host of Power-Tool bands all sounding cookie cutter and who, when people in the year 2100 look back to remember what happened around the 80's, 90's and new millennium it will all go back to ... you guessed it, The Beatles and the 60's... Interestingly enough there was a recent article posted on usatoday.com where young kids are asking to borrow their parents' and grandparents' Beatles, Stones & Led Zep CD's; I think that testifies to the fact...
...Ok ladies & gentlemen, you may line up with your rocks...lol... Thanks for letting me get my two-pence in...
Peace,
Miguel
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